Countdown to ‘Moana’: Ron Clemens and John Musker Film Festival at the El Capitan this October

Ron Clements and John Musker, one of the great animation directing teams at Walt Disney Animation Studios, are getting ready to release Moana, their seventh film for the studio. To celebrate, Walt Disney Animation Studios is having a retrospective of the films of Ron and John this October at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.

The films will play multiple times each day. The special guests will only be at the 7:00 p.m. screening on the day listed (and this info is subject to change, too). 

  • The Little Mermaid — October 6-7 (Special guest at the 7:00 p.m. screening on October 6th: Christopher Daniel Barnes)
  • The Princess and the Frog — October 8-9 (Special guests at 7:00 p.m. screening on October 8th: Ron Clements, John Musker, and Michael-Leon Wooley)
  • Treasure Planet — October 10 (Special guests at the 7:00 p.m. screening: Ron Clements and John Musker)
  • The Great Mouse Detective — October 11-12 (Special guests: TBA)
  • Hercules — October 13-14 (Special guests at the 7:00 p.m. screening on October 13th: Ron Clements, John Musker, Susan Egan)
  • Aladdin — October 15-16 (Special guests at the 7:00 p.m. screening on October 15th: Ron Clements, John Musker, and Brad Kane)

For the latest information and to purchase tickets, go to elcapitantheatre.com.

I really would love to get to one or more of these screenings. I’m also planning to have my own Blu-ray film festival by watching this films at home, too. I hope you’ll do the same!


Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana opens in U.S. theaters in 3D on November 23rd. Follow Moana on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

(All images © Disney)

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