~ Happy Holidays ~

~ Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs turn 72 ~

Disney's first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered 72 years ago today. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full color and the first to be produced by Walt Disney.

~ Roy E. Disney dies at 79 ~

Roy E. Disney, a longtime senior executive of the company founded by his uncle Walt and father Roy, has died at the age of 79. The Walt Disney Co. announced that Disney died Wednesday in Newport Beach, Calif., after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. Los Angeles-born Disney was a champion of the company's classic animation and helped spark a successful revival of the drawn style in the 1980s and 1990s by supporting the animation teams behind hits such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. He died 43 years, and a day after his uncle Walt's death, and 12 years exactly after his aunt's Lillian Bounds Disney's death. Disney, is survived by his wife, Leslie, four children from a previous marriage —Tim Disney, Roy Patrick Disney, Abigail Disney and Susan Disney Lord — and 16 grandchildren.

~ Walt Passes 43 Years Ago Today ~

Walter Elias Disney passes away at St. Joseph's Hospital of acute circulatory collapse (caused by lung cancer) just ten days after his 65th birthday. When the news of Walt's death reaches Disneyland in Anaheim, consideration is given to closing the park for the day, but instead it is kept open (as Walt would have wanted). In Disneyland on Main Street, above the firehouse used to be Walt's Apartment. A lamp is kept burning in the front window as a tribute to his memory

~ The Princess & The Frog - In Theatres Today! ~

The Princess and the Frog, loosely based on E.D. Baker's novel "The Frog Princess" and the Grimm brothers' "The Frog Prince," is generally released. The 49th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics and the first theatrically released 2D animated movie by Disney since 2004's Home on the Range. The Princess and the Frog is set in the great city of New Orleans. It is a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.

~ Happy 108th Birthday Walt! ~

Walter Elias Disney was born to Flora and Elias Disney in Chicago, Illinois on this day back in 1901. Walt Disney would become one of the most influential as well as one of the most recognized figures of the 20th Century. Walt defined the word childhood and his work is to be celebrated for many years to come.

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."- Walt Disney

~ Happy Birthday Mickey!! ~

Today is Mickey's 81st Birthday! Mickey Mouse stars in Steamboat Willie, the first commercially successful animated cartoon to use synchronized sound back on this day in 1928. Disney's third Mickey short (but the first with sound) is co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and features the first appearance of Minnie Mouse. Here's to you Mickey! ; )

~ Happy Halloween ~

~ Disneyland Premieres 55 years ago ~

Walt Disney's very first television series, Disneyland (named after his yet to be completed park) premieres on ABC with the episode "The Disneyland Story." About 30.8 million American viewers tune in.

~ Dumbo Turns 68 ~

Disney's 4th animated feature film, Dumbo has it's world premiere 68 years ago today. The 64-minute film will win the Oscar for Best Score for a Musical Film.

~ Jungle Book Turns 42 ~

Disney's 19th animated feature film The Jungle Book has its general release 42 years ago today. It was the last animated feature personally supervised by Walt Disney (who passed away during the film's production). The song "Bare Necesseties," written by Terry Gilkyson, will be nominated for an Academy Award.

~ The Mickey Mouse Club Turns 54 ~

Disney's second TV series Mickey Mouse Club is launched on ABC. It is a daily series featuring the talents of 24 kids known as the Mouseketeers.

~ The Walt Disney Family Museum opens in San Francisco, California today ~

The interactive museum, in San Francisco’s Presidio (a former U.S. military facility that is now part of the Golden State National Recreation Area) focuses on the life and times of Walt Disney

~ Epcot turns 27! ~

EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World has its grand opening with
more than 100 television crews from all over the world covering
the event and it is Disney's third theme park.

~ Walt Disney World turns 38! ~

38 years ago today, Walt Disney World welcomed it's first guests in Orlando, Florida. This is Walt Disney's second theme park.

~ Happy 54th Disneyland!! ~

On this day, 54 years ago, The Happiest Place on Earth opened. It was all started by a mouse....

~ Disney Is Still Creating Dreams ~

Up is an amazing movie! I saw it a couple of weeks ago. I found this story today while surfing the web and it is heartwarming.
California girl gets dying wish to see movie 'Up'
June 19, 2009, 2:04 PM EST
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Colby Curtin got her final wish.
The 10-year-old girl desperately wanted to see the new Disney-Pixar movie, "Up." But the cancer-stricken girl was too sick to go to a theater.
Thanks to a family friend who got in touch with the movie studio Pixar, an employee of the Emeryville-based company arrived at Colby's home with a DVD copy of the movie, The Orange County Register reported Friday. The girl died later that night.
Colby's mother, Lisa, said she had asked her daughter if she could hang on until the movie arrived.
"I'm ready (to die), but I'm going to wait for the movie," she said her daughter replied.
"Up" is the animated tale of a grumpy old man who, after his wife's death, tries to fulfill their joint dream of visiting South America by tying thousands of balloons to his house and floating away.
"When I watched it, I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie," Colby's mother told the Register. "I just know that word 'Up' and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that (Colby) was going to go up. Up to heaven."
Colby, who was diagnosed with vascular cancer in 2005, saw previews for the film in April.
"It was from then on, she said, 'I have to see that movie. It is so cool,'" family friend Carole Lynch said.
But the girl's health began to deteriorate. On June 4, Curtin asked a hospice company to bring a wheelchair so that her daughter could go to a movie theater but the chair was not delivered over the weekend, Curtin said.
By June 9, Colby was too sick to go anywhere.
Another family friend, Terrell Orum, called both Pixar and Disney, which owns the animation studio. The message was received by Pixar officials, who agreed to send someone to Colby's house the next day with a copy of "Up" for a private screening, Orum said. The employee arrived with the DVD, stuffed animals of characters and other movie memorabilia. Colby was unable to open her eyes to see the movie so her mother described the scenes. When her mother asked if she enjoyed it, the girl nodded, Curtin said. The Pixar employee left after the movie, taking the DVD, which has not been released. Lynch, who was with the family during the screening, said the employee's "eyes were just welled up." A call to Pixar seeking comment was not immediately returned Friday. Colby, with her parents nearby, died later that night. Her mother said one of the memorabilia left by the Pixar employee was an "adventure book" based on a scrapbook that, in the movie, is kept by the wife of the main character. "I'll have to fill those adventures in for her," Lisa Curtin said of her daughter. © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.
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~ VMK opened almost exactly 4 years ago ~

The beta version opened publicly on May 23, 2005 with three virtual lands to explore: Main Street USA, Fantasyland and Adventureland. It was launched as a part of the Happiest Celebration on Earth promotional campaign to commemorate 50 years of Disney theme parks. It's like they say, thanks for the memories. ; )

~ VMK Closed almost exactly 1 year ago.... ~

I accidentally missed the date, but can you believe it? On May 21st, 1 year ago VMK closed for good. That was one of the saddest days of my life.....

~ Voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, dies ~

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Wayne Allwine, the actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years, has died. The Walt Disney Co. says Allwine died Monday May 18th of complications from diabetes, with Russi Taylor, his wife of 20 years and the voice of Minnie Mouse, by his side. He was 62.

~ Happy Mardi Gras ~

~Dedicated to the City of New Orleans ~

~ Happy Valentines Day! ~

~ Happy New Year! ~

Here's to 2009! ; )