2003:
The Lizzie McGuire episode "Grand Ole Grandma" debuts on Disney Channel.
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1927:
Disney's Alice Comedy Alice's Auto Race, featuring Margie Gay, is released.
1928:
Poet, educator, author, actress and activist Maya Angelou, the narrator of Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents attraction, is born
Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri.
1932:
Actress Estelle Harris - the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in Disney's Toy Story 2 and Mrs. Turtle in the TV series House of Mouse - is born in New York City. She also voices the pet sitter, Mrs. Boogins in the animated Teacher's Pet. (TV fans know her as Estelle Costanza, George's mom, on Seinfeld.)
1944:
Actor Craig T. Nelson, the voice of Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in the 2004
Disney-Pixar animated feature The Incredibles, is born in Spokane, Washington.
1956:
The Disneyland television series presents "Where Do The Stories Come From?" Along with actor Kirk Douglas and animators Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston, Walt Disney answers viewers questions about the stories from his films.
Joanna Miller, Walt Disney's granddaughter, is born in
Monterey County, California.
1960:
Disney animator and technical genius Ub Iwerks wins an Oscar (Scientific or Technical, Class III) for the design of an optical printer for special effects at the 32nd Annual Academy Awards held at the RKO Pantages Theater, Los Angeles. An optical printer is essentially a camera and one or more projectors operating in tandem, which makes it possible to photograph a photograph. Common optical effects include fade outs & fade ins, dissolves, slow motion, fast motion, and matte work.
1999:
Chart-topping acts Britney Spears and 98 Degrees hip-hop down Main Street, U.S.A. during the 14th annual Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade. The event is broadcast on ABC-TV.
2001:
It is reported that actor Christopher Walken has closed a deal to play the lead human in the largely animatronic film The Country Bears for the
Walt Disney Company. (He will go on to play the role of Reed Thimple.)
2006:
Western Way, the new rear entrance to Disney World from the new
Western Beltway expressway opens in Florida. The 4-lane, divided
boulevard gives Disney a western entrance for the first time, allowing
tourists coming in via Interstate 75 to enter Central Florida on Florida's
Turnpike and the Western Beltway (State Road 429), without ever entering Orlando or driving on Interstate 4.
Walt Disney Records releases Disneymania 4 - the follow up to the
platinum-selling Disneymania CDs, and Disney's Karaoke Series:
Disneymania Volume 2.
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1952:
Man's Best Friend, a Disney short directed by Jack Kinney, is released. The cartoon features Goofy as the owner of a new puppy.
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