Today in Disney History 3/8

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Mar. 8, 2002 – The team of Disney animators remastered every frame of “Beauty and the Beast” for its release in IMAX theaters.
Mar. 8, 2002 – The Lizzie McGuire episode “Mom’s Best Friend” aired on the Disney Channel.
Mar. 8, 2002 – The Disney Channel Original Movie “Cadet Kelly” aired for the first time.
Mar. 8, 2006 – Actress Rhoda Williams, the voice of Drizella in Disney’s 1950 animated feature “Cinderella,” passed away in Oregon. A star of radio, TV, and movies, Williams appeared on such programs as Dragnet, Ironside, The Twilight Zone, Marcus Welby, M.D. and General Hospital.
Mar. 8, 2007 – Disney’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held beginning at 10a.m. at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.
Mar. 8, 2007 – The Disney exhibition “Once Upon a Time Walt Disney” went on display at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. (Ran through June 24, 2007)
Mar. 8, 2008 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomed a newborn on this day. “Kidani,” the first Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra born in the park at WDW.
Mar. 8, 2008 – Celebrities visiting WDW’s Magic Kingdom on this day included entertainer Wayne Newton and St. Louis Cardinals All Star first baseman Albert Pujols.
Mar. 8, 2009 – Liza Hunter – Galvan won the inaugural Disney’s Princess Half Marathon at Epcot with a time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 18 seconds. (Galvan, originally from New Zealand, was a two-time Olympic marathoner.
Mar. 8, 2009 – Margaret “Mank” Johnstone of Orange County, Ca. celebrated her 107th birthday at Disneyland!

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