this day in disney history

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1955:

Ticket books (at a cost of $2.50 per adult, $2.00 per junior, & $1.50 per child) are

available for the very first time at the new Disneyland theme park. "A Day at Disneyland" contains three A, two B, and three C tickets (D tickets won't be added until the following year and E tickets in 1959

1956:

The Muppets make their first network television appearance on "The Steve Allen Show." (Decades later, the Muppets will become part of the Disney family.)

1991:

Touchstone Pictures releases the comedy Ernest Scared Stupid starring Jim Varney. It is the fifth film to feature Varney's character Ernest P. Worrell.

2003:

A preview of the new Disney/Pixar feature The Incredibles airs during "The Wonderful

World of Disney" on ABC-TV.



The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter at Walt Disney World

closes forever at the end of this day. A "theater-in-the-round" attraction in Tomorrowland, it was a darkly humorous science-fiction experience that used binaural sound to achieve many of its effects. (It will be replaced with

Stitch's Great Escape.)

2006:

Disney Vacation Club announces that it is building a new timeshare resort on Walt Disney World property to meet ongoing demand for its unique vacation-ownership. Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas (part of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and the 5th timeshare at WDW) will feature intricate African-inspired details and home-like amenities. The first phase will open in summer 2007.
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1955:
The Mickey Mouse Club airs on ABC-TV.
Today is Anything Can Happen Day.

"The Adventures of Mickey Mouse" the 26th overall episode of Disneyland airs on ABC. Walt Disney discusses the career of Mickey Mouse and presents several cartoons.

1986:
The Golden Horseshoe Revue in Disneyland's Frontierland officially closes. The show, written by Wally Boag and Donald Novis, has been running since July 1955! On this night the show (which holds the Guinness world record for "greatest number of performances of any theatrical production") features Betty Taylor, who played Sluefoot Sue for 30 years, the longest-running cast member.

1995:
Walt Disney World welcomes its 500-millionth guest ... Michelle Davis!

1997:
INTERCOT - a Disney fan website - comes online. Within 4 years it will become one of the most frequented visited Disney World information sites on the web.

The Wonderful World of Disney airs "Honey We Shrunk Ourselves"
featuring Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski.

Disney Channel debuts a new episode of Muppets Tonight with
guest star Pierce Brosnan.

2001:
The Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown II: Kalabar's
Revenge, the first sequel to the Halloweentown series, debuts

2007:
Disney Channel premieres a new series called Wizards of Waverly Place with the episode "The Crazy Ten Minute Sale." The series focuses on the three Russo children who, on the surface, seem to be normal teens ... but are actually wizards in training. Alex (played by Selena Gomez) and her brothers Justin and Max are competing within their family to be the best wizard, as he or she will get to keep their powers as an adult. The episode is watche by 5.9 million viewers.

 

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1950:

The Donald Duck short Bee at the Beach, directed by Jack Hannah, is released.

Donald and Spike the Bee fight over limited space at the beach!

1960:

Walt Disney returns to his boyhood home of Marceline, Missouri to help dedicate "Walt Disney Elementary," a new public school. Walt arrives for the dedication ceremony by train; the first time that the Santa Fe Super Chief has ever stopped in Marceline. He donates playground equipment to the new school, and a flagpole that had flown flags over the 1960 Winter Olympic ceremonies in Squaw Valley, California.

1963:

The TV series Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color airs "Fly With Von Drake."

Professor Von Drake and his seagull Orville discuss the history of aviation

1978:

It is announced that Mickey Mouse will be awarded a star on

Hollywood Blvd's Walk of Fame next month in honor of his 50th birthday!​

1994:

Pleasure Island stages Disney World's second Jazz Festival featuring Chuck

Mangione, Hiroshima, Acoustic Alchemy, David Benoit, Special EFX and Boney

James over the next 3 days

1998:

The Disney World restaurant Key West Seafood closes. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]It will be replaced with Rainforest Cafe.
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1890:

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth United States President, is

born in Denison, Texas. As President, he oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War,

launched the Space Race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began the Interstate

Highway System. Visit him and all the U.S. Chief Executives

at Disney World's The Hall of Presidents

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1971:

Walt Disney World's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction (based

on the 1954 Disney film) opens at the 14-day old Magic Kingdom.

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]It features 12 thirty-eight passenger (39 including the operator) submarines in an 11.5 million gallon tank of water. A very close cousin to Disneyland's Submarine Voyage which opened in 1959, the two rides share many of the same elements and animatronics.[/FONT]​

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2003:

Matt Ouimet is named president of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.



The Travel Channel airs Disneyland Resort: Behind the Scenes for the first time.



Buena Vista Records re-releases Hilary Duff's 2002 holiday CD Santa

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1923:

Walt Disney (now living in California) receives a telegram from Margaret

Winkler (a New York cartoon distributor) offering to pay $1500 each for the first six of

his Alice Comedies. Also known as M. J. Winkler, she is the first woman to produce and distribute animated

films. Walt rushes over to the Veterans Hospital, where his brother Roy is recovering from tuberculosis, to tell him

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1943:

The Disney short Figaro And Cleo, distributed by RKO, is released. It is the first appearance of the kitten and goldfish since their debut in the 1940 feature Pinocchio.
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1985:

The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue is released on VHS and Beta.

Containing funny and magical moments from various Disney classics, it features archive footage of such stars as Julie Andrews, Eddie Albert, Ken Berry, and Ray Bolger.
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1972:

English actor/singer Gavin Lee, best known for his award-winning role of Bert in both the West End and Broadway productions of Mary Poppins, is born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. He was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical at the 2005 Olivier Awards and the 2005 Theatregoer's Choice Awards for originating the West End role of Bert.
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1943:
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The Disney short Figaro And Cleo, distributed by RKO, is released. It is the first appearance of the kitten and goldfish since their debut in the 1940 feature
Pinocchio

1971:

LIFE magazine presents a look at the newly opened Disney

World in Florida. A color photo of 1,500 Disney employees, posing in front of

Cinderella's Castle, is featured on the cover. The issue also includes a pull-out

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]poster (sponsored by Eastern Airlines) of the new Magic Kingdom.[/FONT]

1996:

The Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland gives its final performance

1998:

Disney World's newest show Fantasmic! debuts at the Disney-MGM Studios.

The 26-minute performance requires 88 people to dazzle park guests

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1923:
The Disney Brothers Studio is founded as a partnership the day after Walt and his
older brother Roy sign a contract with M. J. Winkler (a New York cartoon distributor)
to produce a series of animated short subjects entitled Alice Comedies. At this time, the
Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is located on Kingswell Ave in Los Angeles, California. It is a structure (in the
back of a realty office) that the brothers are renting - although in February 1924 they will move into the building
next door, taking over the whole first floor. On this day, Walt also pens a letter to the parents of actress Virginia
Davis persuading them to move to Hollywood (from Kansas City) so that she can star in his new
combination live-action and animated shorts

1938:
Disney's first full-length animated feature
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released in Finland

1953:
Disney's Peter Pan is released in Australia.

1960:
The TV series Walt Disney Presents kicks off its seventh season on ABC
1973:
Walt Disney Productions celebrates its 50th anniversary!

1997:
The 27th annual Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Golf Classic tees off. (David Duval will go on to win.)

2001:
Facing a drop in theme park visitors since the terrorist attacks in September, it is reported that Walt Disney World has postponed the opening of their new resort, Pop Century. The first phase of the resort had been scheduled to open in March.

2004:
The Game of LIFE Pirates of the Caribbean is released.

The Wonderful World of Disney airs "Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers."

 

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oct 17

1925:
Jack Wagner, Disney Legend & the official voice of Disneyland and Walt Disney
World, is born in California. He will work for the 2 theme parks doing park
announcements until his death in 1995. Wagner's work can still be heard
today. He is also the voice of the Orlando International Airport's Automated
Guideway Transit System that shuttles passengers between gates 1-29, 30-59
and 60-99. (The voice on the shuttle for 100-129 is done by his son Mike!)

1927:
Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Great Guns is released

1937:
Donald Duck's identical triplet nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, debut in
Disney's Sunday comic strip. They have been created by Al Taliaferro

1947:
Disney's feature film Fun and Fancy Free is released in Brazil.

1956:
The Disneyland television series airs the episode "Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports."

1965:
The World's Fair in Flushing, New York, officially ends. The fair included 4 attractions developed by Walt Disney: General Electric's Carousel of Progress, Ford's Magic
Skyway, Pepsi-Cola's It's A Small World, and the State of Illinois' Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.

1998:
The Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown, starring Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Kimberly J. Brown, Joey Zimmerman, and Emily Roeske, first airs

2005:
Disneyland's traditional real live Christmas tree arrives at the park. The 60 foot tall tree will be decorated with 5,000 holiday lights and 5,000 golden ornaments (in honor of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary).

2007:
Disney announces future plans for the overhaul of Disneyland's sister park, California Adventure. Over the next several years new theming, attractions, restaurants, and shops will be added. The plans also include a new 12-acre area called Cars Land.

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2009:
Disney Vacation Club celebrates the grand opening of its Doorway to Dreams sales
center at the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island, New York. Disney Doorway to Dreams offers
Roosevelt Field shoppers and New York-area residents a convenient and interactive way to discover the benefits of
Disney Vacation Club.

 

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1946:

Disney's animated educational film The Story of Menstruation is delivered to the

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1964:

The World's Fair in Flushing, New York (which includes 4 Disney attractions) closes for its 1964 season. It will re-open the following spring for its final season

1967:

Disney's 19th animated feature film The Jungle Book

has its general release. Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of

the jungle is the last animated feature personally

supervised by Walt Disney (who passed away during the film's production). Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, the film features the voices of Phil Harris as Baloo, Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera, Louis Prima as King Louie, George Sanders as Shere Khan, Sterling Holloway as Kaa, Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli and Clint Howard as Junior. The song "Bare Necesseties," written by Terry Gilkyson, will be nominated for an Academy Award

1971:

TIME magazine features an article on a newly opened

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]theme park - "Disney World: Pixie Dust Over Florida".

1995:

Final paving for the track at the new Walt Disney World Speedway takes place.

Despite 1995 being the wettest June-July in Orlando on record (75 inches of

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]rain), including Hurricane Erin, the construction has been completed on-time!
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1997:

The Wonderful World of Disney[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] airs "Sabrina The Teenage Witch: The Movie" on ABC-TV.
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2001:

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party premieres in

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october 19th

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1880:[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]S[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]cotty Mattraw, the voice of Bashful in Disney's [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], is born Evans Mills, New York. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](Mattraw is the Town Crier in Laurel & Hardy's classic 1934 [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Babes in Toyland[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].)[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1955:[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Mickey Mouse Club [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]airs on ABC-TV. Today is Anything Can Happen Day.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Disneyland[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] television series presents "The Story[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]of the Silly Symphony." [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Walt looks back on his early Silly Symphony cartoons from the 1930s[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1989:[/FONT][/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]t EPCOT, B[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ody Wars (the park's first thrill ride) begins sending guests through the human blood stream at the brand new Wonders of Life pavilion.[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] A motion simulator ride featuring a film directed by Leonard Nimoy, Body Wars can carry 40 passengers in each of four, 26-ton simulators. Also debuting on this day at the MetLife-sponsored pavilion is the theater show Cranium Command (a humorous presentation on the importance of the human brain) and the short films [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Goofy Over Health[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] (a multimedia show about healthy living hosted by Goofy, using clips from his cartoons) and [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Making of Me[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] (about birth and life starring Martin Short).[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1996:[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he Walt Disney World Resort and ABC present "ABC Super Soap Weekend." [/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A stellar line-up of 25 ABC soap opera celebrities, including daytime star Susan Lucci from [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]All My Children[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], team up for the 2-day event at Disney-MGM Studios.[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1997:[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney Channel debuts a new episode of [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Muppets Tonight[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] with guest stars [/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]comedian Don Rickles and hip-hop artist Coolio. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Ed McMahon, Bernard Shaw, and Fred Willard make cameo appearances as well.[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]2000:[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he new FASTPASS booths open at The Haunted Mansion [/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]S[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]tarting on this day the Disney-owned El Capitan Theater in Hollywood[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]presents the [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Nightmare Before Christmas[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] as well as two Tim Burton[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]shorts. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Props and sets are also on display in the theater's lobby. The event will run[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]through October 31st.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]R[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]oy E. Disney checks on the progress of the new Walt Disney Studios Park while visiting Disneyland Paris.[/FONT].​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]2002:[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's Buena Vista Entertainment invites hockey players ages 18-24 to audition for their upcoming film [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Miracle[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] (about the 1980 U.S. Hockey team) at the Disney Studios in Burbank, California.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]model of the General Electric Progressland Pavilion (a New York [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]World's Fair[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] Disney attraction) sells on eBay for $5100. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]In its original packing crate and protective plexiglass cover, the model is numbered #7 of 14 which were created by the industrial display firm of Richard Rush Studios in Chicago to promote General Electric's Pavilion (later named Disney's Carousel of Progress).[/FONT]​

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10/20

1924:

Disney's Alice Comedy, Alice Gets in Dutch (starring Virginia Davis) is shown at the Piccadilly Theatre on Broadway in New York City. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]It is the first time an Alice Comedy is screened in a first-run Broadway theater.[/FONT]​

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1941:

Walt Disney, his wife Lillian, and eight of his employees arrive in New York City when the ship they are on, the Santa Clara, docks at 16th Street on this Monday morning. They have traveled from South America where they have spent the last 2 months. Three days later they will attend the world premiere of Dumbo[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] at the Broadway Theater.
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1963:

A groundbreaking ceremony for the first Hollywood Museum takes place. Present are Rosalind Russell, Jack Warner, Gene Autry, and Walt Disney. (The museum will never be built.)



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1965:

As Disney has secretly purchased much of the land

needed to build a new Florida theme park/resort,

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1982:

Although EPCOT has been opened since October 1, an official dedication takes place on this day for the new Japan Pavilion in World Showcase. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A 10 a.m. dedication ceremony is followed by a Naorai and a buffet lunch reception at the Mitsukoshi Restaurant.
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1984:

The Stanley Ranch Museum in Garden Grove, California dedicates a garage known

as "The First Disney Studio." The structure was Walt's first "cartoon studio" (before he and Roy officially began the Disney Brothers Studio in 1923) and belonged to the home of his Uncle Robert - who Walt lived with for

a short time at 4406 Kingswell Ave. (He didn't stay too long at his uncle's garage though, as Walt moved down the

street on October 8, 1923, to 4651 Kingswell. There in the back of a real estate office he and his brother Roy

officially set up what is considered to be the first Disney Studio on October 16.) Featured at this day's dedication

are local officials, costumed Mickey and Minnie Mouse characters from Disneyland, Imagineer Bill Justice, more

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]than 100 Disney fans and an Official First Day Cover issue commemorating the dedication cancelled by the Garden Grove U.S. Post Office.[/FONT]​

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1997:

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2010:

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!, an all-new animated series featuring the best of the best in the Marvel Universe, premieres on Disney XD. Produced by Marvel Animation, the series stars the world’s greatest heroes — Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Ant-Man/Giant Man and Wasp — who form the Avengers, a team assembled when the powers of a single hero are not enough to save the world​

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1892:

Dedication ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition (also known as The Chicago World's Fair) are held. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Walt Disney’s father Elias is currently working as a carpenter at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, which will not actually open to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair will be famous for many things, including the premiere of the first Ferris Wheel and the introduction of the snack Cracker Jack![/FONT]​

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1934:

Paul Winkler (a Frenchman of Hungarian origin) launches an official Disney

magazine called Le Journal de Mickey. (The popular weekly mag will become part of French

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1939:

A[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]n interoffice memo from Walt to his brother Roy and studio worker Gunther Lessing reads: "Everything we do in the future should include television rights. There might be a big angle on television for the shorts we have already produced."
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1941:

Fantasia closes its run of nearly a year with two final showings at the Broadway Theater in New York City. Dumbo will world premiere there 2 days later

1965:

Walt Disney receives the final script for

Disneyland's latest project ... the Pirates of the

Caribbean attraction. Five days later dialog recording will begin with performers J. Pat O'Malley and Paul Frees.



An article by Emily Bavar titled Is Our "Mystery" Industry Disney? appears in the local Orlando, Florida paper The Sentinel-Star. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Bavar, the editor of the newspaper's Sunday Florida Magazine, has been tracking the rumors that Walt Disney has been purchasing large plots of land in Orange County. Bavar believes the rumors are true![/FONT]
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1998:

President Bill Clinton signs the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]This act extends the duration of U.S. copyrights by 20 years. Prior to this, copyrights lasted for the life of the author plus fifty years. This act allows copyrights to last the life of the author, plus seventy years in the case of individual works, or 75 to 95 years in the case of works of corporate authorship and works first published before January 1, 1978. As a result, many works including several characters owned by the Walt Disney Company will not become public domain for many years. (The act is named after the late Congressman Sonny Bono, who had favored this position as a songwriter and filmmaker even prior to his entry into politics.)
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1942[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ctress/singer & D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Legend[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]nnette Funicello is born in Utica, New York. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]She and her family will move to Southern California in 1946. Walt Disney will first see 12-year-old Funicello dancing the lead in [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Swan Lake[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank, California, and later invite her to audition for his new children's show,[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] Mickey Mouse Club[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]. She will be a featured Mouseketeer on the hit series and later star in several Disney features, including [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The gy Dog[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Babes in Toyland[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Misadventures of Merlin Jones[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], and [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Monkey's Uncle[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]. In 1977, Funicello will even guest star as the Blue Fairy in Disneylands Main Street Electrical Parade![/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1969:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] contract is signed between WED Enterprises and the Florida Citrus Commission, formalizing the FCC's sponsorship of a future Magic Kingdom attraction at Disney World. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The "tropical bird show" (later named the Tropical Serenade) will cost $3 million. (In 1970, WED Enterprises will create the Orange Bird character - "the friendly face of Florida sunshine and fresh squeezed Florida orange juice" - to serve as the FCC's official mascot in promotional campaigns.)
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ctress Angela Lansbury sends a handwritten note to Disney producer/director Bill Walsh in reference to her earlier visit to the studio to be considered for the lead role of Miss Price in a new feature film called [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Bedknobs and Broomsticks[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].
[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]"I think the script has so many marvelous facets, character, humor, heart and an opportunity for rare inventiveness in so many areas…. And the songs ________ and Bob have written for Eglantine are charming and just what was needed. So, all things being equal, do hope I'm 'Your Girl'."
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Nine days later Walsh will announce that Miss Lansbury will indeed be signed for the role of Miss Price[/FONT]

1971:

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]own in Florida, inaugural service to Walt Disney World's own
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]airport STOLport, by both Shawnee and Executive airlines, begin. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The occasion is
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]marked by a luncheon ceremony, with the state of Florida presenting Disney with STOLport license No. 1. A
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]group of local and state politicians and officials are on hand, as well as executives from the airlines. Disney
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]announces that STOL service will commence with around 26 flights daily. A single airstrip located not too far
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]from the Contemporary Resort, the Lake Buena Vista STOLport, consists of a 2000-foot runway (and plans
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]for a terminal building). Disney has high hopes for the service. (Unfortunately by December 1972, the idea
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]of affordable short-range air routes became completely impractical and STOLport closed.)[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1979[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]t the Magic Kingdom, 8-year-old Kurt Miller from Maryland, Walt
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Disney World's 100-millionth guest, passes through the turnstiles![/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1982[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]t Walt Disney World, the formal [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]grand opening[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] of EPCOT Center begins.
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]To be held over three days, the official Future World dedication takes place on this day[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1997[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Orlando Sentinel[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] reports that Walt Disney World sources have revealed plans to close the Fantasyland staple Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in favor of a trip through the Hundred Acre Woods with Pooh and his friends[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]2004:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] blackout forces Tokyo DisneySea (the newer addition to Disney's Japanese theme park) to shut its doors 4 hours early. Seven of the park's 23 attractions come to a gradual halt as the lights slowly dim[/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1925:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he Iris Theater in Los Angeles, California previews Disney's [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Alice[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] comedy short [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Alice in the Jungle[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] featuring Virginia Davis. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](The film will be generally released [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]December 15[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].)[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1928:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]R[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]CA announces the creation of the Radio-Keith-Orpheum holding company, with David Sarnoff (general manager of RCA) as chairman of the board. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]More commonly known as RKO, the production and distribution company will enter into an important distribution deal with animator Walt Disney in late 1935. From 1936 to 1954, RKO will release Disney's features and shorts.[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1941:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's 4th animated feature film, [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Dumbo[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] (directed by Ben
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Sharpsteen) world premieres at the Broadway Theater in New York City. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Walt Disney, his wife Lillian, and a handful of his staff are in attendance. The 64-minute film, released by RKO Pictures, will win the Oscar for Best Score for a Musical Film and "Baby Mine" (the song that plays during Dumbo's visit to his mother's cell) will be nominated for Best Song.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1942:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's Goofy cartoon [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]How To Swim[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] is released. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]An educational treatise on swimming and diving ... presented Goofy style. Directed by Jack Kinney, it features the voice of George Johnson as Goofy.
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1953:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's animated short [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Rugged Bear[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] is released. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The 6-minute cartoon features Humphrey the Bear (voiced by James Macdonald) and Donald Duck (voiced by Clarence Nash).
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1954:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]W[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]alt Disney appears on the cover of this week's [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]TV Guide[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]He is pictured in a "cartoon" TV set surrounded by Mickey, Goofy, Bashful, Donald, and Pluto. The issue includes the article "Why Disney Changed His Mind About TV."[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1964:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he first five-acre lot for the Walt Disney World project is purchased by the Ayefour Corporation. Ayefour (a spin on the name Interstate 4) is one of many puppet companies set up by Disney to secretly buy land in Florida. If news of Disney's new resort leaks out, the land prices will soar.
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1982:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]t Disney World's [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]new EPCOT Center[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], the first World Showcase evening show,
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Carnival de Lumiere debuts. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Premiering on the date of World Showcase's official dedication, it celebrates world festivals with fountains, film, music, and other special effects.
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he night before the park's official dedication,
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's television series airs the episode
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]. Hosted by
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Danny Kaye, the program also features actress
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Drew Barrymore, singer-guitarist Roy Clark, author
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Alex Haley, singer-actress Marie Osmond, newsman
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Eric Sevareid, and space traveler Alan Shepard[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1997:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]J[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ohn Lefante launches his "Save Mr. Toad" website the day after [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Orlando Sentinel[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] reports that Walt Disney World is going to replace the classic attraction with one featuring Winnie the Pooh.[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]2001:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney releases [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Dumbo[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] on video and DVD (in celebration of the film's 60th
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]anniversary) and the direct-to-video "Whispers: An Elephant's Tale."
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney Online launches Main Street Merchants (www.disney.com/mainstreet), a
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]virtual shopping center. Similar to Disney's Main Street, USA, the on-line Main
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Street offers general and Disney-themed products.[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]2005:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]W[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]alt Disney World announces that all theme parks and water parks will be closed tomorrow due to the effects of weather related to Hurricane Wilma.[/FONT]

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1929:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's third Silly Symphony cartoon [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Springtime[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] is released. Directed by
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Ub Iwerks, it is the first of the Silly Symphony cartoons based on the 4 seasons[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1965:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he Sentinel-Star [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]runs the headline: WE SAY OUR 'MYSTERY' INDUSTRY IS DISNEY! [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](An unknown buyer has been purchasing large parcels of land in the Orlando, Florida area and rumours are spreading about who it might be.)[/FONT]

1971:

Disney World's Electrical Water Pageant debuts in the Seven Seas Lagoon

for the dedication of the Polynesian Luau and the official grand opening

celebrations of Disney's Contemporary a eveningnd Polynesian Village Resorts.

Athough opened to the public since October 1, Disney World debuts its very first

fireworks display - Fantasy in the Sky Spectacular - on this
evening.

1994:

The animated series Gargoyles airs for the first time. Created and produced by Greg Weisman, it is hailed as one of the more ambitious Disney animated series in history. Known for its complex and dramatic stories, Gargoyles is targeted at an older demographic

2001:

The Walt Disney Company completes its acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide,

Inc. from Haim Saban and Fox Broadcasting Company. The acquisition closes

on this day with a final purchase price of $5.2 billion, including approximately $2.9 billion in cash and the

assumption of $2.3 billion in Fox Family obligations. (The Fox Family channel will be turned into the ABC

Family channel.)

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10/25

1924:

Billy Barty, the original voice of Journey into Imagination's Figment, is born in Millsboro, Pennsylvania. Founder of Little People of America, Barty will sustain a Hollywood career for almost 70 years! He is also the voice of Baitmouse in the 1990 animated feature The Rescuers Down Under

1965:

In Miami, Florida Governor Haydon Burns confirms the rumors that Disney

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]"will build the greatest attraction yet known in the history of Florida."[/FONT]​

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1968:

This day's issue of LIFE magazine features Mickey Mouse's 40th birthday, with illustrations of Mickey watches from the 1930s along with new Timex watches retailing for $12.95. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](The total production - meant to last a year - will sell out in less than a month!)
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1971:

The formal dedication of Walt Disney World in Florida, takes place with Walt's brother Roy officiating. (The park has been opened since October 1.)

A grand opening parade down Main Street USA, featuring a 1,076-piece band, is led by Music Man Meredith Wilson (the composer of "76 Trombones"). Arthur Fiedler conducts the

60-nation World Symphony Orchestra at the base of

Cinderella's Castle and Bob Hope hosts the dedication of the Contemporary Resort.

(A 90-minute TV special will air 4 days later.)

Among the 1,076 musicians marching down Main Street is Michael Hamlin, a high school trumpeter from Venice, Florida.

"It was a long day of practicing the music and marching. I remember it being a bit hot that day. When it was all over and most of the band participants had left, we were still waiting for our bus. Then Roy Disney came by to thank us and to shake our hand. He was a very nice man for taking the time out to do that. I will remember this forever. We were all awarded a certificate and 10 ticket books ... I still have one of them! I also received a thank you letter from

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Meredith Wilson." -Mike Hamlin
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1973:

The TV special "Walt Disney - A Golden Anniversary Salute" airs

1985:

Mickey's Character Shop opens at Disney's Village Marketplace in Florida

1991:

CBS-TV airs The Dream is Alive: 20th Anniversary Celebration at Walt Disney World. The special is hosted by Michael Eisner and Regis Philbin

2005:

Herbie: Fully Loaded is released to DVD

2007:

W[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]alt Disney World Resort unveils the new official logo for Disney's Hollywood Studios (currently known as Disney-MGM Studios). The theme park is scheduled to officially change its name January 7, 2008.
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1935:

Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon Three Orphan Kittens, directed by David Hand,

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1945:

Disney's Cured Duck - featuring Donald Duck and Daisy - is released. Directed by

Jack King and written by Roy Williams, Daisy refuses to let Donald leave the house until he learns to control

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]his bad temper![/FONT]

1955:

The Mickey Mouse Club airs on ABC-TV. Today is Anything Can Happen Day.



The Disneyland television series airs "The Legend of

Sleepy Hollow." The first half features the story of writer Washington Irving

followed by Disney's version of his classic tale

1997:

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad airs on

The Disney Channel .... 4 days after it has been announced that Disney World is

going to close the classic Mr. Toad attraction in Fantasyland.



ABC-TV's The Wonderful World of Disney airs the movie Tower of Terror for the first

time. Starring Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst, it is an early attempt at turning

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]a theme park attraction into a movie.[/FONT]​

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2001:

It is announced that The Walt Disney Company (which pulled its TV advertising

September 11) has begun an aggressive new marketing and publicity campaign to

court vacationers. The company is spending tens of millions of dollars advertising on television.



The Orlando Business Journal announces that Walt Disney World guests will start to

receive a daily copy of USA Today in their hotel rooms instead of the

Orlando Sentinel

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1954:

Wednesday

Walt Disney's very first television series, Walt Disney's Disneyland (named after his yet to be completed park) premieres on ABC with the episode "The Disneyland Story." About 30.8 million American viewers tune into what will be a TV tradition for more than 40 years. First, viewers are given a quick tour of the Walt Disney Studios and then are introduced to Walt Disney's newest venture: a theme park called Disneyland. This episode (directed by Robert Florey) is the public's first real exposure to Disney's plans for a park in Anaheim. The episode also features the song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (sung by Fess Parker) as a coming attraction for the upcoming Crockett trilogy. (In the first six months of 1955, nearly seven million copies of the song will be sold.) The Disneyland[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] series will go on to air for over 29 seasons under some 6 different titles.[/FONT]

1966:

Walt Disney films a special television presentation at his studio in California - a 25-minute preview of his plans for the Florida Project - Disney World, and especially the details for EPCOT, the "experimental prototype community of tomorrow." (Walt will unfortunately pass the following December and the film will not debut on TV as intended, but instead be shown on

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1979:

"Halloween Hysteria," a special ticketed event, takes place at Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The special evening presentation features live music by Dr. Hook, The Police,

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Dan Chaz's Magic Web of Wizardry, Sealevel, and Michael Johnson.
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1984:

"On Stage in the Magic Kingdom," a special Disney World evening event, takes place between 9:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Musical guests include Cheap Trick, The S.O.S. Band, Shannon, New Edition, and KC & The Sunshine Band.[/FONT]​

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2001:

The Los Angeles Times reports that the Walt Disney Company is

expected to announce one of its bleakest quarters in nearly a

decade (primarily due to last month's terrorist attacks).



The Orlando Sentinel reports that security measures against anthrax

have reached even Disney World. The resort has emptied powdered-soap

dispensers at its four theme parks and installed new ones containing liquid hand cleaner

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10/28

1923:

Mrs. Davis (mother of actress Virginia Davis) wires her acceptance of Walt Disney's offer of a $100 a month for her daughter to star in his new Alice films. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Although the Davis family must move from Kansas City to California - Virginia's mother, a stage struck housewife, is excited at the idea of her young daughter being in show business.[/FONT]

1949:

Tragedy strikes when Kay Kamen (the Disney

Studios' licensing representative for the last 17

years) and his wife are killed in an Air France plane crash over the Azores. All eleven

crew members and 37 passengers are killed aboard the Lockheed L-749 aircraft which was headed from Paris to

New York with an intermediate stop at Santa Maria Airport, Azores. (The Azores is a Portuguese group of islands

in the Atlantic Ocean, about 930 miles west from Lisbon and about 2,400 miles east from the east coast of North

America.) This ends one of Walt Disney's happiest collaborations. Because of Kamen, the studio's profits from

merchandise are currently at an all-time new high​

1971:

The Dapper Dans of Disney World (a barbershop quartet) perform their first show outside of WDW (an evening performance at a convention in

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Cocoa Beach) since relocating to Florida from Disneyland, California.[/FONT]

1980:

Annette Funicello, Cubby O'Brien, Tommy Cole, Sherry Alberoni and Dickie Dodd join other Mouseketeers wearing black ears and white shirts on a sound stage in Burbank, California, to celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Mickey Mouse Club[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].​

1999:
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Disney World's Polynesian Resort officially changes the names of its longhouses:

Tahiti is renamed Aotearoa

Fiji remains Fiji

Samoa is now called Tuvalu

Bali Hai is renamed Tonga

(Maui) Maori is changed to Rarotonga

Bora Bora is renamed Niue

Hawaii is renamed Samoa

Tonga is now called Hawaii

Oahu is changed to Tokelau

Pago Pago is renamed Rapa Nui

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Moorea is now called Tahiti
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2001:

The Disneyana Fun Fairs Show & Sale takes place at the WestCoast Anaheim Hotel. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.



Disney Collectibles Artist Robert Olszewski appears at the Limited Edition in Merrick, New York, to meet collectors and sign his sculptures.



Disney/Pixar's newest animated feature film, Monsters, Inc. premieres at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. Stars Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Mary Gibbs are on hand for the event.[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] (The film will open in U.S. theaters November 2.)
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2004:

Pitcher Curt Schilling of the World Champion Boston Red Sox

gets a hero's welcome at Disney World's Magic Kingdom.


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Cary "Jay" Sharp, 37, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attends his own midnight "burial" at Disneyland to become an honorary resident of the park’s famous Haunted Mansion attraction. A doctor and health care attorney, Sharp paid $37,400 on eBay to become immortalized on a Haunted Mansion tombstone (the first member of the public to ever do so). His tombstone reads:

[FONT='Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JAY
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[FONT='Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Doctor-Lawyer Legal Clerk
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[FONT='Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Forever Buried In His Work
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif](All proceeds from the auction will go to both the Anaheim and Baton Rouge chapters of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.)
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2009:

Disney Interactive Studios officially announce the development of Disney Epic

Mickey, an adventure-platforming game with light role-playing elements for the

Wii home video game console.



The Walt Disney Company files plans to build a sprawling California soundstage

and production complex on the northwest corner of its Golden Oak Ranch in the

Santa Clarita Valley. The proposed Disney/ABC Studios at the Ranch would occupy 56 acres of the

sprawling, 890-acre ranch.



Comedian, writer, director, and banjo enthusiast Steve Martin performs to a near-

capacity audience at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Martin (who worked at Disneyland as a teen)

has turned serious intention to both playing and composing with his first full album of music, The Crow: New

Songs for the Five-String Banjo[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].
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1947:

Actor Richard Dreyfuss, the voice of the Centipede in Disney's 1996

James and the Giant Peach, is born in Brooklyn, New York. An Academy Award-winner,

Dreyfuss has starred in such classics as American Graffiti, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1966:

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1971:

A 90-minute NBC-TV special, The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], shows the park to approximately 52 million people in the U.S. The celebrity-filled look at the new resort includes appearances by Julie Andrews, Glen Campbell, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, and Bob Hope.[/FONT]​

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1979:

W[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]alt Disney World welcomes its 100-millionth guest![/FONT]​

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1993:

Tim Burton's animated fantasy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, debuts in U.S. theaters. Released by Touchstone Pictures, it features the voices of Danny Elfman (who also scored the music), Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, and Paul Reubens.

(The movie started as a poem Burton wrote while working as an animator at Disney in the ealy 1980s.)



The Disneyland Line (a publication for Disneyland Cast Members) features an article titled "The Tale of The Haunted Mansion." It recalls the history of the popular attraction

1998:

Disney and Chevron announce a partnership to makeover one of Disneyland's original attractions, the Autopia. [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The updated attraction will feature a new queue, a new track and three new car styles. The current colorful Chevrolet Corvette Stingray-style cars will be replaced by three different kinds of cars - Dusty, an off-road style car; Sparky, a sports car; and Suzy, a Volkswagen Beetle-style car. (The new Autopia will be unveiled in February 2000.)
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2001:

The Orlando Sentinel reports that the "Carousel of Progress is now shuttered."

Although there isn't a 'closed' sign on the futuristic building, the attraction has been taken off Magic Kingdom

guide maps and the daily bulletin board on Main Street​

2002:

Sherry Anderson replaces Mary Stout as Madame de la Grande

Bouche in Disney's Beauty and the Beast Broadway show. (She

starred as Madame in the national tour of the Disney classic.)



The Disneyland Resort and the City of Anaheim, California team up to

celebrate the Anaheim Angels clinching the World Series. The festivities

kick off at Disneyland at 10 a.m. with an Anaheim Angels Hometown Heroes Welcome

Cavalcade down Main Street.



Pixar animator Glenn McQueen, who helped create some of Pixar's most well-known characters such as Woody in Toy Story and Boo in Monsters, Inc., passes away at age 41 in California. Also the supervising animator for A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Monsters, Inc., Pixar's next feature Finding Nemo will be dedicated to him. The main character in Cars, Lightning McQueen, will be named in his honor.



Disney's Lyric Street releases Melt[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], the second album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. (It will sell over sold 3,000,000 copies in the U.S.)
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1735:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]J[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ohn Adams, the second United States President, is born in
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Braintree, Massachusetts. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]of the United States, Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams, the 6th U.S. President. Visit
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1957:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]S[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]tand-up comedian-turned-a[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ctor [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Kevin Pollak[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], who was Spinlok in Disney World's now extinct Alien Encounter, is born in San Fancisco, California. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]His Disney credits also include the live-action films [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Santa Clause 2[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] and [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Santa Clause 3[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] as Cupid[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] (You may recognize Pollak from such features as [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Avalon[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Grumpy Old Men[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif], and [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Wedding Planner[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].)[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1960:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1963:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]D[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]isney's [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The Incredible Journey[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] is released to theaters. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]The live-action film, based on
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Sheila Burnford's book of the same name, tells the story of a cat named Tao and two dogs named Bodger
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]and Luath - who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. (In 1993 Disney will release a remake
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]titled [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif].)[/FONT]

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1977:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he Wonderful World of Disney[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] airs "Halloween Hall O' Fame," featuring Jonathan Winters on NBC. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Winters plays a bumbling night watchman for Walt Disney Productions who swaps heads with a talking pumpkin named Jack.[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]2006:
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]T[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]he new 4,000-passenger Disney Dream floats away from its sheltered dock for the very first time at the German shipyard where it is being built. [/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Upon leaving the dock, the Dream remains in the shipyard harbor to undergo a series of trials, testing technical systems such as its stabilizers and rudders. The ship will stay berthed along the yard pier for at least another two weeks, as interior construction continues. (The Dream is expected to depart the shipyard on the second weekend in November.)
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