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Article: GLENDALE OFFICIALLY MICKEY MOUSE CITY.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 4, 2002
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Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer
GLENDALE - It was a Mickey Mouse occasion Tuesday at Glendale City Hall, where Disney Imagineering was honored for its 50-year history as one of the city's top private employers.
The company's cartoon mascot was on hand with Imagineering executives for the official declaration that Dec. 16 will be Walt Disney Imagineering Day in Glendale.
``It's a wonderful recognition of something that began 50 years ago and created a whole new industry: the theme park industry,'' said Marty Sklar, vice chairman and principal creative executive for Disney Imagineering, who worked with Walt Disney himself to create the ...