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| − | | 12= | + | | 12= On this day in 1990, the International Gateway opened in EPCOT. Located between the United Kingdom and France pavilions the gateway gave EPCOT a second entrance. |
| − | | 13= | + | | 13=On this day in 1993, Disney Imagineer, animator, and Legend Ken Anderson passed away. |
| − | | 14= | + | | 14=On this day in 1990, EPCOT's Person of the Century attraction was added to Communicore West. |
| − | | 15= | + | | 15=On this day in 1975, Space Mountain sponsored by RCA opened in Tommorowland. |
| − | | 16= | + | | 16=On this day in 1994, the first annual Disney World Marathon was held. |
| − | | 17= | + | | 17=On this day in 1997, Disney and the Department of Justice signed an agreement to ensure services for the deaf or hard of hearing in Walt Disney World. |
| − | | 18= | + | | 18=On this day in 2001, Disney unveiled the plans for the Fantasyland expansion in the Magic Kingdom. |
| − | | 19= | + | | 19=On this day in 1971, Recreacres Incorporated-which helped buy land for the Florida Project changed its name to Buena Vista land company. |
| − | | 20= | + | | 20=On this day in 2005, Disney announced River Country would be permanently closed. |
| − | | 21= | + | | 21=On this day in 1995, the Epcot film Symbiosis was replaced with the Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable. The attraction was housed in the Land pavilion. |
| − | | 22= | + | | 22=On this day in 2010, 400 Walt Disney World employees volunteered to staph phones during a global telethon to help victims of the Haiti earthquake. |
| − | | 23= | + | | 23=On this day in 1992, the Eagle Pines Golf Course at the Bonnet Creek Golf Club opened. |
| − | | 24= | + | | 24=On this day in 2004, the official grand opening for The Sea's with Nemo and Friends was held. |
| − | | 25= | + | | 25=On this day in 2002, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Disney World had plans to demolish 1/4 of the Disney Institute. |
| − | | 26= | + | | 26=On this day in 2007, plans for Toy Story Mania in Disney's Hollywood Studios were announced. |
| − | | 27= | + | | 27=On this day in 1996, the inaugural Indianapolis 200 race took place at the new Walt Disney World Speedway. |
| − | | 28= | + | | 28=On this day in 1998, construction on the new Swan and Dolphin resorts began. |
| − | | 29= | + | | 29=On this day in 2010, the redesigned IBM exhibit "Smarter Planet" opened in Innoventions at Epcot. |
| − | | 30= | + | | 30=On this day in 1998, Illuminations debuted at Epcot as the new firework show. |
| − | | 31= | + | | 31=On this day in 1987, Delta Air Lines announced it would spend 18 million dollars over 10 years for promotional tie-ins with Walt Disney World. |
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Revision as of 23:38, 12 January 2012
On this day in 1992, the Eagle Pines Golf Course at the Bonnet Creek Golf Club opened.
