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10-22-2010, 05:08 AM
Oct. 22, 1908 – Disney Legend, Imagineer, and mechanical engineer Roger E. Broggie was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He would first join Disney in 1938 as a precision machinists.
Oct. 22, 1942 – Annette Funicello, who was a Mouseketeer on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, and also starred in such Disney features as “The Shaggy Dog,” “Babes in Toyland,” and “The Misadventures of Merlin Jones,” was born in Utica, N.Y.
Oct. 22, 1946 – Mouseketeer Linda Hughes, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Show” during the 1957-1958 season was born in San Diego, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1961 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired the TV show “The Hunting Instinct” on NBC-TV.
Oct. 22, 1963 – Figure skating champion Brian Boitano, who appeared as himself in Disney’s 2005 live-action feature “Ice Princess,” was born in Sunnyvale, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1969 – A contract was signed between WED Enterprises and the Florida Citrus Commission, formalizing the FCC’s sponsorship of a future Magic Kingdom attraction at Disney World. The “tropical bird show” (later named “The Tropical Serenade”) would cost $3 million. (In 1970, WED Enterprises would create the Orange Bird character “the friendly face of Florida sunshine and fresh squeezed Florida orange juice” to serve as the FCC’s official mascot in promotional campaigns.)
Oct. 22, 1969 – Actress Angela Lansbury sent a handwritten note to Disney producer/director Bill Walsh in reference to her earlier visit to the studio to be considered for the lead role of Miss Price in a new feature film called “Bedknobs and Broomsticks.” (Nine days later Walsh would announce that Miss Lansbury would be signed for the role of Miss Price.)
Oct. 22, 1971 – Actress & singer Sarah Litzsinger, who played the Broadway role of Belle in two separate runs for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” was born in Indiana. Litzsinger holds the distinction of being Broadway’s longest-running Belle!
Oct. 22, 1971 – An inaugural service to WDWs own airport STOLport, by both Shawnee and Executive Airlines began. The occasion was marked by a luncheon ceremony with the state of Florida presenting Disney with STOLport license No. 1. A group of local and state politicians and officials were on hand, as well as executives from the airlines. Disney announced that STOL service will commence with around 26 flights daily. A single airstrip located not too far from the Contemporary Resort, the Lake Buena Vista STOLport, consists of a 2,000-foot runway (and plans for a terminal building). Disney had high hopes for the service. (Unfortunately by Dec. 1972, the idea of affordable short-range air routes became completely impractical and STOLport closed.)
Oct. 22, 1972 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The High Flying Spy” aired. (Part-2 Oct. 29, Part-3 Nov. 5, 1972)
Oct. 22, 1942 – Annette Funicello, who was a Mouseketeer on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, and also starred in such Disney features as “The Shaggy Dog,” “Babes in Toyland,” and “The Misadventures of Merlin Jones,” was born in Utica, N.Y.
Oct. 22, 1946 – Mouseketeer Linda Hughes, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Show” during the 1957-1958 season was born in San Diego, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1961 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired the TV show “The Hunting Instinct” on NBC-TV.
Oct. 22, 1963 – Figure skating champion Brian Boitano, who appeared as himself in Disney’s 2005 live-action feature “Ice Princess,” was born in Sunnyvale, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1969 – A contract was signed between WED Enterprises and the Florida Citrus Commission, formalizing the FCC’s sponsorship of a future Magic Kingdom attraction at Disney World. The “tropical bird show” (later named “The Tropical Serenade”) would cost $3 million. (In 1970, WED Enterprises would create the Orange Bird character “the friendly face of Florida sunshine and fresh squeezed Florida orange juice” to serve as the FCC’s official mascot in promotional campaigns.)
Oct. 22, 1969 – Actress Angela Lansbury sent a handwritten note to Disney producer/director Bill Walsh in reference to her earlier visit to the studio to be considered for the lead role of Miss Price in a new feature film called “Bedknobs and Broomsticks.” (Nine days later Walsh would announce that Miss Lansbury would be signed for the role of Miss Price.)
Oct. 22, 1971 – Actress & singer Sarah Litzsinger, who played the Broadway role of Belle in two separate runs for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” was born in Indiana. Litzsinger holds the distinction of being Broadway’s longest-running Belle!
Oct. 22, 1971 – An inaugural service to WDWs own airport STOLport, by both Shawnee and Executive Airlines began. The occasion was marked by a luncheon ceremony with the state of Florida presenting Disney with STOLport license No. 1. A group of local and state politicians and officials were on hand, as well as executives from the airlines. Disney announced that STOL service will commence with around 26 flights daily. A single airstrip located not too far from the Contemporary Resort, the Lake Buena Vista STOLport, consists of a 2,000-foot runway (and plans for a terminal building). Disney had high hopes for the service. (Unfortunately by Dec. 1972, the idea of affordable short-range air routes became completely impractical and STOLport closed.)
Oct. 22, 1972 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The High Flying Spy” aired. (Part-2 Oct. 29, Part-3 Nov. 5, 1972)