The Disney Look... to the past! (Dec. 4-10)
Here you are our weekly article that shows the past... of the Walt Disney Company:
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This Week in Disney History: Dec. 4-10
Dec. 5, 1901 - Walter Elias Disney is bornThe fourth son of Flora and Elias Disney, Walt was born in the family's two-story home on Tripp Ave. in Chicago. At age five, the Disney family moved to a small farm near Marceline, Mo., beginning a brief but impactful period in Walt's formative years that he later cited as the inspiration for Main Street, U.S.A. Always the artist, Walt sold his first sketches to neighbors at the age of seven. After spending time in Europe as a Red Cross ambulance driver after World War I, and his first stint working in commercial animation in Kansas City, he rode his dreams to California in 1923, where he and brother Roy O. Disney pooled their money, hopes and aspirations to form what has become The Walt Disney Company.
Walt was always on the cutting edge of entertainment technology. He paired the first cartoon with synchronized sound in "Steamboat Willie," which let audiences meet Mickey Mouse for the first time. He introduced the first full|-|length animated feature to the world with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." And he wowed theme park visitors with groundbreaking Audio-Animatronics. Walt's innovative approach attracted visitors to Disneyland Park from across the globe, allowing guests to lose themselves in the worlds of "yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy."
Also this week in Disney history:
| Dec. 4 | ||
| 1942 | - | "How to Fish" (Goofy cartoon short) debuts |
| 2001 | - | Disneyland Resort Paris becomes the official name of the Euro Disney property |
| 2001 | - | Walt Disney: One Man's Dream is dedicated at Disney's Hollywood Studios |
| Dec. 5 | ||
| 1930 | - | "Pioneer Days" (Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts |
| 2001 | - | Chester & Hester's Dino- Rama! is dedicated at Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| 2001 | - | Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, MO celebrates his 100th birthday |
| 2001 | - | The Sorcerer's Hat icon is dedicated at the Disney-MGM Studios |
| Dec. 6 | ||
| 1903 | - | Ruth Flora Disney (Walt's sister) is born; Walt composed a letter to her annually on her birthday |
| Dec. 7 | ||
| 1941 | - | Japanese planes attack U.S. ships in Pearl Harbor, HI; the U.S. Army moves onto the Disney Studio lot in an effort to protect nearby military interests |
| 1945 | - | "Canine Patrol" (Pluto cartoon short) debuts |
| 1986 | - | The Disney Channel begins 24-hour programming |
| Dec. 8 | ||
| 1944 | - | "Donald's Off Day" (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts |
| 1989 | - | Monorail Blue becomes the first operational Mark VI monorail train at the Walt Disney World Resort |
| 2006 | - | Touchstone Pictures releases "Apocalypto" |
| Dec. 9 | ||
| 1931 | - | "Mickey's Orphans" (Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts |
| 1933 | - | "The Night Before Christmas" (Silly Symphony) debuts |
| 1973 | - | Pack Mules Thru Nature's Wonderland closes at Disneyland Park |
| 1992 | - | The National Hockey League grants Disney an expansion franchise (would become the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) |
| 2002 | - | "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" debuts at Disney California Adventure Park |
| Dec. 10 | ||
| 1932 | - | "Santa's Work Shop" (Silly Symphony) debuts |
| 1937 | - | "Donald's Ostrich" (cartoon short) debuts |
| 1993 | - | Living with the Land opens at Epcot |
| 2000 | - | Safari Village, a land at Disney's Animal Kingdom, becomes Discovery Island |
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Hi Sam, just a question: Mr. Disney in the picture was inside the Enchanted Tiki Room??? How old is that show?? It was a first version???
ReplyDeleteThe photo is very old, I think that it was taken even before Disneyland California even opened (1955)!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it was the Enchanted Tiki room of Disneyland (or a mock-up version of it)
P.S. - Mock-up significa una sorta di prova, come una stanza temporanea dove gli Imagineers rappresentano una o piu' scene di un'attrazione o uno show che vogliono costruire...