Two Night Walt Disney: American Experience Special Comes to PBS Tonight

September 14, 2015

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Walt Disney as we all know is the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and so much more. For the next two nights (9/14 & 9/15)  PBS will air it’s new 4-hour long American Experience special about the life of Walt Disney.   This new special will air from 9-11pm ET and feature rare footage from the Disney archives, films from films, and interviews with not only biographers and historians, but also key animators, Imagineers and artists that worked with Walt to create Disneyland and many Disney classics.

 

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Part 1 of the series will air Monday and will cover from Walt’s childhood to the Great Walt Disney Cartoonists Strike of 1941.Part 2 will cover Snow White, Disney and television, and the building of Disneyland. Realizing that many Disney fans are also fans of the Muppets, prior to the airing of Part 2, PBS will air In Their Own Words: Jim Henson allowing Disney fans to “Follow Jim Henson’s career from his early television work to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.”  Check local listings for more information on how to find PBS in your viewing area.

Because we know how important this biography will be to many Main Streeters we have made this great graphic you can use to let your friends and family know you don’t want to be disturbed during PBS’s  American Experience: Walt Disney Special. Just click on the image below and save it to your computer or mobile device to use it as your profile photo or as a post on social networking to let your friends and family know you are watching PBS to learn more about the life of Walt Disney.

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Michele Atwood Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Main Street Mouse
Michele Atwood is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Main Street Mouse, one of Florida's leading Disney and theme park news sources since 2010. A credentialed Disney Partner and media professional, Michele serves as a theme park contributor and insider for Fox 35 Orlando and WDBO radio covering Disney and Central Florida attractions. Michele has also contributed to the Orlando Sentinel, WESH 2, and Spectrum News 13. Michele is the published author of four books — "Moving to Main Street U.S.A.," "How Many Sleeps Till Disney?," "How Many Sleeps Till Disneyland?" and "Daydream Believing: Confessions of a Grown Up Princess" and is co-owner of the House of Mouse Expo and Lost Princess Apparel. With over a decade of hands-on coverage of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and Central Florida theme parks, Michele brings firsthand expertise and media access to every story she covers.



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