Today in Disney History 4/18

[vizsla]

Apr. 18, 1994 – Disney’s 1st stage show, “Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical”, officially opened on Broadway at the Palace Theater in Houston, Tx. with Tom Bosley as Belle’s father Maurice, Terrance Mann as the Beast, and Susan Egan as Belle.
Apr. 18, 1997 – Toon Disney was launched on the same day the Disney Channel celebrated its 15th Anniversary.
Apr. 18, 1997 – Epcot’s “International Flower & Garden Festival” began and would run through June 1st.
Apr. 18, 1998 – The Disneyland show “Festival of Fools” gave its last performance.
Apr. 18, 1998 – The 24-hour cable network “Toon Disney” was launched.
Apr. 18, 2000 – Disney’s Buena Vista Home Entertainment released “The Duke” direct-to-video. (Original release was in Iceland on Oct. 30, 1999)
Apr. 18, 2002 – An area of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, featuring new attractions like TriceraStop Spin, had its official grand opening.
Apr. 18, 2003 – Walt Disney Pictures “Holes”, starring Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette and Shia LaBeouf, premiered in theaters.
Apr. 18, 2004 – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Broadway. It ranks as the 4th highest grossing musical of all time (recently passing Miss Saigon).
Apr. 18, 2005 – The Broadway Disney hit “Beauty and the Beast” celebrated its 11th anniversary. The musical, which is the 6th longest running show in Broadway history, originally opened at the Palace Theatre on Apr. 18, 1994.

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