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vizsla
01-19-2012, 04:40 AM
Jan. 19, 2002 – The Disney animated series “Teamo Supremo” began airing on “One Saturday Morning” on ABC-TV.
Jan. 19, 2003 – The Wonderful World of Disney aired the remake of the 1972 movie “Sounder.”
Jan. 19, 2007 – The Disney Channel aired the Hannah Montana episode “School Bully” for the first time.
Jan. 19, 2008 – “Lip Service” the 25th episode of “Cory in the House” debuted on the Disney Channel.
Jan. 19, 2008 – Actress Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart’s sardonic wife on TV’s long-running “The Bob Newhart Show,” passed away at age 70 in Los Angeles, Ca. Her Disney credits included the live-action features (The Shaggy D.A.,” “The Ugly Dachshund,” “Blackbeard’s Ghost,” and “The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin.” Pleshette also supplied the voice of Zira in the animated “The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.”
Jan. 19, 2009 – Disney Legend Robert C. “Bob” Broughton passed away at the age of 91. He was a camera effects artist for Disney whose career began with the 1937 “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Broughton worked on nearly every motion picture until 1979’s “The Black Hole.”
Jan. 19, 2010 – It was reported that Disney’s first resort in Hawaii has been named “Aulani,” a Disney Resort & Spa. The 21- acre resort, which is scheduled to open in fall 2011, will have 360 hotel rooms and 481 Disney Vacation Club villas.
Jan. 19, 2010 – Eleven-year-old Adam Carr of Tampa, Fl. Was announced the winner of the Walt Disney Co. “Mission Patch Design Challenge.” The contest (a partnership between NASA and Disney) invited elementary school students to design an emblem for the 12-inch Buzz Lightyear’s 468-day stay aboard the orbiting International Space Station in 2008.
Jan. 19, 2010 – The Visual Effects Society announced the nominees for the 8th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Among the nominations were: Disney/Pixar’s “Up” for Outstanding animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture and Disney’s “Prep and Landing” for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special. Winners would be announced Feb. 28, 2010.
Jan. 19, 2011 – The “Disney Dream” was officially christened at Port Canaveral, Fl.

pdrlkr
01-21-2012, 11:50 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey: