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vizsla
03-05-2013, 05:29 AM
Mar. 5, 2005 – The Newport Symphony Orchestra performed selections from Disney’s 1940 Fantasia during a concert held at the Newport Performing Arts Center in Ca.
Mar. 5, 2005 – Vance Gerry, a veteran Disney animation storyman, layout artist, and visual development artist since 1955, passed away in Pasadena, Ca. Regarded as one of the most talented and creative story artists in the animation industry, he contributed to such Disney classics as 101 Dalmatians, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, The Rescuers, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Mar. 5, 2006 – At the 78th Annual Academy Awards, Howard Berger & Tami Lane won for Achievement in Makeup for the feature “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.”
Mar. 5, 2007 – Variety reported that a new Disney Channel series called “Wizards of Waverly Place” was slated for a fall launch. The show centers around a family whose 3 kids are wizards-in-training.
Mar. 5, 2010 – Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” had its release in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX.
Mar. 5, 2010 – Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend began at WDW. (3-dy event)
Mar. 5, 2010 – It was reported that Disney Channel is developing a Tron based animated series to build on the success of the new “Tron Legacy” film coming out in Dec. 2010.
Mar. 5, 2010 – The AMC Entertainment on Pleasure Island upgraded an auditorium to the “Enchanted Theater Experience”(ETX), the first in the U.S.
Mar. 5, 2011 – Grammy-Award-winning jazz great Herbie Hancock performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Ca.
Mar. 5, 2012 – Disney Legend Robert B. Sherman, one of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who wrote memorable Disney songs for “Mary Poppins” and “The Jungle Book,” as well as the most-played tune on Earth, “It’s a Small World (After All),” passed away at the age of 86 in London.

pdrlkr
03-05-2013, 12:58 PM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey:

PAYROLL PRINCESS
03-08-2013, 11:30 PM
Thank you again Vince.