The Official: This Day in Disney History Thread!

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january 19
1935-"Mickey's Man Friday" a short is released (one of Mickey's Last Black and White Cartoons

 

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January 20

1963 -First part of "johnny Shiloh" airs on TV

1989-The WD Co. participates in The Presidential inaugural Parade for George Bush in Washington DC

2009- President Barack Hussein Obama is Inaugurated as the 44 President of The United States Of America!

 

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January 12
2007 - Jump In, a movie, and Cory in the House, a new TV show and a spinoff of That's So Raven, premiere on Disney Channel.

 

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january 21
1960-Toby Tiger, or ten weeks with a circus" is released

1977-"Freaky Friday" is released (ORIGINAL VERSION)

 

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January 22

1984-Disney's Half Time Show for super bowl XVII in Tampa, FL

 

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January 21
1933 - The Mad Doctor, a Mickey short, is released.

 

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January 23

1928-"Neck'n'Neck" an oswald Short is released

1999- Grand Opening of Cirque di Sole at DTDWS

 

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January 24
1941-"Pluto's Playmates" is released

 

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January 24
2007 - A night in the Cinderella Castle Suite is awarded to a family for the very first time!

 

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January 25
1961- 101 Dalmations, Disney's 17th animated feature film, premieres. It is the first Disney feature to solely use the Xerox process for transferring the animators' drawings to cels. Prior to this, each one of the animators' drawings had to be hand-traced in ink onto a cel.

1993- Toontown holds its official grand opening festivities at Disneyland. Some of the celebrities who take part in the special events and appear in the parade are Robin Williams, Danny DeVito, Sally Fields and Tom Selleck.

1998- At Super Bowl XXXII, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway declares, "I'm going to Disneyland!" after his team defeats the Green Bay Packers, 31-24.

2007- Jim and Lisa Fouch and their children, Brad and Hannah, make history as the first WDW guests to win a night's stay in Cinderella's Castle.

 

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January 26
1955-"Davy Crocket Goes to Congress" is released on Disneyland The T.V. Series

1972-"The Mouse Factory" debuts on T.V.

 

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January 27

1996-Inaugural race of Indy 200 at WDW

2006 - "The Emperor's New School" animated series premieres on Disney Channel.

 

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January 28
1932-" The Duck Hunt " a Mickey Short is released

1944-"How To be a sailor" a Goofy Short is released

 

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January 29
1941- Disney's 3rd feature film, Fantasia, has its Hollywood premiere.

1959- Disney's 16th feature film, Sleeping Beauty, premieres at the Fox Wilshire theater in Los Angeles.

1987- Snow White and the 7 dwarves parade onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of Disney's highest-ever first quarter revenues.

1995- At Super Bowl XXIX, Jerry Rice and Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers shout, "We're going to Disney World!" after their team defeats the San Diego Chargers, 49-26.

1996-"The Lion King" named favorite soundtrack at american Music Awards

2002- Ten former major league baseball players participate in the Atlanta Braves' Dream Week Fantasy Camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Florida.

 

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January 30
1959-"The Peter Tchaikovsky Story" airs on T.V. (First T.V. show in simulcast stereo)

1988-IllumiNations debuts at Epcot

 

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January 31
1986-"Down and Out in Beverly HIll's" is released

 

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February 1

1925-"Alice Gets Stung" a Short is released

2000-"Tarzan" is released on video and DVD for the First time

2005- Mulan 2 isreleased on dvd

 

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February 2
1922- A young Walt Disney begins work at his own cartoon company called Laugh-O-Gram Films, Inc. in Kansas City, MO. He will produce animated versions of 6 fairy tales, each lasting just one minute.

1955- The Disneyland television series presents "The Wind in the Willows", featuring Mr. Toad.

1967- Roy Disney outlines his late brother's plan to build the world's first futuristic metropolis, or EPCOT, when Disney Productions announces that it will build the world's first glass-domed city in central Florida.

1986-"the Disney Sunday Movie"debuts on ABC

1992-Disney's Dixie landings Resorts opens At WDW

1994- Disney announces that it will buy and restore the New Amsterdam Theater on 42nd Street in New York City.

 

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February 3
1945-"The Three Caballeros" has it's U.S. Release

1988-First Filming at MGM(Now DHS) begins w/ "Splash,Too"for the "Disney Sunday Night Movie" on ABC

 

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February 4


1966-"Winnie The Pooh and the Honey Tree" is released.

1966-"The Ugly Dachshund" is released (Dean Jones and Suzanne Plesette in the Disney Debut).

1987-Ground Breaking for Typhoon Lagoon!