Today in Disney History 7/24

[vizsla]

July 24, 1964 – Chicago Tribune ran a story titled “Lincoln Still Holds Hearers Spellbound.” The article describes a new animated figure (at the New York World’s Fair) created by Disney that is “so lifelike many find it hard to believe he isn’t alive.”
July 24, 1965 – The 3-acre New Orleans Square was dedicated at Disneyland.
July 24, 1966 – The “New Orleans Square” opened at Disneyland. The 3 acre site was the 1st land added to Disneyland after its opening at a cost of $18 million to build.
July 24, 1966 – The “Cristal d’Orleans” shop opened on Royal Street in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.
July 24, 1985 – Walt Disney’s 25th animated feature, “The Black Cauldron” premiered in U.S. theaters.
July 24, 1989 – Tony’s Town Square Restaurant opened in the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
July 24, 1991 – The 100th Disney Store opened in Daytona Beach, Fl.
July 24, 1991 – The Disney/Touchstone film “The Doctor” had its initial release. (General release was Aug. 2, 1991)
July 24, 1994 – The ½ hour Disney TV special “Lion King Celebration: A Roaring Good Time” aired on KCAL-TV in Los Angeles.
July 24, 2005 – The premiere of Disney’s live-action movie “Sky High” took place at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, Ca.

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