Have you ever wanted to write about your passion for Disney? Have you gathered a ton of knowledge and history over the years about Walt, the Disney Company and the theme parks and want to share it with the world? If so, Disney Avenue wants you! Continue after the page break for more info...

Roy Edward Disney was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy Oliver Disney and his uncle Walt Disney founded. At the time of his death he was a shareholder with more than 16 million shares or about 1%, and served as a consultant for the company and Director Emeritus for the Board of Directors. He is perhaps best known for organizing the ousting of two top Disney executives: first, Ron Miller in 1984, and then Michael Eisner in 2005. As the last member of the Disney family to be actively involved in the company, Roy Disney was often compared to his uncle and father. Continue after the page break as we take a look into the storied life of Roy E. Disney...

Snow White is considered to be Walt Disney's most significant achievement, his first-ever animated feature. Snow White was the first major animated feature made in the United States, the most successful motion picture released in 1938, and, adjusted for inflation, is the tenth highest-grossing film of all time. This historical moment in motion picture history changed the medium of animation. Before 1937, there was no such thing as an animated feature. The only animated films back then were short cartoons. The Disney brothers banked everything on the success of this film and the result would determine the fate of the company. Thankfully, it became a smash hit and enabled Walt to create the company and the parks we adore today. Continue after the page break and have a look at Snow White: The One That Started It All...

Today we return to our Disney Documentary Hour segment with a real treat from 1989. This old school Disney Channel special 'It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story' is chock-full of great material on the history of Disney along with commentary by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, Ward Kimball, Marc Davis, Ken Anderson, Richard Williams, and a slew of others. Continue after the page break and enjoy...

By Keith Mahne

Today we return to the popular Making of articles here at Disney Avenue with the making and history of the Journey into Imagination Pavilion. Journey into Imagination with Figment is the third and latest incarnation of a dark ride attraction located within the Imagination! pavilion at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World. Originally opened on March 5, 1983, its original and current version feature the small purple dragon named Figment as well as the song "One Little Spark", composed by the Sherman Brothers. Continue after the page break for a closer look into the wonderful Journey into Imagination Pavilion...