This Week in Disney History (August 3-9)
1923: Actress Jean Hagen (Freeda Daniels in The Shaggy Dog) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1933: The Mickey Mouse Watch enters U.S. markets at a cost of $2.75.
1953: Animator Jim Jenkins (creator of Doug) is born in Virginia.
1955: The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit, a walk-through exhibit, opens in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland.
1955: Voice actor Corey Burton (The Incredibles, Stitch! The Movie, Treasure Planet, Return to Neverland) is born in Granada Hills, California.
1955: Actor Wayne Knight (Al in Toy Story & Toy Story 2, Tantor in Tarzan, Demetrius the Pot Maker in Hercules) is born in Cartersville, Georgia.
1961: The Flying Saucers attraction opens in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland.
1964: Disneyland’s Astro-Jets are renamed the Tomorrowland Jets.
1967: The Adventure Thru Inner Space attraction opens in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland.
1967: Lee Unkrich (supervising editor for Finding Nemo and A Bug’s Life, co-director of Monsters, Inc.) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1968: Actor Eric Bana (Anchor in Finding Nemo) is born in Australia.
1969: The Haunted Mansion opens in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square.
1988: Ground is broken for Euro Disney
1992: Actors Dylan and Cole Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) are born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.
1995: Ground is broken for Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
1999: Buena Vista Pictures’ The Sixth Sense premieres.
2001: Disney’s The Princess Diaries premieres.
2003: Disney’s Freaky Friday remake premieres.
2007: Disney’s Underdog premieres.
2008: The Muppets return to TV with “Studio DC: Almost Live” on the Disney Channel.
