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2005:
Rob Richards, the organist at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, receives the 2005 "Organist of the Year" award from the
American Theatre Organ Society.
1912:
Lyricist and songwriter Mack David (older brother of lyricist & songwriter Hal David) is born in New York City. Mack David is best known for his work in movies and television in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly his work on the Disney films Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. Along with Jerry Livingstone and Al Hoffman, Mack wrote the Cinderella songs "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes," "The Working Song," and the film's hit song "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo," which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1950. For Alice in Wonderland, the same team wrote "The Unbirthday Song."
1950:
Singer-songwriter and actor Huey Lewis is born in New York City. Lewis sang
"Once Upon A Time In New York City" for Disney's 1988 animated feature Oliver & Company and appeared in Disney's 2000 movie Duets (a Hollywood Pictures release) with Gwyneth Paltrow. Music fans will know him as
the lead singer of Huey Lewis and The News, who appeared in concert at Disney World's Pleasure Island on
New Year's Eve 1998.
1975:
Actor Dale Godboldo, a member of Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club (for seasons 4-7) is born in Dallas, Texas.
1988:
Epcot's Maelstrom, at the recently opened Norway Pavilion, opens to guests. Visitors
ride boats that are patterned after Viking ships and pass through various scenes with audio-animatronic figures.
1989:
Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 70-millionth guest!
1996:
The 500th Disney Store opens - in the Metro Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
1998:
Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon compilation The Spirit of Mickey is released.
2002:
The Lizzie McGuire episode "In Miranda Lizzie Does Not Trust" debuts on the Disney Channel.
2006:
It is announced that actor Jacob Young (JR Chandler on ABC’s All My Children) will extend his role as Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Originally scheduled to perform in the musical for ten weeks through July 16th, Young will now play the role through August 20th.
1994:
Hollywood Records releases Angels In The Outfield
an original Walt Disney Pictures soundtrack album.
Parker Brothers released
the Disneyland Monorail Game in 1960. The object of the board game was to be the first player to complete the Monorail Ride and finish
ahead of Casey Jr.
1978:
Disney's live-action feature Hot Lead and Cold Feet is released in theaters.
The comedy - about a tough father who is out to take control of a small western town with the help of his twin sons: one a gunfighter, the other a mild-mannered coward - features Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts, Jack Elam, and Darren McGavin.
1928:
Character actor Warren Oates is born in Depoy, Kentucky. Best known for his roles
in such features as Blue Thunder, Stripes, and The Wild Bunch, Oates portrayed John Blythe in Disney's 2-part
1968 TV production The Mystery of Edward Sims. (He also appeared in the Sherman Brothers musical version
of Tom Sawyer as "Muff Potter" the town drunk.)
Actress Katherine Helmond, the voice of Lizzie in the animated features Cars and
Cars 2 is born in Galveston, Texas. TV fans know her from the hit sitcoms Soap, Who's the Boss?,
and Everybody Loves Raymond.
2007:
Epcot Vice President Jim MacPhee announces that the 257-foot-tall Mickey Mouse arm, glove and wand logo structure at Epcot is coming down. The structure (up since Disney World's 2000 millennium celebration) leans on Epcot's previous and future iconic figure, the Spaceship Earth Pavilion.
It is reported that Jim Carrey is set to star in A Christmas Carol movie directed by Robert Zemeckis. The Disney movie will be a motion capture animation with Carrey playing Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Hoskins as Mr. Fezziwig. (The film will open in 2009.)
1944:
The United Seamen's Service, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, asks Walt Disney Studios to produce a patch for the Merchant Marine. An exhibition of wartime art of merchant seamen of the United Nations is scheduled at the Los Angeles County Museum from July 16 to August 13. In connection with this exhibition, The United Seamen's Service, Inc. wants to display this new Merchant Marine patch art at a public ceremony on Sunday, July 23. (Disney will have his artists create a patch for the U.S. Merchant Marine, recognizing their efforts in the conduct of World War II. Using one of their colorful characters, Battlin' Pete, the patch will show Pete knocking out a humanized torpedo!)
1991:
Actor Jason Dolley is born in Simi Valley, California. Disney Channel fans know him as Newt Livingston in the series Cory in the House, the star of the Disney Channel film Minutemen, and PJ Duncan in the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie.
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Napoleon and Samantha released
"The more I go to other amusement parks in all parts of the world, the more I am convinced of the wisdom of the original concepts of Disneyland. I mean, have a single entrance through which all traffic would flow, then a hub off which the various areas were situated. That gives people a sense of orientation – they know where they are at all times. And it saves a lot of walking." -Walt Disney
1972:
Disney's live-action feature Napoleon and Samantha, starring Michael Douglas, Will Geer, Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster (in her feature film debut), is released. The film centers on two young children and a pet lion (a former circus performer) who go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.
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1997:
ABC-TV airs the animated Disney series Nightmare Ned for the last time with the episodes "Dentist," and "Lucky Abe (One Cent Ned)."
1963:
The Disney finance department opens a new account labeled "Music and Lyrics for Pepsi-Cola Exhibit." Discussions about music for the Pepsi-Cola Pavilion (for the 1964/65 New York World's Fair) had revolved around the idea of children from many nations singing their respective national anthems. Walt Disney himself has suggested the Sherman Brothers write one simple tune that can be sung by all the children. The tune has to be simple and catchy, but also has to have enough variety so as not to become redundant over the course of the ride. (The Sherman Brothers will come up "It's A Small World.")
1930:
The Fox Midland Theater chain officially launches the Mickey Mouse Club. A weekly
event for all boys and girls, the club will meet on Saturday mornings all across the USA.
