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01-08-2009, 04:40 AM
Jan. 8, 1981 - Gert Schelvis became Disneyland’s 200 millionth guest.
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, 2001 - Actor Don Brodie who appeared in Disney’s 1975 “Escape to Witch Mountain”, and was the voice of Barker in Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio died in Los Angeles, Ca.
Jan. 8, 2002 – The Disney half-hour comedy series “Imagine That” aired on NBC. (Ended Jan. 15, 2002)
Jan. 8, 2004 – Disneyland welcomed its 500,000,000th guest Bill Trow (from Wentworth Falls, Australia). Trow was accompanied by his wife Ann-Marie and their 5-year old daughter Aspen.
Jan. 8, 2004 – The 35th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced. The Walt Disney Co. was nominated for several awards that honor companies who support positive images for people of color in arts and entertainment.
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, 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, 2001 - Actor Don Brodie who appeared in Disney’s 1975 “Escape to Witch Mountain”, and was the voice of Barker in Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio died in Los Angeles, Ca.
Jan. 8, 2002 – The Disney half-hour comedy series “Imagine That” aired on NBC. (Ended Jan. 15, 2002)
Jan. 8, 2004 – Disneyland welcomed its 500,000,000th guest Bill Trow (from Wentworth Falls, Australia). Trow was accompanied by his wife Ann-Marie and their 5-year old daughter Aspen.
Jan. 8, 2004 – The 35th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced. The Walt Disney Co. was nominated for several awards that honor companies who support positive images for people of color in arts and entertainment.
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.