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2002 Bill Peet, cartoon artist/writer, Disney's Peter Pan, dies at 87

2000 Marc Davis, Disney cartoonist, designed Disney's Pirates of the Carribean ride, dies at 86

1998 ABL All-Star Game at Disney complex in Orlando

1997 Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98

1997 Disney's "Lion King" sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale

1997 David Duval wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Golf Classic

1995 Jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies

1994 Amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39

1994 Disney's "Lion King," opens in theaters with $42 million

1994 Frank Wells, president (Disney), dies in helicopter crash

1994 Frank G Wells, U.S. director (Walt Disney), dies at 62

1993 Shamrock Broadcasting, a Disney company, officially takes ownership of Cleveland's WMMS-FM/100.7 and WHK-AM/1420

1993 Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is bought by Disney

1993 New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks

1991 Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in suit against Disney

1989 Disney's MGM Studio theme park officially opens to public

1985 Walt Disney World receives its 200-millionth guest

1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV

1980 Walt Disney's "Fox and The Hound," released

1979 Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest

1977 Walt Disney's "Rescuers" released

1977 Main Street Electrical Parade premieres at Disney

1976 Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest

1975 Disney EPCOT Center, Florida, plans announced

1975 Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens

1973 Golf Resort (Disney Inn) opens

1973 Walt Disney Store opens

1971 Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78

1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World

1971 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World

1971 Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World

1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens

1970 Walt Disney's "Aristocats" is released

1969 Walt Disney World construction begins

1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released

1966 Walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation

1965 Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow

1964 Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House

1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released

1964 Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney

1963 Walt Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" is released

1961 Walt Disney's movie "Grey Friars Bobby" premieres

1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" released

1960 Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney

1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released

1958 Hal Evan Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1982 Walt Disney

1957 William Payne Stewart, born in Springfield, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1983 Walt Disney

1956 David Wayne Edwards, born in Neosho, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1980 Walt Disney

1955 Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" released

1954 Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Walt Disney

1954 Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC

1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC

1953 "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City

1951 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released

1950 Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released

1946 Michael Ovitz, president, Walt Disney Co

1946 Walt Disney's "Song Of South" released

1945 Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released

1942 Walt Disney's "Bambi" animated movie is released

1942 Michael Eisner, born in Mt. Kisko, New York, CEO, Walt Disney

1941 Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released

1940 Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released

1940 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released

1940 Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York City)

1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released

1932 Walt Disney Art School created

1932 Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney

1930 Roy E Disney, CEO, Disney

1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie"

1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released

1926 Walt Disney Studios forms

1923 Disney company founded

1922 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films

1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co.

1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School

1901 Walt Disney, born in Chicago, animator, Mickey Mouse

1899 Lillian Disney, Mrs. Walt Disney



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