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02-06-2008, 05:29 AM
Feb. 6, 1859 - Elias Disney, father of Walt Disney, was born in Bluevale, Ontario, Canada. (Passed Away Sept. 13, 1941)
Feb. 6, 1911 – Our 40th U.S. president Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Il. Besides being immortalized in WDW’s Hall of Presidents attraction, Reagan took part in Disneyland’s opening day TV broadcast in July 1955.
Feb. 6, 1914 - Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Sherekahn in “The Jungle Book”, “the Knight in “The Sword and the Stone,” and the Captain in “101 Dalmatians” was born in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Feb. 6, 1943 - Disney’s animated feature film “Saludos Amigos” was released.
Feb. 6, 1948 - Disney’s Goofy cartoon “The Big Wash” was released.
Feb. 6, 1956 – Actor-musician Jon Walmsley was born in Lancashire, England. At age 12 he would supply the voice to Christopher Robin in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. (TV fans would recognize him from his role of Jason on the Waltons.
Feb. 6, 1977 – The Disney TV movie “Barry of the Great St. Bernard” aired.
Feb. 6, 1981 – The Disney film “The Devil and Max Devlin” was released.
Feb. 6, 2006 – George Millay, a theme-park visionary who founded SeaWorld and Wet’n Wild and pioneered Orlando Florida’s tourism business, passed away at age 76 in San Diego, Ca. Often referred to as “the father of water parks,” Millay opened the original SeaWorld (in California) in 1964. He was a great admirer of Walt Disney and the company he built.
Feb. 6, 2007 – Disney’s “Cinderella III: A Twist in Time” was released on DVD.
Feb. 6, 1911 – Our 40th U.S. president Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Il. Besides being immortalized in WDW’s Hall of Presidents attraction, Reagan took part in Disneyland’s opening day TV broadcast in July 1955.
Feb. 6, 1914 - Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Sherekahn in “The Jungle Book”, “the Knight in “The Sword and the Stone,” and the Captain in “101 Dalmatians” was born in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Feb. 6, 1943 - Disney’s animated feature film “Saludos Amigos” was released.
Feb. 6, 1948 - Disney’s Goofy cartoon “The Big Wash” was released.
Feb. 6, 1956 – Actor-musician Jon Walmsley was born in Lancashire, England. At age 12 he would supply the voice to Christopher Robin in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. (TV fans would recognize him from his role of Jason on the Waltons.
Feb. 6, 1977 – The Disney TV movie “Barry of the Great St. Bernard” aired.
Feb. 6, 1981 – The Disney film “The Devil and Max Devlin” was released.
Feb. 6, 2006 – George Millay, a theme-park visionary who founded SeaWorld and Wet’n Wild and pioneered Orlando Florida’s tourism business, passed away at age 76 in San Diego, Ca. Often referred to as “the father of water parks,” Millay opened the original SeaWorld (in California) in 1964. He was a great admirer of Walt Disney and the company he built.
Feb. 6, 2007 – Disney’s “Cinderella III: A Twist in Time” was released on DVD.