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This year, at the <\/span>D23 Expo<\/a>, a slew of stars were honored at the Disney Legends Awards, and were inducted as the class of 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n The honorees were some titans of the House of Mouse, and included <\/span>Angela Bassett<\/a>, James L. Brooks, James Cameron, <\/span>Kelly Ripa<\/a>, <\/span>Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>, Miley Cyrus, <\/span>Harrison Ford<\/a>, Frank Oz and John Williams, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n ET’s Cassie DiLaura was at the\u00a0Honda Center in Anaheim for the big event, and spoke with a few of the night’s honorees about the big celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking with Curtis, the actress reflected on her musical speech she gave while being honored at the expo gala.<\/span><\/p>\n “I was just in the moment and in the moment I was gonna recite the lyrics to the song of the Carousel of Progress, which was written by the Sherman Brothers — Disney legends themselves,” Curtis explained, referring to the Disney World attraction that has wowed parkgoers for nearly six decades.<\/span><\/p>\n “The Carousel of Progress blew my mind as a little kid,” Curtis added. “Today, we would look at that animatronic stuff, and it’s a little rough, but the song is like an [earworm], it gets in your head.”<\/span><\/p>\n ET also spoke with Ripa, who was beyond excited to be a part of such a big honor.<\/span><\/p>\n “I never thought of myself as somebody who had imposter syndrome until I stood up there and you’re looking at Harrison Ford and Angela Bassett and and just everyone,” Ripa shared. “It was beyond my wildest dreams.”<\/span><\/p>\n As Ripa explained, Disney has “given me everything.”<\/span><\/p>\n “My employment, of course, but my husband, my children, everything!” she added. “Everything stems from Disney.”<\/span><\/p>\n Bassett, meanwhile, explained how the event — and seeing the recognition for both yourself and your fellow recipients — can be very moving.<\/span><\/p>\n “You get caught up in your throat a little bit and your eyes a little bit, you know, seeing everyone else’s journey and how inspirational they are, and have been to you,” Bassett shared. “Yeah, you get overwhelmed a little bit.”<\/span><\/p>\n “You’re like, ‘Oh my god, how could I stand with them?’\u00a0And then you see your life projected on screen and you go, ‘OK, OK, I did that. OK,'” she added. “Now forget about that and go to work tomorrow.”<\/span><\/p>\n One of the most iconic stars honored as a Disney Legend was iconic puppeteer, actor and filmmaker Frank Oz — best known for his work with<\/span> The Muppets<\/span><\/em> and his puppet acting in the <\/span>Star Wars<\/span><\/em> franchise, most notably his work as Yoda.<\/span><\/p>\n “Well, you know, I’m just a regular guy,” Oz told ET on Sunday, “who, after this, is going to take off my tie and I’m just gonna, you know, put on my pajamas and have a bowl of cereal.”<\/span><\/p>\n “So I, you know, I don’t do it for legend or rewards and stuff, I do it because I love my work,” Oz added. “So when you get something like this, it’s hard to process.”<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n