Walter Sheets - my 175th pick to be named a Disney Legend

Lyricist, musician, orchestrator and composer and Walter Sheets is my 175th pick to be named a Disney Legend. He wrote the music scores for several Disney Classic films, live action movies and television shows. He often worked with the great George Bruns. Perhaps his most recognizable work is From The Jungle Book, where he orchestrated the music for such beloved classics as The Bare Necessities and I Wanna Be Like You.

After an independent career, he joined Disney Studios in the late 1950s and worked until 1980. He wrote music for other Disney films such as No Deposit, No Return, Napoleon and Samantha, Prince Donegal, Gus, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, The Strongest Man in the World, Summer Magic, The Fox and the Hound, The North Avenue Irregulars, Hot Lead, Cold Feet, The Tale of Two Critters, The Shaggy DA, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Love Bug, The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit, Treasure of Matecumbre, The Bears and I, Herbie Rides Again, Charley and the Angel, Run, Cougar, Run, The Biscuit Eater, The Million Dollar Duck, Rascal, Smith!, The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, The Legend of the Boy Eagle, Follow Me Boys!, The Monkey's Uncle, The Three Lives of Thomasina, Savage Sam, The Incredible Journey and the Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes, among others.

He also orchestrated some of the music played at the theme parks including Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and music heard at Liberty Square in Walt Disney World.

Rob Minkoff - my 174th pick to be named a Disney Legend

My 174th choice to be named a Disney Legend is animator, writer and director Rob Minkoff.

He has been associated with some of the greatest Disney Renaissance classics,
Examples of his work include Oliver and Company (writer), The Black Cauldron (animator),  The Great Mouse Detective (animator), Sport Goofy in Soccermania (animator), The Brave Little Toaster (character designer), Little Mermaid (animator), Beauty and the Beast (writer) The Lion King (director) and the Haunted Mansion (director and executive producer). He was also the director of two Roger Rabbit shorts -  Tummy Trouble (1989) and Roller Coaster Rabbit and a Mickey Mouse short called Mickey's Audition, which was shown at MGM studios.

While working at Disney he wrote the song "Good Company" for Oliver and Company.