This Day in Disney History. A great resource for all sorts of interesting Disney facts. Here are a few examples for today. There’s more on the website.
1924:
Disney’s Alice Comedy Alice’s Spooky Adventure, starring Virginia Davis, is released.
1976:
Treasure Island reopens at Walt Disney World as Discovery Island, after being closed since the beginning of the year for the addition of a walk-through aviary, exotic flora and fauna, and a snack bar.
2001:
The Main Street Electrical Parade, in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, has its last run. (The Spectromagic parade will return to the Magic Kingdom in its place.)
2003:
The Art of Disney at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park has its grand opening.
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