Disney

This summer, students in Western Michigan University's "Walt's Pilgrimage" class visited the small Missouri town of Marceline, discovering the inspiration behind Disney's fantastical worlds.

Laugh-O-gram Studios near 30th and Troost served as Walt Disney's first animation house in 1922. After preservationists saved the deteriorating building from collapse, an ambitious $4 million fundraising campaign wants to transform it into a digital storytelling center and teaching hub.

On Oct. 16, 1923, Margaret Winkler agreed to produce and distribute "Alice Comedies," a new series by Walt Disney, at the time a struggling cartoonist in Kansas City. That contract is considered the founding document of The Walt Disney Company.

The American Jazz Museum's executive director discusses new additions and how far the museum has come in 25 years.

Coco, the latest movie from Disney's Pixar Studios, has been praised for its portrayal of Mexican folklore. Meet the local children's book author who has…

For several years, a compilation of Oscar-nominated short films - in animation, live action, and documentary - has opened in theaters across the globe ,…

Filmmaker Alastair Fothergill spent three years in Western Africa, following a group of wild chimps. His Disney nature film Chimpanzeeshowcases a baby chimp named Oscar and the relationships he develops within his clan.