2005:
The Disneyland Resort Alumni Club hosts a 50th Reunion/Dinner at the Disneyland Hotel Grand Ballroom.
1907:
Disney Legend Roy Williams, Roy, the "Big Mooseketeer" on TV's Mickey Mouse Club, is born in Coleville, Washington. He began working for Disney in
1930 and as a writer/gagman contributed to such animated classics as Saludos Amigos, The
Three Caballeros, Cured Duck, Donald's Double Trouble, and Make Mine Music. As a sketch
artist, Williams designed more than 100 insignias for the armed forces during Word War II,
including the award-winning Flying Tigers insignia. He also designed the famous "Mouse" ears!
1932:
Disney's first full-color animated film (and the studio's first Technicolor cartoon),
Flowers and Trees premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Disney's
short preceeds the MGM feature film Strange Interlude. This 29th Silly Symphony will be considered a landmark in
Disney animation and earn Disney his first Academy Award for Best Cartoon Short Subject.
Also released is Disney's cartoon short Just Dogs - the final black & white Silly Symphony.
1956:
At Disneyland, the Mineral Hall Exhibit opens.
(The attraction will remain in operation until 1963.)
1973:
TIME magazine runs the article
"Disney After Walt Is a Family Affair" in this week's issue.
1975:
Tiffini Hale, a member of Disney Channel's The All New Mickey
Mouse Club, is born in Palm Springs, California.
1986:
Disney's Flight of the Navigator - starring Joey Cramer - is released in theaters.
1993:
Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril (a wild roller coaster)
debuts at Disneyland Paris.
1998:
Disney launches its first cruise ship, the Disney Magic.
It is one of the three largest ships in the world.
1999:
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, officially opens to all guests as part of the largest property-wide expansion in Disney World history. The indoor steel roller
coaster features a high-speed launch of 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds, three inversions, rock-concert lighting
and a specially created Aerosmith soundtrack blasting from 120 on board speakers in each coaster
train - all firsts for a Disney World attraction.
Also at Walt Disney World, FASTPASS begins in the Magic Kingdom
on Space Mountain and Splash Mountain.
2006:
The Cheetah Girls perform at Disney's California Adventure.
High School Musical premieres on Disney Channel Brazil.
To commemorate the 40th
anniversary of Disneyland, Disney
created a series of 41 collector
cards, one for each year the park had been open. A card for each
year represented an event or an
attraction. The cards were handed out to visitors to the park starting with the "1955" card on January
21,1995 and ending March 2, 1995
with the "1995" card.
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"Wait a minute, I love that idea. How about some backstage passes?" -Steven Tyler
1943:
Disney's Goofy cartoon Victory Vehicles is released. Directed by Jack Kinney and animated by
Ward Kimball, Goofy demonstrates different modes of transportation for wartime travel.
