April 22 is also known as Earth Day.
Theme park happenings[]
- 1964 - "It's a small world", Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Carousel of Progress, and Ford Magic Skyway debut at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
- 1998 - Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1999 - Sounds Dangerous!: Starring Drew Carey opens in Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Television[]
- 2000 - The Weekenders episodes "Party Planning" and "Pudding Ball" premiere on ABC and Rip Girls, a Disney Channel Original Movie, premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2005 - The Lilo & Stitch: The Series episodes "PJ" and "Ploot" and theThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode "Footloser" premiere on Disney Channel.
- 2011 - The Jake and the Never Land Pirates episodes "Save the Coral Cove!" and "Treasure Chest Switcheroo" premiere on Disney Junior.
- 2012 - The Once Upon a Time episode "The Return" premieres on ABC.
- 2014 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "The Only Light in the Darkness" premieres on ABC.
- 2019 - The Lion Guard ended its second season on Disney Junior.
Films[]
Video games[]
- 2008 - High School Musical 2: Work This Out! is released for Nintendo DS.
DVD releases[]
- 2014 - Cloud 9
People[]
Births[]
- 1895 - Margaret J. Winkler producer)
- 1928 - Estelle Harris (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- 1937 - Jack Nicholson (actor, film director, producer, and writer)
- 1948 - Larry Groce (singer-songwriter and radio host)
- 1959 - Ryan Stiles (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and director)
- 1967 - Sherri Shepherd (actress, comedian, author, and television personality)
- 1970 - Leslie Iwerks (director, producer, and writer)
- 1976 - Misty Lee (actress, voice actress, comedian, and magician)
- 1979 - Laura Williams (actress and singer)
- 1982 - Cassidy Freeman (actress and musician)
Deaths[]
- 2009 - Ken Annakin (director)
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