The Official: This Day in Disney History Thread!

June 12

1860: Junius Matthews, the voice of Rabbit for Disney's
Winnie the Pooh features, is born in Chicago, Illinois.
 
1975- Walt Disney Short featuring great moments with Mr. Lincoln opens at Disneyland.
1994- Sunset Boulevard officially opens at Disney MGM Studios
1994- Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage debuts at MGM Studios.
1996- Miles the Giraffe is the first animal to arrive at Disney's Animal Kingdom Facilities. (YEAH)
 
1957:
At Disneyland, the Monsanto House of the Future opens in Tomorrowland. The walk-through attraction provides a glimpse of living in the future. (It will remain open until December 1967.)
 
1998:
Disney's animated feature Mulan premieres in Singapore. The film will be released in the U.S. 7 days later.
 
1958- Alice in Wonderland opens at Disneyland
1959-Vice Presedent Nixon dedicates Matterhorn, Monorail, and Submarine Voyage at Disneyland
1959- Disney Alweg monorail begins operation at Disneyland. It is the first urban monorail in the United States.
 
1990- Roller Coaster Rabbit" is released (Roger Rabbit short).
1994- "The Lion King" is released in New York and Los Angeles.
 
1955- "Lady and the Tramp" has it's world premeire.
1990- The TMNT(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) make their first appereance at Disney-MGM Studios.
 
1933-" Mickey's Mechanical Man" is released (A Mickey Short).
1971- The 100,000,000th guest is welcomed to Disneyland.
1996- Cinderella Wishing Well is dedicated in MK.
 
1995- Partners statue is dedicated in MK.
1998- Disney Quest is opens in Downtown Disney West Side.
1998- "Mulan" is released.
 
1941- "The Reluctant Dragon is released.
1976- River Country opens at WDW.
1995- AK is announced.
1997- "Hercules" Disney's 35th animated feature, opens nationwide.
 
I can't post what happened in Disney history for June 1st,but I know what happened on Disney history for OCTOBER 1st!!!!

October 1st 1971: Magic Kingdom opens

October 1st 1975: I was born,yep I share a birthday with MK and EPCOT

October 1st 1982: EPCOT opens

Congratulations. I to share your birthday, though I am a bit older than the Magic Kingdom. It opened on my 9th birthday.
 
Great, on my birthday in Disney history?

Walt's little sister, Ruth, died.

:(

ETA.. Well Everest opened, too.. I guess I should focus on that one?!
 
1961- " The Parent Trap " is released.
1989-300,000,000 guest visits WDW.
1996- The Hunchback of Notre Dame stage show premieres at MGM Studios.
 
1955 "Lady and The Tramp" Has it's general release .
1977 "The Rescuers" is released.
1988- "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" is released.
 
1963-Enchanted Tiki Room opens at DL. The first attraction with sophisticated audio animatronics.
1989-Honey I Shrunk The Kids is released.
1989- "Tommy Trouble" is released (Roger Rabbit short)
1995- "Pocahontas" premieres nationwide.
 

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