1995:
The Disneyana Convention 1995 - "40 Years of Adventure"
(featuring antiques & collectibles) kicks off at the Disneyland Hotel.
2005:
Walt Disney Records releases Disneymania 3, an audio CD featuring
such recording artists as Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey, The
Cheetah Girls, Clay Aiken, and Lalaine.
1899:
Lillian Marie Bounds (the wife of Walt Disney for 41 years) is born in
Spalding, Idaho. Growing up in Lapwai, Idaho, on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, her
father worked as a blacksmith and federal marshal. Lillian moved to California in 1923 to join her
sister Hazel who was already living in Los Angeles. She took a job at the new Disney Studios, where
she worked first as a secretary and then an ink artist ... before marrying the
boss on July 13, 1925.
1925:
Disney's Alice Comedy Alice Solves the Puzzle, featuring Margie Gay as Alice
for the first time, is released. This short features the first appearance of an animated character
named Pegleg Pete (who will go on to become Mickey's nemisis, and Goofy's next-door neighbor).
1926:
The Alice Comedy Alice's Balloon Race is released.
1936:
Mikijeve Novine (which means Mickey's Journal) is published by D. Dragicevic.
It is the second Serbian publication having to do with Disney's character.
1950:
Disney's animated feature film Cinderella is released.
Ilene Woods supplies the voice for Cinderella and Eleanor Audley (the future voice of Madame Leota for the Haunted Mansion attractions) is the voice of Lady Tremaine. Mike Douglas (future talk show host) is the un-credited singing voice of Prince Charming. (It will be one of the top grossing films of 1950 and be nominated for 3 Academy Awards.)
1956:
The Disneyland television series the episode
"Our Unsung Villains," narrated by Walt Disney.
2001:
Someone burning debris without authorization starts a fire that races through tinder-dry swampland in central Florida about 15 miles from Walt Disney World. (It will go on to burn over 11,000 acres.)
2002:
Return to Neverland, Disney's animated Peter Pan sequel, is released to theaters. (Critic Roger Ebert will give the film a 3 star rating.)
Richard W. Cook (a 31-year Disney veteran) is promoted to Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. He began his career as a ride operator at Disneyland in 1970.
2006:
Mount Everest arrives in New York's Times Square as part of a massive Disney publicity stunt to promote Expedition Adventure, a new thrill ride soon to open at Animal Kingdom in Florida. A pair of giant billboards depict Mount Everest, a runaway train, and the mysterious villain Yeti.
The 4th Annual VES Awards are held at the Hollywood Palladium. John Lasseter is given the George Méliès Award for his lifetime work in advancing visual effects and digital technology. (The Visual Effects Society honor their peers for outstanding work in visual effects in numerous categories for feature films, special venue films, commercials, television shows/mini series, music videos and video games.)
1907:
Actor Cesar Romero is born in New York City. His Disney credits include the live-action comedies The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) and The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - in which he portrays the corrupt but inept villain A.J. Arno. Romero was cast as Esteban de la Cruz for 4 episodes of Disney's Zorro television series. He was also one of many celebrities who took part in Walt Disney World's three-day opening festivities in October 1971. (Fans of TV's Batman will remember Romero as the Joker!)
1927:
Comedy veteran Harvey Korman is born in Chicago, Illinois. His Disney credits include an episode of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the live-action feature Herbie Goes Bananas, the television serial The Adventures of Gallegher, and the two-part Emil and the Detectives. He also co-starred in the short-lived Touchstone TV sitcom The Nutt House. (Fans of The Carol Burnett Show will remember Korman as a regular member of her talented cast.)
2007:
New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi and his wife Heidi -
who are on vacation with their family at Disney World - take a ride aboard the Expedition Everest attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Bruschi, an 11-year NFL veteran, led the Patriots' defense this past season with 124 tackles.
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At Disneyland,
the only human
with a Mickey's
Toontown window
dedication is
Walt Disney himself!
Midnight never strikes when you're in love.
1951:
Musical theatre actor Paul Kandel is born in Queens, New York. His Disney credits include the voice of Clopin, a mischievous gypsy, for the 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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At the library, it reads:
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2009:
Disney announces it has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Denmark’s privately held Lego Group, giving the toy maker access to Disney and Disney Pixar properties.
At Disney's Hollywood Studios, 14-year-old Gabi Nicole Carrubba
wins the audience vote at the American Idol Experience finale show
(on the attraction's official second day running). She is the first contestant to win a Dream Ticket singing a Disney song - "Colors of the Wind" from Disney’s Pocahontas.
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"You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I don't have that. I'm a banana."
-Harvey Korman (born This Day 1927)
1930:
Autumn, the third 4 seasons Symphony is released. In this short, bears,
beavers, squirrels and other mammals rush to store up food for the winter. It is directed by
Ub Iwerks and released through Columbia Pictures.
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1999:
The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World celebrates its 10,000th day of
operation, after opening its gates to guests on October 1, 1971!
1948:
Academy Award nominations are announced with Disney receiving four.
Song of the South - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film Song of the South - Best Music, Song
Pluto's Blue Note and Chip an' Dale - Best Short Subjects, Cartoons
The 20th Academy Awards will take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 20.
1954:
Disney receives six Academy Award nominations on this day.
Rugged Bear and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom - Best Short Subjects, Cartoons
Bear Country and Ben and Me - Best Short Subjects, Two Reels
The Alaskan Eskimo - Best Documentary, Short Subjects
The Living Desert - Best Documentary, Features
The 26th Academy Awards will take place March 25.
1989:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is nominated for six Academy Awards. Winners will be announced March 27. Although not associated with Disney, Pixar's Tiny Toy is nominated for Best Short Film (Animated).
1977:
Episode 22 of The New Mickey Mouse Club airs. Mouseketeer Lisa Whelchel narrates a special feature about kids on skis. In "Thieves in the Night" episode 5 of the serial "The Mystery of Rustlers' Cave,"
Patty, Chris and Stewie overhear Waco and Charlie talking about the cattle they are about to rustle!
1996:
The new Team Disney Anaheim building in the backstage area of Disneyland officially opens. This new administration complex was designed by noted architect Frank Gehry and is home to various support areas and about 1,200 employees.
2000:
The Sixth Sense (released by Disney's Touchstone Pictures) is nominated for 4 Academy Awards. "When She Loved Me" (written by Randy Newman and performed by Sarah McLachlan from Toy Story 2) and "You'll Be In My Heart" (written and performed by Phil Collins from Tarzan) are both nominated for Best Song. The 72nd Academy Awards will take place March 26.
2011:
Everybody Wants to Be a Cat: Disney Jazz, Vol 1 is released. The audio CD is a
brand new collection of 13 classic Disney songs recorded by a mix of Jazz luminaries and newcomers
such as Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck, Regina Carter, and Esperanza Spalding.
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