Add-ons available for the Limited Package:
Steven Davison
NFFC Celebration Banquet (Friday evening) featuring Steven Davison, Senior Show Director, Disneyland Resort. Steve is the creative force behind such Disneyland Resort entertainment as - Believe� There�s Magic in the Stars, Believe� In Holiday Magic, LuminAria, Eureka! and the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay of the Haunted Mansion. He�s always fun, always informative, always entertaining - and he has some �surprises� in store for us. This will be a great evening - fun, food, friends and Steve!
Tickets for the Celebration Banquet are $55.
The Convention Highlight - Luncheon with a Disney Legend (Saturday, Noon - 3p) featuring individuals that were not only key participants in many of the important achievements in animation, live action, theme parks and resorts, but who also developed close personal relationships with Walt Disney, the man. Through their stories - as through the pieces of a mosaic - the divergent aspects of the life, work and creativity of Walt Disney will come together.
They will share with us their personal insight into one of the most creative individuals of the 20th Century - Walt Disney. And they will add their own personal stories and experiences of �Life With Walt� on and off the clock that should not only be entertaining, but is sure to provide a new and wonderful perspective of this great man.
Moderated by Dennis, this is one event you won't want to miss, and will provide you and your family the perfect way to celebrate 100 Years Of Walt Disney as this milestone year continues.
- We�re adding the incomparable Alice Davis to the panel. Alice, an NFFC Legend in 1997, has a very unique perspective on Walt, having worked on the costumes for Pirates of the Caribbean, the Carousel of Progress and it�s a small world. She knows him as a boss - and she also knows him through the eyes of her late husband, legend Marc Davis.
Also featured in the NFFC Disney Legends Guest Panel:
- As the voice for Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Wendy in Peter Pan, and discussing her relationship working with Walt during the making of these two animated classics will be Kathryn Beaumont - NFFC Legend 1996
- Recalling his working for Walt - as the original Pecos Bill in the Golden Horseshoe Review and as part of the team that worked on the character voices for the Enchanted Tiki Room - with other stories of Disneyland�s early years will be Wally Boag - NFFC Legend 1994
- Remembering Walt as a young man and the birth of the Walt Disney Studios, as the star of Walt�s earliest success, The Alice Comedies, will be Virginia Davis - NFFC Legend 1999
- As the man who recommended Anaheim as the site for Disneyland, and recalling Walt�s plans for the new park will be Harrison �Buzz� Price - NFFC Legend 1998
- As half of the Academy Award winning songwriting team that created music for motion pictures, including Mary Poppins; theme parks, including the Carousel of Progress and it�s a small world; and television, including the Wonderful World of Color; and worked with Walt on the style of those projects will be Richard Sherman - NFFC Legend 1994
- As Walt�s right-hand man for more than 20 years at the Walt Disney Studios, and as the producer of many of the films that were created in the 1970s, telling tales of Walt as a boss will be Harry Tytle - NFFC Legend 1998
- As the voice of one of Walt�s most beloved heroines, Cinderella, and recollecting her time at the Walt Disney Studios will be Ilene Woods - NFFC Legend 1998
These special guests - and perhaps some surprise additions - will join the NFFC and our Luncheon attendees and special guests in honoring The Walt Disney Family Foundation...the organization created by the Disney family to honor the spirit and legacy of Walt Disney, the man.
Tickets for the Luncheon with a Disney Legend are $50
Following the luncheon will be an autograph session for our guests and conventioneers.
We�re also trying something new with this unique dining opportunity - a casual dinner with Disney notables and NFFC members. We have put together a group Dinner and get-together for Saturday evening. This will not be part of the convention package and there will be a separate charge for those attending. The �NFFC - Be our Guest Dinner� is our chance to offer our conventioneers the chance to dine at one of Downtown Disney�s hottest eateries, Naples Restaurante and mingle with some of those who have helped to make the magic that is Disney. There are still a limited number of seats available - but the dinner is selling out - so get your reservation in today. For information or to make your reservation - you can reach Cinde at [email protected].
Cinde has put together a truly eclectic group of guests and dinnertime conversation should be great fun -
- Margaret Kerry
A performer who remains as ageless as the character she helped create...TINKER BELL. She started her career at age 4 playing various roles and voiced some memorable cartoon characters. In her career she worked along side Disney animator Marc Davis. Margaret also provided voices for the mermaids in Peter Pan. She currently can be heard regularly on the air in her own radio program in Los Angeles. - Tony Baxter
Tony began his lengthy career with Disney scooping Ice Cream on Main Street. He is now Executive Vice President in charge of Design for the Disney Theme Parks. His designs include: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones, and Splash Mountain among many others, including those at Disneyland Paris. - Philo Barnhart
Philo has worked on a long list of classic Disney animated feature films. The list includes such favorites: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, The Black Cauldron and Rescuers Down Under. He created the "How To Draw" books that have inspired many future aspiring animators. Currently, Philo is dreaming up exciting new products at WDI Consumer Products Design. - Tim O'Day
Tim began his career 25 yrs. ago in the Marketing and Entertainment division at the Disneyland Resort. He worked on such memorable project such as Captain EO, Star Tours and Splash Mountain, along with many other fondly remembered events. Tim also worked on projects such as Walt Disney World's 20th & 25th Anniversary celebrations, special events for Walt Disney Imagineering, Disneyland Paris Resort opening, Disney Publishing and most notably as the Creative Content Producer of Walt Disney Art Classic events. Tim is often seen as a panel moderator for various special events across the country. Tim is the author of the book: "Disneyland: 45 Years of Magic", and frequently contributes articles to various Disney Publications. - Stacia Martin
In her 24 years with The Walt Disney Co., Stacia has worked on projects for: The Disney Channel, Toon Disney, Walt Disney Consumer Products and Walt Disney Special Events. As an avid Disney fan and collector, Stacia first found her niche in the Disneyana Shop and The Disney Gallery in Disneyland. Today, Stacia shares her vast Disney knowledge; as a writer, by contributing to Disney video documentaries, and as Audio Art Director for W.D.I.'s "New Fantasyland" attractions at Disneyland. Since 1985, Stacia has traveled quite extensively for Disney. Recent assignments have included: illustrating books, radio, and television appearances and being an "audio archeologist" for the Disneyland Forever digital system. Stacia says that some of her favorite moments are the simple ones when "it's just a group of kids, an easel, and me-and we draw!" - Terri Hardin
A versatile artist whose work for the Walt Disney Company has been far ranging. She created the Dragons Lair under Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland Paris, performed in the Tomorrowland attraction Captain EO, and has created a series of highly sought after collectible figurines based on theme park attractions. She was recently a puppeteer for The Country Bears, set for a July 26th release. She has performed in all of the popular Foster Farms's Chicken commercials (as the passenger chicken). This summer her work may be seen in Men In Black II. Later this year, Disneyland will release her eagerly anticipated sculpture of the classic Tinker Bell. - Sam McKim
One of the original Imagineers ho also had a lengthy career as motion picture actor in Westerns and Serials with Gene Autry, Hoot Gibson, The Three Musketeers and others. In 1954 he joined WED as a conceptual artist designing a lot of Frontierland & Main Street, and the Disneyland Souvenir Maps from 1958-1964. Sam also painted 35 paintings of The Life of Lincoln as a prelude to Lincoln's Theatre. He came out of retirement in 1987 to design the souvenir maps for Disneyland Paris. - Bob Gurr
Bob was an Imagineer and Mechanical Designer who started his career in 1954 working on the Autopia cars. His training in automotive design soon evolved to mechanical engineering and attraction development in the critical days prior to the park opening. His designs include; Autopia Cars, Matterhorn Bobsleds, The Monorail, Horseless Carriages "Doom Buggies" and even the parking lot Trams. - Michael Broggie
Michael test drove Disneyland's Autopia cars as a 12 yr. old and later served as an Autopia Cast Member. Michael's father, Roger E. Broggie, became the first Imagineer, working alongside Walt on Disney Trains. Michael is a frequent lecturer at Disney Institute and consulting historian for RETLAW Enterprises. He founded the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society in 1995.
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--Posted July 12, 2002
Source: NFFC