Here’s the sitch: It was on this day in 2003 that Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time, based on the popular animated series, debuted on Disney Channel. The feature-length special launched Kim Possible on her most extreme mission yet. Relentless villains Drakken, Shego, Monkey Fist, and Duff Killigan join forces to steal the Tempus Simia, …
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It was on this day in 2003, that The Haunted Mansion film, based on the theme park attractions, first came to life on the big screen. Complete with creepy old crypts and 999 happy haunts, the film tells the story of real estate agent Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) and his wife and business partner, Sara …
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When Disney’s then Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner wanted to do a new animal film, none was in the works except a few ideas involving grizzly bears. Thrilled at the idea of working on a bear film, directors Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker took the bear by the horns and ran with it, giving shape …
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Did you know that Brother Bear debuted on this day in 2003 in a New York and Los Angeles limited release, eh? The film tells the story of a young man who is turned into a bear by the Great Spirits and befriended by a young bear named Koda. Also in the animated cast is …
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Mission: Space rocketed into Epcot in Walt Disney World on this day in 2003. Located in Future World, it’s an incredibly realistic rocket launch experience where guests can find out what it’s like to train like real astronauts. To bring as realistic of an experience as possible, Disney spent five years of collaboration and research …
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Wish you knew what happened on this day in Disney history? On this day in 2003, the Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams fireworks show first burst into the skies high above Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This aerial spectacular remains the biggest, brightest fireworks extravaganza in the park’s history. With the theme …
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Wanting to escape city life for the saner, safer countryside, New Yorkers Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid), his wife Leah (Sharon Stone), and their two children move into a dilapidated old mansion still filled with the possessions of a previous family. Turning it into their dream house soon becomes a living nightmare when the previous owner …
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The relationship between Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her 13-year-old daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), is a lot like many mother-daughter relationships during teenage years: strained. One night at dinner, when Anna complains about her mother’s lack of support for the rock band she plays with and Tess weighs in with her own disappointment …
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When Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released, it achieved instant box-office success, with a worldwide gross of $653,913,918. The film also received five Academy Award® nominations. From childhood classics like Treasure Island and Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates to such classic films as The Black Pirate, The Buccaneer, and …
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Destino, the surrealistic film Salvador Dali and Walt Disney collaborated on in 1946 but left abandoned after eight months of storyboarding, finally was premiered on this day in 2003 at the Annecy International Film Festival, a prestigious event that celebrates achievement in animation. Resurrecting and completing Destino, based originally on a story by Dali and …
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