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01-08-2008, 05:40 AM
Jan. 8, 1926 – Actor Kerwin Mathews was born in Seattle, Wa. He is composer Johann Strauss Jr. in “The Waltz King,” a 1963 2-part episode of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color.
Jan. 8, 1938 – Leopold Stokowski conducted a session in Culver City, Ca. for a Disney animated segment called “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” The musical piece also called “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” was written by French composer Paul Dukas. Walt had to rent a studio as the 85 musicians whom Stokowski has selected cannot fit on Disney’s Hyperion soundstage. The session was recorded late at night at the suggestion of Stokowski. He chooses nighttime because the musicians would have to drink coffee to stay awake and this would make them more alert!
Jan. 8, 1960 – The Disney TV show aired episode 4 of “The Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning.”
Jan. 8, 1961 – The Disney TV show aired episode 7 of “The Swamp Fox: A Woman’s Courage.”
Jan. 8, 1962 – Disneyland’s “Chicken Plantation Restaurant” (in business since the park’s opening) closed in Frontierland.
Jan. 8, 1989 – Disney’s edited version of the feature “Baby, Dinosaurs… Secret of the Lost Legend” aired on TV.
Jan. 8, 1996 - The “Fairy Tale Festival” attraction opened in Fantasyland at Disneyland Paris, celebrating European Storytellers.
Jan. 8, 1998 – The “McDonalds” opened at Downtown Disney Marketplace. The themed “Ronald’s Fun House,” features specially designed rooms such as “Ronald’s Dining Room,” “Birdie’s Music Room,” and “Grimace’s Game Room.”
Jan. 8, 2007 – Animator, TV producer, and film director, Iwao Takamoto passed away at age 81 in Los Angeles, Ca. Best known for designing the Hanna-Barbera character Scooby-Doo, Takamoto first entered the world of cartoons at Disney in 1947. He workes as an animator on such classics as “Cinderella,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “One Hundred and One Dalmations,” and “Lady and the Tramp.”
Jan. 8, 2007 – After spending about a year on a redesign project, the Walt Disney Company unveiled the new Disney.com at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nv.
Jan. 8, 1938 – Leopold Stokowski conducted a session in Culver City, Ca. for a Disney animated segment called “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” The musical piece also called “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” was written by French composer Paul Dukas. Walt had to rent a studio as the 85 musicians whom Stokowski has selected cannot fit on Disney’s Hyperion soundstage. The session was recorded late at night at the suggestion of Stokowski. He chooses nighttime because the musicians would have to drink coffee to stay awake and this would make them more alert!
Jan. 8, 1960 – The Disney TV show aired episode 4 of “The Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning.”
Jan. 8, 1961 – The Disney TV show aired episode 7 of “The Swamp Fox: A Woman’s Courage.”
Jan. 8, 1962 – Disneyland’s “Chicken Plantation Restaurant” (in business since the park’s opening) closed in Frontierland.
Jan. 8, 1989 – Disney’s edited version of the feature “Baby, Dinosaurs… Secret of the Lost Legend” aired on TV.
Jan. 8, 1996 - The “Fairy Tale Festival” attraction opened in Fantasyland at Disneyland Paris, celebrating European Storytellers.
Jan. 8, 1998 – The “McDonalds” opened at Downtown Disney Marketplace. The themed “Ronald’s Fun House,” features specially designed rooms such as “Ronald’s Dining Room,” “Birdie’s Music Room,” and “Grimace’s Game Room.”
Jan. 8, 2007 – Animator, TV producer, and film director, Iwao Takamoto passed away at age 81 in Los Angeles, Ca. Best known for designing the Hanna-Barbera character Scooby-Doo, Takamoto first entered the world of cartoons at Disney in 1947. He workes as an animator on such classics as “Cinderella,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “One Hundred and One Dalmations,” and “Lady and the Tramp.”
Jan. 8, 2007 – After spending about a year on a redesign project, the Walt Disney Company unveiled the new Disney.com at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nv.