2004:
Disney's feature film Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement - starring Ann
Hathaway and Julie Andrews - opens nationwide. Princess Mia is fresh out of college and on
her way to being queen, with the guidance of her grandmother, when the royal court rules that she must marry
first! Anne Hathaway's mother and director Garry Marshall make brief appearances in the film. Hathaway's
mother is the leader of the chorus singing at Mia's wedding while Marshall is the middle drummer (the one on the
left) in the coronation scene.
1925:
Singer/TV host Mike Douglas, the singing voice of Prince Charming
for the 1950 Disney classic Cinderella (most notably on the tune
"So This Is Love"), is born Michael Delaney Dowd in Chicago, Illinois. He also hosted (along
with Joan Lunden) the very first live broadcast of Walt Disney's Christmas Parade in 1983. (Douglas was best
known for his Emmy-award winning daytime talk show which was popular throughout the 1960s and 70s.)
1934:
Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon Orphan's Benefit, directed by Burt Gillett, is released. The cartoon features Mickey Mouse and his friends putting on benefit show for a group of unruly orphans. This short marks Donald Duck's first appearance with Mickey Mouse. It is also the first cartoon in which Donald loses his temper, and the first in which he does his trademark fighting stance (hopping in place with one fist forward and the other swinging back and forth)! Orphan's Benefit is also the first appearance of Clara Cluck, and although not referenced in the film itself, it is the first time that Disney animators begin to call Dippy Dawg by his new name "Goofy." (The short will later be remade in Technicolor in 1941 under the title Orphans' Benefit.)
1950:
Disney's Pluto cartoon Food for Feudin, also featuring Chip 'n' Dale, is released.
Directed by Charles Nichols, a feud begins when Pluto wants to hide his bones in the same tree where Chip
'n' Dale store their acorns!
1995:
Disney's 7-minute Mickey Mouse cartoon Runaway Brain is released along with
the live-action feature A Kid in King Arthur's Court.
Runaway Brain (produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, Paris, France) stars Mickey & Minnie Mouse and features actor Kelsey Grammer as the voice of Dr. Frankenollie - a play on the names of two of Disney's Nine Old Men; Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. In an attempt to convince Minnie (voiced by Russi Taylor) that he hasn't forgotten to buy her an anniversary present, Mickey (voiced by Wayne Allwine) ends up promising to take her to Hawaii. Funds being short, he applies for a job as lab assistant to the sinister Dr. Frankenollie, who happens to be searching for a donor to provide his monstrous creation with a brain!
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (released by Walt Disney Studio Entertainment) is based on the famous Mark
Twain novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," transplanted into the twentieth century. Young Calvin Fuller (played by Thomas Ian Nicholas) is pulled into King Arthur's court by Merlin (Ron Moody).
His mission: to save Camelot! But to do this he must overcome the villainous Lord Belascoe (Art Malik), train to become a knight, and rescue Princess Katherine.
2006:
Mike Douglas, the singing voice of Prince Charming in Disney's Cinderella,
passes away on his 81st birthday in North Palm Beach, Florida. Originally a
big-band singer, Douglas launched a talk show in Cleveland in 1961. The successful afternoon show went into
national syndication two years later - going on to make some 6,000 telecasts in all through 1982!
Disney Channel first airs episode 42 of Phil of the Future titled "Not-So-Great
Great Great Grandpa," in which Phil finds out that a kid in his school
is actually his great-great-grandfather!
In 2004,
Walt Disney World
recycled 18,322,000 pounds
of paper products!
1993:
Actress, singer and dancer Alyson Stoner is born in Toledo, Ohio.
First known to movie fans for her role in Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2
(20th Century Fox films), Stoner is the voice of Isabella on the Disney Channel original series
Phineas and Ferb. Her Disney credits also include Mike's Super Short Show, The Suite
Life of Zack and Cody, That's So Raven, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock
(as Caitlyn). Stoner also portrayed Camille Gage in Step Up and Step Up 3 and recorded a
cover version of the song "Dancing in the Moonlight" for the 2009 Disney DVD/Blu-ray release, Space Buddies.
2008:
Jonas Brothers visit MTV's Times Square Studios in New York City to cohost TRL. They are promoting their newest CD "A Little Bit Longer" (released on Disney's Hollywood Records).
Disney's newest pop star Demi Lovato performs her first single "Get Back" on Disney-owned ABC-TV's Good Morning America.
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1955:
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and his family (wife Pat and daughters Tricia & Julie) visit Disneyland for the very first time. Along with the Nixons are brothers of Richard and Pat and their children. Nixon is presented with the "Key to City Hall" by C.V. Wood (a member of Walt's staff) and meets actor Fess Parker (Disney's Davy Crockett). The Nixons tour Disneyland extensively, riding on such attractions as the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Jungle Cruise, Rocket to the Moon, Autopia, and touring the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit.
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1960:
Actor Gerard J. Reyes is born in Brooklyn, New York. He plays the role of
Tearlach, one of Jack's crew, in both features Pirates of the Caribbean: The
Curse of the Black Pearl and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Mike Douglas (1925-2006)
"My dad finally said I could have a pet, but no fur. And you'd be surprised how many mammals have fur."
-Ron Stoppable (voiced by Will Friedle)
You are cordially invited to the royal event of the season. R.S.V.P. This Summer
"A paradise for children - and for grownups, too. I don't know when I've had so much fun." -Richard Nixon
Nixon's first Disneyland visit
2010:
It is reported that Toy Story 3 has earned over $895 million worldwide, surpassing Finding Nemo’s $867.8 million worldwide gross.
This makes Toy Story 3 (released in June 2010) Pixar’s all-time highest grossing film!
1976:
Actor Will Friedle, the voice of Ron Stoppable on Disney Channel's Kim Possible, is born in Hartford, Connecticut. From 1993 to 2000 he portrayed elder brother Eric Matthews on the popular TV sitcom Boy Meets World (a Touchstone Television production). Cartoon fans will recognize his voice as Batman in Batman Beyond, as well as appearances in numerous other DC Comics animated shows.
1962:
Meet Me at Disneyland (a limited TV series broadcast live on KTTV directly from the Anaheim park) airs episode 10 "This Was the West." The show begins with host Johnny Jacobs riding on the Disneyland Railroad. His journey is interrupted when bandits stop the train, so he uses the time to introduce the show’s guests - Tex Williams, The Frontiersmen and Joanie, Hollywood Square Dancers, and Members of Drum and Feather Club - who are seated in the train’s passenger car. Indian dancers perform as viewers tour Frontierland. Meet Me at Disneyland is designed to boost park attendance during the summer weeknights.
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WDW has made many visible steps in order to be environmentally responsible. They have shown that they are serious when it comes to
being "Green".
1941:
Walt Disney, his wife Lillian and a group of Disney artists, later nicknamed "El Grupo," depart California on a goodwill tour of South America. (They will spend a few days in Miami Beach before heading to Rio de Janeiro to begin their 10-week trip.)
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