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20 Mar 2019
Disney purchased 21st Century Fox for $71 billion.
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24 Jan 2006
Walt Disney announced it was going to buy Pixar.
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22 Nov 1995
The first of Disney's 'Toy Story' movies were released to theaters in the United States.
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31 Jul 1995
Disney bought Capital Cities, ABC, and ESPN for $19 billion.
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19 Sep 1993
Production of the Pixar film Toy Story began.
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22 Oct 1979
The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida received its 100-millionth visitor.
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22 Jun 1977
Disney's 'The Rescuers' was released.
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15 Jan 1975
Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom opened at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.
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1 Oct 1971
Walt Disney World Resort officially opened in Florida.
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24 Dec 1970
Walt Disney's 'Aristocats' was released.
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18 Oct 1967
The Jungle Book movie by Disney was released.
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27 Aug 1964
Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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25 Jan 1961
Walt Disney's animation '101 Dalmatians' was released in theaters.
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29 Jan 1959
Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' was released in theaters.
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17 Jul 1955
Disneyland opens its doors for the first time.
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22 Jun 1955
Disney's classic movie 'Lady and the Tramp' was released in theaters in the US.
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27 Oct 1954
ABC premiered Walt Disney's first TV show, 'Disneyland.'
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28 Jul 1951
Walt Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' was released in New York City, US.
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3 Feb 1945
Walt Disney released '3 Caballeros' in the United States.
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23 Oct 1941
Walt Disney's animated Dumbo was released in New York City, New York, US.
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13 Nov 1940
Disney's animated feature 'Fantasia' was released to movie theaters in the US.
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7 Feb 1940
Walt Disney released their second feature-length movie, 'Pinocchio,' in New York City.
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21 Dec 1937
The first full-length animated feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' premiered.
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27 May 1933
Walt Disney released a short film, '3 Little Pigs,' which won the Academy Award Best Animated film in 1934.
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13 Jan 1930
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse comic strip was published for the first time.
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29 Jul 1928
A screening test of Walt Disney's ''Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
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8 Feb 1926
Walt Disney Studios was formed after previously being known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
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16 Oct 1923
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
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23 May 1922
Walt Disney incorporated his first film company called Laugh-O-Gram Studio.