February 12th, 2008
1809:
Abraham Lincoln (the 16th U.S. president) is born in Hardin County, Kentucky. He will be the subject of such Disney attractions as Greatest Moments with Mr Lincoln (originally created for the
1964 World’s Fair) and Walt Disney World’s Hall of Presidents - click here to read Lincoln’s HOP speech. (Walt Disney was always fascinated with the life of Lincoln. He even recited Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to his elementary class as a small boy!)
1934:
Walt Disney Productions files an application for a trademark of “Mickey Mouse” for use in books and newspaper comic strips.
1951:
Disney’s Cinderella is nominated for 3 Academy Awards - Best Music, Original Song (for “Bibbidy-Bobbidi-Boo”); Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture; and Best Sound, Recording. The Disney short
In Beaver Valley is nominated for Best Short Subject: Two Reel.
1960:
The ABC-TV series Walt Disney Presents airs the episode
“Texas John Slaughter: Desperado from Tombstone.”
1988:
Siegfried and Roy appear on the TV special Disney’s Magic in the Magic Kingdom. The illusionists make Sleeping Beauty Castle disappear!
1999:
Disney’s My Favorite Martian starring Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley, Darryl Hannah, and Ray Walston is generally released. Based on the popular 60’s TV show (also
starring Walston) the film is directed by Donald Petrie
(of Grumpy Old Men fame). Playing in front of My Favorite Martian is the animated short Pluto Gets the Paper: Spaceship.
2000:
Disney fans dress up in tuxedos and formal gowns to attend the Royal Ball held at the Disneyland Hotel in California for Cinderella’s 50th anniversary. The night includes stories from the Disney legends that created Cinderella including the voice talents who brought Anastasia, Drizella and Cinderella to life.
Disney’s 1998 animated feature Mulan premieres on the Disney Channel.
2002:
Disney’s 1953 Peter Pan; Special Edition is released on
DVD. It includes commentary by Walt Disney and veteran animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Marc Davis.
2003:
The Tokyo Disneyland CD Cinderellabration: Lights of Romance is released.
2001:
Ilene Woods - the original voice of Cinderella - appears at a Cinderella Ball in Disneyland to celebrate the anniversary of the motion picture.
2007:
Academy Award-winning visual effects pioneer/matte artist and Disney Legend
Peter Ellenshaw passes away at his home in Santa Barbara, California at the
age of 93. A hand-picked member of Walt Disney’s creative team since 1947,
Ellenshaw was called upon to create a wide variety of visual effects for such
films as Mary Poppins, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Darby O’Gill and the
Little People, Treasure Island, and The Black Hole. He even painted the iconic
first map of Disneyland that was featured on all the early postcards and
souvenir booklets.
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