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10-22-2008, 05:27 AM
Oct. 22, 1908 – Disney Legend, Imagineer, and mechanical engineer Roger E. Broggie was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He would first join Disney in 1938 as a precision machinists.
Oct. 22, 1942 – Annette Funicello, who was a Mouseketeer on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, and also starred in such Disney features as “The Shaggy Dog,” “Babes in Toyland,” and “The Misadventures of Merlin Jones,” was born in Utica, N.Y.
Oct. 22, 1946 – Mouseketeer Linda Hughes, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Show” during the 1957-1958 season was born in San Diego, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1961 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired the TV show “The Hunting Instinct” on NBC-TV.
Oct. 22, 1963 – Figure skating champion Brian Boitano, who appeared as himself in Disney’s 2005 live-action feature “Ice Princess,” was born in Sunnyvale, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1969 – A contract was signed between WED Enterprises and the Florida Citrus Commission, formalizing the FCC’s sponsorship of a future Magic Kingdom attraction at Disney World. The “tropical bird show” (later named “The Tropical Serenade”) would cost $3 million. (In 1970, WED Enterprises would create the Orange Bird character
“the friendly face of Florida sunshine and fresh squeezed Florida orange juice” to serve as the FCC’s official mascot in promotional campaigns.)
Oct. 22, 1971 – Actress & singer Sarah Litzsinger, who played the Broadway role of Belle in two separate runs for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” was born in Indiana. Litzsinger holds the distinction of being Broadway’s longest-running Belle!
Oct. 22, 1972 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The High Flying Spy” aired. (Part-2 Oct. 29, Part-3 Nov. 5, 1972)
Oct. 22, 1979 – Kurt Miller became the 100-millionth guest to enter the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
Oct. 22, 1980 – The Disney TV special “Lefty” aired on NBC-TV.
Oct. 22, 1942 – Annette Funicello, who was a Mouseketeer on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, and also starred in such Disney features as “The Shaggy Dog,” “Babes in Toyland,” and “The Misadventures of Merlin Jones,” was born in Utica, N.Y.
Oct. 22, 1946 – Mouseketeer Linda Hughes, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Show” during the 1957-1958 season was born in San Diego, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1961 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired the TV show “The Hunting Instinct” on NBC-TV.
Oct. 22, 1963 – Figure skating champion Brian Boitano, who appeared as himself in Disney’s 2005 live-action feature “Ice Princess,” was born in Sunnyvale, Ca.
Oct. 22, 1969 – A contract was signed between WED Enterprises and the Florida Citrus Commission, formalizing the FCC’s sponsorship of a future Magic Kingdom attraction at Disney World. The “tropical bird show” (later named “The Tropical Serenade”) would cost $3 million. (In 1970, WED Enterprises would create the Orange Bird character
“the friendly face of Florida sunshine and fresh squeezed Florida orange juice” to serve as the FCC’s official mascot in promotional campaigns.)
Oct. 22, 1971 – Actress & singer Sarah Litzsinger, who played the Broadway role of Belle in two separate runs for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” was born in Indiana. Litzsinger holds the distinction of being Broadway’s longest-running Belle!
Oct. 22, 1972 – Disney’s part-1 of its 3-part TV movie “The High Flying Spy” aired. (Part-2 Oct. 29, Part-3 Nov. 5, 1972)
Oct. 22, 1979 – Kurt Miller became the 100-millionth guest to enter the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
Oct. 22, 1980 – The Disney TV special “Lefty” aired on NBC-TV.