Production dedications

This page is a list of dedications to various people in Disney-related projects.

Theatrical Films

 * Beauty and the Beast (1991): This film was dedicated to songwriter Howard Ashman, "who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful."
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992): This film was dedicated to Muppets creator Jim Henson, and to fellow Muppet performer Richard Hunt.
 * The Lion King (1994): This film was dedicated to Frank Wells, former President of The Walt Disney Company.
 * Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001): This film was dedicated to Jim Varney, the voice of Cookie.
 * Tarzan & Jane (2002): This film was dedicated to John Miller
 * Holes (2003):  This film was dedicated to Scott Plank, who played Trout Walker.
 * Finding Nemo (2003): This film was dedicated to Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who passed away of melanoma a year before the film's release.
 * Teacher's Pet (2004): This film was dedicated to creator Gary Baseman's dog, Hubcaps.
 * Miracle  (2004): This film was dedicated to Herb Brooks, the coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, who was a consultant on the film.
 * Chicken Little (2005): This film was dedicated to longtime Disney artist Joe Grant.
 * Cars (2006): This film was dedicated to Pixar storyboard artist and voice actor Joe Ranft.
 * Winnie the Pooh (2011): This film was dedicated to background painter Dan Read.
 * John Carter (2012): This film was dedicated to Steve Jobs.
 * Brave (2012): This film was dedicated to Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs.
 * Saving Mr. Banks (2013): This film was dedicated to Diane Disney Miller.
 * Muppets Most Wanted (2014): This film was dedicated to Jane Henson, and to Muppet performer Jerry Nelson.
 * Inside Out (2015): This film was dedicated to software engineer Brian Smits.
 * The Jungle Book (2016): This film was dedicated to Garry Shandling, the voice of Ikki the porcupine, and to stuntman Shawn Robinson.
 * 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' (2016): This film was dedicated to Alan Rickman.
 * 'The BFG' (2016) This film was dedicated to screenwriter Melissa Mathison who died of neuroendocrine cancer in Novemer 2015.
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017): This film was dedicated to "our Princess", Carrie Fisher.
 * Solo: a Star Wars Story (2018): This film was dedicated to producer Allison Shearmur.
 * Incredibles 2 (2018): This film was dedicated to Bud Luckey, who voiced Rick Dicker in the original film.
 * Captain Marvel (2019): The Marvel Studios logo that opens the film is altered to pay tribute to Stan Lee.
 * Toy Story 4 (2019): This film was dedicated to Don Rickles, the longtime voice of Mr. Potato Head, and to animator Adam Burke.
 * Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019): This film was dedicated to creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

TV Movies

 * Teen Beach Movie (2013): This film was dedicated to Annette Funicello, whose "beach party" movies were spoofed within it.
 * Descendants 3 (2019): This film was dedicated to Cameron Boyce, who played Carlos in all three Descednants films.

TV Series

 * Big Hero 6: The Series
 * The episode "Supersonic Sue" was dedicated to Stan Lee, the voice of Fred's dad.


 * Dinosaurs 
 * The first episode, "The Mighty Megalosaurus", was dedicated to Jim Henson.
 * Disney Family Album 
 * An episode centered around voice actors was dedicated to Clarence Nash, the original voice of Donald Duck.
 * The Magical World of Disney 
 * At the end of The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, Michael Eisner paid tribute to Lucille Ball, who passed away four days before the broadcast.


 * Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 
 * The special "Choo-Choo Express" was dedicated to Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse.
 * The special "Space Adventure" was dedicated to character designer Dana Landsberg.
 * Prep & Landing  was dedicated to Walter A. Fuller.


 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil 
 * The episode "Butterfly Follies" was dedicated to Hazel Hammersley, daughter of producer Aaron Hammersley, who passed away from lung cancer in 2018.

Video Games

 * Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers! (2000): This game was dedicated to Carl Barks.
 * Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009): This game was dedicated to Wayne Allwine, the voice of King Mickey.