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 A photo of the original drawing of Kasey the Kangaroo shaking Mickey Mouse’s hand signed by Walt Disney.

An unlikely relationship: UMKC and Disney

Madelyn Riffee, Staff Writer
November 1, 2024

 Union Station invited students to explore the history and UMKC’s connection to Disney on Oct. 19 at UMKC Day at the Disney 100 exhibition.    At the speaker series was an event dubbed “The Roo Behind the Magic” featuring Emmy-award-winning UMKC 2010 Alumnus of the...

Review: Disney’s “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” lives up to its name

Review: Disney’s “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” lives up to its name

Curtis Franklin
March 17, 2022

A reboot of Disney Channel’s original show “The Proud Family” showed up on Disney+ last month after the show has been off the air for almost 17 years. Creator Bruce W. Smith has returned to the production, along with co-executive producer Ralph Farquhar, to bring this...

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