Today in WD History...

foxer76 · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: Today in WD History...

January 2
1937 -- The Worm Turns (Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts
1995 -- "Schnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show" (television series) debuts in syndication
1996 -- World of Motion closes at Epcot
1996 -- Summer Sands opens at the Downtown Disney Marketplace
2001 -- Disney's Grand Californian Hotel opens at the Disneyland Resort

Thanks to UAB and the power of imagination, we can still visit The World of Motion today!

foxer76 · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject:

January 4
1936 -- Mickey's Polo Team released
1952 -- Father's Lion (Goofy cartoon short) debuts
1989 -- Sunkist Citrus House closes at Disneyland Park
1991 -- Colonel Hathi's Safari Club at Magic Kingdom Park becomes Island Supply
1994 -- The Disney Inn becomes Shades of Green
1994 -- The last episode of "Bakersfield P.D." airs on television
1996 -- The Walt Disney Company shareholders approve the acquisition of Cap Cities/ABC
1997 -- "Principal Takes a Holiday" debuts on "The Wonderful World of Disney" (television series)
1998 -- Neon Armadillo Music Saloon nightclub closes at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island at the Walt Disney World Resort
1999 -- Disneyland Paris Resort begins accepting the new euro currency (aka "E-day") in the form of credit cards, checks and travelers checks
1999 -- "Way to Grow," a new gardening television show on the cable network Home & Garden Television debuts its first episode, which features the Disney Institute Teaching Garden
2001 -- Dinosaur Jubilee Tent closes at Disney's Animal Kingdom

foxer76 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:20 am Post subject:

January 6
1992 -- Voyage of the Little Mermaid opens at Disney-MGM Studios
1995 -- Hollywood Pictures releases HouseGuest.
1997 -- Rocket Jets closes at Disneyland Park

WDWFan · Pilot Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 10863

I believe there is a UAB linked website that displays most of this same information. You might want to try checking out the Partnership Links page under information.

http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com for This day in Disney History

or

http://www.dldhistory.com/ for Disneyland history.

There may even be others. The number of partners has grown significantly compared to last year.

foxer76 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

Thats great! It is quite interesting!

foxer76 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject:

January 9
1928 -- Harem Scarem (Oswald cartoon short) debuts
1937 -- Don Donald (short) debuts with Donald Duck and Donna (who later becomes Daisy)
1959 -- "Texas John Slaughter (Episode 3): Killers from Kansas" airs on "Walt Disney Presents" (television series)
1962 -- The Chicken Plantation Restaurant closes at Disneyland Park
1987 -- Star Tours opens at Disneyland Park
1999 -- Horizons closes at Epcot

For those curious folks check out this link for pix of the Horizons pavillion..
http://www.horizons1.com/

daguru · January 9 1999 -- Horizons closes at Epcot

foxer76 · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

January 13
1930 -- The first Mickey Mouse comic strip appears

jahosifatz · January 9 1999 -- Horizons closes at Epcot

foxer76 · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject:

January 14
1977 -- "The New Mickey Mouse Club" debuts on television
1990 -- Michael Eisner announces plans for the "Disney Decade" at the Walt Disney World Resort
1990 -- The first of two four-story dolphins are placed atop the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
2005 -- The Mouse House merchandise shop on Downtown Disney Pleasure Island closes

foxer76 · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

January 15
1970 -- Legacy of Walt Disney display opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Park
1975 -- Space Mountain and the Carousel of Progress open at Magic Kingdom Park
1979 -- Construction begins for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom Park
1986 -- Leaders host the grand opening of The Living Seas at Epcot
1993 -- Touchstone Pictures releases Alive
1996 -- Disney Vacation Club becomes Disney's Old Key West at the Walt Disney World Resort
1999 -- Disney's All-Star Movies Resort opens

foxer76 · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject:

January 16
1970 -- The Walt Disney World Preview Center opens to the public
1994 -- The Inaugural Walt Disney World Resort Marathon takes place at Epcot

foxer76 · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject:

January 17
1985 -- Magic Journeys opens at Tokyo Disneyland Park
1995 -- The Linen Processing Facility at the Walt Disney World Resort begins operations
1996 -- Leaders host the grand opening of Disney's Vero Beach Resort
1997 -- The first Chevy Trucks Challenge is held at the Walt Disney World Speedway
1997 -- The first NASCAR race is held at the Walt Disney World Speedway
2003 -- Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, a live musical stage show, officially debuts at Disney's California Adventure

foxer76 · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject:

January 18
1963 -- Walt Disney Pictures releases Son of Flubber
1991 -- Walt Disney Pictures releases White Fang

foxer76 · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject:

January 23
1992 -- Bonnet Creek Golf Club opens at the Walt Disney World Resort
1999 -- Leaders host the grand opening for Cirque du Soleil at Downtown Disney West Side