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Post by joplin4 on Jan 6, 2009 23:16:33 GMT -5
On January 6th:
1930: The Silly Symphony "Summer" is released.
1939: The first issue of the studio employee newspaper "The Bulletin" is published.
1955: Rowan Atkinson, who voiced Zazu in "The Lion King", is born.
1963: "The Wonderful World of Color" airs "Three Tall Tales".
1985: Hallmark closes at Disneyland on Main Street.
1997: Pirates of the Caribbean closes at Disneyland for renovations.
2002: The Walt Disney World Marathon kicks off.
2003: The Rivers of America are drained at Disneyland. A wall surrounds the river, but guests peek through the cracks to see the riverboat tracks. To entertain guests and help the walls blend into the scenery, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Becky Thatcher take guests back to Hannibal, Missouri for the famous whitewashing scene from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
2007: Jarrod Shoemaker and Melissa White win the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. The house where Walt Disney was born fails to sell on ebay.
2008: Disney MGM Studios opens for the final day at Walt Disney World. When it opens the next morning, it will be Disney's Hollywood Studios.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 9, 2009 21:19:11 GMT -5
On January 9th:
1913: Don Tatum is born. He helped Roy O. Disney build Walt Disney World and aid in the development of EPCOT. He also succeeded Roy as head of the Walt Disney Company. Also, Richard M. Nixon is born. In addition to being featured in Disney’s Hall of Presidents, Nixon dedicated the Disneyland Monorail in 1959.
1916: Card Walker, former president and board member of the Walt Disney Company, is born.
1928: Harem Scarem, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is released.
1937: “Don Donald”, starring Donald Duck and introducing Daisy “Donna” Duck, is released.
1938: Leopold Stokowski conducts a session for “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”. Following this session, Walt Disney decides to expand the idea into a concert feature, which he will call “Fantasia”.
1959: “Walt Disney Presents” airs episode 3 of “Texas John Slaughter” series called “Killers in Kansas”.
1976: The first Disneyana shop in Disneyland opens on Main Street.
1977: At Superbowl XI, the New Mouseketeers perform during halftime.
1987: Star Tours opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
1992: Claude Coats, who painted backgrounds in “Pinocchio”, “Fantasia”, “Dumbo”, and “Peter Pan”, passes away.
1999: Horizons closes at EPCOT. It will not reopen.
2002: The Anaheim Angels announce a new look to their uniforms.
2004: “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” tapes episodes at Disney MGM Studios. Outside Mission: SPACE, guests and cast members sign a card congratulating NASA for landing the Mars rover on Mars. Mickey Mouse also signs the card. A new SaveDisney.com website is launched.
2005: Adriano Bastos wins the Walt Disney World Marathon. Amy Shertzer wins the women’s marathon. Michael McGrane wins the men’s half marathon.
2006: Royal Plaza hotel reopens at Walt Disney World after repairs and renovations following the damage from Hurricane Charley in 2004.
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Post by dacey on Jan 9, 2009 23:53:02 GMT -5
Hey. Just posting to say that I'm still reading through this thread. I really do find it enjoyable.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 10, 2009 22:34:31 GMT -5
On January 10th:
1904: Ray Bolger, who played Barnaby in “Babes in Toyland”, is born. Fans of MGM‘s “The Wizard of Oz” know him as the Scarecrow.
1927: “Alice the Golf Bug” is released.
1930: Roy E. Disney is born!
1932: Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony comic strips are first featured in the Sunday comics. These are Disney’s first color comic strips.
1941: “Timber”, starring Donald Duck and Pete, is released.
1970: The Walt Disney World Preview Center opens to give guests a peek at the soon to open theme park.
1999: LeAnn Rimes performs “Written in the Stars” from “Aida” with the song’s composer Elton John for the People’s Choice Awards.
2001: Disneyland Paris welcomes its 100 millionth guest.
2003: “You Wish!” premieres on The Disney Channel.
2005: As part of Mickey’s 75th birthday celebration, the 75 Mickey statues appear at Disney’s California Adventure.
2006: Disney’s “High School Musical” soundtrack is released.
2008: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” officially opens onstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 11, 2009 23:17:33 GMT -5
On January 11th:
1930: Rod Taylor, the voice of Pongo in “101 Dalmatians” is born. The first Mickey Mouse Club gathers at the Fox Dome Theater.
1931: Mary Rogers, who wrote “Freaky Friday”, is born. Her father, Richard Rogers, composed songs for classic musicals including “Sound of Music” and “Oklahoma”.
1954: “The Hollywood Reporter” announces that Walt Disney plans to start a television show.
1956: “Disneyland” airs part 2 of “When Knighthood Was in Flower”.
1958: Alyson Reed, who plays Ms. Darbus in “High School Musical”, is born. She also played Alice at Disneyland.
1987: “The Wonderful World of Disney” airs “Herbie Goes Bananas”.
1990: Disneyland celebrates 35 years with Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan, who hosted the opening day ceremonies with Walt Disney.
2001: Downtown Disney has its Grand Opening at Disneyland.
2002: “Variety” reports that Disney is working on a script based on the popular Haunted Mansion attraction. Also, Superstar Limo closes at California Adventure.
2003: “101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure” has its theatrical premiere before its DVD release.
2004: Matthew Dobson wins first place in the Walt Disney World Marathon. The Half Marathon featured a three-way tie for first place. At the People’s Choice Awards, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” wins favorite motion picture. “Finding Nemo” ranks #9 in all-time box office sales according to Box Office Mojo. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl ranks at #18.
2005: Disney releases the first four volumes of “Classic Cartoon Favorites”, starring Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Chip n’ Dale respectively.
2008: Disney announces that this year’s shareholder meeting will be on March 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Entertainment Tonight” features a segment on Broadway’s newest show “The Little Mermaid”.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 12, 2009 23:37:13 GMT -5
On January 12th:
1628: Charles Perrault, who recorded “Cinderella” and “Sleeping Beauty” in his fairy tales, is born.
1936: In an interview with “The New York Times”, science fiction author H. G. Wells refers to Walt Disney as “a genius”.
1955: “Disneyland” airs part 2 of “Treasure Island”.
1957: John Lasseter, the creative force behind Pixar and the creative adviser of Walt Disney Imagineering, is born.
1975: Chase Hampton, member of “The All New Mickey Mouse Club”, is born.
1987: Disneyland’s Star Tours opens to Cast Members for a special preview night.
1999: Betty Lou Gerson, voice of Cruella De Vil, passes away. She also narrated “Cinderella”. Disney launches GO Network.
2000: Marc Davis, one of Walt’s Nine Old Men, passes away. He designed characters such as Cinderella and Cruella De Vil.
2001: Today is the official opening day of Disneyland’s Downtown Disney. McDonald’s introduces toys based on Buzz Lightyear. “Zenon: The Zequel” debuts on The Disney Channel, along with a sneak peak of the new series “Lizzie McGuire”.
2003: The Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hong Kong Disney Theme Park takes place. Adriano Bastos wins the Walt Disney World Marathon.
2004: Tokyo Disneyland celebrates 20 years with a show called “Remember the Dreams”. Disney announces the closing of its Florida Animation Studio.
2005: “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” begins taping at Disney MGM Studios.
2007: “Jump In” debuts on the Disney Channel, along with the new series “Corey in the House”. Disney Dollars for 2007, featuring Aurora, Ariel, and Cinderella, are released. Disney announces that the shareholder meeting will take place in New Orleans on March 8, 2007.
2008: “Mary Poppins” closes on the London Stage.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 13, 2009 22:51:04 GMT -5
On January 13th:
1927: Antonio Bertini, who worked for Disney as a sales rep in Italy, is born.
1930: The first Mickey Mouse comic strip is published in “The New York Mirror”.
1931: Charles Nelson Reilly, who provided voices in the TV Series “Hercules” and “Goof Troop”, is born. He is best remembered as a panelist in the game show “Match Game”.
1934: Disney releases the Silly Symphony “The China Shop”.
1938: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premieres in New York at Radio City Music Hall.
1939: “Donald’s Lucky Day”, starring Donald Duck, is released.
1954: Trevor Rabin, who composed music for “Remember the Titans” and Mission: SPACE, is born.
1961: Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, who voiced Princess Atta and played The Blue Fairy in “Geppetto”, is born.
1963: “Wonderful World of Color” airs “Little Dog Lost ”.
1966: Patrick Dempsey, who plays Robert in “Enchanted”, is born.
1970: Keith Coogan, who voiced young Tod in “Fox and the Hound”, is born.
1977: Orlando Bloom, who plays Will Turner in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy, is born.
1993: Ken Anderson, who worked for Disney as an artist, architect, animator, storyteller, and designer, passes away.
2001: “House of Mouse” debuts on ABC.
2006: “Glory Road” is released.
2007: “Johnny and the Sprites” debuts on The Disney Channel.
2008: “Ratatouille” wins the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film. Due to the writers’ strike, no formal ceremony takes place. Adriano Bastos wins the Walt Disney World Marathon. Melanie Peters wins the women’s race.
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Post by mickeymouser77 on Jan 13, 2009 23:49:09 GMT -5
On January 13th: 1977: Orlando Bloom, who plays Will Turner in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy, is born. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ORLANDO!!! ;D
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 15, 2009 23:04:19 GMT -5
On January 15th:
1925: “Alice the Toreador” is released.
1926: “Alice’s Balloon Race” is released.
1943: “Education for Death: The Making of a Nazi” is released.
1954: “Spare the Rod”, starring Donald Duck, is released.
1955: Walt Disney decides to have Tomorrowland built before Disneyland opens after he had decided to open the park without it.
1958: “Disneyland” airs “Donald’s Weekend”
1960: “Walt Disney Presents” airs “Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy”
1961: “Walt Disney Presents” airs “Swamp Fox: Horses for Greene”
1975: Space Mountain and Carousel of Progress opens in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World.
1986: The Living Seas opens in EPCOT.
1990: Michael Eisner announces plans to expand the theme parks and add a fourth park to Walt Disney World. Also, Chris Warren, Jr., who plays Zeke in “High School Musical”, is born.
1997: Disney begins production on “The Emperor’s New Groove”.
1999: Disney’s All Star Movies Resort opens in Walt Disney World.
2002: Disney releases the live action version of “The Jungle Book”, “The Adventures of Huck Finn”, “Tron”, and “Newsies” on DVD.
2004: Johnny Depp receives a Screen Actors Guild nomination for his portrayal of Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl”.
2005: Ruth Warwick, who played Sally in “Song of the South”, passes away. Also, Pixar animator Dan Lee passes away. He is credited with the creation of Nemo in “Finding Nemo” and worked on almost all of the Pixar films.
2007: “Cars” wins the very first Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 22, 2009 18:29:41 GMT -5
Sorry for going so long without an entry. Things have been pretty hectic for the past week. But, on January 22:
1934: Bill Bixby, who played Russell Donovan in “The Apple Dumpling Gang”, is born.
1940: John Hurt, the narrator of “The Tigger Movie”, is born.
1949: Walt Disney and Clarence Nash perform on the radio as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in “Wormwood Forest”.
1954: “The Living Desert” receives a Golden Globe for Artistic Merit.
1958: “Disneyland” airs part 1 of “The Littlest Outlaw”.
1960: “Walt Disney Presents” airs “Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason”.
1961: “Walt Disney Presents” airs “A Salute to Father”.
1984: In the Super Bowl halftime show a Disney production called “Salute to Superstars of the Silver Screen” is shown.
1989: Joe Montana says, “I’m going to Disney World” after his team wins the Super Bowl.
2000: “How to be a Baseball Fan”, “Locksmiths”, and “Minnie Takes Care of Pluto” airs on “Mickey Mouse Works”. Also, the Disney Channel debuts “Up, Up, and Away”.
2001: “The Book of Pooh” debuts. Also, at the future site of Hong Kong Disneyland”, five World War II bombs are detonated.
2005: “American Dragon: Jake Long” airs “Dragon Breath”.
2006: Disney’s California Adventure hosts a premiere of their new attraction “Monster’s Inc.: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue”.
2008: “Ratatouille” receives five nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards. Also, Hong Kong Disneyland begins their “Year of the Mouse” Celebration.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 23, 2009 7:19:31 GMT -5
This is probably the only chance I have to post today, so on January 23rd:
1900: Animator David Dodd Hand is born.
1913: Max Smith, one of the Mello-O Men, is born. He and his partners will sing in “Alice in Wonderland”, “Lady and the Tramp”, and The Haunted Mansion attraction.
1928: “Neck ‘n Neck”, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is released.
1942: “The New Spirit”, starring Donald Duck, is released to assist in the war effort.
1943: Ollie Johnston and Marie Worthey are married.
1946: Frank Thomas is discharged from the United States Army.
1959: “Walt Disney Presents” airs “Texas John Slaughter: Showdown at Sandoval”.
1964: Kelly Parsons, one of “The New Mouseketeers”, is born.
1976: Tony Lucca, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Club” on the Disney Channel, is born.
1979: Disney releases “Take Down”, the first Disney film to be rated PG.
1987: Disneyland debuts the new Mark V monorails.
1992: The Eagle Pines Golf Course opens at Walt Disney World.
1995: Disney announces plans for the Walt Disney World Speedway.
1998: “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit” is released.
1999: “Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century” debuts on Disney Channel.
2000: At the Golden Globes, Phil Collins wins Best Original Song for “You’ll Be In My Heart”, and “Toy Story 2” wins for Best Picture--Comedy/Musical.
2001: “Disney’s The Kid” is released on video.
2004: “Dave the Barbarian” debuts on Disney Channel.
2005: The NFFC host the largest Disneyana Show and Sale.
2006: At Disney’s California Adventure, “Monsters Inc.: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue” officially opens. The Disney Company headquarters is renamed “Team Disney-The Michael D. Eisner Building.
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Post by joplin4 on Jan 27, 2009 22:36:24 GMT -5
On January 27th:
1832: Lewis Carroll, author of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass”, is born.
1892: Kay Kamen, the leader of Disney merchandising through the 1930s and 1940s, is born.
1901: Giuseppe Verdi, who composed the original opera “Aida”, passes away. Disney will produce their own adaptation of Verdi’s opera.
1963: Part 2 of “Johnny Shiloh” airs on “The Wonderful World of Color”.
1969: Patton Oswalt, the voice of Remy in “Ratatouille”, is born.
1991: Disney produces “Walt Disney World Small World Tribute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl” for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
1994: The first Marc Davis lecture takes place.
1995: Clint Black hosts Disney’s “The Best of Country”.
1996: The Indy 200 takes place at the Walt Disney World Speedway.
1997: Walt Disney Records releases the soundtrack for “Bambi” for its 55th anniversary.
1998: Walt Disney Records releases “Friends Forever” starring Pooh and friends, as well as “Ariel’s Favorites”.
1999: “Le Parisien” runs an article saying that construction has been approved for Disney’s new theme park in Paris, focusing on the cinema.
2001: “House of Mouse” airs “Big Bad Wolf Daddy”.
2004: “Beauty and the Beast” celebrates its 4,000th performance onstage. Disney releases the Masterpiece Edition of “Alice in Wonderland” on Lewis Carroll’s birthday. “Disneymania 2” is released by Walt Disney Records. “Brother Bear”, “Finding Nemo”, and “Destino” receive nominations for the 2004 Academy Awards. Johnny Depp is also nominated for his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow. Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold announce that they will vote no on the re-election of 4 Disney Board members, including Michael Eisner.
2006: Disney releases “Roving Mars” to IMAX theaters. Also, “The Emperor’s New School” debuts.
2008: Miley Cyrus visits Walt Disney World to celebrate the end of her tour.
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Post by joplin4 on Feb 7, 2009 23:29:08 GMT -5
On February 7th:
1938: Oliver Wallace, composer of the music in “Dumbo” and “Lady and the Tramp”, among other films, is born.
1940: Disney releases its 2nd full-length animated feature “Pinocchio”.
1943: Eric Foner, Civil War specialist who helped write the scripts for Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln and The Hall of Presidents, is born.
1944: “Pinocchio” is released in Spain.
1947: Wayne Allwine, the current voice of Mickey Mouse, is born.
1956: Keller’s Jungle Killers opens at Disneyland.
1958: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is re-released in theaters.
2001: On the day before the official opening of Disney’s California Adventure, Disney fans line up outside the park to await the opening next morning. The Golden Dreams attraction is officially dedicated, as well as the ABC Soap Opera Bistro.
2003: A memorial to Disney Imagineer David Mumford, who oversaw set drawings for Disney attractions, takes place. Mumford passed away on January 20th. “Lizzie McGuire” airs “Bye, Bye Hillridge Junior High”. “That’s So Raven” airs “Campaign in the Neck”.
2004: At the Annie Awards, “Finding Nemo” wins 9 awards, Roy Disney presents an award, and Will Ryan (Seahorse in “The Little Mermaid”) leads the room in “Happy Birthday” to honoree Thurl Ravenscroft. “The Lion King Special Edition” airs on “The Wonderful World of Disney”.
2006: “Bambi II” is released. “Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 8” is released.
2007: The Indianapolis Colts visit Walt Disney World to celebrate their recent Super Bowl win.
2008: Disney announces a future attraction in its parks centered around the popular TV show “American Idol”.
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Post by joplin4 on Feb 8, 2009 23:12:29 GMT -5
On February 8th:
1828: Jules Verne, author of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “Around the World in 80 Days”, is born.
1872: The opera “Aida”, which will become a Disney Broadway musical, is first performed.
1886: Charles Ruggles, who appeared in several live-action Disney comedies in the 1960s, is born.
1932: John Williams, composer of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” themes, is born. His music can be heard in Disney parks.
1952: “Lambert, the Sheepish Lion” is released.
1953: Donald Duck and Ed Sullivan narrate “The Life Story of Walt Disney” in Ed Sullivan’s “The Toast of the Town”. Walt Disney, Pinto Colvig (Goofy), Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, and Beverly Jordan (Walt’s secretary) guest star.
1956: “Disneyland” airs “Survival in Nature”.
1965: Julie Andrews wins a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Mary Poppins, beating Audrey Hepburn, who played the role of Elizza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady”, a role which Andrews had wanted.
1968: “Blackbeard’s Ghost” is released.
1974: Ringo Starr releases his single “Your 16”, which was written by Disney songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman.
1980: “Midnight Madness” is released. It is the second film by Disney to have a PG rating.
1987: “The Liberators” airs on “The Wonderful World of Disney”.
1993: “Blossom” goes to Disneyland in “Of Mice and Men”.
2001: Disney’s California Adventure officially opens.
2002: Pleasure Island begins its Mardi Gras celebration. On its first birthday, Disney announces that California Adventure will add A Bug’s Land and The Tower of Terror to its attraction list. “Lizzie McGuire” airs “First Kiss”.
2005: Roy Disney and Stanley Gold announce they will withhold their votes for all the directors at the upcoming Disney shareholders meeting.
2006: Gordon Goodwin wins a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement (“The Incredits” in “The Incredibles”).
2008: “Ratatouille” wins 9 awards at this year’s Annie Awards.
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Post by joplin4 on Feb 9, 2009 23:11:35 GMT -5
On February 9:
1773: President William Henry Harrison, who is featured in Disney’s Hall of Presidents, is born.
1914: Bill Justice, animator and programmer of audio-animatronics, is born.
1940: “Pinocchio” opens in Los Angeles theaters.
1946: Vincent Francis Papale, member of the Philadelphia Eagles, is born. He was the oldest rookie to play in the NFL, and serves as the inspiration behind the Disney film “Invincible”.
1951: “Cold Storage”, starring Pluto, is released.
1955: “Disneyland” airs “A Progress Report” along with “Nature’s Half Acre”.
1964: Scott Craig, member of “The New Mouseketeers”, is born. Part 1 of “The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh” airs on “The Wonderful World of Color”.
1979: “The North Avenue Irregulars” is released.
1986: Magic Journeys closes in EPCOT.
1996: The Disney Institute opens.
1999: “Mulan” wins an Academy Award for Best Score.
2001: “Believes There’s Magic in the Stars” fireworks show returns to Disneyland. The reports of opening day attendance for Disney’s California Adventure show that it was almost four times less than what Disney expected. Jim Henson’s Muppet Vision 3D opens at Disney’s California Adventure. “Lizzie McGuire” airs “I’ve Got Rhythmic”.
2003: “The Jungle Book 2” premieres at the El Capitan Theater.
2005: “Disneywar” appears in bookstores.
2006: The Walt Disney Company, in a deal with NBC Sports, regains the rights to Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit. The loss of the character back in 1928 led Disney to create Mickey Mouse.
2007: Pleasure Island becomes Sweetheart Island.
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