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12-29-2009, 05:23 AM
Dec. 29, 1954 – The Disneyland TV series aired the short film “Beaver Valley/Cameras in Africa” and the footage from the upcoming adventure “The African Lion.”
Dec. 29, 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club aired the episode “Today is Circus Day” on ABC-TV.
Dec. 29, 1956 – The 7th of 8 installments titled “My Dad, Walt Disney,” by Diane Disney Miller as told to Pete Martin (a “celebrity friendly” writer) appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.
Dec. 29, 1968 – Vladimir Peter Tytla (known as “Bill” Tytla), one of the original Disney animators and considered by many to be the best character animator working during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation, passed away at age 64. Best known for animating Grumpy in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and Chernabog in the “Night on Bald Mountain” sequence from “Fantasia,” Tytla also worked for Terrytoons and Paramount Pictures. His last work on a feature film with full personality animation was “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” (1964), a comedy mixing live-action and animation.
Dec. 29, 1974 – Attendance at WDW hit a record 74,597 forcing the park to close for 4 hours.
Dec. 29, 1995 – The Disney/Hollywood Pictures film “Mr. Holland Opus” had its premiere in Los Angeles, Ca. and was considered for an Academy Award. (General release was Jan. 19, 1996)
Dec. 29, 2001 – According to today’s issue of Billboard Magazine, the top 10 video rentals in the USA include Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (at #5) and “Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in The House of Mouse” (at #7).
Dec. 29, 2003 – The second part of Disney’s miniseries “Dreamkeeper” aired on ABC.
Dec. 29, 2006 – Imagineer and Disney veteran Don Edgren passed away at the age of 83. He was an engineer who led the team, building the first Space Mountain and had a role in building various Disney parks. Edgren supervised construction of the Matterhorn and original Pirates of the Caribbean attractions.
Dec. 29, 2006 – Donny Osmond appeared at Disney outfitters, a shop in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Osmond signed copies of Disney’s Mulan DVD and soundtrack (for which he is the singing voice of Shang) and his latest CD “What I Meant to Say” (his 54th studio album).
Dec. 29, 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club aired the episode “Today is Circus Day” on ABC-TV.
Dec. 29, 1956 – The 7th of 8 installments titled “My Dad, Walt Disney,” by Diane Disney Miller as told to Pete Martin (a “celebrity friendly” writer) appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.
Dec. 29, 1968 – Vladimir Peter Tytla (known as “Bill” Tytla), one of the original Disney animators and considered by many to be the best character animator working during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation, passed away at age 64. Best known for animating Grumpy in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and Chernabog in the “Night on Bald Mountain” sequence from “Fantasia,” Tytla also worked for Terrytoons and Paramount Pictures. His last work on a feature film with full personality animation was “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” (1964), a comedy mixing live-action and animation.
Dec. 29, 1974 – Attendance at WDW hit a record 74,597 forcing the park to close for 4 hours.
Dec. 29, 1995 – The Disney/Hollywood Pictures film “Mr. Holland Opus” had its premiere in Los Angeles, Ca. and was considered for an Academy Award. (General release was Jan. 19, 1996)
Dec. 29, 2001 – According to today’s issue of Billboard Magazine, the top 10 video rentals in the USA include Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (at #5) and “Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in The House of Mouse” (at #7).
Dec. 29, 2003 – The second part of Disney’s miniseries “Dreamkeeper” aired on ABC.
Dec. 29, 2006 – Imagineer and Disney veteran Don Edgren passed away at the age of 83. He was an engineer who led the team, building the first Space Mountain and had a role in building various Disney parks. Edgren supervised construction of the Matterhorn and original Pirates of the Caribbean attractions.
Dec. 29, 2006 – Donny Osmond appeared at Disney outfitters, a shop in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Osmond signed copies of Disney’s Mulan DVD and soundtrack (for which he is the singing voice of Shang) and his latest CD “What I Meant to Say” (his 54th studio album).