Today in WD History...

foxer76 · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject:

March 16
1934 -- The Three Little Pigs wins the Academy Award for Best Cartoon Short Subject of 1933
1935 -- Mickey's Service Station(Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts
1945 -- Dog Watch (Pluto cartoon short) debuts
1960 -- Islands of the Sea (documentary featurette) debuts
1961 -- Walt Disney Pictures releases The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 -- The Saga of Windwagon Smith (cartoon short) debuts
1974 -- Magic Carpet 'Round the World opens at Magic Kingdom Park
1986 -- Pioneer Hall begins "Melvin the Moose Breakfast Show" at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
2002 -- The Walt Disney Studios (theme park) opens at the Disneyland Resort Paris

foxer76 · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject:

March 18
1967 -- Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Disneyland Park
1967 -- Blue Bayou Restaurant opens at Disneyland Park

foxer76 · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:28 am Post subject:

March 19
1988 -- Daredevil Circus Spectacular closes at Epcot

foxer76 · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

March 20
1987 -- Captain Eo opens at Tokyo Disneyland Park
1995 -- Main Street Book Shop, Penny Arcade, and House of Magic close at Magic Kingdom Park
Dance

foxer76 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:20 am Post subject:

March 21
1975 -- Walt Disney Pictures releases Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 -- Mission to Mars (updated Flight to the Moon attraction) opens in Disneyland Park
1994 -- Lake Buena Vista Club Restaurant closes at the Walt Disney World Resort
1997 -- The new Carnation Cafe, the Blue Ribbon Bakery, and the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor open on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Park
1999 -- WorldKey Information System, the onscreen dining reservations and information computer system, closes at Epcot

foxer76 · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:21 am Post subject:

March 22
1975 -- Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village (now called Downtown Disney Marketplace) opens

foxer76 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

March 24

1956 -- Astro-Jets open at Disneyland Park
1972 -- Country Bear Jamboree opens at Disneyland Park
1987 -- Michael Eisner and French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac signs the Euro Disney protocol to bring the new Disneyland Resort Paris to France
1997 -- Nature's Table opens at the Maingate Office Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort
Blue Bird

foxer76 · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

March 25

1969 -- President Nixon presents Mrs. Walt Disney with a special gold medal honoring Walt for "Distinguished Public Service and Outstanding Contributions to the Public and the World"
1990 -- Disneyana Shop opens at Hospitality House at Magic Kingdom Park
1998 -- Anaheim Stadium is dedicated under its new name, Edison International Field of Anaheim

wdwaddict · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject:

Just wanted to say thanks foxer76 for posting all this. I look forward to reading this thread everyday!!!!

foxer76 · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks so much for the compliment!

foxer76 · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject:

March 26
1994 -- Food Rocks opens at The Land at Epcot
1995 -- Disneyland Park hosts its first marathon and 5K run

foxer76 · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

March 27
1961 -- Snow White Grotto opens at Disneyland Park
1986 -- Bob Hope helps officiate the groundbreaking of Disney-MGM Studios
1989 -- The new Walt Disney World Casting Center opens
1999 -- "Creatures of Distinction: Movie Miniatures, Models and Puppets" display opens at the AFI Showcase at Disney-MGM Studios

foxer76 · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:26 am Post subject:

March 28
1987 -- First Disney Store opens in Glendale Galleria
1987 -- Port of Entry opens at Epcot
1997 -- The first game is held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Baseball Stadium between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds
1999 -- Radio Disney River Cruise (formerly Discovery River Boats) opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom

foxer76 · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:

March 29
1979 -- Walt Disney Productions sells the Celebrity Sports Center in Denver, Co.
1998 -- Disney hosts Central Park event in New York City for the opening of Disney's Animal Kingdom

Rafiki

foxer76 · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

March 30
1997 -- The Disney's Wide World of Sports box office officially opens