Tokyo Disney Resort's
shopping, dining, and
entertainment complex is
called Ikspiari (the
Japanese equivalent of
the Downtown Disney
complexes at the U.S.
parks).
2003:
The Orlando Business Journal reports that Walt Disney World has
received the Corporation of the Year Award from America's Blood Centers
in Washington, D.C. Disney World is recognized for outstanding contributions in blood
donations to the Central Florida Blood Bank. (America's Blood Centers is a national organization of
independent blood banks that supply nearly half of the nation's blood supply.)
Disney Channel receives 9 Daytime Emmy nominations, including 4 for
Bear in the Big Blue House, 2 each for Kim Possible and Even Stevens,
and 1 for Rolie Polie Olie.
1993:
The Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is purchased by Disney.
The Disney film A Far Off Place (starring Reese Witherspoon
and Ethan Embry) is released. Playing ahead of A Far Off Place is the animated short Trail Mixup featuring Baby Herman and Roger Rabbit.
2004:
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated today, tomorrow and on Wednesday the 17th at Disney World's Pleasure Island.
1948:
Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter James Taylor - whose version of "Second Star to the Right" appears on the 1988 CD STAY AWAKE Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films - is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Taylor also sang Randy Newman's Grammy Award-winnning song "Our Town" for the Disney/Pixar Cars.
1958:
The Disneyland TV series airs "Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council." (It is the final episode of the Burnett serial.)
1961:
The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs "Daniel Boone: The
Wilderness Road." It is the third episode of a four-part mini-series.
1987:
Robert J. Fitzpatrick is named president of Euro Disneyland.
1996:
Hazel Gilman, Disney Studio nurse and songwriter (under the pseudonym "Gil George"), passes away.
MAR
1964:
Disney's family film A Tiger Walks, starring Brian Keith and directed by Norman Tokar, is released. Based on a novel of the same name by Ian Niall, it tells the story of a mistreated Bengal Tiger who escapes from a traveling circus.
1938:
Disney's first full length animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released in the United Kingdom.
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