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vizsla
06-19-2011, 05:42 AM
June 19, 1964 – After 5 seasons on TV, “The Twilight Zone” aired its last episode, “The Bewitchin’ Pool.” (Rod Serling’s popular series would later be the inspiration for Disney theme park attractions.
June 19, 1965 – Actor Sean Marshall, Pete in Disney’s 1977 “Pete’s Dragon”, was born in Canoga Park, Ca.
June 19, 1966 – Comedian-actor Ed Wynn, who had appearances in the Disney classics “Mary Poppins,” “Those Calloways,” and “That Darn Cat!” and was the voice of the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland,” died in Beverly Hills, California of cancer.
June 19, 1985 – “Yumz,” a fast-food facility opened at Videoplolis at Disneyland.
June 19, 1987 – The Disney TV movie “Not Quite Human,” a Disney Channel premiere film, aired.
June 19, 1988 – Disney’s animated feature film “Mulan” was released.
June 19, 1991 – Disney’s syndicated TV special “Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air,” was shown.
June 19, 1992 – The “World According to Goofy Parade” debuted at Disneyland. (Ended Nov. 15, 1992)
June 19, 1995 – A bronze statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, called the “Partners Statue,” was installed at the Magic Kingdom at WDW. It is identical to the statue at Disneyland, which was installed in November 1993.
June 19, 1996 – Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” had its world premiere at the Superdome in New Orleans, La. The film would have its general release 2 days later.

Jeff
06-19-2011, 01:43 PM
:thumbsup:

pdrlkr
06-20-2011, 10:52 PM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey: