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March 3

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March 3, 2001 – Fantasia 2000 is Awarded the Vision Award at the Producers Guild of America Awards

Fantasia 2000

On March 3, 2001, the Producers Guild of America Awards were Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. At the ceremony, the Disney animated feature Fantasia 2000 was honored with the Vision Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures, which was awarded to Roy E. Disney by Angela Lansbury. Disney was instrumental in creating the film, having pitched it as a sequel to the original Fantasia, which was originally seen as a neverending work in progress.

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February 29

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February 29, 2004 – Finding Nemo Wins Best Animated Feature Academy Award

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“Finding Nemo would have never been possible if it wasn’t for the extraordinary filmmaking environment created at Pixar Animation Studios by John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, and Steve Jobs.” – Director Andrew Stanton

On February 29, 2004, the 76th Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California. Nominated for four different awards, Pixar’s fifth animated feature scored a win for Best Animated Feature, beating out Disney’s Brother Bear and the French animated feature Les Triplettes de Belleville. This was director Andrew Stanton’s first Academy Award for his work at Pixar. Finding Nemo’s other nominations included Best Original Score for Thomas Newman, Best Sound Editing for Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers, and Best Original Screenplay for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds.

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February 28

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February 28, 2003 – The Attraction Test the Limits Lab Opens in Innoventions

Test the Limits Lab

“UL is a welcome addition to Innoventions and their commitment to public safety echoes our own.” – Brad Rex, Vice President of Epcot

On February 28, 2003, the new interactive attraction hosted by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. called Test the Limits Lab opened in Ecpot’s Innoventions area. The area hosted five exhibits for kids to test, acting in the role of an engineer to test products in an effort to teach guests about product safety. The exhibits included tests on firefighters’ helmets and television screens. The attraction closed on January 6, 2015.

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February 25

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February 25, 2005 – Disney Sells the Mighty Ducks Hockey Team

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“We are confident that Henry and Susan Samueli will bring continued success to the Ducks and we will remain among the biggest fans of the team going forward.” – Michael Eisner

On February 25, 2005, Disney sold the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim hockey team to Broadcom Corporation co-founder Henry Samueli and his wife Susan. The team was originally founded by Disney in 1993, named after the hit 1992 film The Mighty Ducks, and Disney had tried to sell the team since 2002. In 2004, when the NHL’s labor dispute led to a lockout of the 2004-2005 season, Disney tried to sell again at well below the franchise’s original price. Samueli bought the team for $75 million, and promised to keep the Ducks in Orange County, California. The team would late be renamed the Anaheim Ducks.

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February 21

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February 21, 2001 – Aida and Toy Story 2 Win Grammy Awards

Aida

“When somebody loved me, everything was beautiful.”

On February 21, 2001, the 43rd Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, which Randy Newman took home the award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for the song “When She Loved Me” from Toy Story 2. In addition to these soundtrack awards, the band Riders in the Sky won Best Musical Album for Children for their album Woody’s Roundup: A Rootin’ Tootin’ Collection of Woody’s Favorite Songs, which was a compilation of Western songs inspired by the fictional show Woody’s Roundup from Toy Story 2.

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February 18

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February 18, 2000 – The Nighttime Fireworks Show Believe…There’s Magic in the Stars Begins in Disneyland

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“I wish I never had to leave this magical place.”

On February 18, 2000, the nighttime fireworks show Believe…There’s Magic in the Stars began in Disneyland Park. The show, replacing Fantasy in the Sky that had run since 1956, was created to help celebrate the park’s 45th anniversary, and was the most complex show to date. For the holiday season, the show was retooled to Believe…In Holiday Magic. The show used clips and music from several Disney animated features, as well as an interwoven song created just for the show. The song was later released on the park’s official album. The show closed on November 1, 2004, and was replaced by Imagine…A Fantasy in the Sky.

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February 14

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February 14, 2004 – John Lasseter is Honored by the Art Directors Guild

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“In 2004, Lasseter was honored by the Art Directors Guild with its prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery’…”

On February 14, 2004, the 8th annual Art Directors Guild Awards were held in California. Amongst the winners for best in film and television for 2003, John Lasseter from Pixar was honored by the guild with a special award for “Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery” thanks to his work in groundbreaking computer animation.

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February 13

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February 13, 2008 – The Video Game Discs of Tron is Released on Xbox Live

Discs of Tron

“Discs of Tron is considered an arcade classic as it mesmerized fans who wanted an entertaining and challenging experience derived from the innovative film.”

On February 13, 2008, the video game Discs of Tron was released on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The game, available for the Xbox 360 platform, was based on the classic arcade game released in 1983. The game has players facing off against the villain of the film Tron, Sark; players must “derezz” him in each level of the game using special disks. The game has been upgraded from the original, but allows players to also play the version from 1983.

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February 10

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February 10, 2008 – Ratatouille Wins the British Academy Film Award

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“Ratatouille, an American-directed film about a Parisian culinary rat, won animated film.”

On February 10, 2008, the 61st British Academy Film Awards were held, honoring the best of film in 2007. Pixar’s critically acclaimed 8th animated feature Ratatouille was given the honor of Best Animated Feature, beating out Dreamworks’ Shrek the Third and 20th Century Fox’s The Simpsons Movie. This was one of several accolades that were given to the film, which had already won a Golden Globe and an Annie Award, and would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature two weeks later. Brad Lewis, the producer of the film, was on hand at the ceremony to collect the award.

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February 9

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February 9, 2006 – Disney Trades to Reacquire Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Mickey Oswald

“Oswald is definitely worth more than a fourth-round draft choice. I’m going to be a trivia answer someday.” – Al Michaels

On February 9, 2006, Disney-owned ESPN finalized a trade with NBC-Universal, trading the contract of NFL play-by-play analyst Al Michaels for one of Disney’s earliest popular creations, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald, Walt’s first animated character, was lost to producer Charles B. Mintz at Universal in 1928. Mintz not only took all of Walt’s animators, but the character Oswald himself when Walt could not in good conscience accept the terms Mintz offered for a new contract. The trade gave Disney all rights to the earliest Oswald cartoons, as well as creative control of the character. Also included were exclusive rights for ESPN from NBC Sports, which included expanded coverage of the Kentucky Derby, the Olympics, and Notre Dame college football games until 2011 (or 2012 in the case of the Olympics).

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