Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson To Receive Disney Legends Award at This Year’s D23

Former WWE Champion and TKO Board of Directors member Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be receiving another prestigious award at this year’s D23. The Walt Disney Company announced today the 2026 honorees of the Disney Legends Award.

The Disney Legends Award is The Walt Disney Company’s highest honor. The ceremony will take place on the final day of this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa on August 16. This year’s convention will take place on August 14-16 in Anaheim, California.

Besides The Rock, this year’s honorees include Chris Berman, Jerry Bruckheimer, Susan Egan, Eric Goldberg, Anne Hathaway, Bob Iger, Kim Irvine, the Jonas Brothers, Lin‑Manuel Miranda, and Alan Tudyk.

Speaking about this year’s honorees, The Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D’Amaro announced, “D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is where we come together to give our incredible fans an early look at what’s coming next across our company, while celebrating the legacy of the extraordinary people whose creativity has shaped Disney into what it is today.” He continued, “It’s an honor to celebrate our Disney Legends — their impact is felt in everything we do, and recognizing them alongside the fans who love their work is what makes this event so meaningful.”

Ryan Seacrest will host this year’s ceremony on Sunday, August 16 at 1:30 pm PT at the Honda Center. This year’s ceremony will feature tributes to celebrate the icons behind the magic who have made a lasting impact on Disney. It will also stream on Disney+.

The Rock Joins Prestigious Group of Disney Legends Award Recipients

The Rock joins a prestigious group in the Disney Legends Award program. A total of 329 Disney Legends have been named so far. The tradition began in 1987 when actor Fred MacMurray (The Shaggy Dog, The Absent-Minded Professor, The Happiest Millionaire) received the first award.

Other previous Disney Legends include Tim Allen, Dame Julie Andrews, Angela Bassett, Tony Baxter, Kristen Bell, James Cameron, Jamie Lee Curtis, Miley Cyrus, Marc Davis, Robert Downey Jr., Harrison Ford, Annette Funicello, Josh Gad, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Groff, Steve Jobs, Sir Elton John, Dame Angela Lansbury, Stan Lee, George Lucas, Steve Martin, Burny Mattinson, Alan Menken, Idina Menzel, Hayley Mills, Fess Parker, Ellen Pompeo, Robin Roberts, the Sherman Brothers, Marty Sklar, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Betty White, John Williams, Robin Williams, Oprah Winfrey, and more.

The Rock is, of course, no stranger to Disney. In 2016. He voiced the demigod, Maui, in the hit animated feature, Moana. He later reprised the role in the 2024 sequel, Moana 2, which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.

He will now reprise the role of Maui once again, this time in live-action, for Disney’s remake of Moana. The film hits theaters on July 10.