It has been suggested that Mickey Mouse was, along with the Coca-Cola label and the swastika, once the most recognisable symbol in the world. The indefatigable rodent made his first on-screen ...

Her grandfather, Ub Iwerks, met Walt Disney at an art studio in Kansas City in 1919, before becoming his chief animator on Laugh-O-Gram cartoons in 1922. After moving to Los Angeles in 1923, they made ...

William Fischer is an author at Collider. Born and raised in Nebraska, he latched onto moviemaking at a young age and has been chasing it ever since. William holds a BFA in film from the University of ...

Leslie Iwerks is genuine Disney royalty. Her father, Don Iwerks, is a Disney legend who worked alongside Walt developing camera systems for Disney live-action features like 20,000 Leagues Under the ...

Leslie Iwerks has Disney in her DNA, so it should not be a surprise that the documentarian and Disney+ would find themselves joined at the hip for the remarkable six-hour, six-part docuseries The ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I think that he's definitely gotten a lot more credit in the past few decades for sure. And I ...

Leslie Iwerks has revealed that she wasn’t sure she’d be allowed to delve within the mythical innards of Disneyland’s Matterhorn for new documentary The Imagineering Story. The ecosystem for staff ...

On a wind-swept morning, Leslie Iwerks drives her white Jeep Cherokee down San Fernando Road on the outskirts of Burbank. She navigates surface streets for a 10-minute trip between Iwerks ...

To launch the streaming service Disney+ on Tuesday, the Walt Disney Co. will send in “Avatar,” a “High School Musical” series, a new “Lady and the Tramp” and “The Mandolorian,” a “Star Wars” series.

Iwerks Entertainment Inc., a maker of giant-screen theaters and theme park attractions, said Tuesday it will be acquired by a Canadian company for about $2.2 million in cash. Although the value of the ...

It turns out the “Disney Vault” is a real place, but hardly anyone ever gets to see it. The secretive office — filled with tables, film canisters, and “a lot” of binders — is located in the Frank ...