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05-01-2011, 06:50 AM
May 1, 1948 – Walt Disney Productions granted the rights to University of Oregon to use Donald Duck as its official mascot and insignia.
May 1, 1954 – The “Anaheim Bulletin” reported that Disney has purchased land in Anaheim, Ca. for an amusement park.
May 1, 1957 – The Disney TV show “Yellowstone Story/Bear Country” was released.
May 1, 1957 – The article “Gay ‘90s Favorite From Main Street, Disneyland” appeared in Better Homes & Gardens. The article featured Disneyland recipes that “recapture the treats of yesteryear.”
May 1, 1977 - The “Empress Lilly “opened and was christened by Lillian Disney at the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village. It closed for an extensive rehab on Apr. 22, 1995 and then reopened May 10, 1995 as Fulton’s Crab House.
May 1, 1982 – The Disney animated TV show “A Disney Vacation” aired.
May 1, 1983 – Card Walker stepped down as chairman of Disney, turning the job over to Ray Watson.
May 1, 1985 – The film-making team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, signed a 2-year deal with Disney, to begin work on the film, “Ruthless People.”
May 1, 1986 – “The Good Turn Restaurant” closed in The Land Pavilion in Epcot at WDW. (It would be replaced by the “Garden Grille Restaurant.”
May 1, 1988 – Disney’s part-1 of its 2-part TV movie “Splash, Too” aired, and was the first motion picture to be filmed at Disney-MGM Studios in WDW. (Part-2 aired May 8, 1988)
May 1, 1954 – The “Anaheim Bulletin” reported that Disney has purchased land in Anaheim, Ca. for an amusement park.
May 1, 1957 – The Disney TV show “Yellowstone Story/Bear Country” was released.
May 1, 1957 – The article “Gay ‘90s Favorite From Main Street, Disneyland” appeared in Better Homes & Gardens. The article featured Disneyland recipes that “recapture the treats of yesteryear.”
May 1, 1977 - The “Empress Lilly “opened and was christened by Lillian Disney at the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village. It closed for an extensive rehab on Apr. 22, 1995 and then reopened May 10, 1995 as Fulton’s Crab House.
May 1, 1982 – The Disney animated TV show “A Disney Vacation” aired.
May 1, 1983 – Card Walker stepped down as chairman of Disney, turning the job over to Ray Watson.
May 1, 1985 – The film-making team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, signed a 2-year deal with Disney, to begin work on the film, “Ruthless People.”
May 1, 1986 – “The Good Turn Restaurant” closed in The Land Pavilion in Epcot at WDW. (It would be replaced by the “Garden Grille Restaurant.”
May 1, 1988 – Disney’s part-1 of its 2-part TV movie “Splash, Too” aired, and was the first motion picture to be filmed at Disney-MGM Studios in WDW. (Part-2 aired May 8, 1988)