CommuniCore (which is short for Community Core) was an Epcot attraction held in two buildings to the east and west of Spaceship Earth. Both featured technology exhibits.
2006:
Walt Disney Pictures The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe receives Oscar nominations for Sound mixing, makeup, and visual effects. Also nominated is the Disney distributed March of the Penguins for Documentary Feature.
Walt Disney Records releases Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 8 - a 2-disc enhanced CD. The compilation includes songs by Aly & AJ, Jesse McCartney, Hilary Duff, Everlife, and The Click Five.
1937:
Actress Suzanne Pleshette, the voice of Zira in Disney's 1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, is born in New York City. She
also appears in the live-action Disney comedies The Shaggy D.A., The Ugly Dachshund, Blackbeard's
Ghost, and The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin. (Pleshette is known to fans of the 1970s TV series The Bob
Newhart Show as Emily Hartley.)
1956:
A.A. Milne, English author and creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, passes
away in Hartfield, Sussex after a long illness. In 1952, Milne had underwent
an operation of the brain, which unfortunately left him an invalid.
1971:
Actress Minnie Driver, the voice of Jane Porter in Disney's Tarzan, is born in London, England.
1978:
Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas (two of Walt's
"Nine Old Men") retire together. They will both go on to author several books, give lectures and consult on many film projects.
1981:
Justin Timberlake, a member of Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club and one-fifth of the singing group NSYNC, is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1994:
Epcot's CommuniCore East and West close.
1995:
The Disney animated movie, Gargoyles: The Movie: The Heroes Awaken, is released to video.
1998:
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle (decorated like a cake for the park's 25th anniversary celebration) is returned to its traditional look.
2002:
As of this day, Disney stops selling Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tarzan, Mulan, and Pinocchio on VHS and DVD.
2004:
An auction called "75 Years of Fun with Mickey Mouse" takes place at the Grand Californian Hotel in the Disneyland Resort.
2005:
Dream on, Silly Dreamer, a documentary on the demise of traditional animation
at Disney, premieres at the Animex International Festival of Animation (in
Middlesbrough, England).
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1988:
Quarterback Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins announces, "I'm going to
Disneyland!" following his team's win over the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XXII
in San Diego.
1999:
At Super Bowl XXXIII (in Miami) Terrell Davis and John Elway of the Denver Broncos shout "We're going to Disney World!" following their team's 34-19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
1993:
At Super Bowl XXVII (in Pasadena) Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman declares "I'm going to Disneyland!" after his team's 52-17 win over the Buffalo Bills.
2003:
Disney Channel debuts the Lizzie McGuire episode "Clue-Less" and
the That's So Raven episode "Smell of Victory."
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1987:
It is reported that Delta Air Lines will spend about $18 million over the next 10 years for a promotional tie-in with Disney World, replacing its rival, Eastern Airlines, as the official airline of the Florida resort.
2008:
Beginning this day - and continuing nearly every night throughout 2008 - a Year of a Million Dreams winner will be chosen randomly to spend a night inside Disneyland Park! Guests awarded this dream will stay inside a brand new, in-park lavish apartment originally designed for Walt Disney himself (formerly the Disney Gallery).
On what would have been her 71st birthday, actress Suzanne Pleshette
receives the 2,355th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"Actresses may come and actresses may go . . . but few, if any, leave the impression that
Suzanne Pleshette has left, first during the production of The Ugly Dachshund, then Bullwhip Griffin." -Spring 1966 issue of Disney News
1943:
Disney's animated feature Pinocchio is released in Finland.
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1986:
The comedy feature film Down and Out in Beverly Hills is released. The 5th movie by
Disney's Touchstone Pictures, it stars Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss.
2007:
Demolition begins on the North Wing of Disney World's Contemporary
Resort. A new project is planned for the area. (The project will be unveiled in
September 2008 as Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort.)
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"I'm an actress, and that's why I'm still here. Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves." -Suzanne Pleshette
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2010:
Composer Michael Giacchino takes home two Grammys for his music in
Disney/Pixar's Up. Nominated for 4 awards at the 52nd annual Grammys, including one for his score for
Star Trek (the only Trek film to ever be nominated for a Grammy), Giacchino is awarded Best Score
Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and Best Instrumental Composition
(specifically for the song "Married Life").
