1989:
Disney announces an agreement-in-principle with Jim Henson to acquire
the merchandising, licensing, and publishing rights to the Muppets.
(Sadly, Henson will suddenly pass away in May 1990 causing the deal to temporarily end the following December.)
1998:
The Disney Channel Original Movie Brink! (a loose adaptation of Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates) first airs.
1905:
Cartoonist and Disney Legend Al Taliaferro is born Charles Alfred Taliaferro in Montrose, Colorado. He was hired by Disney in 1931 as an animator, but later moved to the comic book department where he lettered the Mickey Mouse strips. Starting in 1938, Taliaferro began drawing the daily Donald Duck comic strips - which greatly contributed to the development of the character. He drew Donald until his death in 1969. Today Taliaferro is best known as the first artist of Donald Duck newspaper comics (which were at the time distributed by King Features Syndicate).
1955:
At Disneyland, the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant opens in Fantasyland. It will be a popular park landmark. (When
the new Fantasyland opens in 1983, the ship will be replaced with a new version of the Dumbo attraction.)
1964:
Disney's Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson,
and Glynis Johns is generally released. Based on a series of children's books by P. L. Travers
about a magical nanny who comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family, the film features
music by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman.
1977:
All 12 New Mouseketeers depart from LAX Airport bound for Florida
(where they will appear at Walt Disney World for 4 days).
1982:
At Disneyland, Peter Pan's Flight closes for extensive remodeling. (It will reopen in May 1983.)
2006:
Disney releases the direct-to-video sequel Brother Bear 2, TaleSpin: Volume 1, and Darkwing Duck: Volume 1 to DVD.
The Tipton Hotel is a fictional
apartment hotel set in Boston,
from Disney Channel's
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
The Tipton Building itself doesn't
exist; shots of the building's
exterior are pictures of the
Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
2008:
Passengers on the August 28-31 sailing of the Disney Wonder cruise ship
experience a "Hollywood-style, red-carpet" event with the premiere of the new
Disney Channel television series, The Suite Life on Deck.
A spin-off of Disney’s popular The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, passengers get a sneak peak at the first
episode and a question-and-answer session with cast members.
Starting this day, Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre presents a
digitally restored version of Disney's 1958 Sleeping Beauty.
Guests can view this animated classic in wide-screen through September 18.
Direct from the Beijing Games where he won a record eight
Gold Medals, world champion swimmer Michael Phelps celebrates his
unprecedented achievement with an all-American homecoming parade in his
honor at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. (This is the second such event for Phelps
who was also honored following the 2004 Summer Games.)
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1992:
British children's author Mary Norton passes away in Devon, England. Her first book - "The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons" published in
1943, and the sequel "Bonfires and Broomsticks" - became the basis for Disney's 1971 live-action feature Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
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1971:
Actress Carla Gugino is born in Sarasota, Florida. Her Disney credits include Race to Witch Mountain and Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. (Fans of the Spy Kids trilogy will recognize her as Ingrid Cortez.)
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Mary Poppins generally released
"That's a piecrust promise. Easily made, easily broken." -Mary Poppins
2000:
Walt Disney Records releases Woody's Round-up, performed by the
yodelin' cowboy group Riders in the Sky.
1891:
Joyce Clyde Hall, businessman and founder of Hallmark Cards, is born in David City,
Nebraska. Interestingly, Hall at one time lived only about a mile away from Walt Disney in Kansas City, Missouri ... though the two didn't meet until they began doing business together in 1931!
"They (Hall & Disney) became good friends
who shared a passion for art, creativity, and visionary ideas." -Don Hall, Jr. (grandson of J.C. Hall and CEO of Hallmark)
Al Taliaferro born
2010:
Doug Parks of Gotha, Florida - the man widely believed to be the very first Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World - passes away at age 60. An entertainment Cast Member for 39 years, he began working at WDW when the park debuted in 1971. It was Parks who stood at Roy O. Disney's side at the formal dedication of the Magic Kingdom on October 25, 1971. Standing 4 feet, 7 inches, Parks was the perfect size to play Mickey.
"For four decades, Walt Disney World was a better place thanks to Doug and his contributions." -Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton
"I knew I was going to be a cartoonist. I've always believed that if you want anything bad enough and you work hard enough for it, eventually you'll get it." -Al Taliaferro (1968)
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2011:
At approximately 6:30 a.m. Hawai'i time the doors to the Maka'ala
lobby of Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, open and the first guests
enter. Disney's first resort in Hawaii, it is a built-from-scratch complex designed to provide
a unique mix of mouse-inspired "imagineering" and Native Hawaiian culture. Located in the
Ko Olima resort area, 20 miles west of downtown Honolulu, Aulani sits at the southern end of Oahu’s Waianae or Leeward Coast.
It is announced that Disney Channel has ordered a third season of
its hit kid and family sitcom, Good Luck Charlie.
