1917 - Comic character actor Hans Conried, the voices of Mr. George Darling and Captain Hook in Disney's Peter Pan, is born in Baltimore, Maryland. He also appears in the live-action films The Cat From Outer Space, The Shaggy D.A., and Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. (Conried was also a cast member of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, voicing the character of Snidely Whiplash in the Dudley Do-Right shorts!)

1930 - The first issue of the "Official Bulletin of the Mickey Mouse Club" (a twice-monthly newsletter) is published. It contains stories on different Clubs around the country, contest ideas, and advertisements for merchandise featuring Mickey.

1938 - Disney's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Nephews, written by Carl Barks and Jack Hannah, is released. It is the very first film appearance of Huey, Dewey and Louie (all voiced by Clarence Nash).

1959 - Actress-comedienne-screenwriter Emma Thompson, the voice of Captain Amelia in Disney's 2002 animated feature Treasure Planet, is born in London, England. (Harry Potter fans know her as Professor Sybill Trelawney!)

1962 - The Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series features episode 208 - "Disneyland After Dark." This show marks the network TV debut of the Osmond Brothers and includes Walt Disney, jazz great Louis Armstrong (performing in Frontierland), 1950s Mouseketeers Annette Funicello & Bobby Burgess, and teen idol Bobby Rydell.

1964 - Lawyer Robert Foster leaves New York bound for Florida. Representing Disney, he is to begin land purchases in the Orlando area for a new theme park. He uses the name Robert Price to keep his identity secret.

1967 - An "Angels-Disneyland Double Header" takes place in Anaheim. For $5 guests first see today's ball game at 3:00 PM between the California Angels and the Cleveland Indians, and then head over to Disneyland between 8:00 PM -1:00 AM! (Private parties on weekend evenings are common events at Disneyland.)

1972 - Lou Romano, the voice of Bernie Kropp in the 2004 The Incredibles, Snotrod in the 2006 Cars, and Linguini in the 2007 Ratatouille, is born in San Diego, California.

1973 - "The Walt Disney Story" - a film narrated by Walt about the history of Walt Disney - debuts on Disney World's Main Street. It is a free attraction (at a time when ride coupons are still in use) sponsored by Gulf Oil.

1975 - Disney World's Flight to the Moon (opened since December 1971) closes forever. It will be replaced with Mission to Mars.

1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opens. It is Disney's fourth theme park but the first outside the United States. A light rain moves the opening ceremony under the cover of World Bazaar. Among the attractions featured is Space Mountain - a virtual duplicate of the Anaheim, California version. Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company of Japan, it is the first Space Mountain to open with its park.

1999 - Tax payers put the "fun" in refund by filing their taxes at Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island. A certified U.S. Postal Service drop box postmarks tax returns right up until the midnight deadline, and a team of Internal Revenue Service representatives offer last-minute tax tips. Guests dropping off their tax forms at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island receive a special admission price of $10.40.

2000 - At Disney World, Mickey's Main Street Easter Parade begins its daily run at 3 p.m. (The special holiday parade will run through April 23.)

2002 - Tokyo Disneyland celebrates its 19th anniversary. All park guests receive a commemorative gift.

2002 - Production begins on the Disney/Pixar film The Incredibles.

2002 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Tru Confessions debuts.

2003 - Tokyo Disneyland officially presents Mickey's Gift of Dreams, a show featuring Mickey and his friends on the Castle Forecourt Stage. The show is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Disney's first theme park outside of the U.S.

2003 - Disney's Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast welcomes its newest Belle to the cast, Megan McGinnis.

2005 - "Disney's Rock Around The Mouse" - a live musical tribute to the decade in which Walt Disney's original Anaheim theme park opened - officially debuts at Tokyo Disneyland.

2005 - Epcot's 12th Annual International Flower & Garden Festival bursts into action (through June 5).

2005 - Disney's Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast celebrated its 11th year on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Today's cast includes Brooke Tansley, Steve Blanchard and Grand Norman.

2007 - Disney's first international production of Tarzan opens at the Circustheatre near Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands).

2007 - A special event to celebrate Roger Broggie's Window on Disneyland's Main Street (which took place March 30) occurs at Walt's Barn in Griffith Park, California. Roger's son Michael (a nationally-recognized authority on the life and legacy of Walt Disney) attends with a copy of his father's window.

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My Disney Countdown

Counting down to: Moving my Family to Clermont, FL!
I'm in Florida getting my family settled! Yeah we're going to the parks too!