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Disney Started
Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies — this date is considered the start of the Disney company first known as The Disney Brothers Studio. -
Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie is released at the Colony Theatre in New York -- this marks the release of the very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and the first appearance by Minnie Mouse. -
Micky Mouse Comic Strips Debuts
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Snow White and the Secen Dwarfs
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Walt Disney Music Company Is Formed
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Treasure Island
Disneys firtst completely live action feature is released -
Peter Pan Is Released
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Disneyland television
Emmy Award-winning Disneyland television show airs on ABC, starring Walt Disney. -
First Disney Park Opens
Disneyland, the first Disney park, opened in Anaheim, California, to an invited audience on this day. The first guests were Kristine Vess and her cousin Michael Schwartner, ages 5 and 7. -
Walt Disney Dies
Walt Disney, the visionary whose pioneering spirit and inimitable creativity made the impossible possible, turning dreams into reality and building the foundation of The Walt Disney Company of today, dies at age 65. -
Walt Disney World Resort Opens, Florida
Walt Disney World Resort opens with the Magic Kingdom and two hotels near Orlando, Florida. -
Disneyland Tokyo
Tokyo Disneyland, the first international Disney theme park, opens in Japan. -
Disney Channel
The Disney Channel begins broadcasting with 18 hours of programming a day. -
Disney Store
The first Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California. -
Disney Books
Hyperion Books, a Disney publishing company, releases its first book, Amazing Grace. -
Disneyland Paris
Euro Disneyland, the first Disney theme park in Europe, which was later renamed Disneyland Paris, opens. -
First Broadway Show
Beauty and the Beast, the first Disney Broadway show, opens in New York. -
Lion King
The Lion King opens to a limited audience in Los Angeles and New York and nationwide on June 24, 1994 -
Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Interactive, a division first intended to develop, market, and distribute cartridge games and CD-ROM software, is formed. -
Disney Online
Disney Online, a division of Disney Interactive created to develop The Walt Disney Company's online presence, is formed. -
Disney Channel
The Disney Channel begins operation in the UK. -
Disney.com
Disney Online launches Disney.com. -
Radio Disney
Radio Disney, a live 24-hour music-intensive radio network, debuts -
Download from Itunes
Disney is first to license TV episodes, from ABC and Disney Channel series, for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. -
Disney Pixar
Disney acquires Pixar Animation Studios. -
Club Penguin Website
Disney acquires Club Penguin, a virtual world for kids. -
Disney XD
Disney XD, a new cable network, launches. -
Disney Cruise
The Disney Dream makes its maiden voyage.
