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08-15-2012, 05:00 AM
Aug. 15, 2003 – The new 19,500 square foot facility “Reedy Creek Station” opened on Buena Vista Drive.
Aug. 15, 2003 – The Lizzie McGuire episode “My Dinner with Dig” aired on the Disney Channel.
Aug. 15, 2003 – The Disney Channel Original Movie “The Cheetah Girls” aired. (Despite a widespread blackout in the Northeast, “The Cheetah Girls” were watched by about 65 million viewers.)
Aug. 15, 2003 – The Disney/Touchstone Picture film “Open Range” was released.
Aug. 15, 2006 – After nearly 13 years of entertaining WDW guests, Merlin performed his last Sword in the Stone show in front of Cinderella’s Golden Carousal.
Aug. 15, 2006 – Walt Disney Records released “The Cheetah Girls 2,” the soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie “The Cheetah Girls 2.”
Aug. 15, 2007 – Florida Governor Charlie Christ visited the WDW Resort to promote two of his pet issues – energy conservation and physical fitness.
Aug. 15, 2008 – The town of White River, Ontario, Canada held their annual 3-day Winnie’s Hometown Festival in honor of the real-life bear who A.A. Milne made famous.
Aug. 15, 2009 – Disney Legend Virginia Davis, Walt Disney’s first human star and the original Alice of his Alice Comedies, died at age 90. As a child, Davis appeared in the first 13 titles of Disney’s Alice Comedies series, an innovative blend of live-action and animation. Born Virginia Margaret Davis in Kansas City, Missouri on New Years Eve 1918, she later earned a degree from the New York School of Interior Design and became a decorating editor for the popular 1950s magazine Living for Young Homemakers. In 1963, she began a successful career in the real estate industry in Connecticut and later, Southern California. Over the years, Davis remained in contact with the Walt Disney Co., and was often a special guest at such events as the annual Disneyana Conventions held at either Disneyland or WDW.
Aug. 15, 2010 – Disney Legend Harrison “Buzz” Price, one of Walt Disney’s trusted advisers, passed away at the age of 89. Price worked on more than 3,000 economic feasibility studies for Disney, as well as Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, SeaWorld, Six Flags, and 8 World’s Fairs. His background in business and engineering gave him the foundation to help theme park mogels make real world decisions. In 1953, Walt and Roy O, Disney asked Price to find the best location for Disneyland.
Aug. 15, 2003 – The Lizzie McGuire episode “My Dinner with Dig” aired on the Disney Channel.
Aug. 15, 2003 – The Disney Channel Original Movie “The Cheetah Girls” aired. (Despite a widespread blackout in the Northeast, “The Cheetah Girls” were watched by about 65 million viewers.)
Aug. 15, 2003 – The Disney/Touchstone Picture film “Open Range” was released.
Aug. 15, 2006 – After nearly 13 years of entertaining WDW guests, Merlin performed his last Sword in the Stone show in front of Cinderella’s Golden Carousal.
Aug. 15, 2006 – Walt Disney Records released “The Cheetah Girls 2,” the soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie “The Cheetah Girls 2.”
Aug. 15, 2007 – Florida Governor Charlie Christ visited the WDW Resort to promote two of his pet issues – energy conservation and physical fitness.
Aug. 15, 2008 – The town of White River, Ontario, Canada held their annual 3-day Winnie’s Hometown Festival in honor of the real-life bear who A.A. Milne made famous.
Aug. 15, 2009 – Disney Legend Virginia Davis, Walt Disney’s first human star and the original Alice of his Alice Comedies, died at age 90. As a child, Davis appeared in the first 13 titles of Disney’s Alice Comedies series, an innovative blend of live-action and animation. Born Virginia Margaret Davis in Kansas City, Missouri on New Years Eve 1918, she later earned a degree from the New York School of Interior Design and became a decorating editor for the popular 1950s magazine Living for Young Homemakers. In 1963, she began a successful career in the real estate industry in Connecticut and later, Southern California. Over the years, Davis remained in contact with the Walt Disney Co., and was often a special guest at such events as the annual Disneyana Conventions held at either Disneyland or WDW.
Aug. 15, 2010 – Disney Legend Harrison “Buzz” Price, one of Walt Disney’s trusted advisers, passed away at the age of 89. Price worked on more than 3,000 economic feasibility studies for Disney, as well as Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, SeaWorld, Six Flags, and 8 World’s Fairs. His background in business and engineering gave him the foundation to help theme park mogels make real world decisions. In 1953, Walt and Roy O, Disney asked Price to find the best location for Disneyland.