1986:
WED Enterprises, first created in December 1952 to oversee the design of Disneyland, is renamed Walt Disney Imagineering. The term "Imagineering" is a portmanteau word that combines "imagination" and "engineering." The term was coined by Richard F. Sailer in an article titled "BRAINSTORMING IS IMAGINation enginEERING" which was written for the National Carbon Company Management Magazine in 1957. The term gravitated to Disney by unknown means.
2004:
Disney's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, starring Lindsay Lohen, is released. (The film is based on the teen book of the same name by writer Dyan Sheldon.)
Disney Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner appears as
a guest on CNN's Larry King Live.
1928:
Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit silent cartoon Africa Before Dark - in which Oswald is a big game hunter - is released.
It is directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks.
1946:
Actress-dancer-singer Sandy Duncan, the voice of Vixey in Disney's The Fox and
the Hound, is born in Henderson, Texas. Her Disney credits include the 1971 comedy feature The
Million Dollar Duck, the 1974 television special Sandy in Disneyland, the 1976 holiday program
Christmas in Disneyland, and the 1978 feature The Cat From Outer Space. (Known for her pixie cut blonde
hairdo and her perky demeanor, Duncan's most prominent roles include the title role in the Broadway production
of Peter Pan and Sandy Hogan on the hit sitcom The Hogan Family.)
1959:
The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs "Elfago Baca: The Griswold Murder." It is the 6th episode of the ten-part mini-series starring actor Robert Loggia.
1961:
Disney's animated short Aquamania, featuring Goofy, is released.
(It will be nominated for an Academy Award.)
1982:
"Beyond Witch Mountain" (a TV pilot for a proposed series) airs. It is
based on the 1975 Disney live-action film Escape to Witch Mountain.
1985:
Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck for over 50 years, passes at age
80 of leukemia in California. Supplying the voice for some 120 shorts and features, starting with The Wise Little Hen in 1934, the last film to feature Nash's famous voice was Mickey's Christmas Carol, released in 1983.
In addition to Donald's voice, Nash also voiced Daisy
Duck (in her earliest appearances), as well as
Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie.
For the last two years of his life, Nash continued to
provide Donald's voice for commercials, promos and
other miscellaneous projects, while training Disney
animator Tony Anselmo to take up the voice of the
famous duck. The tombstone of the grave he will
share with his wife Margaret (who will pass in 1993 -
the same year Clarence is named a Disney Legend) will depict a carving of Donald and Daisy Duck holding hands.
1995:
AT&T and The Walt Disney Company announces the latest project in
their 35-year association: the launch of the Indiana Jones Adventure,
Disneyland's exciting new thrill ride.
1996:
The ABC-TV sitcom Roseanne debuts part 1 of the Disney-themed
"We're Going to Disney World."
1998:
The streets of Downtown Disney Pleasure Island are transformed into
the French Quarter for a special five-night Mardi Gras celebration.
1999:
Downtown Disney Pleasure Island presents The Gap Band performing on the West End Stage.
2002:
It is reported that a brand new tombstone has been placed in the graveyard at
the entrance to Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion. The tombstone, the last one you will see when entering the attraction, is dedicated to Leota.
2003:
Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper of the syndicated television show "Ebert &
Roeper" host the third annual Film Festival at sea aboard the Disney Wonder.
Some 8,300 acres of the 30,000 plus acres at Walt Disney World is designated as a permanent wildlife conservation area ... it will never be developed.
2006:
Disney Channel kicks off the fourth season of That's So Raven with the episode "Raven, Sydney, and the Man" (the 79th episode overall).
1991:
The 33rd Grammy Awards are held at Radio City Music Hall. Best Recording for Children goes to The Little Mermaid—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.
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1971:
Walt Disney Productions releases The Aristocats (the twentieth
animated feature in the Disney animated features canon) in Brazil.
1936:
Disney holds an action analysis class for his animators. It is taught by Don Graham and includes a lecture on timing by Dick Huemer.
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"Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,
Japanese, Chinese and German." -Clarence Nash (the original voice of Donald Duck)
1937:
The Disney short Moose Hunters, directed by Ben Sharpsteen, is released. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy head out into the woods to hunt. But when Mickey lures one moose using a bush disguise, and the others lure another with a female moose decoy ... there's trouble when the two large moose meet!
2011:
The first TV spot for Pixar's upcoming Cars 2 airs during the broadcast of the
NASCAR Daytona 500. The computer-animated 3-D film, a sequel to the 2006 Cars, is
scheduled for release on June 24.
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