April 15, 1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opens
On a site overlooking Tokyo Bay in the suburb of Urayasu, fifteen minutes by subway on the Keiyō Line from the heart of the world's most populous urban area, lies an incredible piece of Disney magic. The massive, glass covered World Bazaar welcomes guests to the eastern hemisphere's most visited theme park, with Cinderella Castle perched at the top of the central plaza leading to seven themed lands, each featuring Disney Parks favorites spanning from the Haunted Mansion to Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters. Tokyo Disneyland operates under a unique partnership between Disney and the Oriental Land Company. Card Walker, the Disney president fundamental in the building of the Walt Disney World Resort and Epcot, gave the opening day dedication, modeling his words after Walt's address at the opening of Disneyland Park. Tokyo Disney Resort continues to thrive, opening the companion park Tokyo DisneySea in 2001 while inaugurating its own monorail line and shopping district.
April 12, 1992 - Disneyland Paris opens
Located just a stone's throw from Paris, a whole new Disney theme park opened its doors in the heart of Europe. Disneyland Park pays tribute to its continental homeland in many ways: the design of Discoveryland is heavily influenced by European visionaries and the way they imagined the future, including Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci. The centrepiece of the theme park is the splendid Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a Sleeping Beauty Castle unlike any other. The magnificent monument displays flourishes inspired by the natural world, fairytales and even medieval literature. With its towers spiralling into the sky, the castle has much in common with France's Mont St. Michel, with further inspiration from the works of Sleeping Beauty artist Eyvind Earle. In 1995, the park took a considerable leap forward by opening a re-imagined Space Mountain, then reloaded the attraction in 2005 as Space Mountain: Mission 2. The 200 millionth guest was welcomed in summer 2008.
April 12:
1946 - The cartoon short "Pluto's Kid Brother" debuts
1995 - 'Ohana opens at Disney's Polynesian Resort
1996 - Walt Disney Pictures releases James and the Giant Peach
April 13:
1935 - "Mickey's Kangaroo," the last black-and-white Walt Disney Studios cartoon short, debuts
April 14:
1934 - "The Big Bad Wolf" (Silly Symphony) debuts
1984 - An updated version of the Alice in Wonderland attraction opens at Disneyland Park
2008 - Ollie Johnston, Disney animator and the last of Walt's "Nine Old Men," dies at age 95
April 15:
1932 - The Mickey Mouse animated short "Barnyard Olympics" debuts, coinciding with the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles
1938- The animated short "Donald's Nephews" debuts, featuring the first appearances of Huey, Dewey, and Louie
1962 - The episode "Disneyland After Dark" debuts on "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"
1973 - The Walt Disney Story opens at Magic Kingdom Park
1975 - Flight to the Moon closes at Magic Kingdom Park
April 16:
2001 - Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge opens at the Walt Disney World Resort
April 17:
1958 - The Circarama film America the Beautiful debuts at the World's Fair in Brussels, Belgium; the first Disney attraction ever to open outside a Disney Park
April 18:
1953 - The Mickey Mouse short "The Simple Things," debuts; over 30 years would pass before the release of the next one, "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (1983)
1983 - Disney Channel goes on the air
1994 - "Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical" premieres at the Palace Theatre in New York
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