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foxer76
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May 3
1997 -- Ariel's Restaurant at Disney's Beach Club Resort closes
1999 -- The Movie Premiere Shop at Downtown Disney West Side opens at midnight (to offer the first Star Wars: Episode I ? Attack of the Clones merchandise)
May 4
1962 -- Walt Disney Productions buys the Celebrity Sports Center in Denver
1977 -- Space Mountain opens at Disneyland Park
2001 -- The Island Depot at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island closes |
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foxer76
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May 5
1986 -- Country Bear Vacation Hoedown, a new version of the Country Bear Jamboree, opens at Magic Kingdom Park
1997 -- The Monster Sound Show closes at Disney-MGM Studios
"Country Bear Vacation Hoedown".. What an odd name? |
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zeppelindude
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Also, may 5th was the day that DLR started their 50th anniversary back in 2005  |
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foxer76
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May 6
1938 -- Mickey's Trailer (Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts
1940 -- The Walt Disney Studios move to Burbank is completed
1973 -- Walt Disney's widow Lillian helps dedicate "The Walt Disney Story" at Magic Kingdom Park
1988 -- Norway opens as the eleventh World Showcase pavilion at Epcot
1991 -- The Walt Disney Company becomes part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
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foxer76
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May 8
1960 -- Jennifer Marie Miller (Walt's granddaughter) is born
1998 -- Lagoona Gator, a new Typhoon Lagoon character, is introduced to the water park |
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foxer76
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May 9
1954 -- Walt's daughter, Diane Disney, marries Ronald W. Miller
1991 -- The Walt Disney Company announces plans to build WESTCOT at Disneyland Park |
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foxer76
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May 10
1959 -- Sharon Disney, Walt's daughter, marries Robert B. Brown
1993 -- Image Magic in Communicore closes at Epcot
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foxer76
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May 11
1988 -- New background music is installed in the Gallery in the Mexico pavilion at Epcot
1995 -- "The Magical World of Barbie" cast performs the last show at Epcot
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foxer76
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May 12
1956 -- Horseless Carriages opens at Disneyland Park
1967 -- The cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista are chartered by the state of Florida to perform municipal functions within the Reedy Creek Improvement District
2001 -- The "Doug Live" cast performs the last show at Disney-MGM Studios
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foxer76
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May 13
1991 -- Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3-D opens for Cast Member preview
1992 -- Disneyland Park leaders officially dedicate Fantasmic!
1997 -- "Beauty and the Beast," the musical, opens in London
1997 -- The Magic Kingdom II ferryboat at the Walt Disney World Resort is renamed Richard F. Irvine |
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foxer76
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May 14
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foxer76
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May 15
1972 -- The Frontierland Train Station opens at Magic Kingdom Park
1987 -- Disneyland Park introduces Disney Dollars currency
1995 -- The California Grill opens at Disney's Contemporary Resort
1996 -- The Walt Disney Company completes purchase of the Anaheim Angels team
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foxer76
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May 16
1991 -- Cast Member get a sneak preview of Disney's Port Orleans 1991 -- Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3-D debuts at Disney-MGM Studios
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foxer76
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May 17
1986 ? Circle-Vision 360: American Journeys opens at Tokyo Disneyland Park
1991 -- Disney's Port Orleans Resort opens to Guests
1998 -- Viking Boat Play Park (kids' interactive area) opens at Norway in Epcot
2000 -- Disney's Animal Kingdom Leaders unveil a replica of Sue, a skeleton of the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found
2004 -- Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, a Disney Vacation Club, opens at the Walt Disney World Resort |
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May 18
1995 -- The Walt Disney Company announces it is purchasing 25 percent of the California Angels from owner Gene Autry
1997 -- The New Amsterdam Theatre in New York opens with "King David," a world premiere concert event
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