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10-12-2009, 05:27 AM
Oct. 12, 1999 - Tangierine Café opened in the Morocco Pavilion.
Oct. 12, 2001 – WDW’S Fantasyland closed early to the general public for a special charity event. From 4:00pm to 11:00pm, a “Fantasyland Fun-A-Thon” was held to raise money for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women.
Oct. 12, 2001 – The Lizzie McGuire episode “Fact of Life” aired on the Disney Channel. Drummer Rick Marotta appeared as a special guest star.
Oct. 12, 2001 – The Disney Channel Original Movie “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge,” the first sequel to the “Halloweentown” series, aired for the first time.
Oct. 12, 2001 – The Disney/Touchstone Picture film “Corky Romano” was released.
Oct. 12, 2003 – Disney’s 10K Classic, a race throughout the World Showcase at Epcot, took place. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society was the official race beneficiary. Florida native Matthew Dobson finished first, beating out nearly 2,000 runners.
Oct. 12, 2003 – The “ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter” closed in Tomorrowlland in the Magic Kingdom at WDW. (Would be replaced by “Stitches Great Escape.”
Oct. 12, 2006 – Disney CEO Robert Iger addressed the campus of Ithaca College (in Ithaca, N.Y.). A 1973 graduate of Ithaca, Iger called his years ath the college formative and said his television-radio education and classes with Rod Serling, creator of “The Twilight Zone” and a former professor at the college, allowed him to appreciate the importance of creative freedom and independence.
Oct. 12, 2007 – The Disney Channel premiered a new series called “Wizards of Waverly Place” with the episode “The Crazy Ten Minute Sale.”
Oct. 12, 2007 – A ceremony announcing the 2008 Walt Disney World Ambassadors was held at the Animal Kingdom. T.C. Newman (from College & CareerStart Recruiting who began her Disney career in Disneyland Entertainment and has been at the WDW Resort since 2001) and Keri MacPherson (from Walt Disney Parks & Resort Sales who joined the Disney team 13 years ago through the College Program at the Magic Kingdom’s Outdoor Foods) were chosen.
Oct. 12, 2001 – WDW’S Fantasyland closed early to the general public for a special charity event. From 4:00pm to 11:00pm, a “Fantasyland Fun-A-Thon” was held to raise money for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women.
Oct. 12, 2001 – The Lizzie McGuire episode “Fact of Life” aired on the Disney Channel. Drummer Rick Marotta appeared as a special guest star.
Oct. 12, 2001 – The Disney Channel Original Movie “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge,” the first sequel to the “Halloweentown” series, aired for the first time.
Oct. 12, 2001 – The Disney/Touchstone Picture film “Corky Romano” was released.
Oct. 12, 2003 – Disney’s 10K Classic, a race throughout the World Showcase at Epcot, took place. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society was the official race beneficiary. Florida native Matthew Dobson finished first, beating out nearly 2,000 runners.
Oct. 12, 2003 – The “ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter” closed in Tomorrowlland in the Magic Kingdom at WDW. (Would be replaced by “Stitches Great Escape.”
Oct. 12, 2006 – Disney CEO Robert Iger addressed the campus of Ithaca College (in Ithaca, N.Y.). A 1973 graduate of Ithaca, Iger called his years ath the college formative and said his television-radio education and classes with Rod Serling, creator of “The Twilight Zone” and a former professor at the college, allowed him to appreciate the importance of creative freedom and independence.
Oct. 12, 2007 – The Disney Channel premiered a new series called “Wizards of Waverly Place” with the episode “The Crazy Ten Minute Sale.”
Oct. 12, 2007 – A ceremony announcing the 2008 Walt Disney World Ambassadors was held at the Animal Kingdom. T.C. Newman (from College & CareerStart Recruiting who began her Disney career in Disneyland Entertainment and has been at the WDW Resort since 2001) and Keri MacPherson (from Walt Disney Parks & Resort Sales who joined the Disney team 13 years ago through the College Program at the Magic Kingdom’s Outdoor Foods) were chosen.