1900:
Animator David Dodd Hand is born in Plainfield, New Jersey. Exactly 30 years later he will join the Disney Studios as its 21st animator and eventually become one of Walt's top directors.
1928:
Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Neck 'n' Neck is released.
1942:
The Disney cartoon The New Spirit (distributed by the War Activities
Committee of the Motion Picture Industry) is released. Patriot Donald Duck, eager to learn what he can contribute to the war effort, is disappointed when a radio announcer advises him to pay his income tax promptly. The announcer turns him around by explaining the vital need for his money and he guides Donald through the simplified tax form to help him use his "Taxes to beat the Axis." The New Spirit will be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.
1943:
Disney animator & one of Walt's "Nine Old Men," Ollie Johnston marries Marie
Worthey (an employee in Disney's Ink and Paint Department) at the chapel at
Stanford University in California - where Ollie’s father is head of the Romance
Languages department.
1946:
Disney animator Frank Thomas (one of Walt's "Nine Old Men") is discharged from the Army Air Corps. Enlisted in the service since December 1942, he will return to work at the Disney Studio in April 1946.
1957:
The Disneyland television series airs "Our Friend, the Atom." Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted
scientist in the field of atomic energy, hosts this look at the possibility of an exciting new power source.
1959:
The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs "Texas John Slaughter: Showdown at Sandoval."
1964:
Kelly Parsons, a member of the 1977-1978 TV show
The New Mouseketeers, is born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1976:
Actor & singer/songwriter Tony Lucca, a member of Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (during seasons 4-7), is born in Pontiac, Michigan.
1999:
The Disney Channel Original Movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, about a thirteen-year-old girl (played by Kirsten Storms) living in the year 2049, airs for the first time.
2000:
The 57th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for
1999, are presented. Phil Collins wins for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for "You'll Be In My
Heart" from Disney's Tarzan. The Disney-Pixar feature Toy Story 2 is awarded Best Picture - Comedy/Musical.
2001:
Disney's The Kid (starring Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, and Lily Tomlin) is released on video.
2004:
Disney's animated series Dave the Barbarian debuts on Disney Channel.
2005:
The NFFC hosts the World's Largest Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale at the Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in Garden Grove, California.
2006:
Monsters, Inc.: Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, a new dark ride, officially opens
to the public at Disney's California Adventure.
The Walt Disney Co. headquarters building in Burbank, California is renamed as
"Team Disney - The Michael D. Eisner Building." (Eisner was chief executive officer of the
company for 21 years.)
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In 1957, the average
Disneyland guest shelled
out $4.90 ... $2.72 for
rides and admission, $2
for food, and another 18
cents for various
souvenirs.
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1979:
The feature Take Down, released through Disney's Buena Vista Distribution company, is released. The drama, about a coach of a high-school wrestling team who tries to help one of his players, stars Edward Hermann and Lorenzo Lamas. (This is Disney's first PG-rated film, five years before the launch of their Touchstone Pictures.)
Today is National Pie Day
1995:
Plans for the Walt Disney World Speedway are announced. Construction on the racing facility will begin later in the year.
1913:
Singer Max Smith is born in San Luis Obispo, California. As a member of the Mello-O Men (a barbershop-type quartet) his Disney film credits include Alice in Wonderland and Lady and the Tramp.
Along with Bill Cole Stevens, Bill Lee & Thurl Ravenscroft, the Mello-O Men also performed on countless
Disney TV programs and of course suppy the vocals for the Haunted Mansion's "Grim Grinning Ghosts."
1998:
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, a Touchstone Home Video production based on a Ray Bradbury story, is released direct-to-video. The film is produced by Stuart Gordon and Roy E. Disney and stars Edward James Olmos and Joe Mantegna.
1987:
The new Mark V monorails debut at Disneyland. The Mark V monorails are the second of the
"Learjet" styled monorails used for Disney and are based on the design of the Bombardier Mark IVs in service at
Walt Disney World. Built by Ride & Show Engineering, Inc., the 5-train Mark V monorails can carry 145 passengers.
(The Mark V monorail will be used until 2008 when they will be completely replaced by the Mark VII monorail.)
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JANUARY 23
THIS DAY MADE
IN THE
USA
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SEASON 3 EPISODE 14
"Jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down." -Ray Bradbury
1948:
Disney releases the Goofy short They're Off, directed by Jack Hannah.
Goofy demonstrates the proper way to pick a winning race horse.
