2001:
musical Aida. She has played the role of Amneris since February 2001.
Idina Menzel will step into the role 5 days later.
2005:
It is reported that an 11-year-old boy from Chicago (who battles cerebal palsy) has convinced his family to donate the $2500 they had saved up for a Walt Disney World vaction to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
1904:
Director R. G. Springsteen is born Robert G. Springsteen in Tacoma, Washington.
He directed segments of Disney's TV series Mickey Mouse Club (as well as episodes of Bonanaza, Wanted:
Dead or Alive, and Gentle Ben).
1905:
Animator/cartoonist Lynn Karp is born. Between 1935 and 1941, he will work as an animator at Disney on such films as Pinocchio and Fantasia. In the late 1940s, he will draw comics for Hi-Jinx (B&I Publishing Co.), Barnyard Comics, and produce some premium giveaway comics for Disney.
1955:
Five-year-old Elsa Marquez is welcomed as the one-millionth guest entering Disneyland (just 7 weeks after the park's grand opening)!
1974:
Kevin Osgood, a member of Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club series (for seasons 2-5), is born in San Diego, California.
1981:
Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the voice of Young Simba in Disney's 1994
animated feature The Lion King, is born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His Disney
credits include the 1995 film Tom and Huck as Tom Sawyer and the 1998 teen-comedy film I'll Be Home for Christmas. Fans of the ABC/Touchstone sitcom Home Improvement will remember him as Randy Taylor.
1994:
The Disneyana Convention 1994 kicks off for 4 days at Walt Disney World.
1995:
Night of Joy 1995 begins at Disney World's Magic Kingdom featuring Carman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Audio Adrenaline, Shirley Caesar, and Point of Grace. An annual event, it will also be held September 9 and 16. Night of Joy 1995 will be filmed and broadcast live on both the Trinity Broadcasting Network and on the Family Channel.
1996:
Disney's musical "Beauty and the Beast" plays its 1000th performance on Broadway! (The show had opened at the Palace Theatre in April 1994.)
1998:
Disneyland's Submarine Voyage attraction closes with a 7 a.m. ceremony officiated by U.S. Navy Commander Robert Thomas. Starting in June 1959, the Nautilus and seven sister submarines - the Triton, Sea Wolf, Skate, Skipjack, George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Ethan Allen - had allowed 38 Disneyland guests at a time to take their own voyage to the "North Pole." (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the Florida counterpart of the Submarine Voyage.)
It's official ... the Walt Disney World attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is permanently
closed. On this day work begins on Mr. Toad's home as it will become The Many Adventures of Winnie the
Pooh. One of the park's opening day attractions, it was modeled after the Disneyland attraction. Despite the ride's popularity and many protests, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride entertained guests for the very last time yesterday.
2000:
A lineup headed by Christian music female vocalist of the year Jaci Velasquez, former female vocalist of the year CeCe Winans and Gospel rockers the Newsboys perform during the 18th annual Walt Disney World Night of Joy.
The Disney Channel Original Movie The Other Me, starring Andrew Lawrence as Will Browning and his clone Twoie, debuts.
2002:
Disney World's 2,112-room Caribbean Beach Resort closes for renovation. In a first for Disney World, the entire hotel is shut down while the resort's restaurant is updated. (It is expected to be completed for the December holidays.)
As part of the One Hundred Mickeys exhibit, the Disneyland Resort hosts the "Where's Mickey?" pin event.
2003:
Disney's Teacher of the Year is announced on TV's The Wayne Brady Show.
John Passarini, a physical education teacher from Wayland, Massachusetts is the lucky winner. He was selected from more than 185,000 nominees!
2004:
away at age 92 in California. His Disney credits during his 43-year career include
animating Thumper and Bambi on the ice in Bambi, Lady and Tramp eating a romantic spaghetti
dinner in Lady and the Tramp, and Mad Madam Mim in the Sword in the Stone. A native Californian,
Thomas played piano for the Disney Dixieland jazz group, The Firehouse Five plus Two.
2006:
The 24th Night of Joy (an annual 2-day Christian music event)
begins at Walt Disney World. This evening's entertainment lineup features Barlow Girl, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Rebecca St. James, David Crowder Band, Vicky Beeching, Matthew West, Todd Agnew, and Building 429.
Disney Channel debuts the new animated series The Replacements, the 15th Hannah Montana episode - "More Than A Zombie To Me," and the 50th episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody - "Volley Dad."
"Frank was a giant in our field and he meant everything to me and to all of us who love the art of animation. Besides being one of the key guys to help elevate animation from a novelty to an incredible art form, he was so generous in passing along his knowledge and experiences to the generations that followed. The books that he wrote with Ollie had a big impact on so many of us working in animation today. Frank was one of my main mentors and a tremendous influence on me. I feel very privileged to have known him."
-Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Lasseter on Disney Legend Frank Thomas
2007:
The Emmy Awards are broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los
Angeles, California. "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" is awarded Outstanding Children's Program
beating out nominees "Hannah Montana," "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," and "That's So Raven."
1986:
Actor Jake Sandvig - Lash in Disney's 2005 Sky High - is born in Clovis, California.
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1993:
Disney's Hollywood Pictures releases The Joy Luck Club, a film about the
relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese mothers.
Based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Amy Tan, the film is produced by Oliver Stone.
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In Memory of Frank Thomas (1912-2004)
Submarine Voyage closes
Disney's Tron was the first
film in motion picture
history to make
extensive use of
computer
imagery.
On July 24, 2008 Disney surprised San Diego Comic Con attendees with test footage from a sequel to Tron.
1943:
Engineer and noted pioneer in computer graphics Alvy Ray Smith is born. Receiving his
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University in 1965, ten years later he was
recruited to join the new Computer Graphics Laboratory at New York Institute of Technology, one of the leading
computer graphics research groups of the 1970s. There he worked alongside a young computer scientist named
Ed Catmull (who later became president of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios). When
their work was brought to the attention of George Lucas, they were hired away to start the the Lucasfilm Computer
Division ... which eventually became Pixar.
1962:
Meet Me at Disneyland (a limited TV series broadcast live on KTTV directly from the Anaheim park) airs episode 13 "Talent on Parade." The action starts on Main Street as the Seven Dwarfs march toward the camera to the sound of "Heigh Ho." Variations of the song are used throughout this final episode of the series to introduce each of the acts including Kay Bell and the Spacemen, The Clara Ward Singers, The Firehouse Five, and Inglewood Toppers Band. Running since June, Meet Me at Disneyland was designed to boost park attendance during the 1962 summer weeknights.
1989:
Magic Kingdom hosts Night of Joy 1989 for the first of two evenings at Walt
Disney World. Musical acts include Margaret Becker & the Reckoning, Shirley Caesar, Phil Keaggy,
Petra, Rez Band, Michael W Smith, and Take 6.
