The Disney Look... to the Past! (December 20-26)


Hello Orlando Theme Park News Readers, and welcome to the newest edition of the weekly feature known as "The Disney Look... to the Past!"

As always, we hope you will enjoy reading all of the following interesting facts about the Walt Disney Parks, Resorts, Movies, and more. If you have any questions about this material, feel free to contact us or leave a message at the end of this post. Thank you!:

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This Week in Disney History: December 20-26

Dec. 24, 2002 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “The Aristocats.”
When Duchess and her three kittens are cat-napped by a greedy butler and left in the countryside, it takes the help of a smooth talking tomcat named Thomas O’Malley and a few of his friends to help them find their way back to Paris. This group of felines embark on a jazzy journey through the rooftops of the city, meeting a few colorful characters along the way. “The Aristocats” took a total of four years to produce and was crafted by some of Disney’s core animators, known to many as “Disney’s Nine Old Men.” The title song from the film, also titled “The Aristocats,” was written by the Sherman Brothers, who were known for composing a number of musical scores for other Disney films. Noted as being one of the last film projects to be approved by Walt Disney himself, it is also the 20th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated classics series.

Also this week in Disney History:
Dec. 20
1971 - Roy O. Disney (Walt’s brother and former president & chairman of The Walt Disney Company) dies at age 78
1991 - Touchstone Pictures releases “Father of the Bride”
2002 - Ariel’s Grotto restaurant opens at Disney California Adventure Park

Dec. 21
1937 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” the first full-length animated feature
1944 - Walt Disney Pictures world-premieres “The Three Caballeros” in Mexico City
1960 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “Swiss Family Robinson”

Dec. 22
1995 - Chef Mickey’s opens at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
2000 - Touchstone Pictures releases “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
2007 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris

Dec. 23
1954 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
1987 - Touchstone Pictures releases “Good Morning Vietnam”

Dec. 24
1955 - Mike Fink Keel Boats open at Disneyland Park
1970 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “The Aristocats,” the first full-length animated cartoon completed without Walt
1971 - Flight to the Moon opens at Magic Kingdom Park

Dec. 25
1957 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “Old Yeller”
1963 - Walt Disney Pictures releases “The Sword in the Stone”
2002 - Miramax Films releases “Gangs of New York”
2004 - Miramax Films releases “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou”

Dec. 26
1941 - “The Art of Self Defense” (Goofy cartoon short) debuts
1947 - “Pluto’s Blue Note” (Pluto cartoon short) debuts
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