2005:
Marceline, Missouri, boyhood home of Walt Disney, begin their 2-day Walt Disney’s Hometown Toonfest event.
"Ollie was a madman, funny, eccentric, noisy, unexpected, and loved by
everyone. He was caustic, satiric, looked like a little Bantam rooster, and never
let anyone get the best of him. He was primarily an improvising musician with a great sense of music, and from his years of playing organ to silent movies he was able to match music to any piece of action."
- Disney Animator Frank Thomas on Composer Oliver Wallace
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1908:
Writer Milt Banta is born in London, England. His Disney work will include the features Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, and Alice in Wonderland, and episodes of TV's Wonderful World of Disney.
1933:
Disney's 39th Silly Symphony cartoon The Pied Piper is released. Directed by Wilfred
Jackson, it is based on the classic tale of a mysterious piper who rids a town of its rat infestation with his music.
1955:
Disneyland's Canal Boats of the World attraction closes after 2 months of operation. It will be revamped and renamed Storyland Canal Boats.
1958:
Actress Jennifer Tilly, the voice of Celia in Disney's 2001 Monsters, Inc. and Madame Leota in Disney's 2003 live-action The Haunted Mansion, is born in Harbor City, California.
1963:
Composer-conductor Oliver Wallace passes away in Los Angeles, California.
His work at the Walt Disney Studio included Dumbo (for which he won an Oscar for Best
Score in 1941 along with composer Frank Churchill), Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and
Lady and the Tramp.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Richard Marx is born in Winnetka,
Illinois. His song "Remember When" (performed by LeAnn Rimes) was composed to celebrate the
50th anniversary of Disneyland. Disney's 2006 Bambi II features his song "Through Your Eyes." In 2009
Marx and his band will perform at Epcot as part of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series during the
International Food & Wine Festival.
1979:
Disney's Wonderful World airs part 2 of "The Absent-Minded Professor."
1993:
The Disneyana Convention 1993 kicks off for 4 days at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.
2001:
"Walt: The Man Behind the Myth," a TV special about Walt Disney, airs as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. Narrated by Dick Van Dyke, the 2-hour show features interviews with some of the people who knew Walt best.
1986:
Sabrina Bryan, a member of Disney's The Cheetah Girls, is born
Reba Sabrina Hinojos in Yorba Linda, California.
2006:
Disney World's Cinderellabration gives its final performance.
"Handy Manny," a new animated series for preschoolers, debuts on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney. Actor Wilmer Valderrama (best known from the hit series That 70's Show) stars in the title role of Manny Garcia, a cheerful handyman.
The 8th Annual Walt Disney's Hometown Toonfest takes place in Marceline, Missouri.
1984:
The Restaurant el Marrakesh opens in the Morocco Pavilion at EPCOT.
1997:
Walt Disney Records reissues the soundtrack to the
animated feature The Jungle Book. The compact disc includes
a recorded interview with the Sherman Brothers, demo material,
and two rare songs from the original 1969 record album.
A young Walt Disney
and his family lived in
Marceline, Missouri
from 1906-1911.
Also reissued on this day is the soundtrack to the animated feature Dumbo. This disc features an instrumental version of "Spread Your Wings" performed by composer Oliver Wallace (who wrote a majority of the film's music).
1992:
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas, the youngest member of the Jonas Brothers trio, is
born in Dallas, Texas. At the age of 6 he will be discovered while singing at a barber shop and be
referred to a professional show business manager. The following year, Jonas will begin performing on Broadway
- which in 2002 will include a stint as Chip in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
2008:
Disney World formally reveals plans for its Bay Lake Tower at Disney World's
Contemporary Resort - confirming earlier reports that the 15-story tower rising just
beyond the Magic Kingdom will be used for time shares. Disney also unveils plans to sell time
shares at the Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa.
Over at Disneyland, the second new Mark VII, Blue, monorail goes into service.
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SEPTEMBER 16
THIS DAY MADE
IN THE
USA
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Richard Marx born
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth debuts
