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04-14-2011, 05:10 AM
Apr. 14, 2000 – The Orlando Rays, the Class AA affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays, opened their 1st season at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex against the Jacksonville Suns.
Apr. 14, 2000 – Disneyland’s 45th parade music changed from “Pomp in Circumstance” to a mixture of classic Disney music.
Apr. 14, 2000 – The Disney/Touchstone Picture/Spyglass Entertainment film “Keeping the faith” was released.
Apr. 14, 2001 – Disney’s House of Mouse aired “House Ghosts,” and “Pluto Saves the Day.”
Apr. 14, 2003 – A press preview of the special musical titled “Mickey’s gift of Dreams” took place in front of Cinderella Castle to mark the 20th anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland. The park officially celebrated its 20th anniversary the following day.
Apr. 14, 2004 – Animator and designer Harry Holt passed away at the age of 93 in Florida. For 20 years starting in 1936, he worked for Disney on many of their classic features and shorts (before going on to Hanna-Barbera and Filmation). He returned to Disney Imagineering in 1962, and helped design Audio-Animatronic figures for Disney theme park attractions. Although officially retired since 1982, Holt worked as a character sketch artist on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
Apr. 14, 2006 – The Disney computer-animated film “The Wild” opened in theaters.
Apr. 14, 2006 – The Disney Channel aired the 4th “Hannah Montana” episode “I Can’t Make You Love Hannah If You Don’t.”
Apr. 14, 2007 – Heritage Auctions held a 2-day music and entertainment signature auction at its headquarters in Dallas, Tx. Among the highlights were Walt Disney’s passport from 1965, and a Walt Disney signed contract from 1953.
Apr. 14, 2008 – Legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston passed away at age 95 in Sequim, Wa. The last surving member of Walt’s “Nine Old Men,” Johnston’s 43-year career at Disney included such classic features as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” “Bambi,” “The Three Caballeros,” “Song of the South,” “Cinderella,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “peter Pan,” “The Rescuers,” and “The Fox and the Hound.” Besides animation, he and Walt Disney also shared another passion – trains. Johnston built a 1” scale backyard railroad, with three 1/12th scale locomotives! His books with fellow Disney animator Frank Thomas (such as The Illusion of Life) have inspired a generation of animators.
Apr. 14, 2000 – Disneyland’s 45th parade music changed from “Pomp in Circumstance” to a mixture of classic Disney music.
Apr. 14, 2000 – The Disney/Touchstone Picture/Spyglass Entertainment film “Keeping the faith” was released.
Apr. 14, 2001 – Disney’s House of Mouse aired “House Ghosts,” and “Pluto Saves the Day.”
Apr. 14, 2003 – A press preview of the special musical titled “Mickey’s gift of Dreams” took place in front of Cinderella Castle to mark the 20th anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland. The park officially celebrated its 20th anniversary the following day.
Apr. 14, 2004 – Animator and designer Harry Holt passed away at the age of 93 in Florida. For 20 years starting in 1936, he worked for Disney on many of their classic features and shorts (before going on to Hanna-Barbera and Filmation). He returned to Disney Imagineering in 1962, and helped design Audio-Animatronic figures for Disney theme park attractions. Although officially retired since 1982, Holt worked as a character sketch artist on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
Apr. 14, 2006 – The Disney computer-animated film “The Wild” opened in theaters.
Apr. 14, 2006 – The Disney Channel aired the 4th “Hannah Montana” episode “I Can’t Make You Love Hannah If You Don’t.”
Apr. 14, 2007 – Heritage Auctions held a 2-day music and entertainment signature auction at its headquarters in Dallas, Tx. Among the highlights were Walt Disney’s passport from 1965, and a Walt Disney signed contract from 1953.
Apr. 14, 2008 – Legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston passed away at age 95 in Sequim, Wa. The last surving member of Walt’s “Nine Old Men,” Johnston’s 43-year career at Disney included such classic features as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” “Bambi,” “The Three Caballeros,” “Song of the South,” “Cinderella,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “peter Pan,” “The Rescuers,” and “The Fox and the Hound.” Besides animation, he and Walt Disney also shared another passion – trains. Johnston built a 1” scale backyard railroad, with three 1/12th scale locomotives! His books with fellow Disney animator Frank Thomas (such as The Illusion of Life) have inspired a generation of animators.