One Day at Disney (film) explained

One Day at Disney
Director:Fritz Mitchell
Producer:Victoria Chamlee
Narrator:Sterling K. Brown
Editing:Paul Carruthers
Distributor:Disney+
Runtime:61 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

One Day at Disney is a documentary film produced by Disney Publishing Worldwide and Endeavor Content as an exclusive release streamed on Disney+ beginning December 3, 2019.[1] The feature-length film is followed by 51 additional short segments, released as a series of episodes weekly on Disney+.[2]

Premise

The documentary follows employees across the various divisions of The Walt Disney Company, taking a look at a day in the life of their jobs.[3]

Production

In August 2019 as part of D23 Expo, Ricky Strauss and Robin Roberts announced the documentary film which was previously dubbed as a secret project.[4]

Filming

In February 2019, 76 photo shoots took place across the world in all the divisions of Disney from theme parks to sets of television series. The persons in the feature-length documentary includes Eric Baker (Imagineer), Ashley Girdich (Imagineer), Eric Goldberg (animator), Mark Gonzales (Disneyland Railroad), Grace Lee (publishing illustration manager), Zamavus “Zama” Magudulela (musical actor), Ryan Meinerding (Marvel Studios), Dr. Natalie Mylniczenko (Resort veterinarian), Kristina Dewberry (Imagineer), Jerome Ranft (Pixar artist) and Robin Roberts (newscaster).[4] Sterling K. Brown narrates the series.[5]

Television series

See main article: One Day at Disney Shorts.

Not long after the film, a web television short series was released on December 6, 2019,[3] with 51 5-7 minute short episodes.[6]

Book

Disney Publishing Worldwide also developed a coffee table book adjacent to the documentary, which was written by Bruce Steele. The book was released on the same date.[1]

Release

The film debuted as a Disney+ streaming service exclusive feature-length documentary film, on December 3, 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One Day At Disney" Documentary Takes A Look At People Behind The House Of The Mouse. Deadline . 23 August 2019 . 2019-08-23.
  2. Web site: One Day at Disney. disneyplusoriginals.disney.com.
  3. News: Whitten . Sarah . Everything we learned at D23's Disney+ panel . August 29, 2019 . CNBC . August 23, 2019 . en.
  4. News: Tuttle . Brittani . Disney announces secret project, 'One Day at Disney' documentary for Disney+ . August 29, 2019 . Attractions Magazine . August 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: Sterling K. Brown to Narrate Disney Plus Documentary 'One Day at Disney' (EXCLUSIVE). Joe. Otterson. Variety. November 20, 2019. November 20, 2019.
  6. News: Morgan . Jillian . Disney+ preps feature-length doc, series "One Day at Disney" . August 29, 2019 . Realscreen . August 23, 2019.