Disney Legends
Caption 2Disney Legends award
Awarded forOutstanding contribution to The Walt Disney Company
PresenterThe Walt Disney Company
Year1987 (age 39)
Websited23.com/disney-legends

Disney Legends is a Hall of Fame award that is awarded by the Walt Disney Company to people who have "made a significant impact on the Disney legacy". The honor, established in 1987, was initially awarded annually in a special private ceremony. Since 2009, it has been awarded biennially at Disney's D23 Expo.[1]

In 2024, the Disney Legends awards ceremony was moved from D23 Expo's traditional venue at the Anaheim Convention Center to the larger Honda Center down the street and was hosted by Ryan Seacrest.[2] The ceremony was recorded and made available for streaming the next day on Disney+.[2]

Criteria

Recipients are chosen by a selection committee. 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 award

The award was designed by sculptor and Imagineering alumnus Andrea Favilli. Favilli personally casts 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 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.[3]

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.[4]

Recipients

1987 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026

= awarded posthumously

1980s

Class of 1987

Class of 1989

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

1990s

Class of 1990

Class of 1991

Class of 1992

Class of 1993

Class of 1994

Class of 1995

Class of 1996

Class of 1997

Class of 1998

Class of 1999

2000s

Class of 2000

Class of 2001

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.

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.

Class of 2004

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.

Class of 2006

Class of 2007

Class of 2008

Class of 2009

[235]

2010s

Class of 2011

[248]

Class of 2013

[257]

Class of 2015

Class of 2017

Class of 2019

2020s

Class of 2022

NameCategoryRef.
Anthony AndersonFilm & Television[294][295]
Kristen BellFilm & Animation—Voice[294][296]
Chadwick BosemanFilm[294][297]
Rob't ColtrinParks & Resorts[294][298]
Patrick DempseyFilm & Television[294][299]
Robert Price "Bob" FosterAdministration[294][300]
Josh GadFilm & Animation—Voice[294][301]
Jonathan GroffFilm & Animation—Voice[294][302]
Don HahnAnimation[294][303]
Doris HardoonImagineering[294][304]
Idina MenzelFilm & Animation—Voice[294][305]
Chris MontanMusic[294][306]
Ellen PompeoTelevision[294][307]
Tracee Ellis RossTelevision[294][308]

Class of 2024

This is the first time the ceremony was televised. It was broadcast on Disney+ and hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

NameCategoryRef.
Colleen AtwoodCostume Design[309]
Angela BassettFilm & Television[309]
Martha BlandingParks & Resorts[309]
James L. BrooksTelevision[309]
James CameronFilm[309]
Jamie Lee CurtisFilm[309]
Miley CyrusTelevision & Music[309]
Steve DitkoPublishing[309]
Harrison FordFilm[309]
Mark HennAnimation[309]
Frank OzFilm & Television[309]
Kelly RipaTelevision[309]
Joe RohdeImagineering[309]
John WilliamsMusic[309]

Class of 2026

The ceremony will be broadcast on Disney+ on August 16, 2026. Ryan Seacrest will return as host.

NameCategoryRef.
Chris BermanTelevision[310]
Jerry BruckheimerFilm[310]
Susan EganVoice[310]
Eric GoldbergAnimation[310]
Anne HathawayFilm[310]
Bob IgerAdministration[310]
Kim IrvineImagineering[310]
Dwayne JohnsonFilm & Voice[310]
Jonas BrothersTelevision & Music[310]
Lin-Manuel MirandaFilm & Music[310]
Alan TudykFilm & Voice[310]

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