The Disney short Donald Duck and the Gorilla, directed by Jack King, is released. Donald's nephews get revenge on him by dressing up in a gorilla suit upon hearing over the radio that a real gorilla has escaped from the zoo!
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Disney's Donald Duck short The Eyes Have It, directed by Jack Hannah, is released. Donald uses hypnotism on Pluto and convinces him he is a mouse, turtle, chicken and finally a lion!
At the 65th Academy Awards, "A Whole New World" - written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice - from Disney's Aladdin, wins an Oscar for Best Song (beating out 4 other nominations including their own "Friend Like Me" - also from Aladdin). Lea Solanga (the singing voice of Jasmine) performs "A Whole New World" with Brad Kane (the singing voice of Aladdin). The animated feature also receives an award for Original Score - composed by Alan Menken.
The Sorcerer's Hat debuts at Disney-MGM Studios. It is now the icon of Disney-MGM replacing the Earful Tower. Built in front of The Great Movie Ride, the structure was inspired by the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Fantasia.
The rededication of the E. P. Ripley, Disneyland Railroad's Steam Engine No. 2 takes place at Disneyland. The train - which has been in service since the park's opening day in 1955 - was considered Walt Disney's favorite attraction. It has been totally restored.
U.S. President Richard Nixon presents Lillian Disney with a special Commemorative Medal (authorized by Congress) honoring her late husband Walt. The medal, designed by C. Robert Moore of Walt Disney Productions and struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, bears a likeness of Walt Disney on one side and Mickey Mouse on the other. The presentation takes place in the State Dining Room at the White House. Among the guests are some 200 third and fourth grade Washington, D.C. area schoolchildren.
Legendary Disney animator, pioneer and mechanical genius Ub Iwerks is born Ubbe Ert Iwwerks in Kansas City, Missouri. (His unusual name is of Dutch origin.) Walt Disney's right hand man in the creation of the early Mickey Mouse cartoons, Iwerks animated the first Mickey Mouse silent cartoon, Plane Crazy, entirely by himself. (Iwerks was known for his fast work at drawing and animation and his wacky sense of humor.) He later developed many special visual effects for such features as Song of the South and Mary Poppins. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.
At Disneyland, 101 privately-owned Volkswagen Beetles parade down Main Street to celebrate Herbie Day (to promote The Love Bug film). The cars are judged in the categories of most psychedelic, toy-like, comical and best personality. Morton and Barbara Allen of Studio City, California, win the grand prize – a brand-new 1969 Volkswagen Beetle, presented by The Love Bug stars Dean Jones and Michele Lee.
The Lake Buena Vista Village, an area of shops along the shores of Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World, officially opens. It provides the first non-park shopping at Disney World and is promoted as a "restful shopping atmosphere similar to a New England seaside village." It will be renamed Walt Disney World Village before being re-christened as the more familiar Disney Village Marketplace.
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