Club for Disney Fans Offers Opportunity To Meet Animation and Theme Park Legends (NFFC)
7/5/2005 10:06 AM EST
The National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) - the Club for Disneyana Enthusiasts creates the opportunity to meet with fellow Disney fans from around the world and celebrate their passion for all things Disney. Whether its at the National Convention, a local area chapter meeting or in the pages of the membership newsletter, the FantasyLine Express, Club members have the opportunity to interact with the people who create the magical characters and places that they love.
As part of our Club mission to preserve the legacy of Walt Disney we established the NFFC Disney Legend Award. Each year the NFFC honors individuals whose careers have contributed to the magic and the wonder of Walt Disney's Dream. At the Summer 2005 Convention's Luncheon with the Legend, the Club will honor Orlando Ferrante (Longtime Disney Cast Member who served as Vice President of MAPO for WED/WDI), Andreas Deja (Supervising Animator for Jafar and Lilo) and Renie Bardeau (Disneyland's Official Photographer for more than 30 years). Past recipients are also invited to attend the convention luncheon giving the attendees a chance to meet Disney Imagineers, animators, artists, actors and more.
The Luncheon with a Legend is just one of experiences available at the NFFC's 21st summer convention "Celebrating 50 Golden 'ears". Our special celebration of Disneyland's golden anniversary from July 9 - 13th at the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove, CA offers behind-the-scenes presentations, collectables information, sneak peeks, games and more. Registration packages begin at $50.
Highlights of the upcoming convention include:
Disney Parks and Resorts will host a special event inside Disneyland for conventioneers.
The NFFC will honor honor their 2005 NFFC Disney Legends -- Orlando Ferrante (Longtime Disney Cast Member who served as Vice President of MAPO for WED/WDI), Andreas Deja (Supervising Animator for Jafar and Lilo) and Renie Bardeau (Disneyland's Official Photographer for more than 30 years) and offer conventioneers the opportunity to meet past recipients.
Disney Legend Harrison "Buzz" Price will share the story of how he ended up working with Walt Disney on the planning and locating a new kind of amusement park.
Hear about Disneyland's early years from a panel of Club 55ers (those who worked at Disneyland on opening day). Among them are Bob Penfield who worked at Disneyland from 1955 – 1997 – the last opening day cast member to retire and Disney Legend Ron Dominguez.
The Muppets will be on hand to share stories of their recent adventures and what they have planned for the future. They'll also take questions from the audience.
D i c k Cook, Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, will host a presentation of upcoming Disney films. Conventioneers will then be treated to an early screening of an upcoming Disney feature (with popcorn and soda!)
Disney Direct and Disney Television Animation will showcase upcoming products and events.
Thousands of fans will gather for the July 10th Show and Sale – the largest strictly-Disney collectable show in the world. Everything from pins to figurines to paper products and everything in between is available for buying or just browsing. Plus there are Disney personalities, book signings, opportunity drawings and more.
For the complete schedule of events including regular schedule updates, see www.NFFC.org/Convention. The NFFC is a global non-profit club operated by Disney fans for Disney fans. It is a volunteer effort with chapters worldwide. The national convention has been held annually in California in the weeks surrounding Disneyland's Birthday for the past 21 years. For more information on the NFFC, email info@NFFC.org or call 714-731-4705.
7/5/2005 10:06 AM EST
The National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) - the Club for Disneyana Enthusiasts creates the opportunity to meet with fellow Disney fans from around the world and celebrate their passion for all things Disney. Whether its at the National Convention, a local area chapter meeting or in the pages of the membership newsletter, the FantasyLine Express, Club members have the opportunity to interact with the people who create the magical characters and places that they love.
As part of our Club mission to preserve the legacy of Walt Disney we established the NFFC Disney Legend Award. Each year the NFFC honors individuals whose careers have contributed to the magic and the wonder of Walt Disney's Dream. At the Summer 2005 Convention's Luncheon with the Legend, the Club will honor Orlando Ferrante (Longtime Disney Cast Member who served as Vice President of MAPO for WED/WDI), Andreas Deja (Supervising Animator for Jafar and Lilo) and Renie Bardeau (Disneyland's Official Photographer for more than 30 years). Past recipients are also invited to attend the convention luncheon giving the attendees a chance to meet Disney Imagineers, animators, artists, actors and more.
The Luncheon with a Legend is just one of experiences available at the NFFC's 21st summer convention "Celebrating 50 Golden 'ears". Our special celebration of Disneyland's golden anniversary from July 9 - 13th at the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove, CA offers behind-the-scenes presentations, collectables information, sneak peeks, games and more. Registration packages begin at $50.
Highlights of the upcoming convention include:
Disney Parks and Resorts will host a special event inside Disneyland for conventioneers.
The NFFC will honor honor their 2005 NFFC Disney Legends -- Orlando Ferrante (Longtime Disney Cast Member who served as Vice President of MAPO for WED/WDI), Andreas Deja (Supervising Animator for Jafar and Lilo) and Renie Bardeau (Disneyland's Official Photographer for more than 30 years) and offer conventioneers the opportunity to meet past recipients.
Disney Legend Harrison "Buzz" Price will share the story of how he ended up working with Walt Disney on the planning and locating a new kind of amusement park.
Hear about Disneyland's early years from a panel of Club 55ers (those who worked at Disneyland on opening day). Among them are Bob Penfield who worked at Disneyland from 1955 – 1997 – the last opening day cast member to retire and Disney Legend Ron Dominguez.
The Muppets will be on hand to share stories of their recent adventures and what they have planned for the future. They'll also take questions from the audience.
D i c k Cook, Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, will host a presentation of upcoming Disney films. Conventioneers will then be treated to an early screening of an upcoming Disney feature (with popcorn and soda!)
Disney Direct and Disney Television Animation will showcase upcoming products and events.
Thousands of fans will gather for the July 10th Show and Sale – the largest strictly-Disney collectable show in the world. Everything from pins to figurines to paper products and everything in between is available for buying or just browsing. Plus there are Disney personalities, book signings, opportunity drawings and more.
For the complete schedule of events including regular schedule updates, see www.NFFC.org/Convention. The NFFC is a global non-profit club operated by Disney fans for Disney fans. It is a volunteer effort with chapters worldwide. The national convention has been held annually in California in the weeks surrounding Disneyland's Birthday for the past 21 years. For more information on the NFFC, email info@NFFC.org or call 714-731-4705.
