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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.
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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.
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Disneys firtst completely live action feature is released
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Emmy Award-winning Disneyland television show airs on ABC, starring Walt Disney.
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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.
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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.
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Walt Disney World Resort opens with the Magic Kingdom and two hotels near Orlando, Florida.
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Tokyo Disneyland, the first international Disney theme park, opens in Japan.
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The Disney Channel begins broadcasting with 18 hours of programming a day.
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The first Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California.
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Hyperion Books, a Disney publishing company, releases its first book, Amazing Grace.
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Euro Disneyland, the first Disney theme park in Europe, which was later renamed Disneyland Paris, opens.
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Beauty and the Beast, the first Disney Broadway show, opens in New York.
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The Lion King opens to a limited audience in Los Angeles and New York and nationwide on June 24, 1994
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Disney Interactive, a division first intended to develop, market, and distribute cartridge games and CD-ROM software, is formed.
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Disney Online, a division of Disney Interactive created to develop The Walt Disney Company's online presence, is formed.
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The Disney Channel begins operation in the UK.
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Disney Online launches Disney.com.
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Radio Disney, a live 24-hour music-intensive radio network, debuts
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Disney is first to license TV episodes, from ABC and Disney Channel series, for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store.
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Disney acquires Pixar Animation Studios.
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Disney acquires Club Penguin, a virtual world for kids.
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Disney XD, a new cable network, launches.
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The Disney Dream makes its maiden voyage.
