CommuniCore (short for Community Core) was an Epcot pavilion dedicated to technological advance. Held in two semi-circular buildings to the east and west of Spaceship Earth, they are now the home of Innoventions. CommuniCore closed on this day in 1994.
2006:
Walt Disney Pictures The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe receives Oscar nominations for Sound mixing, makeup, and visual effects. Also nominated is the Disney distributed March of the Penguins for Documentary Feature.
Walt Disney Records releases Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 8 - a 2-disc enhanced CD. The compilation includes songs by Aly & AJ, Jesse McCartney, Hilary Duff, Everlife, and The Click Five.
1937:
Actress Suzanne Pleshette, the voice of Zira in Disney's 1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, is born in New York City. She
also appeared in the live-action Disney comedies The Shaggy D.A., The Ugly Dachshund, Blackbeard's
Ghost, and The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin. (Pleshette is best remembered to fans of the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show as Emily Hartley.)
1956:
A.A. Milne, English author and creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, passes
away at age 74 in Hartfield, Sussex, England after a long illness. In
1952 Milne had underwent an operation of the brain, which unfortunately left him an invalid.
Comedian-singer-banjo player Hank Penny appears on the ABC-TV
series Mickey Mouse Club. Today is Guest Star Day.
1971:
Actress Minnie Driver, the voice of Jane Porter in Disney's Tarzan, is born in London, England.
1978:
Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas (two of Walt's
"Nine Old Men") retire together. They will both go on to author several books, give lectures and consult on many film projects.
1981:
Justin Timberlake, a member of Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club and one-fifth of the singing group 'N Sync, is born in Memphis, Tennessee. As an actor he co-starred in Model Behavior, a 2000 television movie that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC.
1994:
Epcot's CommuniCore East and West close. Originally the hub of EPCOT Center, both geographically
and conceptually, it brought together nearly all of the ideas and concepts explored in Future World and complemented
the experiences offered by the park's other pavilions. Dedicated to technological advance, Communicore occupied two
buildings behind Spaceship Earth. In an effort to keep Epcot updated and vital, CommuniCore will be
replaced with Innoventions (which will officially open to guests the following September).
1995:
The Disney animated movie, Gargoyles: The Movie: The Heroes Awaken, is released to video.
1998:
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle (decorated like a cake for the park's 25th anniversary celebration) is returned to its traditional look.
2002:
As of this day, Disney stops selling Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tarzan, Mulan, and Pinocchio on VHS and DVD.
2004:
An auction called "75 Years of Fun with Mickey Mouse" takes place at the Grand Californian Hotel in the Disneyland Resort.
2005:
Dream on, Silly Dreamer, a documentary on the demise of traditional animation
at Disney, premieres at the Animex International Festival of Animation (in
Middlesbrough, England).
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1988:
Quarterback Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins announces, "I'm going to
Disneyland!" following his team's win over the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XXII
in San Diego.
1999:
At Super Bowl XXXIII (in Miami) Terrell Davis and John Elway of the Denver Broncos shout "We're going to Disney World!" following their team's 34-19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
1993:
At Super Bowl XXVII (in Pasadena) Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman declares "I'm going to Disneyland!" after his team's 52-17 win over the Buffalo Bills.
2003:
Disney Channel debuts the Lizzie McGuire episode "Clue-Less" and
the That's So Raven episode "Smell of Victory."
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1987:
It is reported that Delta Air Lines will spend about $18 million over the next 10 years for a promotional tie-in with Disney World, replacing its rival, Eastern Airlines, as the official airline of the Florida resort.
2008:
Beginning this day - and continuing nearly every night throughout 2008 - a Year of a Million Dreams winner will be chosen randomly to spend a night inside Disneyland Park! Guests awarded will stay inside an in-park 2,600-square-foot lavish apartment known as Dream Suite, originally an apartment conceived by Walt Disney himself (and the former location of the Disney Gallery).
On what would have been her 71st birthday, actress Suzanne Pleshette
receives the 2,355th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
ABC-TV premieres the new drama series Eli Stone, about an attorney with an inoperable brain aneurysm that causes him to have larger-than-life visions.
"Actresses may come and actresses may go . . . but few, if any, leave the impression
that Suzanne Pleshette has left, first during the production of The Ugly Dachshund, then Bullwhip Griffin." -Spring 1966 issue of Disney News
1943:
Disney's animated feature Pinocchio is released in Finland.
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1986:
The comedy feature film Down and Out in Beverly Hills is released. The 5th movie by
Disney's Touchstone Pictures, it stars Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss, and has the distinction
of being the first R-rated film ever released by Disney.
2007:
Demolition continues on the actual North Wing of Disney World's Contemporary
Resort. A new project is planned for the area. (The project will be unveiled in September 2008 as Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort.)
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"I'm an actress, and that's why I'm still here. Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves." -Suzanne Pleshette
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2010:
Composer Michael Giacchino takes home two Grammys for his music from
Disney-Pixar's Up at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Nominated for 4 awards, including one for his score for Star Trek (the only Trek film to ever be nominated for a Grammy), Giacchino's Up music wins Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and Best Instrumental Composition (specifically for the song "Married Life").
1977:
The Mouseketeers relive the fabulous Fifties on this day's episode of
The New Mickey Mouse Club. The Mouseka-Movie Special, features Pongo, Perdita and their 101 Dalmatians. Mouseketeer Angel Florez sings and dances "Fortuousity."
2011:
Wearing mouse-eared hard hats, the rescued Chilean coal miners (whose
dramatic rescue last fall made worldwide news) take part in a parade as Grand
Marshals at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Since last Thursday January 27,
the miners and their rescuers and families have been taking part in a festive gathering in their honor at WDW.
1965:
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color airs episode 2 of a 3-part mini-series titled "Gallegher."
1992:
Professor Barnaby Owl's Photographic Art Studio opens at the end of Splash Mountain at Disneyland. The idea of Disney CEO Michael Eisner, it is the first time a Disney park attraction takes photos of guests as they ride.
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