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05-28-2007, 07:14 AM
May 28, 1960 – Disneyland’s “Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland” attraction opened in Frontierland. (Closed Jan. 2, 1977)
May 28, 1960 – Disneyland’s “Art of Animation” attraction opened. (Ended Sept. 5, 1966)
May 28, 1961 – The Disney TV show “Disneyland ‘61/Olympic Elk” aired.
May 28, 1966 – “It’s a Small World” attraction, sponsored by Bank of America, opened in Disneyland’s Fantasyland. The attraction features 297 animated children, 256 toys, and a canal filled with 233,000 gallons of water. It would also be the park’s first continually loading high capacity ride.
May 28, 1978 – Disney’s 2-hour TV movie “The Young Runaways” aired.
May 28, 1988 – The “Gulf Coast Room” Restaurant closed in the Contemporary Resort at WDW.
May 28, 1993 – Ground was broken at Disney-MGM Studios at WDW for the attraction “Tower of Terror.”
May 28, 1993 – The Disney/Hollywood Pictures film “Super Mario Bros.” was released.
May 28, 1994 – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge opened to guests at WDW.
May 28, 1999 – A new Main Street Electrical Parade made its debut at WDW (The parade was first brought to life at Disneyland in Anaheim, Ca. from 1972 to 1996.) The preview party was attended by 5,000 Floridians and celebrities such as LeVar Burton, Lacey Chabert, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Judge Reinhold. (Longtime WDW fans may recall a version of the Main Street Electrical Parade that performed at the Magic Kingdom in 1977.)
May 28, 1960 – Disneyland’s “Art of Animation” attraction opened. (Ended Sept. 5, 1966)
May 28, 1961 – The Disney TV show “Disneyland ‘61/Olympic Elk” aired.
May 28, 1966 – “It’s a Small World” attraction, sponsored by Bank of America, opened in Disneyland’s Fantasyland. The attraction features 297 animated children, 256 toys, and a canal filled with 233,000 gallons of water. It would also be the park’s first continually loading high capacity ride.
May 28, 1978 – Disney’s 2-hour TV movie “The Young Runaways” aired.
May 28, 1988 – The “Gulf Coast Room” Restaurant closed in the Contemporary Resort at WDW.
May 28, 1993 – Ground was broken at Disney-MGM Studios at WDW for the attraction “Tower of Terror.”
May 28, 1993 – The Disney/Hollywood Pictures film “Super Mario Bros.” was released.
May 28, 1994 – Disney’s Wilderness Lodge opened to guests at WDW.
May 28, 1999 – A new Main Street Electrical Parade made its debut at WDW (The parade was first brought to life at Disneyland in Anaheim, Ca. from 1972 to 1996.) The preview party was attended by 5,000 Floridians and celebrities such as LeVar Burton, Lacey Chabert, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Judge Reinhold. (Longtime WDW fans may recall a version of the Main Street Electrical Parade that performed at the Magic Kingdom in 1977.)