2004:
Walt Disney World's It's a Small World attraction officially closes for renovations. (It is scheduled to reopen Spring 2005.)
1878:
Actor-comedian & composer Roy Atwell - the voice of Doc in
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - is born in Syracuse, New York.
1925:
Athlete-turned-actor Roscoe Lee Browne - the voice of Arrow in Disney's 2002
Treasure Planet - is born in Woodbury, New Jersey. His Disney credits also
include the 1988 Oliver & Company and the 1973 live-action feature The World's Greatest Athlete.
1927:
Disney's Alice Comedy Alice's Knaughty Knight, featuring Lois Hardwick, is released.
1937:
Actor, writer, television producer, musician and voice actor Lorenzo Music is born Gerald David Music in Brooklyn, New York. He will go on to voice characters for such Disney television shows as TaleSpin, Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, and Darkwing Duck. (He will be best remembered as the voice of the cartoon cat Garfield and the voice of Carlton the doorman on the CBS television sitcom Rhoda.)
1964:
Disney's 4th World's Fair exhibit, "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,"
finally makes its New York debut after weeks of technical problems.
1989:
Disney Channel airs episode 7 of MMC. Today is Guest Day!
1990:
Actress Kay Panabaker, who lent her voice to Monsters Inc., is born in Orange, Texas.
Also appearing on an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and 13 episodes of Phil of the Future, television fans will recognize her as Nikki on the short-lived but popular series Summerland and as Lindsey on
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
1993:
The Theater of the Stars, a 1500-seat amphitheater opened since the park's debut
and located just to the right of the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant at
Disney-MGM, temporarily closes. It will be moved to make way for
the construction of the new Sunset Boulevard area.
2003:
The popular Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire hits the big screen with The Lizzie McGuire Movie starring Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Clayton Snyder, Ashlie Brillault, and Jake Thomas. The film was primarily shot on location in Rome with some scenes shot in Los Angeles at Ren-Mar Studios (where the series was filmed).
The That's So Raven episode "Teach Your Children Well" airs for the first time on Disney Channel.
2006:
At 9:02 a.m., Disneyland welcomes 12-year old Emmalee Mason of Colorado Springs,
Colorado - the honorary two-billionth guest to visit a Disney Park! Emmalee is presented
with a giant golden key and a lifetime pass to all 11 Disney Parks around the world.
On its debut in 1989 Disney-MGM
Studios (today known as
Disney's Hollywood Studios) was so crowded that officials had to
close its parking lot at only 9:15
a.m. - just about an hour after
opening!
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2007:
The annual Dreamers and Doers Awards are handed out at Epcot.
The program honors well-rounded students who have shown academic success, leadership, character and community involvement. Among the 100 honored are Floridians Owen Fasolas, a senior at Winter Park High, Hayley Nielsen, a fifth-grader from T.W. Lawton Elementary in Seminole County, and Christopher Dela Cruz, an eighth-grader at Orlando St. John Vianney Catholic School. The honorees receive the red-carpet treatment, including a welcome from Disney characters, a confetti shower and a performance by former American Idol contestant Diana DeGarmo.
1982:
Today is the first day of EPCOT Center site tours for Cast Members and their families. Narrated tours for the soon-to-be-open theme park leave every half hour. (EPCOT will have its grand debut on October 1.)
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Grumpy: Ask her who she is, and what she's doing here!
Doc: Ah, yes. What are you, and who are you doing here?
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Lincoln debuts at World's Fair
1972:
Actor Dwayne Johnson also known by his former ring name The Rock, and occasionally credited as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is born in Hayward, California. A former professional wrestler, his Disney credits include the features The Game Plan and Race to Witch Mountain.
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2002:
Both Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros make their DVD debuts under the Gold Classic Collection banner.
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2008:
Disneyland Resort Ambassador Liz Hetzel, along with Disney's Senior Vice President
of Corporate Responsibility, Jennifer Anopolsky, host Disney's Environmentality
Challenge at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. The challenge is a statewide competition for fifth
graders who develop environmentally friendly programs as a class.
1986:
The Disney film Portraits of Canada, produced in conjunction with Telecom Canada, is released at the opening of Expo '86, the world exposition held in Vancouver, Canada.
A Circle-Vision film, it is directed by Jeff Blyth (whose credits include Wonders of China and American Journeys.)
1916:
Cinematographer, animal trainer, logger and explorer S. Lloyd Beebe is born in Huntingdon, a community within Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. He and his wife Catherine were founders and owners of Olympic Game Farm in Sequim, Washington (which originally started as a filming location for Walt Disney in the early 1950’s). They worked many years with the Disney Studios, filming numerous animal pictures such as Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, White Wilderness, The Vanishing Prairie, Jungle Cat, and The Incredible Journey.
2011:
Thor premieres at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Stars Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky arrive at the red carpet in a personal fleet of Acura S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles inspired by the film. Also in attendance is Walt Disney Company President and CEO Robert Iger.
(Based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics, the film will be generally released in the U.S. on May 6.)
2009:
John Lasseter (animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios) receives an Honorary Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University. He encourages the graduating class of more than 500 students to
"never let anyone kill your dreams."
