Today in Disney History 6/24

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June 24, 1977 – Disney’s “Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo,” starring Dean Jones and Don Knotts, was released.
June 24, 1984 – The Disney TV series “Big Bands at Disneyland” began airing on the Disney Channel. (Consisted of 12 episodes)
June 24, 1993 – The Train Station in Discoveryland, part of the “Euro Disneyland Railroad opened at Disneyland Paris.
June 24, 1994 – Disney’s “The Lion King” featuring music by Hans Zimmer, Elton John, and Tim Rice, and featured the voices of Nathan Lane, Jonathon Taylor Thomas, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick, and James Earl Jones, was generally released in U.S. theaters.
June 24, 1994 – The “Electric Umbrella” fast food facility opened in Innoventions East at Epcot in WDW.
June 24, 1998 – Jacqueline D’Ambrosi, a 9-year-old from Woodcliff Lake, N.J., became WDW’S 600-millionth person to walk through the turnstiles of the Magic Kingdom at 7:37am.
June 24, 1998 – At Disneyland Paris, a number of parade and show cast members went on strike over pay and recognition. (The strikers would return to work in mid-July without achieving their goals.)
June 24, 1998 – Judith Estrin became a member of the Disney board of directors.
June 24, 2002 – The June 24th issue of TIME magazine included an article on Disney’s animated feature “Lilo & Stitch.”
June 24, 2003 – Disney’s direct-to-video sequel “Air Bud Spikes Back” was released.

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