Select Your "Movies of the Millennium"

Make History by Voting Online for Your All-Time Favorite Disney Animated and Live-Action Films from the '30s Through the '90s.

Participants Also Can Enter the "Millennium Sweepstakes" To Win Their Favorite Disney Movies

The Movies of the MIllennium promotion begins Dec. 16, 1999, and runs through January 2000.

Online guests can take a stroll down memory lane and vote for their favorite Disney movies of all time in Disney's "Movies of the Millennium" promotion, sponsored by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, on DisneyVideos.com, part of Disney.com.

The "Movies of the Millennium" Web site provides guests with the opportunity to reminisce about and vote on their favorite Disney titles of all time, proceeding through the Web site decade by decade, picking as many films as they would like and discovering "Fun Facts" about the Walt Disney Co.

Each decade is visually themed to the specific time period with images pertaining to Disney movies of that time.

Participants will also have the opportunity to answer a different bonus question in each decade, such as "Who is the most enchanting Disney princess?" or "What is your favorite song from a Disney film?"

Participants are also invited to enter the "Millennium Sweepstakes," making them eligible to win one of five grand prizes of their favorite 25 Disney movies(a) or 10 first-place prizes of their 10 favorite Disney movies(a).

Through The Years
Beginning the trip back in time, the Web site opens with the 1930s and 1940s, a period that started a rich history of filmmaking at the Walt Disney Studios. In 1937, Walt Disney won the first of his 32 personal Academy Awards, and released the beloved classic, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" -- the first-ever full-length animated film.

In 1940, the Studios moved from Hollywood to Burbank. While "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the only film released in the '30s, it was quickly followed by 13 films in the '40s, including such classics as "Bambi," "Fantasia" and "Pinocchio."

The 1950s produced 28 films, including animated favorites like "Cinderella," "Lady and the Tramp" and "Peter Pan," along with "Treasure Island," Disney's first completely live-action feature. In 1954, Disney released the first episode of the "Disneyland" television series that evolved into the "Wonderful World of Color," the longest-running, prime-time television series ever, lasting 29 years. In 1955, Disneyland officially opened.

With the 1960s came 57 films, including such cinematic achievements as "Mary Poppins" (one of the Studio's most acclaimed films), and "The Jungle Book." In 1963, the Enchanted Tiki Room opened at Disneyland -- the first use of Disney's "Audio-Animatronics" technology.

This decade also brought the passing of Walt Disney in 1966, though his legacy and dreams continue to live on. In the 1970s, the decade of disco and gas lines, Walt Disney World opened in Florida in 1971, while Disneyland welcomed its hundred millionth visitor.

The Studios released 46 films, including such memorable treats as "The Rescuers" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." "The Mouse Factory" premiered on television in 1972 and "America On Parade" debuted at both Disney theme parks in 1975, while Mickey Mouse celebrated his 50th birthday on Nov. 18, 1978.

The 1980s brought even greater audiences to see Disney films and represented a whole new era in Disney animation with "The Little Mermaid" and "The Fox and the Hound."

By the 1990s, Disney animation achieved even greater heights with "Aladdin" in 1992, topping "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" in box-office receipts, as well as the highest-grossing Disney film of all time, "The Lion King."