2005

From The Unofficial DisneyWiki

[edit] Theatrical Releases

• March 4 - The Pacifier
• April 29 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Touchstone Pictures)
• June 22 - Herbie: Fully Loaded
• July 29 - Sky High
• November 4 - Chicken Little
• December 9 - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

[edit] Theme Park Happenings

• February 13- a 77 year old woman dies after riding Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney World
• May 5 - Disneyland's 50th Anniversary celebration begins. Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Remember... Dreams Come True, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams, and Happiest Faces on Earth officially open at Disneyland. Block Party Bash officially opens at Disney's California Adventure. Cinderellabration officially opens at the Magic Kingdom. Soarin' officially opens at Epcot. Lights! Motors! Action! Stunt Show officially opens at Disney-MGM Studios. Wishes officially opens at Disneyland Paris.
• June 29 - 25 guests are injured on California Screamin' at California Adventure
• July 15 - Space Mountain reopens at Disneyland.
• September 12 - The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort opens.

[edit] Deaths

• May 22 - Thurl Ravenscroft, voice actor and singer in many Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions, Kirby from The Brave Little Toaster (b. 1914)
• June 25 - John Fiedler, voice and character actor (b. 1925)
• June 24 - Paul Winchell, ventriloquist and voice actor (b. 1922)
• August 7 - Peter Jennings, anchor of ABC's World News Tonight (b. 1938)
• August 16 - Joe Ranft, Disney animator and later Pixar animator (b. 1960)
• November 28 - Card Walker, former Disney executive (b. 1916)