2005:
After 18 years, the Walt Disney World Information Center, located just off Interstate 75 and State Road 200, closes at the end of this day. The Internet age has reduced the number of Disney visitors using the center.
1932:
Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey's Nightmare is released.
Directed by Bert Gillett, Mickey dreams that he and Minnie are married ... but the
imagined union turns to catastrophe when tons of little mice demolish their house!
1942:
Disney's 5th full length animated feature Bambi has its U.S. premiere at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Directed by David Hand, the voice cast includes Hardie Albright, Donnie Dunagan, Sam Edwards, and Sterling Holloway. (It will receive 3 Academy Award nominations.)
1948:
Disney's Pluto cartoon Cat Nap Pluto, featuring Figaro the
cat from Pinocchio, is released.
1954:
Excavation of the Disneyland site in Anaheim, California begins with the removal of walnut and orange trees.
The Disney short Grin and Bear It, featuring Donald Duck, Humphrey the Bear, and the first appearance of Ranger Audubon J. Woodlore, is released.
1963:
Angel Florez, a member of the 1977-1978 TV series
The New Mouseketeers, is born in Stockton, California.
1983:
Attendance at Tokyo Disneyland reaches a high of 94,378!
1995:
The one-millionth patron attends Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway.
1996:
Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves is released direct-to-video.
2000:
"The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior"airs on The Wonderful
World of Disney. This updated version of the 1950s "Mickey Mouse" serial features cameos by Tim
Considine and David Stollery (the original Spin and Marty).
2002:
The nominees for The 5th Annual DVD Awards are announced. Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment takes home the most nominations with 15, including five for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
Songwriter-keyboardist Jonathan Cain (best known for his work with the rock
group Journey) releases his Animated Movie Love Songs CD on One Way
Records. The instrumental tracks include such Disney favorites as A Whole New World, Beauty and the
Beast and Someday My Prince Will Come.
2004:
Walt Disney World and other anxious Orlando tourists and residents hunker down as
Hurricane Charley with 110 mph winds hits Central Florida. Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-
MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom all close at 1 p.m. It is the third closing in Disney World history.
Disney Channel debuts 3 new Phil of the Future episodes - "Future Tutor," "Future Jock," and "You Say Toe-Mato."
2006:
Actor Tony Jay, the narrator of Disney's Treasure Planet, passes away at age 73 in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his deep baritone voice in animation and computer games, he was also a Legendary Royal Shakespeare Actor. Jay's large body of Disney work includes The Jungle Book 2, House of Mouse, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Mickey Mouse Works, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. At Disneyland, his urbane rumble is heard nightly as the Magic Mirror in the production of the Fantasmic! water show.
1968:
The opening night of the Montreal Expo's World Exhibition of Animation Cinema takes place. The event features a screening of Disney's 1941 Dumbo as part of an "Hommage Aux Pionniers." Retired master animator Vladimir "Bill" Tytla has been invited - and although he is worried no one will remember him ... he attends. When the film finishes, they announce the presence of "The Great Animator". When the spotlight finally finds Tytla, to his surprise the audience goes wild!
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American Idol judge Kara
DioGuardi has written songs for such Disney recording acts as
Hilary Duff, Raven-Symoné,
Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato. Two of her songs
also appear on the Camp Rock
Soundtrack.
"If you can't say something nice ... don't say nothing at all." -Thumper
2007:
High School Musical 2 the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie
of the same name is released in the UK, New Zealand, South America and Asia.
2008:
Animation Mentor, the leading online character animation school created by animators for animators, holds a panel discussion and tribute to the life, work and inspiration of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston (two of Walt's "Nine Old Men") in Los Angeles, California.
A two-story tall dinosaur for Walt Disney World's T-Rex restaurant is transported on a flatbed truck to its new home in Downtown Disney.
The restaurant (still under construction) is scheduled to open this fall.
The new Mona Lisa Suite Hotel announces that the all-suite hotel and its Galerie Restaurant and Bar are open and welcoming guests. The luxurious 240-room property is located in the award-winning town of Celebration, Florida - just minutes from Walt Disney World.
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"What I’ve learned about writing
pop music is that, despite all the
changes in technology, the art of
crafting a great song hasn’t
really changed." -DioGuardi
"I have been a fan of Disney animation ever since my parents took me to see Snow White when I was six years old. It's been a constant fascination throughout my whole life, and I think Disney has managed to affect a lot of people's lives by providing a sense of wonder and fantasy." -Tony Jay
