Grumpy
09-29-2008, 07:47 AM
1888: Actor Claud Allister (Rat in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Sir Giles in The Reluctant Dragon) is born in London, England.
1904: Actress Greer Garson (Mrs. Cordelia Biddle in The Happiest Millionaire) is born in London, England.
1906: Composer Charles Wolcott (The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Song of the South, Fun and Fancy Free) is born in Flint, Michigan.
1911: Conductor, and Disney Legend, Irwin Kostal (helped with music for Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Pete’s Dragon) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1913: Writer, and Disney Legend, Bill Walsh (Mary Poppins, The Love Bug, That Darn Cat!, Flubber) is born in New York City, New York.
1934: Actress Janet Munro (Swiss Family Robinson, Third Man on the Mountain, Darby O’Gill and the Little People) is born in Blackpool, Lanacashire, England.
1935: Actress Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, The Princess Diaries series) is born in England.
1938: Walt Disney Enterprises, the Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company all come together under the name Walt Disney Productions.
1942: Actor Steve Susskind (Monsters Inc., The Emperor’s New Groove) is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1946: Actress Susan Sarandon (Spider in James and the Giant Peach, Queen Narissa in Enchanted) is born in New York City.
1947: Actor Jeffrey Jones (Chairman L.C. Clench of XS Technology for WDW’s Alien Encounter) is born in Buffalo, New York.
1954: Puppeteer Jeff Breslauer (Chester Diggs in Animal Kingdom, Papa Noel at the Canada Pavilion, The Dreamfinder at Epcot’s Imagination Pavilion, The Muppets Take Manhatten, The Muppets at Walt Disney World) is born in New York, New York.
1955: Disney’s second TV series, The Mickey Mouse Club, premieres on ABC.
1957: Actor Bill Fagerbakke (Sven in Atlantis: Milo’s Return, Mooch in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure) is born in Fontana, California.
1963: Writer Greg Weisman (creator of Gargoyles) is born in Woodland Hills, California.
1964: Actress Janeane Garofalo (Collette in Ratatouille, Bridget in The Wild) is born in Newton, New Jersey.
1966: Actress Maria Canals-Barrera (Theresa Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, Connie Torres in Camp Rock) is born in Miami, Florida.
1970: Disney’s Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? is released.
1971: Actor Mackenzie Crook (Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean series) is born in Kent, England.
1971: October 1: Walt Disney’s second theme park and its two resorts, making up the Walt Disney World Resort, have their grand-opening in Orlando.
1971: October 2: In Walt Disney World’s Liberty Square, The Liberty Square Riverboat, named the Admiral Joe Fowler, takes its first trip around the Rivers of America.
1971: October 3: In Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland, Peter Pan’s Flight officially takes off.
1973: Actor Brad Kane (singing voice of Aladdin in Aladdin) is born in New Rochelle, New York.
1982: September 30: In EPCOT Center’s World Showcase, the Canada, China, and France pavilions open as the park prepares for it’s grand opening.
1982: October 1: Annual passes are introduced at Walt Disney World.
1982: October 1: Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center has its grand opening.
1983: In EPCOT Center’s Future World, the Horizons Pavilion opens.
1986: In Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, the Magic Eye Theatre opens.
1987: Actress Hillary Duff (Lizzie McGuire, Cadet Kelley) is born in Houston, Texas.
1988: The Caribbean Beach Resort opens at Walt Disney World.
1992: In Tokyo Disneyland, Splash Mountain opens.
1992: The San Angel Inn restaurant opens in EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion.
1992: In Walt Disney World’s Frontierland, Splash Mountain has its official grand opening.
1993: GE’s sponsorship of Epcot’s Horizons Pavilion ends.
1993: The Top of the World at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort closes.
1994: In Epcot, Communicore is officially renamed Innoventions.
1995: The Vero Beach Resort, a DVC property, opens in Florida.
1996: In Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland, Walt Disney World’s Grand Prix Raceway is renamed the Tomorrowland Speedway.
1996: In Orlando, Walt Disney World celebrates its 25th anniversary.
1997: Disney’s TV series returns, after a 7-year hiatus, to ABC as The Wonderful World of Disney, showcasing a new Disney movie every week, starting with Toy Story.
1999: In Epcot, a Mickey Mouse arm with a wand, along with “2000″, is placed on Spaceship Earth to celebrate the new millennium.
1999: The new IMAGINATION! Pavilion and the Millennium Village both open in Epcot.
1999: Epcot’s new fireworks show, IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of the Earth, debuts.
1999: In Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, a statue honoring Roy O. Disney is unveiled.
1999: The Reedy Creek Energy Services, Inc., is merged into the Walt Disney Company.
2000: Disney’s Remember the Titans is released.
2002: James “Jay” Rasulo is named the new President of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. He had previously been the chairman and CEO of Euro Disney.
2003: In Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland, Mickey’s PhilharMagic opens to guests.
2005: Michael Eisner leaves his job as CEO of the Walt Disney Company.
2007: Disney’s The Game Plan is released.
2007: Epcot celebrates its 25th anniversary.
1904: Actress Greer Garson (Mrs. Cordelia Biddle in The Happiest Millionaire) is born in London, England.
1906: Composer Charles Wolcott (The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Song of the South, Fun and Fancy Free) is born in Flint, Michigan.
1911: Conductor, and Disney Legend, Irwin Kostal (helped with music for Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Pete’s Dragon) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1913: Writer, and Disney Legend, Bill Walsh (Mary Poppins, The Love Bug, That Darn Cat!, Flubber) is born in New York City, New York.
1934: Actress Janet Munro (Swiss Family Robinson, Third Man on the Mountain, Darby O’Gill and the Little People) is born in Blackpool, Lanacashire, England.
1935: Actress Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, The Princess Diaries series) is born in England.
1938: Walt Disney Enterprises, the Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company all come together under the name Walt Disney Productions.
1942: Actor Steve Susskind (Monsters Inc., The Emperor’s New Groove) is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1946: Actress Susan Sarandon (Spider in James and the Giant Peach, Queen Narissa in Enchanted) is born in New York City.
1947: Actor Jeffrey Jones (Chairman L.C. Clench of XS Technology for WDW’s Alien Encounter) is born in Buffalo, New York.
1954: Puppeteer Jeff Breslauer (Chester Diggs in Animal Kingdom, Papa Noel at the Canada Pavilion, The Dreamfinder at Epcot’s Imagination Pavilion, The Muppets Take Manhatten, The Muppets at Walt Disney World) is born in New York, New York.
1955: Disney’s second TV series, The Mickey Mouse Club, premieres on ABC.
1957: Actor Bill Fagerbakke (Sven in Atlantis: Milo’s Return, Mooch in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure) is born in Fontana, California.
1963: Writer Greg Weisman (creator of Gargoyles) is born in Woodland Hills, California.
1964: Actress Janeane Garofalo (Collette in Ratatouille, Bridget in The Wild) is born in Newton, New Jersey.
1966: Actress Maria Canals-Barrera (Theresa Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, Connie Torres in Camp Rock) is born in Miami, Florida.
1970: Disney’s Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? is released.
1971: Actor Mackenzie Crook (Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean series) is born in Kent, England.
1971: October 1: Walt Disney’s second theme park and its two resorts, making up the Walt Disney World Resort, have their grand-opening in Orlando.
1971: October 2: In Walt Disney World’s Liberty Square, The Liberty Square Riverboat, named the Admiral Joe Fowler, takes its first trip around the Rivers of America.
1971: October 3: In Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland, Peter Pan’s Flight officially takes off.
1973: Actor Brad Kane (singing voice of Aladdin in Aladdin) is born in New Rochelle, New York.
1982: September 30: In EPCOT Center’s World Showcase, the Canada, China, and France pavilions open as the park prepares for it’s grand opening.
1982: October 1: Annual passes are introduced at Walt Disney World.
1982: October 1: Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center has its grand opening.
1983: In EPCOT Center’s Future World, the Horizons Pavilion opens.
1986: In Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, the Magic Eye Theatre opens.
1987: Actress Hillary Duff (Lizzie McGuire, Cadet Kelley) is born in Houston, Texas.
1988: The Caribbean Beach Resort opens at Walt Disney World.
1992: In Tokyo Disneyland, Splash Mountain opens.
1992: The San Angel Inn restaurant opens in EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion.
1992: In Walt Disney World’s Frontierland, Splash Mountain has its official grand opening.
1993: GE’s sponsorship of Epcot’s Horizons Pavilion ends.
1993: The Top of the World at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort closes.
1994: In Epcot, Communicore is officially renamed Innoventions.
1995: The Vero Beach Resort, a DVC property, opens in Florida.
1996: In Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland, Walt Disney World’s Grand Prix Raceway is renamed the Tomorrowland Speedway.
1996: In Orlando, Walt Disney World celebrates its 25th anniversary.
1997: Disney’s TV series returns, after a 7-year hiatus, to ABC as The Wonderful World of Disney, showcasing a new Disney movie every week, starting with Toy Story.
1999: In Epcot, a Mickey Mouse arm with a wand, along with “2000″, is placed on Spaceship Earth to celebrate the new millennium.
1999: The new IMAGINATION! Pavilion and the Millennium Village both open in Epcot.
1999: Epcot’s new fireworks show, IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of the Earth, debuts.
1999: In Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, a statue honoring Roy O. Disney is unveiled.
1999: The Reedy Creek Energy Services, Inc., is merged into the Walt Disney Company.
2000: Disney’s Remember the Titans is released.
2002: James “Jay” Rasulo is named the new President of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. He had previously been the chairman and CEO of Euro Disney.
2003: In Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland, Mickey’s PhilharMagic opens to guests.
2005: Michael Eisner leaves his job as CEO of the Walt Disney Company.
2007: Disney’s The Game Plan is released.
2007: Epcot celebrates its 25th anniversary.