1987:
Disney's Sleeping Beauty is released on LaserDisc. (LaserDisc
will remain the "Lexus of Video" ... until the DVD comes along.)
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2002:
Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, co-hosts of television's leading film review series "Ebert & Roeper," host their second annual Ebert & Roeper Film Festival At Sea aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship.
The Atlanta Braves take on the University of Georgia for an afternoon spring training game at Disney's Wide World of Sports Baseball Stadium. The stadium, located at 700 Victory Way in Lake Buena Vista, is the spring training home of the Braves.
2005:
Clear Channel Radio launches a major promotion to help celebrate
50 years of family fun at Walt Disney theme parks.
More than 400 Clear Channel radio stations participate in the
campaign by airing promotional spots providing event details
for the "Happiest Celebration on Earth."
Florida Governor Jeb Bush names longtime Walt Disney World executive
Tom Lewis to run the Department of Management Services. (The agency
is responsible for overseeing state government infrastructure, including
building construction and state vehicles.)
Filming begins at the Disney Studio in Burbank, California for
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
1929:
Frank Gehry, architect of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, is born Frank Owen Goldberg in Toronto, Canada. Some of his best-known creations include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, Experience Music Project in Seattle, Washington, and his own private residence in Santa Monica, California!
1948:
Tony Award-winning actress-singer Bernadette Peters, the voice of
Angelique in Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, is born
Bernadette Lazarra in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. With a career that has already
spanned 5 decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films, and television.
1955:
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of Iago the Parrot for Disney's Aladdin feature, TV shows, and park attractions (such as Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management) is born in Brooklyn, New York. Gottfried's Disney TV credits include episodes of Hanna Montana, The Emperor's New School, and Hercules.
1986:
Veteran animator, future Disney Legend, & one of Walt's "Nine Old Men" Eric Larson retires at the age of 81. Larson created the kitten Figaro for the 1940 animated feature Pinocchio.
1997:
ABC-TV airs "Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party" at 9 p.m. EST. The special is hosted by Melissa Joan Hart (of TV's "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch") and Will Friedle (of TV's "Boy Meets World").
Wookie Chewbacca and actress Carrie Fisher (who portrayed Princess Leia in the classic film Star Wars) cuts an opening ribbon with a light saber during a Star Tours rededication ceremony at Disneyland. The event highlights the attraction’s 10th anniversary (Star Tours first opened January 9, 1987) and the 20th anniversary of the film (originally released on May 25, 1977).
2003:
UL's "Test the Limits Lab," attraction opens in Epcot's Innoventions at Walt
Disney World. Underwriters Labs Inc. (whose ubiquitous "UL" marks can be
found on billions of products around the world) hosts the interactive exhibit.
Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island begins its 3-day annual
Mardi Gras celebration.
The Lizzie McGuire episode "A Gordo Story" debuts on the Disney Channel as
does the That's So Raven episode "The Parties."
2004:
The Earl of Sandwich Shop opens at the Downtown Disney Marketplace in Florida. The shop's name honors British naval officer John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, who is credited with inventing the sandwich in 1762. Montagu’s living descendant, 11th Earl of Sandwich John Montagu, and his son Orlando collaborated with Robert Earl, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Planet Hollywood, to create the shop.
2006:
Disney releases Lady and the Tramp on a 2-disc DVD (for the first
time) to commemorate the animated feature's 50th anniversary.
Jazz vocalist/pianist Steve Tyrell releases his newest CD
Steve Tyrell: The Disney Standards.
An open house takes place at the 1927 California home of the late Roland Hill, architect of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle. The storybook home, located on Bennett Drive in Los Angeles, reflects Hill's whimsical style. Hill, who passed in November 1986, first began desiging homes and set designs in the mid 1920s. He joined Walt Disney Productions in the early 1950s.
2007:
Prestel Publishing releases the book Once upon a Time: Walt Disney:
The Sources of Inspiration for the Disney Studios by Bruno Girveau.
The Atlanta Braves kick off their home spring training schedule at Cracker Jack
Stadium (located in Disney World's Wide World of Sports Complex) with a game
against Georgia Tech.
"Come on! Everybody out! Migrate, people! Migrate!" -Iago
(Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management)
Walt Disney's original plans for a theme park (a place his employees & families could go to relax) were on
8 acres next to his
Burbank,
California studios.
1957:
Disney's series Mickey Mouse Club is among the
Golden Globe winners for Best TV Show.
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"The important thing is not how long I've been here (at Disney), but how much I've enjoyed it and what I've accomplished in all that time. When I think about my contribution to the animation that people enjoy so much, it makes me feel good." -Eric Larson
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1942:
The Pluto short Pluto, Junior, directed by Clyde Geronomi, is released. Like his father, young Pluto has a knack for getting into trouble, even while Pluto Sr. attempts to nap and relax.
1965:
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color airs part one of "Almost Angels" on NBC-TV.
2010:
The Visual Effects Society announce the winners of the 8th Annual VES Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture goes to Pixar's Up (Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera,
Steve May & Gary Bruins).
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special is awarded to Disney's Prep and Landing – Gadgets, Globes, and other Garish Gizmos (Dorothy McKim, Scott Kersavage, David Hutchins & Kee Suong).
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture is given to Pixar's Up – ‘Carl’- No Dad Scene (Ed Asner, Ron Zorman, Brian Tindall & Carmen Ngai).
Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture is also awarded to Pixar's Up (Jason Johnston, Alexis Angelidis, Jon Reisch & Eric Froemling).
1956:
Donald Novis, Judy Marsh and Wally Boag (from Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue) appear on the ABC-TV series Mickey Mouse Club. Today is Guest Star Day.
1977:
Episode 31 of The New Mickey Mouse Club airs. The Mouseketeers set sail in King Harbor,
California, and join a Sabot sailboat race. When Mouseketeer Scott falls overboard, it's the Coast Guard to the
rescue! Goofy demonstrates the proper way how not to water ski in the Mousekartoon Aquamania.
1981:
Disneyland holds the "America Sings Weekend" for the next two days. A whimsical salute to American history, guests can snap a souvenir photo with Sam the Eagle.
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