1964:
The Astro Jets at Disneyland become known as the Tomorrowland Jets.
Opened since 1956, the Astro Jets was the first rocket-spinner attraction at the park. Supposedly the
attraction's name has been changed to appease United Airlines, who has just taken over sponsorship of The
Enchanted Tiki Room. Seems United contended the Astro Jets name was free advertising for American Airlines'
coast-to-coast "Astrojet" service. (The Tomorrowland Jets name will last until September of 1966, when the
attraction is closed to make room for a new Tomorrowland - featuring a similar attraction called Rocket Jets.)
2005:
SaveDisney.com permanently closes down. Roy E. Disney has come to an agreement with the new management at the Walt Disney Company regarding their mutual relationship.
1861:
Robert Samuel Disney, Walt's uncle, is born in Canada. As a young man, Walt will live with his Uncle Robert at 4406 Kingswell Avenue Hollywood, upon his arrival in California from Kansas City.
1926:
Comedian, author, radio personality & actor Stan Freberg, the voice of many Warner
Brothers animated characters as well as the Beaver in Disney's 1955 classic Lady
and the Tramp, is born in Los Angeles, California. Freberg is known for the role of the Deputy
Sheriff in the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and for his satirical recordings for Capitol Records.
1955:
Comedic actor Wayne Knight, the voice behind many of Disney's animated characters - including Al McWhiggin (the toy collector) in both Toy Story & Toy Story 2, adult Tantor in Tarzan, and Demetrius the Pot Maker in Hercules - is born in Cartersville, Georgia. He is also the voice of Emperor Zurg in TV episodes of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. TV viewers will remember Knight for his comedic role of Newman the mailman on Seinfeld.
1969:
The new Haunted Mansion in Disneyland opens to Cast Members only, from 7:00 pm to midnight. The attraction will open to the public
2 days later. The Mansion's beginnings can be traced back to to the mid-1950s when Walt Disney had artist Ken Anderson work on a walk-through "ghost house."
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1974:
Disney's The Castaway Cowboy, an adventure film starring James Garner, Vera Miles, and Robert Culp is released.
1992:
Disney's 8-minute cartoon Petal to the Metal is released
along with the feature 3 Ninjas.
2004:
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement has its World Premiere at the AMC Downtown Disney Theaters in California.
Writer and producer Arthur Alsberg passes away in Los Angeles, California. Originally a radio comedy writer, Alsberg went on to co-write such Disney live-action films as Hot Lead & Cold Feet, Gus, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, and No Deposit, No Return.
In Disneyland's Haunted Mansion you descend in the stretch room. But in Walt Disney World's Mansion, you remain still while the
ceiling rises
above you!
2007:
The Jonas Brothers' self-titled second album, Jonas Brothers is released on Disney's
Hollywood Records. It will reach the number five spot on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in its first week.
1988:
Academy Award-winning director and Disney veteran Wilfred Jackson passes away in Balboa Island, California. He first started his career in April 1928 as an unpaid helper at the Walt Disney Studios. During his 33-year career, Jackson worked on early Mickey shorts, the Silly Symphony cartoons, and features such as Snow White, Song of the South, and Peter Pan. Retired since October 1961,
he was honored in 1983 by Hollywood's International Animated Film Society with its Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award. Jackson will be named a Disney Legend in 1998.
2008:
At Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California, the U.S. Postal Service issues
42-cent The Art of Disney: Imagination commemorative stamps in four designs.
Illustrating the theme of imagination, the stamps feature Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie; Princess Aurora and her helpers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty; Pongo and one of his pups from 101 Dalmatians; and Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book.
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1981:
Disney releases the live-action comedy-adventure Condorman starring Michael
Crawford as a cartoonist who becomes the superhero he draws!
Wayne Knight born
Haunted Mansion opens to Cast Members
"What happens, I think, is especially for comic effect you find something about yourself that you don't like. You exaggerate it, and it's funny." -Wayne Knight
