The Disney Look.. to the Past! (10/30 - 11/05)

Here you are this week's look... at Disney's History!

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This Week in Disney History: Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Nov. 2, 2001 - Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios releases Monsters, Inc.

Meet James P. Sulley, top scarer for the Monsters, Inc. utility company. Screaming kids provide power for the city of Monstropolis, which is in the throes of an energy crisis since kids these days don't scare easily. Assisted by Mike Wazowski, Sulley investigates some unusual activity on the scare floor after hours and things goes awry as a playful two year-old girl follows Sulley into the monster world. Attempting to hide the precocious "Boo" from other monsters, who are horrified by the human intruder, Sulley and Mike uncover their own company's diabolic project and make a discovery that could transform the way monsters get energy in the process. Proving that a laugh is more powerful than a scare, the idea for Monsters Inc. came from the same legendary 1994 "lunch" of the Pixar brain trust that spawned a bug's life, Finding Nemo and Wall-E, and marked the directorial debuts of Pete Docter (Up) and Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3). Disney California Adventure Park guests can explore Monstropolis aboard Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! while Magic Kingdom Park has its own interactive comedy club, the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor.

Also this week in Disney history: 

Oct. 30  

1930 - "Winter" (Silly Symphony) debuts

1963 - Walt Disney Pictures releases The Incredible Journey

   

Oct. 31  

1936 - "The Country Cousin" (Silly Symphony) debuts

1939 - Date of the fateful disappearance of five elevator passengers at the Hollywood Tower Hotel in the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 

1994 - The first wedding inside Magic Kingdom Park takes place

   

Nov. 1  

1986 - The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree premieres at Disneyland Park, replacing the Golden Horseshoe Revue

1990 - The first international Disney Store opens on Regent Street in London, England

1994 - Disney's All-Star Music Resort opens at the Walt Disney World Resort

2003 - Walt Disney Pictures releases Brother Bear

   

Nov. 2  

1951 - "Out of Scale" (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts

1992 - Mission to Mars closes at Disneyland Park 

   

Nov. 3  

1950 - "Hold That Pose" (Goofy cartoon short featuring the first appearance of Humphrey the bear) debuts

1977 - Walt Disney Pictures world-premieres Pete's Dragon

1993 - The U.S. Army announces plans to lease the Disney Inn at WDW for a recreation center

1998 - Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin opens at Magic Kingdom Park 

   

Nov. 4  

1938 - "Donald's Golf Game" (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts

1949 - "Sheep Dog" (Pluto cartoon short) debuts

2002 - ABC Soap Opera Bistro closes at Disney California Adventure 

2005 - Walt Disney Pictures releases Chicken Little

   

Nov. 5  

1937 - "The Old Mill" (Silly Symphony), the first animated film using a multiplane camera, debuts

1990 - Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort opens

1997 - Les Chefs de France reopens at Epcot, taking over the space of Bistro de Paris and Au Petit Cafe

1999 - Touchstone Pictures releases The Insider

2004 - Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation releases The Incredibles

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