The Official: This Day in Disney History Thread!

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May 13

1992- Official Dedication ceremony for Fantasmic at Disneyland Park

1997- The Stage play"Beauty and the Beast" opens in London

1997- Official Launching of the Disney Magic Cruise Ship

 

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May 14
1923- Walt writes Margaret J. Winkler in hopes of her distributing the Alice comedies film series (first correspondence with his future distributor)

1928- "hungry Hobose" aN OSWALD SHORT IS RELEASE

2008 - A "welcome" ceremony was held at Disney's Hollywood Studios for Toy Story Mania, which would officially open on May 31

 

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MAy 15
1930-"The Cactus Kid" (Mickey's first western Short) is released

1972-Frontierland train Station opens at Mk

1987- Disneyland introduces Disney Dollars Currency

 

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May 16
1927- "Alice's Three Bad Eggs" (short) is released

1952- "Two Gun Goofy" (a Goofy Short) is released

 

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May 17
1991- Disney's Port Orleans resort opens to guests.

1991- Muppet Vision 3-D has a soft opening at DHS

1998- Viking boat play park opens at norway Showcase in EPCOT

2000- A complete replica of Sue, A skeleton of the most complete T-Rex ever found, is unveiled at AK

 

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MAy 18
1951- "Plutopia" a pluto short is released

1995- Disney Announces it's purchase of 25% of the California Angeles from the owner Gene Autry

 

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May 19
1960-"Pollyanna"(Hayley Mills' first Film for Disney) is released

1984- Pvt. Donald Duck received n Honorable Discharge from the US Army (he was drafted in a 1942 short)

1997- New Version of IllumiNations debuts at EPCOT

2000- Dinosaur Jubilee, a Festival in Dinoland, USA celebration dinosaurs, debuts at Ak

 

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May 19
1960-"Pollyanna"(Hayley Mills' first Film for Disney) is released

1984- Pvt. Donald Duck received n Honorable Discharge from the US Army (he was drafted in a 1942 short)

1997- New Version of IllumiNations debuts at EPCOT

2000- Dinosaur Jubilee, a Festival in Dinoland, USA celebration dinosaurs, debuts at Ak

 

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May 21
1948- Donald's dream voice" a donald short is released.

1954- "Pigs ing pigs" a short, is released

1961- "Wonders of the water world" debuts on "Walt Disney presents" (a tv show)

 

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May 22
1998- DisneyQuest soft opens to guests at DTD West Side!

 

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May 23
1922- Walt Disney Incorporates Laugh-O-Gram films (This Co. made Cartoons newsreels and baby pictures)

1993- back lot thearter on New York Street opens at DHS

 

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May 24

1991-"Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" is released

 

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May 26

1990- Mickey Starland (Formerly Mickey's Birthdayland) opens at the Magic Kingdom.

 

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May 27
1933- "Three Little Pigs" a SILLY SYMPHONY is released

1985- Presidential Inaugural Parade at Epcot for President Ronald Regan

 

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Well

It's 1 Am and It's also the NIGHT BEFORE MY DISNEY TRIP!!!!!!

And That means I am gonna have to update this thing for about a week now! Soooo

HERE WE GO!

 

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May 28
1953-"Adventures in Music Melody" First Cartoon Filmed in 3-D is released

1966- It's a Small World After All opens at DL

1994- Wilderness Lodge opens at WDW

1999-Main Street Electrical Parade Debuts in Mk

 

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May 29
1937-"Modern Inventions ( a donald Short) is released

1986- New narration by Walter Cronkite is added to Spaceship Earth at EPCOT

1990-Sorcery in the Sky fireworks show debuts at DHS

 

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May 30

1967- Ground is Broken for WDW

1994 Opening of Muppet Vision 3-D at MGM

 

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May 31

1991- Disney Press Publishes First Book — Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians: A Counting Book

1992 -"Still Not Quite Human" starts airing on the Disney Channel

1996- "Eddie" a Hollywood Pictures film is Released

2008 - Toy Story Midway Mania officially opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

 

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June 1

1989- Typhoon Lagoon Opens
1995- Space Mt. Opens at Disney Paris