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02-09-2008, 04:41 AM
Feb. 9, 1914 - Bill Justice, Disney programmer for Audio-Animatronic and animator was born in Dayton, Ohio.
Feb. 9, 1940 - Disney’s animated feature film “Pinocchio” opened in Los Angeles theaters, 2 days after its premiere in New York.
Feb. 9, 1946 – Vincent Frances Papale. A former part-time bartender/substitute teacher who went on to play professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles, was born in Pennsylvania. Despite playing just one year of high school football and having no college football experience, Papale went on to play in the NFL at age 30, making him the league’s oldest rookie! His story is the basis for the 2006 Disney live-action film “Invincible.”
Feb. 9, 1969 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The Secret of Boyne Castle” aired.
Feb. 9, 1979 – The Disney feature film “The North Avenue Irregulars” was released.
Feb. 9, 1986 - Magic Journey’s Closed at the Journey into Imagination Pavilion and then moved to the Magic Kingdom.
Feb. 9, 2001 – It was reported that attendance for the opening of Disney’s California Adventure on Feb. 8, fell far below the estimate of 33,000. By 2 p.m. (usually Disney’s peak hour) 14,000 tickets had been purchased and roughly 10,000 people were inside the park. When the gates opened at 8 a.m., only 3,000 were waiting to get in. Officials had prepared for more than 4 times as many.
Feb. 9, 2005 – “Disney War” by James Stewart hits bookshelves. Stewart details the scandals of CEO Michael Eisner’s management.
Feb. 9, 2006 – The Walt Disney Company re-acquired the rights to “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” back from NBC Universal along with sports considerations for ESPN. The rights are obtained as part of a transaction permitting football play-by-play analyst Al Michaels to contract with NBC.
Feb. 9, 2007 – WDW’s Pleasure Island became “Sweetheart Island” today, tomorrow and Feb. 14th in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Feb. 9, 1940 - Disney’s animated feature film “Pinocchio” opened in Los Angeles theaters, 2 days after its premiere in New York.
Feb. 9, 1946 – Vincent Frances Papale. A former part-time bartender/substitute teacher who went on to play professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles, was born in Pennsylvania. Despite playing just one year of high school football and having no college football experience, Papale went on to play in the NFL at age 30, making him the league’s oldest rookie! His story is the basis for the 2006 Disney live-action film “Invincible.”
Feb. 9, 1969 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The Secret of Boyne Castle” aired.
Feb. 9, 1979 – The Disney feature film “The North Avenue Irregulars” was released.
Feb. 9, 1986 - Magic Journey’s Closed at the Journey into Imagination Pavilion and then moved to the Magic Kingdom.
Feb. 9, 2001 – It was reported that attendance for the opening of Disney’s California Adventure on Feb. 8, fell far below the estimate of 33,000. By 2 p.m. (usually Disney’s peak hour) 14,000 tickets had been purchased and roughly 10,000 people were inside the park. When the gates opened at 8 a.m., only 3,000 were waiting to get in. Officials had prepared for more than 4 times as many.
Feb. 9, 2005 – “Disney War” by James Stewart hits bookshelves. Stewart details the scandals of CEO Michael Eisner’s management.
Feb. 9, 2006 – The Walt Disney Company re-acquired the rights to “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” back from NBC Universal along with sports considerations for ESPN. The rights are obtained as part of a transaction permitting football play-by-play analyst Al Michaels to contract with NBC.
Feb. 9, 2007 – WDW’s Pleasure Island became “Sweetheart Island” today, tomorrow and Feb. 14th in honor of Valentine’s Day.