1955:
The Disneyland television series airs "From Aesop to Hans Christian
Anderson." Walt hosts a cartoon tribute to the old storytellers of the past.
2005:
Disney Channel is nominated in nine categories for the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (more than any cable network). Its sister studio, Walt Disney Television Animation, is honored with seven nominations (more than any animation studio). Programs nominated include Kim Possible, Lilo & Stich: The Series, and Rolie Polie Olie. (Winners will be announced May 20.)
1959:
Actor Eric Blore - the voice of Mr. Toad in Disney's 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - passes away in Hollywood, California.
1976:
Walt Disney World welcomes its 50-millionth guest - Susan Brummer!
1986:
Disneyland's Safari Outpost opens in Adventureland.
2000:
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Walt Disney World is planning a space exploration attraction that has intrigued NASA. The Space Pavilion, expected to open at Epcot in 2003, would feature a series of interactive exhibits and shows describing space exploration, culminating in a motion-simulator ride similar to what NASA astronauts use to prepare for space flight.
2003:
Disney World's Blizzard Beach water park opens for the season.
2004:
Roy E. Disney and Stanley P. Gold hold a SaveDisney.com briefing and reception
for shareholders of the Walt Disney Company in Philadelphia, the day before
Disney's Annual Shareholder Meeting. The rally draws 800 people.
That evening, Michael Eisner, Robert Iger, and the Disney board of directors
meet. Eisner offers to resign, but the board opposes and instead agrees to cede the title of chairman to
George Mitchell.
The ABC-TV comedy series According to Jim airs part 2 of "When You
Wish To Be A Star," an episode filmed aboard the Disney Magic. It is the first time ever
an entertainment program has been filmed aboard either of the premier Disney Cruise Line ships.
1957:
In an attempt to appeal to the adult record-buying public,
Disneyland Records runs an ad in Billboard. The spot promotes "3 exciting new albums" -
Yarns and Songs by Fess Parker, Folk Songs From The Far Corners by Frances Archer & Beverly Gile, and
Echoes of Disneyland featuring Dee Fisher at the Disneyland Wurlitzer organ.
2007:
ABC and Disney Channel sweep the 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards with nine wins. Among the winners is Disney Channel's That’s So Raven for Outstanding Children’s Program and Outstanding Performance, Children’s Program for star Raven Symoné.
The fourth annual ESPN The Weekend kicks off at Disney-MGM Studios. The three-day event is hosted by former NBA All-Star David Robinson and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Disney's Touchstone Pictures releases the comedy Wild Hogs starring Tim Allen,
John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy.
Adult Mouseketeer Jimmie Dodd wrote the original
theme song for TV's the
"Mickey Mouse Club."
1944:
Disney is shut out at the 1943 Academy Awards, held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre (hosted by Jack Benny). Although nominated for Best Sound Recording for Saludos Amigos, Walt Disney Sound Department is edged out by RKO Radio Studio Sound Department for This Land Is Mine. Songwriters Charles Wolcott & Ned Washington's tune "Saludos Amigos" loses to "You'll Never Know" (from the film Hello, Frisco, Hello) in the Best Music, Song category. Disney's animated Reason and Emotion is beat out in the Short, Subjects, Cartoon category by MGM's Yankee Doodle Mouse.
1985:
The Disney Channel airs "Alive or Dead," the 25th episode of the
series The Edison Twins.
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2009:
Disney Cruise Line announces that construction has started in Germany on two new ships - the Disney "Dream" and the Disney "Fantasy" - that will be stationed at Port Canaveral, Florida (starting sometime in 2011).
1951:
The Donald Duck short Dude Duck, directed by Jack Hannah, is released.
Donald goes on vacation to a dude ranch to relax ... but meets a totally uncooperative horse!
1946:
Hedda Hopper's gossip column in the Los Angeles Times includes these words:
Johnny Appleseed, the legendary man who went through the wild west in the old
days planting apple trees, is certainly getting a play here [in Hollywood, that is].
Walt Disney's doing a cartoon fantasy based on the character.
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"Over the past few months, a campaign of misinformation and distortion has been waged against us. And tomorrow -- at our annual shareholders meeting -- we're going to have the opportunity to set the record straight. The fact is the Walt Disney Company is the number one family entertainment company in the world.
A recent survey by 'Fortune' Magazine placed us at the top in terms of the most admired entertainment companies." -Disney President & COO Robert Iger (March 2, 2004)
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1928:
Walt Disney, still in New York, continues to re-negotiate a deal with Charles Mintz of Winkler Productions for the next series of Oswald cartoons. Mintz raises his offer from the day before to $1750 per film plus 50 percent of the profits. Walt will agree only if Mintz can produce the contract immediately ... but Mintz claims he cannot.
2010:
Alice in Wonderland: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Almost Alice are both
released on the same day. The soundtrack CD features Danny Elfman's score and Almost Alice
features a collection of various artists' music inspired by Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (to be released
March 5). Almost Alice includes Grace Potter & The Nocturnals performing "White Rabbit" and Plain White T's
performing "Welcome to Mystery."
Also released by Disney Interactive Studios - a video game based on the film for the Wii, Nintendo DS
and Windows PC.
The Atlanta Braves play their first spring training game of the season against a
Major League team, when they lose to the New York Mets 4-2 at Champion
Stadium located in Walt Disney World.
1977:
Episode 33 of The New Mickey Mouse Club airs on television. Today is Surprise Day
with country/folk singer-songwriter Larry Groce performing his hit song "Junk Food Junkie."
2011:
The 18th annual International Flower and Garden Festival begins at Epcot.
Running through May 15, the event features beautiful topiaries, fun concerts, educational demonstrations, and celebrity appearances. For the first time ever, the Festival is being sponsored by HGTV, who will showcase their television personalities on the HGTV stage.
1948:
Guitarist Larry Carlton is born in Torrance, California. Known for his smooth jazz sound, Carlton is a four-time Grammy Award winner. Two of his songs, "Sea Space" and "Bubble Shuffle," can be heard in the Tomorrowland area of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. (Before his transition to a solo career, Carlton was one of the most in-demand studio musicians of the past three decades. His catalog of work includes film soundtracks, television themes, and work on more than 100 gold albums.)
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