this day in disney history

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6/18 and fact for the day


Celebration, Florida was built on Disney-owned land that had previously been undeveloped ... and used for relocating

alligators which had been caught near Disney guest


areas!
2011:
The premiere of the new Disney/Pixar animated feature Cars 2 takes place at the
El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The sequel to the original Cars cruises into theaters June 24

 

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6/19 and fact for the day

Walt Disney, excited by thenew technology already in use
at Disneyland, approached LasVegas officials in 1960 with the
idea of running a monorail down the strip. He was turned down.
(In 1995 a monorail mass transitsystem opened on the Las
Vegas Strip.)

2011:
Winners of the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards are announced
live on CBS from the Las Vegas Hilton. Hosted by Wayne Brady, Disney/ABC scores 14 Daytime
Emmy Awards

 

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6/20 and fact for the day

Walt Disney World's telephone system was the first totally electronic system to use
underground cable instead of standard poles with overhead lines.
Vista-United Telecommunications, the telecommunications company created to service all Disney resorts in Florida, was responsible for installing the nation’s first commercial fiber-optic phone cable!


2011:
In episode three of My Yard Goes Disney, a family wants to bring the
experience of a Disney cruise to their backyard with a Mickey-shaped pool

 

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6/21 and fact for the day
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(which premiered on this day) went on to win 4 Academy Awards, the most at that time for a Disney film since
Mary Poppins.

2011:
D23 holds a special event at the El Capitan Theater to celebrate the
20th anniversary of The Rocketeer.

 

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6/22 and fact for the day

Hollywood Records
(established by Disney in 1989)
had its very first release withthe Arachnophobia motion
picture soundtrack in 1990.Today the label releases
albums by such artists as Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ, Plain

 

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6/23 and fact for the day

During the early planning stages of Disneyland, ​

a Thomas A. Edison Square was to be built ​

as an addition to the Main Street area​

 

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6/24 and fact for the day
Ventriloquist Paul Winchell credited Jean Freeman, his British-born wife, for coming up with Tigger's signature phrase "TTFN,"
or "Ta-ta for now.".
2011:
Cars 2, Pixar's sequel to to the 2006 animated Cars, is generally released in U.S. theaters. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and tow truck Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix ... but Mater becomes sidetracked with international espionage!
Released along with Cars 2 is the Pixar animated short Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation. Directed by Gary Rydstrom, it features the voices of Jodi Benson and Michael Keaton as Barbie and Ken; who plan a romantic get-away to a tropical paradise.
On this same day, Walt Disney World opens a new meet-and-greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios featuring Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater, two of the characters from the Disney-Pixar movies Cars and Cars 2.
Disney Publishing Worldwide announces its new Disney Comics App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch available on the App Store. Disney Comics gives readers instant access to an extensive collections of comics, short stories and graphic novels, ranging from classic adventures starring Mickey Mouse to brand new comics from Toy Story and Cars 2.

 

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6/25 and fact for the day

Animator Ward Kimball (one of Walt's "Nine Old Men") collected old railroad ephemera, was
an avid train enthusiast and was a founding member of the Orange
Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California.

 

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6/26 and fact for the day
The Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland Paris
is the first and (so far) only one with an
upside-down loop.

 

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6/27 and fact for the day

Kathryn Beaumont the voice of Alice in Wonderland also portrayed Alice on film ...
but only for the benefit of the Disney animators, as a live-action reference for their work
2012:
Don Grady, known to Disney fans the world over as a Mouseketeer (in 1957) on the original The Mickey Mouse Club, passes away at the age of 68 at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. Born Don Louis Agrati on June 8, 1944, he was also one of
television's most beloved big brothers as Robbie Douglas on the long-running 1960s hit My Three Sons. A singer,
composer, and musician, Grady's Disney credits inlcuded a new Winnie the Pooh theme, songs for Disney's Magic
English, scoring game animations, and the first original Princess songs in 50 years, The Princess Tea Party Album
and The Princess Christmas Album, co-written with multi-platinum lyricist, Marty Panzer. Despite only appearing for
one season on The Mickey Mouse Club, Grady reunited with his fellow Mouseketeers over the years - most recently during their 50th anniversary celebration.

 

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6/28 and fact for the day

The video for the Beach Boys' 1988 hit song "Kokomo" was filmed on
the "beach" at Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort in Florida.
Performing in the video is honorary Beach Boy and Disney
fan ... actor John Stamos! The resort had not opened when the
video was shot and so the band were GF's very first guests.

 

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6/29 and fact for the day

Disney Legend & artist John Hench was an employee of The Walt Disney Company for more than sixty five years.
His exceptionally long tenure (which began in 1939) saw the rise of nearly every
classic Disney animated feature and theme park!

 

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6/30 and fact for the day

If you wanted to stay in every guestroom in all of the hotels
& resorts currently open on Walt Disney World property
(at a rate of one per night) it would take you about 75 years!
2011:
It is reported that Disney is developing another film based on one of its theme park rides. Walt Disney Pictures has hired Jason Dean Hall to write the script based on "The Matterhorn," a popular amusement bob sled ride at Disneyland. The storyline will be about five young mountain climbers scaling The Matterhorn who have an unfortunate encounter with a Yeti.

 

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7/1 and fact for the day

Disneyland's original Tinker Bell was a 71-year-old Hungarian circus performer named Tiny
Kline. She was the first to fly off the top of the Matterhorn on a zip
line, which was probably easy for her - she previously worked as a
stunt aerialist, hanging from a flying airplane by her teeth!


2011:
Goofy’s Sky School officially opens at Disney California Adventure in the newly renovated Paradise Pier area. The roller coaster (on the site of the former Mulholland Madness) is themed on the 1940 cartoon Goofy’s Glider, in which Goofy attempt to build and successfully launch a glider. Riders are taken on a winding journey past signs giving lessons from Goofy on how to fly. Also debuting at Paradie Pier; Paradise Garden Grill restaurant and Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta restaurant.
Also on this evening at Disneyland, the park displays its special Fourth of July fireworks (for the first of four nights).
To celebrate the launch of the Vinylmation™ – Pirates of the Caribbean series, Disney holds a special release party at D-Street located at the Downtown Disney West Side in Florida.

 

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7/2 and fact for the day

In the early days of Disneyland,Mr. Toad did not appear in Mr.
Toad's Wild Ride, nor did Peter Pan or Snow White feature in
their own rides. The idea was that guests would view the
attractions from the lead character's point of view. Hardly
anyone understood this concept so now each character makes
a brief appearance.

 

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7/3 and fact for the day
Back in 1955, Walt Disney had an agreement with
the city of Anaheim that no outside buildings could be tall enough to be
visible from within Disneyland.

 

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7/4 and fact for the day

For a brief time in 1956, Disneyland guests on
Tom Sawyer Island were given fishing poles, hooks,
and worms so they could fish for live catfish from the
Catfish Cove docks near the Old Mill!
2011:
The night skies over Walt Disney World Resort light up with special patriotic
pyrotechnic shows on this Independence Day. Magic Kingdom presents "Disney’s Celebrate
America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky" paying homage to the hopes and dreams of America’s forefathers.
At Disney’s Hollywood Studios Fireworks, lighting and special effects – backed by the driving live rock and roll of
Mulch, Sweat, and Shears – combine to bring a new twist to celebrating the Fourth. At Epcot, sky-watchers
check out "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" enhanced by "The Heartbeat of Freedom," an overture of
traditional Americana themes displayed in a pyrotechnic and laser light event.

 

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7/5 and fact for the day

Parker Brothers released the Disneyland Monorail Game in 1960.
The object of the board game was to be the first player to complete the Monorail Ride
and finish ahead of Casey Jr.

2012:
The Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit has its grand opening at the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, with former first lady Nancy Reagan. The exhibit
marks the unique relationship that the former president and the Walt Disney Company had, starting with
Disneyland's grand opening in 1955, which featured Reagan as the master of ceremonies. Examples of the exhibit
range from Reagan's appearances at the theme parks to his likeness featured in the Hall of Presidents.
(The exhibit opens to the public Friday June 6 and will run for nine months.)

 

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7/6 and fact for the day

In 1966, trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong was approached by Walt Disney to record a number
of classic tunes for the Disney Company. Armstrong once said, "All music is folk music.
I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."

2012:
Disney's new "Phineas and Ferb" interactive game
opens at Epcot. Inspired by the Disney Channel animated series,
the game allows Disney World guests to play themed missions
around the Epcot World Showcase

 

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7/7 and fact for the day

Disneyland's
Sailing Ship Columbia
was modeled after the
first vessel to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
When constructed in 1958,
it was the first three-masted
windjammer to have been
built in the United States in
more than 100 years

2011:
Disney's Aladdin The New Stage Musical has its world-premiere in Seattle at the
5th Avenue Theatre. Running through July 31, the new stage adaptation incorporates the Oscar-
winning songs from the 1992 animated film, penned by composer Alan Menken and lyricists Howard Ashman
and Tim Rice. The pilot production is being used to launch the new two-act version as a licensable property
for professional and amateur organizations through Music Theatre International, which handles rights for
Disney Theatrical titles.