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vizsla
03-01-2008, 05:37 AM
Mar. 1, 1910 – Legendary actor David Niven was born in London, England. His Disney credits include the 1977 “Candleshoe” and the 1976 “No Deposit, No Return.”
Mar. 1, 1924 - Disney’s Alice Comedy series made its debut in east coast theaters with “Alice’s Day at Sea”, and Virginia Davis as Alice.
Mar. 1, 1930 - Disney animator Ub Iwerks, the 1st animator of Mickey Mouse quits the studio to open up his own studio. He would eventually return to Disney.
Mar. 1, 1940 - Walt Disney praised Frank Thomas and Milt Kahl on a 2 minute test screening of “Bambi”. Walt Disney turned to the two with tears in his eyes and said, “Thanks, fellows, That’s great stuff, no kidding”.
Mar. 1, 1941 – Walt Disney’s speech “Our American Culture” was broadcast at an intermission of the Metropolitan Opera. Walt’s words were: “Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see everywhere today is only temporary. Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideas of freedom and a better life. All men will want to be free and share our way of life. There much be so much that I should have said, but haven’t. What I will say now is just what most of us are probably thinking every day. I thank god and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy, and freedom.”
Mar. 1, 1971 – Actor Jack Davenport, known for his role of Norrington in both Disney features “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and “Pirates of the Caribben: Dead Man’s Chest,” was born in Suffolk, England.
Mar. 1, 1986 – The “Safari Outpost” shop opened in Adventureland at Disneyland.
Mar. 1, 1999 – “Kali River Rapids” (a whitewater rafting adventure) and “Maharajah Jungle Trek” both opened in the Asia section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom at WDW.
Mar. 1, 2007 – The Atlanta Braves played their first home spring training game against a major league team at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida. The Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2.
Mar. 1, 2007 – Meg Crofton, president of WDW announced that two large tracts of land on different areas of its 43-square mile property are being developed. The first, a 900-acre golf community, will replace the existing Eagle Pines golf course at the Bonnet Creek Golf Club with a Four Seasons Hotel. The second project, also unnamed, is located on 450-acres near the new Western Beltway that Disney plans to sell to an as-yet-unnamed developer or group of developers.

Jeff
03-01-2008, 06:53 AM
:thumbsup:

alpro2
03-01-2008, 08:30 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup:

GrmGrninGost
03-01-2008, 09:20 AM
Great info! :mickey:

Bethis26fan
03-01-2008, 09:40 AM
Thanks.

RedheadWriter
03-01-2008, 10:34 AM
:thumbsup:

pdrlkr
03-01-2008, 10:57 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey:

ibrowse17
03-01-2008, 11:06 AM
Cool, thanks:thumbsup:

PAYROLL PRINCESS
03-01-2008, 06:33 PM
Thanks Vince.

SgtTigger
03-01-2008, 07:11 PM
Thank you very much...........





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