2005:
At Disneyland Jiminy Cricket Environmentality buttons are handed out to guests to celebrate Earth Day.
ASIFA-Hollywood hosts the Aladdin Crew Reunion at the Glendale Central Library in California. Hosted by Margaret Kerry (the live-action reference model for Peter Pan’s Tinkerbell), the event re-caps the film’s production history.
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1868:
Flora Call is born to Charles and Henrietta Call. Flora will go on to marry Elias Disney in 1888 and give birth to 5 children ... including a son named Walter.
1964:
The World's Fair in Flushing, New York, is opened by U.S.
President Johnson for the 1964 season. The fair features
over 100 pavilions on approximately 646 acres. The fair also includes 4 Disney attractions for Ford, General Electric, Pepsi-Cola, and the State of Illinois.
On a VIP observation deck above "it's a small world" (located in the Pepsi Pavilion), Disney personnel - including designer Mary Blair - celebrate the team who has put together the exhibit from scratch in just 9 months!
(The fair will run through October 18, 1964 and then reopen again on April 21 for the 1965 season.)
1990:
The Magical World of Disney airs part 1 of "Spooner".
1998:
Disney World's Animal Kingdom opens in,
Florida with 5 attractions, 9 exhibits, 12 live entertainment shows, 11 merchandise locations, and 8 food locations. Spanning 500 acres, Animal Kingdom is billed as "a new species of theme park." Two of the three major "lands" - Africa & DinoLand U.S.A. -
open on this date, Asia will open in early 1999.
2001:
Disney World's Animal Kingdom hosts the second Disney's Pin Celebration Countdown for pin-collecting fans. New limited edition and special pins debut and Disney Design Group artists and pin designers Mark Seppala and Michelle Morrow greet guests and sign items at the Upcountry Landing in Asia. (This event is the second of five celebrations, that will lead toward a four-day event at Epcot August 9-12.)
2002:
Primeval Whirl, a new DinoLand wild coaster ride, opens
at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida.
At Epcot, 80's rockers Survivor performs 3 shows as part of the Flower Power concert series at America Gardens Theatre.
(They will appear throught the 24th.)
2003:
Walt Disney Records releases the soundtrack to The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
The soundtrack features the new single "Why Not" performed by "Lizzie"
herself - Hilary Duff.
Lifetime magazine, a publication of Lifetime Entertainment Services, jointly owned by The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company, debuts as a bi-monthly.
At Animal Kingdom's 5th birthday celebration, Walt Disney World announces an opening date of December 14 for their new Pop Century Resort.
2004:
Disney's California Adventure hosts a 2-day Tower of Terror event, which includes dinner in the not-yet-opened attraction.
Disney's 45-minute film Sacred Planet - narrated by actor Robert Redford - is released.
1971:
Award-winning singer-songwriter Kellie Coffey is born in Moore, Oklahoma. It is
her voice you hear singing "We Go On" during Epcot's Illuminations fireworks
show. Coffey is also the centerpiece of Disney’s extensive, worldwide
marketing campaign, as the singer of “Sharing A Dream Come True.”
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"Welcome to a kingdom of animals... real, ancient and imagined: a kingdom ruled by lions, dinosaurs and dragons; a kingdom of balance, harmony and survival; a kingdom we enter to share in the wonder, gaze at the beauty, thrill at the drama, and learn." - Michael Eisner's Animal Kingdom dedication This Day in Disney History 1998
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1906:
Actor Eddie Albert, who appears in Disney's 1995 The Barefoot Executive,
the 1982 Beyond Witch Mountain, and the 1975 Escape to Witch
Mountain, is born in Rock Island, Illinois. (Fans of classic TV know him as
Oliver Wendell Douglas from the series Green Acres.)
2000:
The Disney Channel Original Movie Rip Girls debuts.
"You've probably heard people talk about conservation. Well, conservation isn't just the business of a few people. It's a matter that concerns all of us."
-Walt Disney 1956
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2008:
Disney's Animal Kingdom turns 10 years young!
During the park's 10-year anniversary ceremony, a new name and a new logo is introduced for Disney’s conservation outreach efforts, changing the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. The new name helps build on Disney’s commitment to conservation, and communicates the broader vision for the future of the DWCF which is not only wildlife focused but also supports ecosystems and community conservation.
Disney Parks and CareerBuilder.com announce that Justin Muchoney from Seven Fields, Pennsylvania, has been named the first-ever Disney Parks Chief Magic Official! Muchoney, a Director of Music & Fine Arts, emerged victorious from a field of 1,300 candidates nationwide. He is inducted as CMO in a special ceremony with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck at
Walt Disney World.
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