2005:
Disney releases the direct-to-video Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.
The film is an interquel - being the direct sequel to the 2002 Disney feature film Lilo & Stitch but taking place before
the events of Stitch! The Movie. It is the only film in the series without actress Daveigh Chase - the voice of Lilo.
1908:
Actor Fred MacMurray is born in Kankakee, Illinois (though he will be raised in Wisconsin). His Disney credits include The Shaggy Dog (1959), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), Bon Voyage (1962), Son of Flubber (1963), Follow Me, Boys! (1966), and The Happiest Millionaire (1967). TV fans will recognize MacMurray as Steve Douglas from the classic sitcom My Three Sons (which ran from 1960-1972). In 1987 MacMurray will be the very first recipient of the Disney Legends award.
1936:
The first comic strip entirely devoted to Donald Duck debuts
in newspapers. Prior to this Donald has only appeared in the Silly Symphonies Sunday pages. (Donald will get a daily strip in 1938.)
1938:
Actor Don Pedro Colley is born in Klamath Falls, Oregon. His Disney
credits include the 1974 Herbie Rides Again and the 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete (as Morumba). Sci-Fi
fans of the 1970 feature Beneath the Planet of the Apes know Colley for his role of Ongaro.
1940:
Disney's short Pluto's Dream House is released. Mickey Mouse finds a magic lamp that builds Pluto a doghouse!
1987:
The Wonderful World of Disney airs "Disney's Fluppy Dogs."
1994:
A ground-breaking ceremony for Disney's Wedding Pavilion takes
place at Disney World. The Victorian-theme structure will be nestled on its own
private island in the Seven Seas Lagoon between the Grand Floridian and Polynesian Resorts. The non-
denominational chapel will seat up to 300 guests and will have the ability to host up to 6 ceremonies per day.
Disney's Wedding Pavilion will open July 15, 1995.
2002:
The Lizzie McGuire episode "Inner Beauty" debuts on Disney Channel.
2001:
The Disney Cruise Line celebrates its one-millionth guest family!
1995:
Ground is broken for Disney World's Coronado Springs Resort.
Set around a 15-acre lake, it will be themed to regions of Mexico and the American
Southwest and be Disney's first moderately priced convention hotel. Coronado Springs
will have its grand opening August 1, 1997.
As early as 1963, Walt Disney sent his brother Roy, with several close friends & associates to find a place where he could build a new park. His team traveled across the country in secrecy. Several areas were considered, among them St. Louis, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Niagara Falls. Walt's team eventually set their eyes on ... Florida.
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2007:
Disneyland guests experience the newest version of ASIMO at the Honda ASIMO Theater inside the Innoventions attraction. With the ability to run nearly 4 miles per hour, the all-new ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) humanoid robot interacts with a live host in a new 15-minute show.
1943:
Walt Disney is awarded (along with other notable Hollywood celebrities) the
Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle at a ceremony held at the National Palace in Mexico. The medal is given to luminaries as a reward for services to humankind or Mexico.
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Fred MacMurray - Disney Legend #1
Fred MacMurray was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1962 for his role in The Absent-Minded Professor.
2009:
After playing a total of 50 previews and 684 performances, Disney's Broadway musical The Little Mermaid gives its final performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre at 3PM. A national tour is expected to launch in fall 2010.
