Post by Dave on Jun 19, 2014 10:46:31 GMT -5
Walt Disney, excited by the new technology already in use at Disneyland, approached Las Vegas officials in 1960 with the idea of running a monorail down the strip. He was turned down. In 1995 a monorail mass transit system opened on the Las Vegas Strip. Take that Las Vegas!
1942 - Michael Broggie, a nationally-recognized authority on the life and legacy of Walt Disney and the son of Roger Broggie (Disney's original Imagineer) was born in California. At age 12, Michael test-drove the miniature Autopia cars and accompanied Walt Disney in the initial run of the Disneyland Railroad's steam trains a month before Disneyland opened. Broggie's first job with Disney was in 1960, as an attractions Cast Member at Disneyland on the Autopia and Mine Train during summer seasons while attending college. After completing his undergraduate education, he joined the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank as a publicity writer in the motion picture marketing department. Today he is an author and public speaker, who tours the country lecturing on his first-person experiences with Walt and many of the Disney Legends. With his wife, Sharon, Broggie he is also co-founder and Chairman of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society and the Carolwood Foundation, which operates Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn Museum in Griffith Park.
1958 - A fourth locomotive (purchased in New Jersey for $2,000) arrived at Disney's backlot. It was rebuilt and put into service at Disneyland.
“Walt had more confidence in us as artists than we had in ourselves. I’m a sculptor now, but I used to be an animator, and I loved it. I didn’t want to leave animation and go work in the theme parks. But Walt saw me as a sculptor and he sold me on it. He made me believe I could do it. He gave us the confidence to do things we never imagined were possible." -Disney Legend Blaine Gibson.
1995 - A bronze statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, called the Partners Statue, was installed at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney Word. It is identical to the statue created by artist/sculptor Blaine Gibson first installed at Disneyland back in November 1993.
1996 - Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame had its world premiere at the Superdome in New Orleans, utilizing six enormous screens, and a parade through the French Quarter. The film had its general release 2 days later.
1998 - In Florida, DisneyQuest opened in the West End area of Downtown Disney. Packed with 4 floors of high-tech, interactive virtual adventures, it was the first in a national chain of interactive entertainment centers. Housed in a five-story, windowless building, guests enter the first-floor lobby and are transported via a "magic" elevator to the third floor atrium to begin their visit.
1998 - Disney's 36th animated feature Mulan (featuring the singing voices of Lea Salonga and Donny Osmond) opened nationwide in the United States and Canada. Based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, young Fa Mulan must save her father from death in the army by secretly going in his place and becoming one of China's greatest heroes in the process. It was the first film primarily produced at Walt Disney Feature Animations Florida, Disney's state-of-the-art animation studio at Disney-MGM. The film earned an amazing 10 Annie Awards. Disney's Mulan Parade also premiered at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida on this same day.
1942 - Michael Broggie, a nationally-recognized authority on the life and legacy of Walt Disney and the son of Roger Broggie (Disney's original Imagineer) was born in California. At age 12, Michael test-drove the miniature Autopia cars and accompanied Walt Disney in the initial run of the Disneyland Railroad's steam trains a month before Disneyland opened. Broggie's first job with Disney was in 1960, as an attractions Cast Member at Disneyland on the Autopia and Mine Train during summer seasons while attending college. After completing his undergraduate education, he joined the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank as a publicity writer in the motion picture marketing department. Today he is an author and public speaker, who tours the country lecturing on his first-person experiences with Walt and many of the Disney Legends. With his wife, Sharon, Broggie he is also co-founder and Chairman of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society and the Carolwood Foundation, which operates Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn Museum in Griffith Park.
1958 - A fourth locomotive (purchased in New Jersey for $2,000) arrived at Disney's backlot. It was rebuilt and put into service at Disneyland.
“Walt had more confidence in us as artists than we had in ourselves. I’m a sculptor now, but I used to be an animator, and I loved it. I didn’t want to leave animation and go work in the theme parks. But Walt saw me as a sculptor and he sold me on it. He made me believe I could do it. He gave us the confidence to do things we never imagined were possible." -Disney Legend Blaine Gibson.
1995 - A bronze statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, called the Partners Statue, was installed at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney Word. It is identical to the statue created by artist/sculptor Blaine Gibson first installed at Disneyland back in November 1993.
1996 - Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame had its world premiere at the Superdome in New Orleans, utilizing six enormous screens, and a parade through the French Quarter. The film had its general release 2 days later.
1998 - In Florida, DisneyQuest opened in the West End area of Downtown Disney. Packed with 4 floors of high-tech, interactive virtual adventures, it was the first in a national chain of interactive entertainment centers. Housed in a five-story, windowless building, guests enter the first-floor lobby and are transported via a "magic" elevator to the third floor atrium to begin their visit.
1998 - Disney's 36th animated feature Mulan (featuring the singing voices of Lea Salonga and Donny Osmond) opened nationwide in the United States and Canada. Based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, young Fa Mulan must save her father from death in the army by secretly going in his place and becoming one of China's greatest heroes in the process. It was the first film primarily produced at Walt Disney Feature Animations Florida, Disney's state-of-the-art animation studio at Disney-MGM. The film earned an amazing 10 Annie Awards. Disney's Mulan Parade also premiered at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida on this same day.
