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Disney Experiences Wins Multiple Telly and Shorty Awards

Industry juries singled out the unit’s archival documentary work, creator partnerships and Imagineering films for craft, sound design and audience engagement.

Overview

  • Coverage from May 22–23 shows Disney Experiences took home a slate of Gold, Silver and Bronze honors at the 47th Telly Awards and the 18th Shorty Awards, with sources differing slightly on the total count.
  • The documentary Disneyland Handcrafted won two Gold Tellys for sound design and use of archival footage and a Silver for long‑form documentary after teams at Walt Disney Film Archives and Skywalker Sound restored and recreated missing audio for 1955 construction footage.
  • Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce earned a Gold Telly for Best Video Podcast for its “My Disney Spectacular” episode and also received Shorty Audience Honors in Brand Partnership and Travel & Tourism.
  • Imagineering shows were recognized for technical and educational storytelling: We Call It Imagineering won a Silver for Science and Technology and Imagineer That! won Silver for Education and Discovery, while a Dude Perfect collaboration took a Bronze for creator/brand partnership.
  • Short social videos and holiday pieces also won awards, including recognition for a Magic Kingdom tree time‑lapse and a TikTok about longtime cast member Willie, and selected projects received additional Webby attention, underscoring Disney’s push for cross‑platform digital storytelling and audience engagement.