Friday, Apr 26, 2024
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1940 - The Mickey Mouse film Tugboat Mickey is released to theaters. Donald Duck and Goofy also appear.
1981 - The NBC TV network airs the Disney's Wonderful World show, entitled Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life.
1987 - The syndicated TV show Today's Business is cancelled, after losing close to US$5 million in seven months.
1987 - The Fox TV networks airs the preview of the series Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
1990 - The Mickey's Magical TV World show opens at Mickey's Starland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
1991 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Oscar to theatres.
1991 - The ABC TV network begins airing the series Dinosaurs.
1992 - The Beauty and the Beast show The Enchanted Book Shoppe gives its last performance at Plaza Garden in Disneyland.
2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. One character says to another "Mr. President, you almost caused a nuclear war. What are you going to do next?" The reply is "I'm going to Escalatorland." This is a reference to Disney commercials where a sports figure says he is going to Disneyland.
2003 - Disney premieres the film The Lizzie McGuire Movie in Hollywood, California.