Today in Disney History 5/23

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May 22, 1915 – Writer, cartoonist & animator George Baker was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1937, Baker would go out to Hollywood to work for Disney. For the next 4 years, he would work on virtually all of Disney’s well-known pictures,
including “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” and “Dumbo.” In June 1941 he would be inducted into the army where he’ll create the comic strip “The Sad Sack.”
May 22, 1942 – Disney’s Pluto Cartoon “The Army Mascot” was released.
May 22, 1968 – Walt Disney Travel Co. was incorporated in Florida. The company will work with travel agents and individuals planning vacations to the yet-to-be-opened WDW Resort. (The service would be expanded to California 4 years later.)
May 22, 1977 – The Disney TV movie “The Bluegrass Special” aired.
May 22, 1985 – Wolfgang “Woolie” Reitherman, known for his directing work on Disney films like “Jungle Book”, and “The Aristocats”, and one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men”, was killed in a car accident in Burbank, Ca.
May 22, 1987 – The Disney/Touchstone film “Ernest Goes to Camp,” starring Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon, and Iron Eyes Cody, was released.
May 22, 1998 – Disneyland unveiled more of its newly renovated Tomorrowland. Some new attractions included Rocket Rods, and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.
May 22, 2001 – Six cast members from the NYC production of “The Lion King” took part in the Grand Dedication ceremony for WDW’s newest resort, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, which opened on April 16, the cast performed the song “Circle of Life” in the grand Lobby.
May 22, 2004 – In celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 75th Anniversary, Underground Atlanta played host to 15 700-pound, 6-foot tall Mickey Mouse statues, part of the celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations touring statue program (that was first unveiled t noon with the help of Mickey Mouse, Disney Legend Al Konetzini and Atlanta’s own artist Thomas Knechtel, and will remain on display at the venue through, Tuesday July 30, 2004.
May 22, 2005 – Voice actor and singer Thurl Ravenscroft passed away at age 91 in Fullerton, Ca. Best known as the voice of Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger, Ravenscroft’s numerous Disney credits include “101 Dalmatians,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “The Aristocats,” and “Cinderella.” He can also be heard in such Disney theme park attractions as “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Haunted Mansion,” and “Country Bear Jamboree.” (It is also Ravenscroft’s deep voice you hear singing “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” in the Christmas TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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