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vizsla
09-25-2012, 03:00 AM
Sept. 25, 2001 – Disney’s touring production “Aida” opened in Dallas, Tx. And would run through the 20th.
Sept. 25, 2001 – Disney’s half-hour TV series “Scrubs” began airing on NBC.
Sept. 25, 2002 – Disney’s hour-long drama series “MDs” premiered on ABC-TV. (Ended Dec. 11, 2002)
Sept. 25, 2004 - The attraction “Tom Sawyer Island” reopened to guest after a short rehab. (Closed July 25, 2004)
Sept. 25, 2004 – In preparation for Hurrican Jeanne, WDW closed its theme parks at 7 p.m.
Sept. 25, 2005 – The Disney Channel debuted “The Fall,” the second episode of the new series “Life with Derek.”
Sept. 25, 2007 – “High School Musical on Tour,” a new stage version of the hit Disney Channel Movie, began a series of performances as Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Sept. 25, 2007 – The Haunted Halloween at Hong Kong Disneyland kicked off with over ten mysterious attractions and entertainment offerings filled with ghostly encounters. (Ran through Oct.)
Sept. 25, 2008 – Lester Robert “Bob” Jackson, formal personal assistant to Walt Disney, passed away from leukemia at age 77. Jackson worked closely with Disney on projects such as the 1964 New York World’s Fair and the pres conference that announced Disney World’s groundbreaking. He also handled dignitary relations such as meetings with presidents and their families, foreign leaders, and celebrities. He worked for Disney until 1971 and went on to work with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce as director if Information Services, director of public relations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, and later director of Tourism for the City of Miami Beach, Fl.
Sept. 25, 2009 – “Disney’s Halloween Time” returned to the Disneyland Resort. (Ran through Nov. 1st)

Jeff
09-25-2012, 06:36 PM
:thumbsup:

pdrlkr
09-28-2012, 09:19 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey: