So, I have discovered something on Disney's intranet site called this week in Disney history. I have found it very interesting, and hope some of you will too.
February 8, 2001: Disney's California Adventure Park opens
After six years of planning and three years of construction, the first official guests stepped through the turnstiles of Sunshine Plaza to experience three distinct lands inspired by the beauty and diversity of California: Golden State, featuring the breathtaking hang glider ride Soarin' Over California; Hollywood Pictures Backlot, taking visitors into the magical world of Disney filmmaking; and Paradise Pier, a Victorian-inspired beachfront boardwalk anchored by the thrilling roller coaster California Screamin'. Now in the midst of a dynamic transformation, the park will add the breathtaking nighttime water show, "Disney's World of Color," this spring.
February 8, 2006: Disney reacquires Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from NBC Universal
Before there was Mickey, there was Oswald - the lighthearted, red-trunked star of 26 silent cartoons made by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks from 1927-1928. After losing the rights to distributor Universal, Disney would draw another lighthearted, red-trunked character who debuted in "Steamboat Willie," and the rest is history. Universal continued producing Oswald shorts and eventually discontinued the series in 1943, but six decades later, Disney reacquired the Oswald rights in a deal which moved sportscaster Al Michaels to NBC's football coverage. Now, Oswald is set to star again in Epic Mickey, the upcoming game for Nintendo Wii from Disney Interactive Studios.
February 8:
1952 -The Disney animated short "Lambert, the Sheepish Lion" debuts
February 9:
1986 -The 3-D film "Magic Journeys" closes at Epcot
1996 -The Disney Institute learning campus opens at Walt Disney World
February 10:
1960 -The Stagecoach Line attraction closes at Disneyland Park
February 11:
2000 -Walt Disney Pictures releases The Tigger Movie
2003 -Disney receives 44 Academy Award nominations, including 13 for Chicago and 10 for Gangs of New York
February 12:
1958 -The steel hull of Disneyland Park's Sailing Ship Columbia is completed at a shipyard in Long Beach, Calif.
February 13:
1993 -Lumiere's Kitchen (formerly Gurgi's Munchies & Crunchies) opens at Magic Kingdom Park
2000 -Pin Trading is officially introduced at the Disneyland Resort
2004 -The Hollywood Tower Hotel marquee is lit for the first time on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's California Adventure Park
February 14:
1997 -Walt Disney Pictures releases a remake of That Darn Cat
1998 -Ghiradelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop opens at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World
2009 -The American Idol Experience opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios
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