Today in Disney History 10/22

[vizsla]

Oct. 22, 1972 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The High Flying Spy” aired. (Part-2 Oct. 29, Part-3 Nov. 5, 1972)
Oct. 22, 1979 – Kurt Miller became the 100-millionth guest to enter the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
Oct. 22, 1983 – The Disney TV movie “The Whale’s Tooth” aired in Canada.
Oct. 22, 1991 – Actor Sterling Holloway, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, was honored as a Disney Legend. Holloway’s countless Disney credits also include “Dumbo,” “Bambi,” and “The Jungle Book.”
Oct. 22, 1995 – Disney’s 2-hour TV movie “The Annette Funicello Story, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” aired on CBS.
Oct. 22, 1996 – The CD “A&E: An Evening with Mel Torme at the Disney Institute” was released.
Oct. 22, 1997 – The Orlando Sentinel reported that WDW plans to close “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” and replace it with “Hundred Acre Woods with Pooh and his Friends” in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom.
Oct. 22, 1999 – The Disney film, directed by Martin Scorsese, “Bringing Out the Dead” was released.
Oct. 22, 2003 – A 60th anniversary presentation of Disney’s 1943 feature “Victory Through Air Power” was screened at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, Ca.
Oct. 22, 2004 – A blackout forced Tokyo DisneySea to shut its doors 4 hours early.

[alpro2]

Thanks Vince! :thumbsup:

[pogo]

Thanks Vince. :D

[CanadianWDWFan]

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[Caroleh]

Thanks, Vince!!!! :thumbsup:

[Maleficent's Dad]

Thank you, Vince! :thumbsup:

Oct. 22, 1997 – The Orlando Sentinel reported that WDW plans to close “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” and replace it with “Hundred Acre Woods with Pooh and his Friends” in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom.

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[Bethis26fan]

Thanks.

[ibrowse17]

Thanks.:thumbsup: What a sad day for Mr. Toad and all of his fans:(

[pdrlkr]

Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey:

[Jeff]

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[Sinewiz]

Thanks You Vince :thumbsup:

[GrmGrninGost]

:mickey: Great info! :thumbsup:

[scottgr]

Thanks :thumbsup: