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What happened in history on this day: March 30?
On March 30 in ...
- 1945 - The Donald Duck film The Eyes Have It is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Art Direction - Set Decoration, color) for the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Effects) for the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Features) for the film The Vanishing Prairie.
- 1981 - Anguilla issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in Easter outfits.
- 1986 - The CBS TV network airs The CBS Easter Parade, which includes part of the Walt Disney World Easter Parade.
- 1987 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Best Actor) to Paul Newman for his role in the film The Color of Money.
- 1989 - Disney sues the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for copyright and trademark violations over the use of a Snow White character used during the Oscar awards ceremony on March 29.
- 1992 - Disney agrees to swap Los Angeles TV station KCAL-TV in exchange for 45% of Pinelands, Inc., which owns New York's WWOR-TV station.
- 1992 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Song) to Howard Ashman and Alan Menken for the song "Beauty and the Beast" from the film Beauty and the Beast.
- 1992 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Score) to Alan Menken for the film Beauty and the Beast.
- 1992 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Scientific and Technical, Scientific and Engineering Award) to the Walt Disney Feature Animation Department for the "CAPS" production system for feature film animation.
- 1993 - The Disney Vacation Development Inc. company announces plans to build a 440-unit time-share resort in Florida, 95 miles south-east at Walt Disney World.
- 1994 - Disney releases the laserdisc Tales from Avonlea Volume 3 for US$30. It includes The Witch of Avonlea and Nothing Endures but Change.
- 1994 - Disney releases the laserdisc Tales from Avonlea Volume 4 for US$30. It includes How Kissing was Discovered and Aunt Heddy's Ordeal.
- 1996 - The Mike Fink Keel Boats ride returns to operation in Frontierland at Disneyland, after closing in fall 1994.
- 2001 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. The entire episode is about playing in a virtual reality video game. Characters in the game appear similar to those in the Disney film TRON.
- 2003 - The first Walt Disney World In-Line Marathon is held, through Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Boardwalk Resort, and Epcot.
- 2004 - Touchstone releases the film Brother Bear on videocassette and DVD.
- 2007 - Disney releases the animated film Meet the Robinsons to theaters in the US.
Births on March 30
- 1913 - Birth of Marc Davis in Bakersfield, California, USA; Disney Studios 1935-78, animator on many films, worked on Disneyland attractions, named Disney Legend 1989.
Deaths on March 30
- 1976 - Death of Richard Irvine at age 55; art director for films, some Disney, headed Imagineering (WED) for creation of every Disneyland attraction, Walt Disney World, retired 1973, named Disney Legend 1990.
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