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vizsla
05-04-2008, 07:52 AM
May 4, 1852 – Alice Lidell, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass,” was born in England.
May 4, 1907 – Sales & public relations representative and Disney Legend Cyril Edgar was born in London, England. In April 1971, he would be for the entire continent.
May 4, 1937 – Surf guitarist Dick Dale, whose rendition of Camille Saint – Saen’s “Aquarium” could be heard while riding Disneyland’s Space Mountain, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He also performed live on top of Space Mountain in 1998 for the re-opening of Disneyland’s Tomorrowland.
May 4, 1944 – Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse since 1985, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (She is married to Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey.)
May 4, 1962 – Samuel Lord Black, rendering software engineer for such animated features as “The Incredibles,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Monsters Inc.” was born in Ontario Canada.
May 4, 1965 – The Orlando Sentinel reported rumors of a “East Coast Disneyland.”
May 4, 1977 – “Space Mountain” and “Starcade” (Video Arcade) opened in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
May 4, 2007 – The C.K. Holliday Locomotive No.1, one of Disneyland’s four steam engines, was loaded onto a flatbed truck and taken to the Fullerton Transportation Center at 122 E. Santa Fe Ave. The 9-ton engine would make a guest appearance at the Fullerton’s 9th Annual Railroad Days held on May 5 & 6. The marked the 2nd year the theme park has allowed one of its four steam engines to leave the premises.
May 4, 2007 – Disney field tested a brand new hard ticket concept for the parks called “The Disney 8th Grade Grad Jam.” The reservation only event, was to help 8th graders celebrate the end of middle school, took place at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in WDW.
May 4, 2007 – Disney Channel premiered the special “High School Musical: The Concert.”
May 4, 2007 – The “Hannah Montana” episode “You Gotta Not Fight for Your Right to Party” aired for the first time on the Disney Channel.

BluewaterBrad
05-04-2008, 08:52 AM
Thanks Vince!:mickey:

pdrlkr
05-04-2008, 09:07 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey:

alpro2
05-04-2008, 09:24 AM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup:

ibrowse17
05-04-2008, 09:26 AM
Cool, thank you:thumbsup:

HndrdPrcnt
05-04-2008, 09:26 AM
Wow!! Thanks for the info! I would say that it is safe to say that May 4th is not a huge day for Disney.

scottgr
05-04-2008, 11:25 AM
thanks

SgtTigger
05-04-2008, 11:33 AM
Thanks.............





:cop: :tigger:

Bethis26fan
05-04-2008, 03:36 PM
Thanks.

Jeff
05-04-2008, 06:30 PM
:thumbsup:

PAYROLL PRINCESS
05-04-2008, 10:07 PM
Thanks Vince.

pogo
05-05-2008, 06:50 AM
Thanks Viince. :D

Sinewiz
05-06-2008, 01:04 PM
Thank You Vince, ;)