2004:
Disney Channel's newest series Phil of the Future premieres with four back
-to-back 30-minute episodes including: "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Unification
Day," "Meet the Curtis," and "Phillin' In." The cast includes Ricky Ullman
(as Phil Diffy) and Alyson Michalka (as Keely Teslow).
1954:
Disney's 8-minute animated short Casey Bats Again (based on the famous poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer) is released.
1956:
Disneyland's Storybook Land (including Canal Boats of the World) premieres. The
canal, located in Fantasyland, contains 465,000 gallons of water in which 13 boats
(powered by outboard motors) sail. The vessels are named Cinderella, Daisy, Aurora, Alice, Faline,
Flora, Fauna, Flower, Katrina, Merryweather, Wendy, Snow White, and Tinkerbell. The ride is partly based on
Madurodam, a tourist attraction in Holland that Walt Disney once visited.
1959:
Disney's Eyes In Outer Space is released in theaters. The combination live-action and animated program explains the future of satellite's ability to forecast and control the weather.
(It will later win the 1960 Thomas Edison Foundation Award.)
1983:
The Disneyland parade Flights of Fancy debuts.
1988:
Mickey's Birthdayland opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
Located between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland (past the Tomorrowland
Speedway), guests can also arrive via the Walt Disney World Railroad.
1995:
The first wedding performed at Walt Disney World's Wedding Pavilion, a Victorian-style structure located next to the Grand Floridian Resort, previews on the Lifetime cable network show, Weddings of a Lifetime.
1996:
The Haber family become the first to move into Disney's newest Florida community, Celebration.
1998:
The Walt Disney Company becomes an even bigger part of the Internet with the
purchase of a 43% stake in Web search engine company Infoseek Corp.
(Disney Plans to launch an Internet portal.)
Disney's Mulan opens nationwide in Singapore.
Disney's Animazment - The Musical opens at the Fantasyland Theater in Disneyland.
1999:
Disney's 37th animated feature Tarzan is generally released in
the U.S. The soundtrack features five tracks by Phil Collins -
who will win an Academy Award and a Grammy Award.
2002:
Disney's direct-to-video Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch is released. (It is the fourth film in the series.)
Celebration, Florida
was built on Disney-owned
land that had previously been undeveloped ...
and used for relocating
alligators which had been caught near Disney guest areas!
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1969:
Disney's 1953 Peter Pan is re-released in theaters for the third time.
1982:
Grad Night '82 is held at Disneyland. The late night entertainment includes performances by Sister Sledge, Tommy Tutone, and Frankie & The Knockouts.
An immortal legend. As you've only imagined.
JUNE
1943:
Charley Laney - a Mouseketeer on Mickey Mouse Club for six months
between April and September of 1956 - is born in California. A dancer, musician,
singer, and gymnast, Charley joined the show for the second season as a "Blue Team" replacement.
Bill Walsh, originally from New York City, joins Disney as a writer for the Mickey
Mouse comic strip. He will work with illustrator Floyd Gottfredson on the daily comic strip
until 1964. During those years Walsh will also develop into a film producer and screenwriter. One of Walt's
most trusted employees, he will take the Disney Studio into the age of television with the first Disney special
One Hour in Wonderland and later the Mickey Mouse Club. Walsh will be named a Disney Legend in 1991.
2008:
It is reported that WALL-E is leading a campaign by NASA and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to promote interest among schoolchildren in science and technology. NASA and Disney have signed a Space Act Agreement for a series of educational and public outreach activities related to Disney-Pixar’s new movie, WALL-E (which opens in theaters nationwide June 27, 2008).
1971:
Actress Kerry Butler - who originated the role of Belle for the Toronto stage production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, where she was nominated for the DORA Award for her performance, and eventually transferred to Broadway - is born in Brooklyn, New York.
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Mickey's Birthdayland opens
"I was saved! I was saved by a flying wild man in a loincloth." -Jane Porter
2009:
Disneyland Resort salutes the 2009 World Champion Los Angeles Lakers with a victory parade down Main Street U.S.A. in Disneyland. (The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to win the title in a "Fairytale Series" that matched up teams located near Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.)
