Today in Disney History 8/31

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Aug. 31, 1973 – Ward Kimball (one of Walt’s Nine Old Men) officially retired.
Aug. 31, 1985 – At 5:00pm, the WDW Resort closed, due to advancing Hurricane Elena! The eye of Elena would remain essentially stationary this day off the Florida coast (near the town of Cedar Key) but would continue to intensify.
Aug. 31, 1990 – Disney’s Hollywood Records released the debut album from a new pop group called “The Party.” The group consists of Albert Fields, Tiffini Hale, Chase Hampton, Deedee Magno, and Damon Pampolina, all cast members of Disney Channel’s “The All New Mickey Mouse Club.” The name “The Party” is an acronym for “Positive Attitude Reflecting Today’s Youth.”
Aug. 31, 1998 – The syndicated show “Disney’s Hercules” premiered on TV with the episode “Hercules and the Apollo Mission.”
Aug. 31, 2001 – The Lizzie McGuire Episode “Lizzie Strikes Out” debuted on the Disney Channel.
Aug. 31, 2004 – Disney’s “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride Special Edition” was released on DVD.
Aug. 31, 2004 – “Disney’s Swim with the Stars” tour began at WDW. America’s first-ever eight-time medallist Michael Phelps and his gold medallist teammates Lenny Krayzelburg and Ian Crocker meet and swim with young American swimming stars of tomorrow. After a 12-city run, the tour will finish up at the Disneyland Resort in California.
Aug. 31, 2005 – The Walt Disney Co. announced it will pledge $2.5 million to aid relief and rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Aug. 31, 2007 – Epcot’s new “O Canada” film had a soft-preview in the Canada Pavilion at WDW.
Aug. 31, 2007 – “L’Originale Alfredo di Rome Ristorante,” located in the Italy Pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase, closed. (The restaurant would re-open as Tutto Italia.) “L’Originale Alfredo di Roma Restorante” was created by the direct descendants of Alfredo di Lelio, the inventor of Fettuccini Alfredo.

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