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vizsla
09-22-2007, 08:28 AM
Sept. 22, 1995 – Disney’s 1-hour syndicated TV series “Land’s End” began airing. (Ended Sept. 15, 1996)
Sept. 22, 1997 – Disney’s syndicated 1-hour TV series “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” began airing.
Sept. 22, 1998 – Disney’s half-hour TV series “Sports Night” debuted on ABC-TV. (Ended May 16, 2000)
Sept. 22, 1999 - IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth opened at Epcot replacing IllumiNations.
Sept. 22, 2000 – “Larry King Live” with guest Dick Van Dyke aired on CNN. When asked if “Mary Poppins” was his 1st big movie, Van Dyke said: “Yes, absolutely. And Walt Disney, for some strange reason, thought of me. God bless him. Everybody else in the show was British. And I don’t know why…”
Sept. 22, 2001 – The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) held their Thea Awards Ceremony at the Alex Theater in Glendale, Ca. Among the Disney winners were: Imagineer Tony Baxter (Lifetime Achievement), Epcot’s Millenium Village (Award for Outstanding Achievement-Attraction), Disney Quest’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold (Award for Outstanding Achievenment-Attraction), and Disney’s Fastpass (Award for Outstanding Achievement-Breakthrough Innovation).
Sept. 22, 2003 – WDW’S Coronado Springs Resort hosted a 4-day Native American Business Conference and Trade Show.
Sept. 22, 2003 – Starting on this day, a new program allows WDW guests to have lunch or dinner with a Walt Disney Imagineer at the Hollywood Brown Derby in Disney-MGM Studios.
Sept. 22, 2005 – The 2006 Walt Disney Studios Showcase took place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Ca. The invitation only, all-day event is to show studio partners (such as theater owners and movie distributors) what Disney is planning for the new year. Hosted by Dick Cook (chairman of the Walt Disney Studios), special guests performing included Elton John and in attendance was Roy Disney.
Sept. 22, 2005 – Disney’s one-hour drama series “Criminal Minds” began airing on CBS-TV.

Caroleh
09-22-2007, 08:41 AM
Thanks, Vince!!! :thumbsup:

CanadianWDWFan
09-22-2007, 09:45 AM
Thanks Vince!:thumbsup:

ibrowse17
09-22-2007, 09:55 AM
Nice, thanks:thumbsup:

pogo
09-22-2007, 09:57 AM
Thanks Vince. :D

alpro2
09-22-2007, 01:28 PM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup:

pdrlkr
09-23-2007, 09:17 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey: