Hosted on Saturday, June 20, 2026, The Official Unofficial Fan Celebration for the 30th Anniversary of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame invited fans to commemorate the film's three-decade legacy! This livestreamed celebration reunited Don Hahn (Producer), Kirk Wise (Director), Gary Trousdale (Director)*, Tab Murphy (Screenwriter), Stephen Schwartz (Lyricist) and Kathy Zielinski (Supervising Animator, Frollo) to discuss behind-the-scenes stories and reminisce about the film’s production. The complete recording of the livestream is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MAKdmA_Slk. *Gary Trousdale was unavailable to attend the livestream, but he graciously sat down for a pre-recorded interview. The full recording is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTyMAU6ZuL8. Throughout the interviews, we learned how the filmmakers got away with the Hellfire sequence, what changes were made to ensure the film’s G rating, if the gargoyles are real or only figments of Quasimodo’s imagination, an update on the previously announced live-action adaptation, the future of the stage musical, and more! ABOUT THE HOSTS: PATRICK DONOHUE is an educator from Western New York who holds a Master of Arts in History. He hosts The Hunchcast of Notre Dame, the definitive podcast about Victor Hugo’s classic story Notre-Dame de Paris and its many adaptations, with co-host Leslie Sattler. New episodes are released every other Tuesday on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. A dedicated historian, Patrick is committed to archiving, contextualizing, and preserving material related to The Hunchback of Notre Dame, including photographs, articles, recordings, scripts and unproduced screenplays. He is currently working on a nonfiction book about the rich history and cultural impact of Victor Hugo’s novel Notre-Dame de Paris. Follow Patrick on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehunchcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehunchcast Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/thehunchcast EMILY MACKINNON lives in Paris, France where she operates her own tour business (Quasimodo & His Cathedral Tours) giving private tours of Notre-Dame de Paris. She spends her life attending special events, seeing numerous stage adaptations in multiple different countries, cosplaying as Esmeralda, amassing a collection of memorabilia that could fill a museum, and everything else in between! Having appeared on television broadcasts, radio segments, and news websites around the world, Emily has gained international recognition for her unmatched passion for all things Notre Dame de Paris and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She loves connecting with other fans and runs the largest Hunchback of Notre Dame Discord Server, along with the correlating Subreddit. Follow Emily on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyofnotredame Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Quasimodaaa
