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1916: Actor Keenan Wynn (John Slade in The Shaggy D.A., Alonzo P. Hawk in The Absent Minded Professor and in Son of Flubber) is born in New York City.
1932: The 29th Silly Symphony, Flowers and Trees, is the first full-color animated film.
1933: Actor Dom DeLuise (Bacchus in Hercules and Fagin in Oliver & Company) is born in Brooklyn, NY.
1940: Actor Philip Proctor (Treasure Planet, Monsters Inc., Aladdin, Toy Story (1 & 2), A Bug’s Life, The Lion King) is born in Goshen, Indiana.
1941: Actor David Warner (Voice of Master Control Program, Ed Dillinger, and SARK in TRON) is born in Manchester, England.
1951: Disney’s 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, is released in U.S. theaters.
1955: The Casey Jr. Circus Train (from Dumbo) debuts in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
1961: Actor Val Bettin (Professor Porter in Tarzan, The Sultan of Agrabah in The Return of Jafar, Dr. David Q. Dawson in The Great Mouse Detective).
1967: Animator Tom Bancroft (The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tarzan) is born in California.
1986: Disney’s Flight of the Navigator is released in theaters.
1993: Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril debuts at Euro Disney.
1995: Disney announces the acquisition of the ABC network.
1997: The Coronado Springs Resort opens at Walt Disney World.
1997: Disney’s Airbud is released in theaters.
1998: The Disney Magic embarks on its maiden voyage.
1998: The Parent Trap, starring Lindsay Lohan, is released.
1999: Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith officially opens to guests.
1999: Fastpass systems are installed at Space Mountain and Splash Mountain.
2005: Disney’s Sky High is released in theaters.