I am always impressed
by people who not only perform at high levels in their chosen field but also
manage to make their art accessible and Academy Award-winning composer Leigh
Harline is one of these individuals and he was born on this date in 1907. Harline’s
music appears in Disney greats Pinocchio, and Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs. is born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Among his best
known melodies ... "When You Wish Upon a Star,"
"Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee," "Give a Little Whistle," "I've
Got No Strings," and "Some Day My Prince Will Come." With Snow
White’s Scary Adventure gone and no Pinocchio ride (we have discussed the
restaurant in the past) we need to look to another attraction to honor Harline.
Let’s stay at The Magic Kingdom until the end of the day and watch Wishes. It’s
my favorite, and no trip is complete without seeing it at least once.
While we’re on
musicians, we don’t want to forget Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and American Idol
fame was born on this date 1n 1948. Aerosmith, one of the great American rock
and roll bands, have self-destructed, recovered and reinvented themselves so
many times that they mean an entirely different genre of music to different
fans. How does it get any cooler than to have your own roller coaster? Not just
any coaster but a Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster. Let’s take a wild limo ride and get
to the show on time with Steven and the boys on the Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster
featuring Aerosmith. Love in an elevator…
To not visit Walt
Disney World would be illogical. 1931 brought us Leonard Nimoy, the famous Mr.
Spock on Star Trek. Some people have
that iconic, identifying role and Spock is certainly one of those but Nimoy
also plays William bell on Fringe and
he is the voice of King Kashekim Nedakh in Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire. While we are talking Star Trek, don’t forget that on this
date in 2228, Captain James Tiberias Kirk will be born to captain the
Enterprise boldly where no man has gone before. I know that Trekkers and Star
Wars fans have not always seen eye to eye but I am a uniter, not a divider, so
let’s ride Star Tours and, with multiple versions of the ride, go where we
probably haven’t gone before.
I must say, it’s
Martin Short’s birthday. I first discovered Short on SCTV and later he moved on to Saturday
Night Live but he has several Disney connections. Short is the voice of
B.E.N. in Treasure Planet, Lars in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure and
the narrator of O Canada in the EPCOT
pavilion. So, let’s enjoy a little circle vision and visit Canada with Ed
Grimly.
And now, some quick
shots for when you’re running out the door. I’m going to Walt Disney World
because:
Today is Make Up Your
Own Holiday Day and I need to do some Holiday shopping.
In 1885, Eastman Film
Co. manufactured the first commercial movie film and I need to record some more
footage of Cinderella Castle.
Today is Alan Arkin’s
Birthday. He was in The Santa Claus III:
The Escape Clause and The Muppet
Movie. I need to watch Muppets 3D one more time.
Today is Robert Frost’s
birthday and I am determined that the Road Not Taken will not be the road to
Orlando. Let’s Go!
Remember, your best
excuse is always: waiting for your dreams to come true.
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