The year 1992 was a big one for Goofy! After all, 60 years in showbiz is a big accomplishment for any entertainer, even an animated bumbling human-like dog. The company celebrated the anniversary with merchandise, The World According to Goofy parade at Disneyland, and a brand-new animated television series, Goof Troop, featuring the star himself …
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After the runaway popularity of Touchstone’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 3 Ninjas leapt into theaters on this day in 1992, featuring human ninjas rather than those of the turtle variety. The film features three brothers trained in the ways of the ninja. Using their martial arts skills, they team up to battle a crime ring …
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When Fantasmic! first premiered at Disneyland, it was completely one of a kind. Suzanne Palmiter Campbell, who was then the Disneyland Ambassador, recalls, “It was a challenge to describe because no one knew what a mist screen was and very few knew what the show was going to look like so I had to try …
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In the Hollywood Pictures comedy Passed Away, which was unveiled in theaters on this day in 1992, elderly Jack Scanlan (Jack Warden) decides to tell his oldest son (Bob Hoskins) about what’s really important in life. But before he can impart his wisdom to his attentive son, Jack suddenly passes away. When the family comes …
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Part of the Disney Afternoon, the animated TV series Goof Troop premiered on April 20, 1992, on Disney Channel. The Goof, a single-parent family man, struggles to raise his son in suburbia. His son, Max, however, wants to be different from his old man; in other words, cool. The results are misunderstandings and misadventures, further …
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The grand opening of Euro Disney (now known as Disneyland Paris) took place at midnight on April 12, 1992 after two days of exciting press previews and activities. Disney CEO Michael Eisner introduced Roy E. Disney to make the official dedication. Borrowing the timeless words his Uncle Walt used to dedicated Disneyland, Roy dedicated Disneyland …
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Bonjour! At 8 p.m. on this day in 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as well as a special “sneak preview” of the Euro Disney Theme Park and Resort. The special was simulcast live across Europe in five languages and broadcast later the same day …
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Guests at the Disney-MGM Studios (now known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World got to experience what it is like to be part of The Little Mermaid‘s world, starting this day in 1992, with the opening of Voyage of the Little Mermaid. The scheduled 15-minute musical show recreates the animated film, proving that …
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After 22 years of being a father to his little girl, Annie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), George Banks (Steve Martin) finds it hard to cope with the fact that she is all grown up and engaged to be married. Unable to warm up to his future son-in-law, Bryan MacKenzie (George Newbern), George grumbles every step of the …
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Before Tim Allen went to infinity and beyond as the voice of Buzz Lightyear or decked the halls in The Santa Clause, he was on the quest for “more power” as Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor in TV’s Home Improvement. In 1990, Tim copyrighted a general description formatting his idea for a show based on …
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