2005:
Honorary Cruise Directors Christy Carlson Romano (the voice of Kim Possible) and Raven Symone (of That's So Raven) take part in an "Evening of Magic" aboard the Disney Magic.
The fund-raising event (which raises $2 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation) commemorates the 75th anniversary of The Children's Miracle Network.
2004:
At the Disneyland Resort, Mickey's All American Pin Festival kicks off. The event pays tribute to the U.S. Olympic Team going to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Disney's stage show The Lion King premieres in Boston
at The Opera House.
The Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs debuts.
Starring Danielle Panabaker as Brittany Aarons and Brenda Song as Natasha Kwon-Schwartz, it is one of the first made-for-television movies by Disney which is also accompanied by its own soundtrack.
"I first saw the site for Disneyland back in 1953, In those days it was all flat land - no rivers, no mountains, no castles or rocket ships - just orange groves, and a few acres of walnut trees." -Walt Disney
1927:
The 56th (and final) Disney Alice comedy film, Alice in the Big League is previewed in a Los Angeles theater. It will be released the following month.
1954:
The Donald Duck/Chip 'n' Dale short Dragon Around is released. Directed by Jack Hannah,
this cartoon finds construction worker Donald triying to oust Chip 'n' Dale out of their home to build a highway!
2002:
As of this day, Disney's Lilo & Stitch has taken in $119.5 million in the U.S.
2006:
Disneyland welcomes home the 100-foot tall "Happiest Balloon on Earth,"
which recently concluded an 11-city tour of the western U.S. and Canada.
The Mickey-shaped balloon will make one last appearance - as part of Disneyland's 50th anniversary -
the following day (the park's 51st birthday).
1955:
The Golden Horseshoe opens the day before Disneyland's debut for a private party for corporate sponsors. The show, called the Golden Horseshoe Revue, marks Wally Boag's first official performance as Pecos Bill/Traveling Salesman at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. (It had unofficially debuted on July 13 for the Disney's private anniversary party.)
1993:
Disney's live-action feature Hocus Pocus starring Bette Midler, Sarah
Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Omri Katz - is released in theaters. A
children's Halloween-themed film, it is directed by Kenny Ortega (who will
later be known for his hit High School Musical movie series).
The role of Max Dennison in Hocus Pocus was originally offered to Leonardo DiCaprio, but was given to Omri Katz when DiCaprio turned it down ... to appear in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, for which he ended up being nominated for an Academy Award.
1985:
Disney's 1940 animated feature Pinocchio is released on
VHS, Betamax and Laserdisc under the "Walt Disney Classics" brand.
1909:
Teddy Buckner, a jazz trumpeter associated with Dixieland music,
is born in Sherman, Texas. A fervent disciple of jazz great Louis Armstrong, Buckner deliberately
modelled his trumpet playing upon that of his idol. From 1965 to 1981 he performed with a traditional jazz band in
Disneyland's New Orleans Square.
1946:
Muppet performer Dave Goetz is born in Burbank, California. Working with Henson Associates as a part-time puppet builder starting in 1973, Goetz went on to become a full-fledged Muppeteer and the voices of Gonzo and Bunsen Honeydew. His Disney credits include Studio DC: Almost Live! and Disney Extreme Digital.
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Actor Don DeFore (best known from the TV sereis Hazel) and his brother Verne were the only sole proprietors ever permitted by Walt Disney and Disneyland to operate an independent business and restaurant inside Disneyland. From 1957
to 1961, they operated Don DeFore's
Silver Banjo Barbecue
restaurant in Frontierland.
Golden Horseshoe opens
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1997:
Walt Disney Pictures releases the live-action comedy George of the Jungle.
Inspired by the original 1967 cartoon of the same name, this film stars Brendan Fraser (as George), Leslie
Mann, Thomas Haden Church, and John Cleese.
2009:
A retirement celebration party takes place at Walt Disney Imagineering for legendary
WDI Imagineer Marty Sklar. The Walt Disney Company's International Ambassador for Walt Disney
Imagineering, he will be honored with his very own window on Main Street at Disneyland the following day.
