2004:
ABC-TV airs the George Lopez episode, "George Goes to Disneyland." Viewers keep track of hidden Mickeys during the 30-minute show for a special "Mousehunt" contest.
Today is National Honesty Day
In observance of George Washington being inaugurated.
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1923:
Actor Al Lewis is born in New York. Famously known as Grandpa from the hit 1960s television series The Munsters, Lewis appears in Disney's 1970
live-action film The Boatniks as Bert.
1926:
Actress Cloris Leachman, Nurse Spex in Disney's 2005 live-action feature Sky High, is born in Des Moines, Iowa. Her Disney credits also include The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) and Herbie Goes Bananas (1980).
1928:
Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit black & white silent short Ozzie of the Mounted is released through Universal Pictures.
1939:
The New York World's Fair, "Building the World of Tomorrow," opens in Flushing Meadows. Disney is represented by a specially commissioned Mickey Mouse cartoon developed for the Nabisco Pavilion.
(The World's Fair of 1964-65 will take place at this same location.)
1949:
Disney's The Bone Bandit is released.
1958:
The Disneyland TV series airs "An Adventure in Art."
1961:
The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs "Flash, the Teenage Otter."
1982:
Actress Kirsten Dunst, who appears in the 1997 TV movie Tower of Terror (inspired by the theme park attraction) is born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
1989:
The Magical World of Disney airs the TV special
"The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening"
the night before the park's grand debut.
1995:
At Disneyland's Fantasyland, the Beauty and the Beast stage show closes.
2000:
The L.A. Times reports that Walt Disney World has disbanded its marching band, a Magic Kingdom fixture for nearly 30 years. The band's 18 musicians, dressed in signature red coats, white pants and plumed hats, were abruptly fired last week. They will be replaced by smaller musical groups throughout the Florida park.
2002:
At Epcot, singer Eddie Money performs 3 shows as part of the Flower Power concert series at America Gardens Theatre. (He will appear through May 2.)
Monsters, Inc. is among the winners for Top Box Office Films at the ASCAP
Film and Television Music Awards, held in California.
1969:
During a press conference in Orlando, Florida, Donn B. Tatum (president of Walt Disney World Co.) details the more than 3 years of planning for a "Destination Vacation". Among the Disney officials in attendance is Walt's brother Roy O. Disney. A 16-mm film titled Walt Disney World - Phase 1 is screened. It shows the master plan and artists' depictions for a theme park (which will open in 1971).
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1976:
Disney animator Milt Kahl, one of Walt's "Nine Old Men," retires. His work ranged from the 1935 Mickey's Service Station to the 1977 The Rescuers.
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"All of us in the Disney
organization who have come to Florida over the last several years
can't say enough about the warm and enthusiastic welcome we
have received here."
- Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney World Press Conference,
This Day in Disney History 1969
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The first daily
operating monorail system in the USA opened
at Disneyland in 1959.
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2007:
Legendary comedian Don Rickles appears at the Dolphin Hotel at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Rickles is the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Disney/Pixar's Toy Story films and the voice of William in Disney World's
Enchanted Tiki Room attraction.)
Starting on this day, Disneyland Resort tickets can be purchased online
and printed at home.
Veteran comedic actor Tom Poston passes away in Los Angeles at age 85.
Best known for his role on the series Newhart, Poston's Disney credits include The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the film Princess Diaries 2:
Royal Engagement.
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2003:
The ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards are presented
at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. Among the
winners for Top Box Office Films is Lilo & Stitch.
1789:
George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, takes his oath of office as the very first
President of the United States.
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2008:
The Newport Beach Film Festival holds a special event - "An Evening of Disney Rarities" featuring rarely seen Disney animated shorts and experimental films with commentary by Roy E. Disney, Don Hahn and Dave Bossert.
