Post by Dave on Aug 7, 2014 10:40:52 GMT -5
In Disneyland's Haunted Mansion you descend in the stretch room. In Walt Disney World's Mansion, you remain still while the ceiling rises above you.
1861: Robert Samuel Disney, Walt's uncle, was born in Bluevale, Huron, Ontario, Canada. Upon his arrival in California from Kansas City, Walt lived with his Uncle Robert at 4406 Kingswell Avenue in Hollywood. Walt used Uncle Robert's garage as his first studio. Today the garage is on display at the Stanley Ranch Museum in Garden Grove, California.
1964: The Astro Jets at Disneyland became known as the Tomorrowland Jets. Open since 1956, the Astro Jets was the first rocket-spinner attraction at the park. Supposedly the attraction's name had been changed to appease United Airlines, who had just taken over sponsorship of The Enchanted Tiki Room. Seems United contended the Astro Jets name was free advertising for American Airlines' coast-to-coast "Astrojet" service. The Tomorrowland Jets name lasted until September of 1966, when the attraction was closed to make room for a new Tomorrowland - featuring a similar attraction called Rocket Jets.
1969: The new Haunted Mansion in Disneyland opened to Cast Members only, from 7:00 PM to midnight. The attraction opened to the public two days later, but an official grand opening took place on August 2. The Mansion's beginnings can be traced back to the mid-1950s when Walt Disney had artist Ken Anderson work on a walk-through "ghost house."
2005: SaveDisney.com permanently closed down. The website was devoted to those concerned about the welfare of The Walt Disney Company and its future direction. SaveDisney.com was used by Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold as a central information location. In early July, Disney and Gold came to an agreement with the new management at the Walt Disney Company regarding their mutual relationship.
2008: At Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California, the U.S. Postal Service issued 42-cent The Art of Disney: Imagination commemorative stamps in four designs. Illustrating the theme of imagination, the stamps featured Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie; Princess Aurora and her helpers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty; Pongo and one of his pups from 101 Dalmatians; and Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book.
2012: The Walt Disney Co. reported the largest quarterly earnings in its history. Disney had turned a profit of more than $1.8 billion during its fiscal third quarter, up 24 percent from the same period a year ago. The following day Disney President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger called for corporate tax changes.
