Disney Legends

Criteria

Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, formerly appointed and chaired by Disney Legend Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney's nephew, former vice chairman and director emeritus of The Walt Disney Company. The committee consists of long-time Disney executives, historians, and other authorities. Besides the award statuette itself, each honoree is represented by a bronze commemorative plaque featuring the recipients' handprints and signature if they were living when inducted, or simply an image of the statuette emblem if the induction was posthumous. The plaques are placed on display in Legends Plaza at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, across from the Michael D. Eisner Building.

The Artist and the award

Andrea Favilli is an Imagineering alumnus and co-founder of Favilli Studio.

After a company-wide, multi-year initiative failed to produce a final design for an award endorsed by Roy E. Disney, Michael D. Eisner, Frank G. Wells and The Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors, Favilli was encouraged by Disney Legends Randy Bright and Marty Sklar to submit a concept. His proposed design, including a bozzetto (scale model), was unanimously approved and became the official Disney Legends Award. Favilli continues to personally cast the award in bronze every two years for D23’s culminating event, the Disney Legends Awards ceremony.

The design of the Disney Legends Award draws inspiration from Walt Disney’s Fantasia. The sculpture depicts an unraveling cinematic film spool that transforms into the hand of Mickey Mouse (as the Sorcerer's Apprentice), holding a star-tipped magic wand.

In addition to the recipients handheld award, Favilli created a monumental 14-foot bronze sculptural version that serves as the focal point of the Disney Legends Plaza at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California and unveiled to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the company. A twin of this sculpture stands at the main entrance of Disneyland Paris. It was originally dedicated and unveiled in 1997 to commemorate the park’s fifth anniversary and was re-dedicated in 2002.

According to The Walt Disney Company, and Favilli’s written concept, the Disney Legends Award incorporates three symbolic elements representing the singular qualities of its recipients:

The Spiral represents imagination and the power of an idea.

The Hand symbolizes skill, discipline, and craftsmanship.

The Wand and the Star represent magic—the spark ignited when imagination and skill unite to create a new dream.

The first Disney Legends committee consisted of Dave Smith; Arlene Ludwig; Marty Sklar, Randy Bright; Jack Lindquist; Sharon Harwood; Art Levitt; Shelley Miles; Paula Sigman; Doris Smith; and Stacia Martin.

Recipients

NOTOC

= awarded posthumously

1980s

Class of 1987

• Fred MacMurray, Film

Class of 1989

• Les Clark, Animation
• Marc Davis, Animation & Imagineering
• Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering
• Ollie Johnston, Animation
• Milt Kahl, Animation
• Ward Kimball, Animation & Imagineering
• Eric Larson, Animation
• John Lounsbery, Animation
• Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation
• Frank Thomas, Animation

All except Iwerks were Disney's "Nine Old Men".

1990s

Class of 1990

• Roger Broggie, Imagineering
• Joe Fowler, Attractions
• John Hench, Animation & Imagineering
• Richard Irvine, Imagineering
• Herb Ryman, Imagineering
• Sherman Brothers, Music

Class of 1991

• Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering
• Julie Andrews, Film
• Carl Barks, Animation & Publishing
• Mary Blair, Animation & Imagineering
• Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering
• Don DaGradi, Animation & Film
• Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice
• Fess Parker, Film & Television
• Bill Walsh, Film & Television

Class of 1992

• Jimmie Dodd, Television
• Bill Evans, Imagineering
• Annette Funicello, Film & Television
• Joe Grant, Animation
• Jack Hannah, Animation
• Winston Hibler, Film
• Ken O'Connor, Animation & Imagineering
• Roy Williams, Animation & Television

Class of 1993

• Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice
• Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television
• Peter Ellenshaw, Film
• Blaine Gibson, Animation & Imagineering
• Harper Goff, Film & Imagineering
• Irving Ludwig, Film
• Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice
• Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice
• Donn Tatum, Administration
• Card Walker, Administration

Class of 1994

• Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice
• Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering
• Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering
• Van France, Attractions
• David Hand, Animation
• Jack Lindquist, Attractions
• Bill Martin, Imagineering
• Paul J. Smith, Music
• Frank Wells, Administration

Class of 1995

• Wally Boag, Attractions
• Fulton Burley, Attractions
• Dean Jones, Film
• Angela Lansbury, Film
• Edward Meck, Attractions
• Fred Moore, Animation
• Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice
• Wathel Rogers, Imagineering
• Betty Taylor, Attractions

Class of 1996

• Bob Allen, Attractions
• Rex Allen, Film & Television
• X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering
• Betty Lou Gerson, Animation—Voice
• Bill Justice, Animation & Imagineering
• Bob Matheison, Attractions
• Sam McKim, Imagineering
• Bob Moore, Animation & Film
• Bill Peet, Animation—Story

Class of 1997

• Lucien Adés, Music
• Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing
• Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise
• Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise
• Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing
• Roberto de Leonardis, Film
• Cyril Edgar, Film
• Wally Feignoux, Film
• Didier Fouret, Publishing
• Mario Gentilini, Publishing
• Cyril James, Film & Merchandise
• Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise
• Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise
• Arnoldo Mondadori, Publishing
• Armand Palivoda, Film
• Poul Brahe Pedersen, Publishing
• Joe Potter, Attractions
• André Vanneste, Character Merchandise
• Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise

Class of 1998

• James Algar, Animation & Film
• Buddy Baker, Music
• Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice
• Virginia Davis, Animation
• Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration
• Don Escen, Administration
• Wilfred Jackson, Animation
• Glynis Johns, Film
• Kay Kamen, Character Merchandise
• Paul Kenworthy, Film
• Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television
• Hayley Mills, Film
• Al Milotte and Elma Milotte, Film
• Norman "Stormy" Palmer, Film
• Lloyd L. Richardson, Film
• Kurt Russell, Film
• Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film
• Masatomo Takahashi, Administration
• Vladimir (Bill) Tytla, Animation
• Dick Van Dyke, Film
• Matsuo Yokoyama, Character Merchandise

Class of 1999

• Tim Allen, Television, Film & Animation—Voice
• Mary Costa, Animation—Voice
• Norm Ferguson, Animation
• Bill Garity, Film
• Yale Gracey, Animation & Imagineering
• Al Konetzni, Character Merchandise
• Hamilton Luske, Animation
• Dick Nunis, Attractions
• Charlie Ridgway, Attractions

2000s

Class of 2000

• Grace Bailey, Animation
• Harriet Burns, Imagineering
• Joyce Carlson, Animation & Imagineering
• Ron Dominguez, Parks & Resorts
• Cliff Edwards, Animation—Voice
• Becky Fallberg, Animation
• Dick Jones, Animation—Voice
• Dodie Roberts, Animation
• Retta Scott, Animation
• Ruthie Tompson, Animation

Class of 2001

• Howard Ashman, Music
• Bob Broughton, Film
• George Bruns, Music
• Frank Churchill, Music
• Leigh Harline, Music
• Fred Joerger, Imagineering
• Alan Menken, Music
• Martin Sklar, Imagineering
• Ned Washington, Music
• Tyrus Wong, Animation

Class of 2002

Note: In honor of the opening of the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, all 2002 inductees are of European origin. The ceremony was held in the Animation building at the new park on opening day.

• Ken Annakin, Film
• Hugh Attwooll, Film
• Maurice Chevalier, Film
• Phil Collins, Music
• Sir John Mills, Film
• Robert Newton, Film & Television
• Sir Tim Rice, Music
• Robert Stevenson, Film
• Richard Todd, Film & Television
• David Tomlinson, Film

Class of 2003

Following a dispute between Roy E. Disney and the company that resulted in Disney departing, Robert Iger, the company's then-president and COO co-presented with Michael Eisner.

• Neil Beckett, Merchandise
• Tutti Camarata, Music
• Edna Francis Disney
• Lillian Disney
• Orlando Ferrante, Imagineering
• Richard Fleischer, Film
• Floyd Gottfredson, Animation
• Buddy Hackett, Film & Television
• Harrison "Buzz" Price, Research Economist
• Al Taliaferro, Cartoonist
• Ilene Woods, Music—Voice

Class of 2004

• Bill Anderson, Film & Television
• Tim Conway, Film
• Rolly Crump, Imagineering
• Alice Davis, Imagineering
• Karen Dotrice, Film & Television
• Matthew Garber, Film
• Leonard H. Goldenson, Television
• Bob Gurr, Imagineering
• Ralph Kent, Imagineering & Attractions
• Irwin Kostal, Music
• Mel Shaw, Animation

Class of 2005

In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary in 2005, all recipients are related to either Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and/or Walt Disney Imagineering, and nearly all have had some connection with Disneyland. Roy E. Disney again co-presented the awards, after a two-year hiatus and a return to the company.

• Chuck Abbott, Parks & Resorts
• Milt Albright, Parks & Resorts
• Hideo Amemiya, Parks & Resorts
• Hideo Aramaki, Parks & Resorts
• Charles Boyer, Parks & Resorts
• Randy Bright, Imagineering
• James Cora, Parks & Resorts
• Robert Jani, Parks & Resorts
• Mary Jones, Parks & Resorts
• Art Linkletter, Parks & Resorts
• Mary Anne Mang, Parks & Resorts
• Steve Martin, Parks & Resorts
• Tom Nabbe, Parks & Resorts
• Jack Olsen, Parks & Resorts
• Cicely Rigdon, Parks & Resorts
• William Sullivan, Parks & Resorts
• Jack Wagner, Parks & Resorts
• Vesey Walker, Parks & Resorts

Class of 2006

• Tim Considine, Television & Film
• Kevin Corcoran, Television & Film
• Al Dempster, Animation
• Don Edgren, Imagineering
• Paul Frees, Television, Film & Parks
• Peter Jennings, Television
• Sir Elton John, Music
• Jimmy Johnson, Music
• Tommy Kirk, Television & Film
• Joe Ranft, Animation
• David Stollery, Television & Film
• Ginny Tyler, Television & Film

Class of 2007

• Roone Arledge, Television
• Art Babbitt, Animation
• Carl Bongirno, Imagineering
• Marge Champion, Animation
• Dick Huemer, Animation
• Ron Logan, Parks & Resorts
• Lucille Martin, Administration
• Tom Murphy, Administration
• Randy Newman, Music
• Floyd Norman, Animation
• Bob Schiffer, Film Production
• Dave Smith, Archives

Class of 2008

• Wayne Allwine, Animation—Voice
• Bob Booth, Attractions
• Neil Gallagher, Attractions
• Frank Gifford, Television
• Toshio Kagami, Parks and Resorts
• Burny Mattinson, Animation
• Ian McGuinness, Television
• Walter Peregoy, Animation
• Dorothea Redmond, Designer
• Russi Taylor, Animation—Voice
• Barbara Walters, Television
• Oliver Wallace, Music

Class of 2009

• Tony Anselmo, Animation—Voice
• Harry Archinal, Administration
• Beatrice Arthur, Film & Television
• Bill Farmer, Animation—Voice
• Estelle Getty, Film & Television
• Don Iwerks, Film
• Rue McClanahan, Film & Television
• Leota Toombs Thomas, Attractions
• Betty White, Film & Television
• Robin Williams, Film & Animation—Voice

2010s

Class of 2011

• Regis Philbin, Television
• Jim Henson, Film & Television
• Jodi Benson, Animation—Voice
• Paige O'Hara, Animation—Voice
• Lea Salonga, Animation—Voice
• Linda Larkin, Animation—Voice
• Anika Noni Rose, Animation—Voice
• Jack Wrather, Parks & Resorts
• Bonita Wrather, Film
• Guy Williams, Television
• Bo Boyd, Consumer Products
• Raymond Watson, Administration

Class of 2013

• Tony Baxter, Imagineering
• Collin Campbell, Imagineering
• Dick Clark, Television
• Billy Crystal, Film & Animation—Voice
• John Goodman, Film & Animation—Voice
• Steve Jobs, Animation
• Glen Keane, Animation
• Ed Wynn, Film & Animation—Voice

Class of 2015

• George Bodenheimer, Administration & Television
• Andreas Deja, Animation
• Johnny Depp, Film
• Eyvind Earle, Animation
• Danny Elfman, Music
• George Lucas, Film & Parks and Resorts
• Susan Lucci, Television
• Julie Reihm Casaletto, Parks and Resorts
• Carson Van Osten, Consumer Products

Class of 2017

• Carrie Fisher, Film
• Clyde Geronimi, Animation
• Whoopi Goldberg, Film & Television
• Manuel Gonzales, Animation
• Mark Hamill, Film
• Wayne Jackson, Imagineering
• Jack Kirby, Publishing
• Stan Lee, Film & Publishing
• Garry Marshall, Film & Television
• Julie Taymor, Theatrical
• Oprah Winfrey, Film & Television

Class of 2019

• Christina Aguilera, Music & Television
• Wing T. Chao, Parks & Resorts
• Robert Downey Jr., Film
• James Earl Jones, Film
• Jon Favreau, Film
• Bette Midler, Film
• Kenny Ortega, Film & Television
• Barnette Ricci, Parks & Resorts
• Robin Roberts, Television
• Diane Sawyer, Television
• Ming-Na Wen, Film, Television & Animation—Voice
• Hans Zimmer, Music

2020s

Class of 2022

Class of 2024

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68. "Rex Allen". Disney.
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72. "Bob Matheison". Disney.
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75. "Bill Peet". Disney.
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112. "Masatomo Takahashi". Disney.
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114. "Dick Van Dyke". Disney.
115. "Matsuo Yokoyama". Disney.
116. "Tim Allen". Disney.
117. "Mary Costa". Disney.
118. "Norm Ferguson". Disney.
119. "Bill Garity". Disney.
120. "Yale Gracey". Disney.
121. "Al Knoetzni". Disney.
122. "Ham Luske". Disney.
123. "Dick Nunis". Disney.
124. "Charlie Ridgway". Disney.
125. "Grace Bailey". Disney.
126. "Harriet Burns". Disney.
127. "Joyce Carlson". Disney.
128. "Ron Dominguez". Disney.
129. "Cliff Edwards". Disney.
130. "Becky Fallberg". Disney.
131. "Dick Jones". Disney.
132. "Dodie Roberts". Disney.
133. "Retta Scott". Disney.
134. "Ruthie Thompson". Disney.
135. "Howard Ashman". Disney.
136. "Bob Broughton". Disney.
137. "George Bruns". Disney.
138. "Frank Churchill". Disney.
139. "Leigh Harline". Disney.
140. "Fred Joerger". Disney.
141. "Alan Manken". Disney.
142. "Martin Sklar". Disney.
143. "Ned Washington". Disney.
144. "Tyrus Wong". Disney.
145. "Ken Annakin". Disney.
146. "Hugh Attwoolln". Disney.
147. "Maurice Chevalier". Disney.
148. "Sir John Mills". Disney.
149. "Robert Newton". Disney.
150. "Neil Beckett". Disney.
151. "Tutti Camarata". Disney.
152. "Edna Francis Disney". Disney.
153. "Lillian Disney". Disney.
154. "Orlando Ferrante". Disney.
155. "Richard Fleischer". Disney.
156. "Floyd Gottfredson". Disney.
157. "Buddy Hackett". Disney.
158. "Harrison Price". Disney.
159. "Alfred Taliaferro". Disney.
160. "Ilene Woods". Disney.
161. "Bill Anderson". Disney.
162. "Tim Conway". Disney.
163. "Rolly Crump". Disney.
164. "Alice Davis". Disney.
165. "Karen Dotrice". Disney.
166. "Matthew Garber". Disney.
167. "Leonard H. Goldenson". Disney.
168. "Bob Gurr". Disney.
169. "Ralph Kent". Disney.
170. "Irwin Kostal". Disney.
171. "Mel Shaw". Disney.
172. "Chuck Abbott". Disney.
173. "Milt Albright". Disney.
174. "Hideo Amemiya". Disney.
175. "Hideo Aramaki". Disney.
176. "Charles Boyer". Disney.
177. "Randy Bright". Disney.
178. "James Cora". Disney.
179. "Robert Jani". Disney.
180. "Mary Jones". Disney.
181. "Art Linkletter". Disney.
182. "Mary Anne Mang". Disney.
183. "Steve Martin". Disney.
184. "Tom Nabbe". Disney.
185. "Jack Olsen". Disney.
186. "Cicely Rigdon". Disney.
187. "William Sullivan". Disney.
188. "Jack Wagner". Disney.
189. "Vesey Walker". Disney.
190. "Tim Considine". Disney.
191. "Kevin Corcoran". Disney.
192. "Al Dempster". Disney.
193. "Don Edgren". Disney.
194. "Paul Frees". Disney.
195. "Peter Jennings". Disney.
196. "Elton John". Disney.
197. "Jimmy Johnson". Disney.
198. "Tommy Kirk". Disney.
199. "Joe Ranft". Disney.
200. "David Stollery". Disney.
201. "Ginny Tyler". Disney.
202. "Roone Arledge". Disney.
203. "Art Babbitt". Disney.
204. "Carl Bongirno". Disney.
205. "Marge Champion". Disney.
206. "Dick Huemern". Disney.
207. "Ron Logan". Disney.
208. "Lucille Martin". Disney.
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210. "Randy Newman". Disney.
211. "Floyd Norman". Disney.
212. "Bob Schiffer". Disney.
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214. "Wayne Allwine Disney Legends". Disney.
215. "Bob Booth Disney Legends". Disney.
216. "Neil Gallagher". Disney.
217. "Frank Gifford Disney Legends". Disney.
218. "Toshio Kagami". Disney.
219. "Burny Mattinson Disney Legends". Disney.
220. "Ian McGuinness Disney Legends". Disney.
221. "Walt Peregoy Disney Legends". Disney.
222. "Dorothea Redmond". Disney.
223. "Russi Taylor". Disney.
224. "Barbara Walters". Disney.
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226. "Tony Anselmo". Disney.
227. "Harry Archinal". Disney.
228. "Beatrice Arthur The Golden Girls". Disney.
229. "Bill Farmer". Disney.
230. "Estelle Getty". Disney.
231. "Don Iwerks". Disney.
232. "Rue McClanahan". Disney.
233. "Leota Toombs Thomas". Disney.
234. "Betty White". Disney.
235. "Robin Williams". Disney.
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237. (July 6, 2020). "2011 Regis Philbin".
238. (July 6, 2021). "2011 Jim Henson".
239. (June 19, 2023). "2011 Jodi Benson".
240. (June 19, 2023). "2011 Paige O'Hara".
241. (June 19, 2023). "2011 Lea Salonga".
242. (June 19, 2023). "2011 LINDA LARKIN".
243. (July 6, 2023). "2011 Anika Noni Rose".
244. (July 6, 2022). "2011 Jack Wrather".
245. (July 6, 2022). "2011 Bonita Granville Wrather".
246. (July 6, 2022). "2011 Guy Williams".
247. (June 24, 2020). "2011 Bo Boyd".
248. (June 27, 2021). "2011 Raymond Watson".
249. (June 16, 2011). "2011 Disney Legends Awards Honorees at D23 Expo to include Regis Philbin, Jim Henson, Disney Princess voices".
250. (July 6, 2020). "2013 Tony Baxter".
251. (June 6, 2023). "2013 Collin Campbell".
252. (June 27, 2022). "2013 Dick Clark Disney Legends".
253. (June 24, 2022). "2013 Billy Crystal".
254. (June 24, 2023). "2013 John Goodman".
255. (July 13, 2023). "2013 Steve Jobs".
256. (July 13, 2023). "2013 Glen Keane".
257. (July 13, 2023). "2013 Ed Wynn".
258. (July 10, 2013). "Steve Jobs, Dick Clark, Billy Crystal, John Goodman among Disney Legends Awards recipients announced for 2013 D23 Expo".
259. (July 16, 2022). "2015 George Bodenheimer".
260. (July 16, 2022). "2015 Andreas Dejar".
261. (July 16, 2022). "2015 Johnny Depp".
262. (July 16, 2022). "2015 Eyvind Earle".
263. (July 16, 2023). "2015 Danny Elfman".
264. (July 13, 2023). "2015 George Lucas".
265. (July 13, 2023). "2015 Susan Lucci".
266. (July 15, 2023). "2015 Julie Reihm Casaletto".
267. (August 14, 2015). "Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearance at Disney's D23 Expo". Variety.
268. (July 13, 2023). "2017 Star Wars Carrie Fisher".
269. (July 17, 2023). "2017 Clyde Geronimi".
270. (July 6, 2023). "2017 Whoopi Goldberg".
271. (July 7, 2023). "2017 Manuel Gonzales".
272. (August 17, 2022). "2017 Star Wars Mark Hamill".
273. (August 17, 2022). "2017 Wayne Jackson".
274. (August 17, 2022). "2017 Jack Kirby".
275. (July 16, 2022). "2017 Stan Lee".
276. (July 16, 2022). "2017 Disney Legend Garry Marshall".
277. (July 16, 2022). "2017 Disney Legend Julie Taymor On Broadway From Tony".
278. "Oprah Winfrey, Carrie Fisher, Stan Lee, and More Disney Legends Announced for D23 Expo 2017".
279. (June 16, 2017). "Jack Kirby to Be Named "Disney Legend" at D23 Expo in July". The Hollywood Reporter.
280. (July 14, 2017). "Mark Hamill Remembers Carrie Fisher; Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg Share Disney Memories at D23". Variety.
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282. (July 17, 2023). "2019 Disney Legend Wing T. Chao".
283. (July 17, 2023). "2019 Disney Legend Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.".
284. (July 17, 2023). "2019 Disney Legend James Earl Jones".
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287. (July 17, 2023). "2019 Disney Legend Kenny Ortega".
288. (July 17, 2023). "2019 Disney Legend Barnette Ricci".
289. (July 17, 2023). "2019 Disney Legend Robin Roberts".
290. "'I chose to survive': Jeremy Renner tells all in first interview after snowplow accident.".
291. "Ming-Na Wen Among 2019 Disney Legends Class".
292. (May 16, 2019). "Robert Downey Jr. and James Earl Jones highlight the list of Disney Legends to be honored at D23 Expo 2019". Inside the Magic.
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294. Disney. (July 8, 2019). "Surprise! One more Disney Legend has been announced by @DisneyD23. "Reflection" singer and former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera will be honored at the 2019 Disney Legends ceremony at #D23Expo". Disney.
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296. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Anthony Anderson".
297. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Frozen Kristen Bell".
298. (November 1, 2022). "2022 Chadwick Boseman".
299. (November 1, 2022). "Rob't Coltrin Disney Legends".
300. (July 17, 2023). "2022 Patrick Dempsey".
301. (July 13, 2023). "2022 Robert Price "Bob" Foster".
302. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Frozen Josh Gad".
303. (July 17, 2023). "2022 Frozen Jonathan Groff".
304. (July 16, 2023). "Producer and Animator Don Hahn Gets His Disney Legends Ceremony".
305. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Doris Hardoon".
306. (July 17, 2023). "Idina Menzel Disney Legends".
307. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Chris Montan".
308. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Ellen Pompeo".
309. (July 16, 2023). "2022 Tracee Ellis Ross".
310. Disney D23. (March 19, 2024). "Meet the 2024 Class of Disney Legends".