DISNEY ANIMATION
(BY YEAR)

1901

12/05/01
Birth of Walt Disney in Chicago


1923

10/16/23
Start of The Walt Disney Company


1927

09/05/27
Release of Trolley Troubles
(first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short)


1928

11/18/28
Release of Steamboat Willie
(debut of Mickey Mouse)


1929

07/01/29
Release of The Skeleton Dance
(first Silly Symphony)


1930

01/13/30
Start of Mickey Mouse comic strip

08/18/30
Release of The Chain Gang
(debut of Pluto)


1932

05/12/32
Release of Mickey's Revue
(debut of Goofy)

07/30/32
Release of Just Dogs
(last black/white Silly Symphony)

07/30/32
Release of Flowers and Trees
(first color Silly Symphony
and first Academy Award winner)


1933

05/27/33
Release of Three Little Pigs
(Academy Award winner)

09/02/33
Release of Puppy Love
(debut of Fifi)


1934

06/09/34
Release of The Wise Little Hen
(debut of Donald Duck)


1935

01/05/35
Release of The Tortoise and the Hare
(Academy Award winner)


1937

11/05/37
Release of The Old Mill

12/21/37
Premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

12/27/37
Walt Disney appears on cover of Time Magazine


1940

02/07/40
Release of Pinocchio

10/40
First issue of Walt Disney's Comics & Stories

11/13/40
Release of Fantasia


1941

06/20/41
Release of The Reluctant Dragon
(first live action feature)

10/23/41
Release of Dumbo
(Academy Award winner for Best Score)


1942

08/13/42
Release of Bambi


1943

02/06/43
Release of Saludos Amigos

04/02/43
Release of Private Pluto
(debut of Chip An' Dale)

07/17/43
Release of Victory Through Air Power


1945

02/03/45
Release of The Three Caballeros


1946

04/20/46
Release of Make Mine Music

11/02/46
Release of Song of the South


1947

09/27/47
Release of Fun and Fancy Free


1948

05/27/48
Release of Melody Time


1949

01/19/49
Release of So Dear to My Heart

10/05/49
Release of The Adventures of Icabod and Mr. Toad


1950

02/15/50
Release of Cinderella

07/19/50
Release of Treasure Island
(first completely live action film)


1951

07/28/51
Release of Alice in Wonderland

10/21/51
Release of Fathers Are People
(debut of Goofy, Junior and Mrs. Goofy)


1953

02/05/53
Release of Peter Pan

02/18/53
Release of The Alaskan Eskimo
(the first People and Places film)


1954

10/27/54
Premiere of Disneyland television show

12/23/54
Release of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea


1955

06/16/55
Release of Lady and the Tramp

07/17/55
Opening of Disneyland

10/03/55
Premiere of Mickey Mouse Club


1956

06/23/56
Opening of Skyway at Disneyland


1957

10/10/57
Premiere of the Zorro television series


1959

01/29/59
Release of Sleeping Beauty

03/19/59
Release of The Shaggy Dog


1961

01/25/61
Release of 101 Dalmatians


1964

08/29/64
Release of Mary Poppins


1965

12/25/65
Release of The Sword in the Stone


1966

02/04/66
Release of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

07/24/66
Opening of New Orleans Square
(first themed land to debut at Disneyland

12/15/66
Death of Walt Disney


1967

10/18/67
Release of The Jungle Book


1969

03/13/69
Release of The Love Bug


1970

12/24/70
Release of The Aristocats


1971

10/01/71
Opening of Magic Kingdom

10/07/71
Release of Bedknobs and Broomsticks

10/25/71
Official dedication of Magic Kingdom at WDW


1972

01/26/72
Debut of The Mouse Factory on television

06/17/72
Debut of Main Street Electrical Parade
at Disneyland


1973

11/08/73
Release of Robin Hood


1975

03/22/75
Opening of Walt Disney World Village


1977

01/17/77
Airing of the new Mickey Mouse Club

03/11/77
Release of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

06/22/77
Release of The Rescuers

11/03/77
Release of Pete's Dragon


1981

07/10/81
Release of The Fox and the Hound


1982

10/01/82
Opening of Epcot


1983

04/15/83
Opening of Tokyo Disneyland


1984

09/23/84
Michael Eisner becomes Chairman of Walt Disney Productions
later changed to The Walt Disney Company)


1985

07/24/85
Release of The Black Cauldron


1986

07/02/86
Release of The Great Mouse Detective


1987

01/09/87
Opening of Star Tours at Disneyland

03/28/87
Opening of first Disney Store
(Glendale Galleria)


1988

02/02/88
First filming done at Disney-MGM Studios

06/22/88
Release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

11/18/88
Release of Oliver & Company


1989

05/01/89
Opening of Disney-MGM Studios

05/01/89
Opening of Pleasure Island

06/01/89
Opening of Typhoon Lagoon

11/17/89
Release of The Little Mermaid


1990

08/03/90
Release of Duck Tales: The Movie -
Treasure of the Lost Lamp

09/10/90
Premiere of The Disney Afternoon

11/90
First issue of Disney Adventures Magazine

11/01/90
Opening of first European Disney Store
(Regent Street, London)

11/16/90
Release of The Rescuers Down Under


1991

05/17/91
Opening of Disney's Port Orleans Resort

11/22/91
Release of Beauty and the Beast


1992

02/02/92
Opening of Disney's Dixie Landings Resort

04/12/92
Opening of Disneyland Paris

11/25/92
Release of Aladdin


1993

10/22/93
Release of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas


1994

04/18/94
Opening of Beauty and the Beast Stage Show on Broadway

06/24/94
Release of The Lion King

09/06/94
Disney theme parks welcome one billionth guest

10/01/94
EuroDisneyland changes name to Disneyland Paris

11/04/94
Opening of first Walt Disney Gallery
(Main Place Mall, Santa Ana, CA)

11/09/94
Closing of Skyway at Disneyland


1995

04/01/95
Opening of Blizzard Beach

06/95
First couple exchange vows at Disney's Wedding Pavilion

06/23/95
Release of Pocahontas

07/31/95
Purchase of Capital Cities/ABC by TWDC

10/01/95
Opening of Disney's Vero Beach Resort

11/22/95
Release of Toy Story


1996

01/27/96
Inaugural race of Indy 2000 at WDW

03/01/96
Opening of Disney's Hilton Head Resort

06/21/96
Release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame

10/96
Opening of Mickey's Toontown Fair at WDW


1997

06/27/97
Release of Hercules


1998

04/22/98
Opening of Disney's Animal Kingdom

10/15/98
Start of Fantasmic at Disney-MGM Studios

10/27/98
Release of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

11/25/98
Release of A Bug's Life


1999

03/18/99
Opening of Asia at Disney's Animal Kingdom

05/28/99
Return of Main Street Electrical Parade at Walt Disney World

06/18/99
Release of Tarzan

11/24/99
Release of Toy Story 2


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