2005:
Disney Channel premieres the original movie Go Figure starring Jordan Hinson.
Katelin Kingsford (Hinson) an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach
named Natasha Goberman (played by Cristine Rose). But in order to attend the school that Goberman works
at, Katelin has to get a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.
Disney-MGM hosts the fourth (of 6) Star Wars Weekends. Celebrity guests include Jerome
Blake and Brian Gernand.
1895:
Actress Hattie McDaniel - Aunt Tempy in Disney's Song of the South and the first person of African descent to be nominated & win an Academy Award - is born in Wichita, Kansas. (Movie fans will recognize McDaniel for her Oscar-winning role of Mammy in the classic 1939 film Gone With The Wind.)
1910:
Imagineer, horticulturalist & Disney Legend Morgan "Bill" Evans is born in
Santa Monica, California. He guided the landscape design of Disney theme parks for half a century,
most notably the original Disneyland park. As a young man, Evans transformed his father's garden into a nursery business selling rare and exotic plants to the Hollywood elite. One of his customers was Walt Disney himself who asked Evans to landscape the grounds of his Holmby Hills home and surrounding gardens. Impressed by Evan's skill, Disney hired him to transform 80 acres of Anaheim orange groves into a lush theme park. After Disneyland opened in July 1955, Evans stayed on with Disney, working as a landscape planner, consultant, and maintenance supervisor. He later lent his expertise to Epcot, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris as well as Disney World's Polynesian Resort.
1949:
Child actor & Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran is born in Santa Monica, California.
His live-action Disney credits include Old Yeller (1957), The Shaggy Dog (1959),
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with the Circus (1960), and Pollyanna (1960).
1995:
Over 100,000 people attend a free outdoor premiere of Disney's Pocahontas
on the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park. Shown on four 80-foot high
screens, it is the largest opening ever for an animated film. A majority of the tickets were given away in
advance in a random lottery to those who responded to newspaper advertisements. Pocahontas will be released to select theaters in the U.S. on June 16, 1995.
1998:
The BET Soundstage Club opens at the site of the former Neon Armadillo Country & Western Club at Disney's Pleasure Island.
2000:
To mark the return of The Indiana Jones Spectacular to Disney-MGM Studios after a six-month hiatus for refurbishments, Disney invites 500 Floridians, mostly from the Orlando area, with the last name "Jones" to be in the audience for the grand reopening show!
2003:
Disney's The Jungle Book 2 is released on video and DVD. Originally released in theaters February 14, 2003, the animated sequel features the voices of John Goodman (as Baloo), Haley Joel Osment (as Mowgli), Tony Jay (as Shere Khan), and Phil Collins (as Lucky).
2006:
A brush fire continues to burn near Walt Disney World. A smoky odor and light haze surround the resort property. In Osceola County, parts of U.S. 192 remain closed.
The Hannah Montana episode "Ooh, Ooo, Itchy Woman" debuts on Disney Channel. It is the ninth episode of the hit series starring Miley Cyrus.
Disney Channel Australia airs High School Musical for the first time.
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle
is larger and
more ornate than Disneyland's
Sleeping Beauty Castle.
1994:
Thelma Howard, the Disney's live-in housekeeper and cook for 30 years (beginning
in 1951 at the age of 38), passes away just shy of her 80th birthday. Nicknamed "Foo-Foo," Walt often referred to her as "the real-life Mary Poppins." As a housekeeper for the Disney family, she
received a few shares of Disney stock as a Christmas gift as well as for birthdays and special events.
She lived frugally throughout her life, apparently not knowing the rising value of the stock ... actually made her a
multi-millionaire at the time of her death!
2007:
The Broadway cast of Mary Poppins performs live at the 61st Annual Tony Awards held at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. Mary Poppin's Bob Crowley takes home a Tony for Best Scenic Design of a Musical. Although Mary Poppins is also nominated for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Lighting Design for a Musical.
The Pixar short Your Friend the Rat, in which Remy and his brother Emile discuss rats through history, is released. It is Pixar's first short to use computer-animation, stock footage (from A Bug's Life), hand-drawn animation, live-action footage, and some stop-motion animation, all in one.
1923:
Disney Legend Becky Fallberg is born in Los Angeles, California. She joined the Studio in 1942 after graduating high school and studying art for one year at Los Angeles City College. Within months of joining Disney, Becky was promoted from telephone operator to painter, working on animated training and propaganda films, including Victory Through Air Power. Fallberg ultimately worked her way up to manager of the Ink and Paint department!
JUNE
2008:
Disney.com announces that for the first time ever the site will stream full-length
movies online, featuring selections from the Wonderful World of Disney. The
films will first air on ABC as part of the network’s weekly Wonderful World of Disney presentation on Saturday
nights throughout summer 2008. The full-length films will then be available for free streaming on Disney's site.
Severe weather in Central Florida, including a radar-indicated tornado, force
Disney World officials to temporarily close several rides at some theme parks.
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Cinderella Castle was
completed in July 1971, after
about 18 months of
construction. It is 189 feet tall
- more than twice the size of
Sleeping Beauty Castle!
Pocahontas premieres in NY City
"I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you." -Princess Pocahontas
1958:
Disney's "People and Places" documentary Wales is released. One of 17 travelogues that will be released over the next two years, this particular featurette tells the story of the Welsh people.
1953:
Disney producer Harry Tytle is called into Walt’s office. Animator Chuck Jones at
Warner Brothers has called applying for a job and Walt wants Tytle's opinion. (Jones will work for Disney for
just 4 months starting July 13.)
"To the best of my knowledge, he is a very nice fellow personally and considered to be one of the best directors on the outside." -Harry Tytle
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1980:
Disneyland's Grad Nite '80 takes place with live entertainment provided by Kool & The Gang, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Teri DeSario, Papa Doo Run Run, and Shalamar.
