The biennial D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is set to take place this year with another fun-filled weekend (August 9–11, 2024) that concludes with the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony, which honors artists and visionaries throughout the Walt Disney Company’s history who have pushed the envelope of creativity, challenged conventional wisdom, and broken the restraints of the status quo in search of new possibilities and excellence.
This year’s honorees include Kelly Ripa (“All My Children,” “Live with Kelly and Mark”), Angela Bassett (“What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “9-1-1”), Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween,” “Freaky Friday”), and Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”), among others. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 11 at 5:00 p.m. PT from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Top 40, as well as “American Idol” and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on ABC, will host the 2024 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony that will be filled with heartwarming tributes to each of the honorees, along with special guests, performances, “and a legendary production like no other,” Disney announced.
“To be named a Disney Legend is the highest honor our company can bestow on anyone, reserved for those whose talent and achievement have earned them an enduring place in our history,” said Bob Iger, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company. “The fourteen individuals to be honored as Disney Legends this year have each made extraordinary creative contributions across the worlds of Disney and we look forward to celebrating them at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.”
The Disney Legends program was established in 1987, the same year when Fred MacMurray (“The Shaggy Dog,” “The Absent-Minded Professor,” “The Happiest Millionaire”) was honored. “All My Children” icon Susan Lucci was honored with the prestigious Disney Legends Award in 2015.
In addition to Ripa, Bassett, Curtis and Cyrus, this year’s other honorees include Colleen Atwood, Martha Blanding, James L. Brooks, James Cameron, Steve Ditko, Harrison Ford, Mark Henn, Frank Oz, Joe Rohde, and John Williams. At 31, Cyrus is now the youngest honoree to ever be named a Disney legend.