The Disney Look... to the Past! (Nov. 19-Dec. 2)

And here we are, starting another week with a special, extended edition of "The Disney Look... to the Past!":

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This Week in Disney History: November 19 - December 2

Nov. 19, 1971 — Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground opens

What would be the coolest camping trip ever? For starters, how about if the campsite was in the middle of the Walt Disney World Resort? You could pitch a tent as the sun sets, then enjoy a campfire sing-a-long with Chip ‘n’ Dale, followed by a Disney movie under the stars. Fall asleep to the sound of crickets chirping, and in the morning, hop onto a boat bound for Magic Kingdom Park. Come back in the afternoon and explore a quiet trail on horseback, enjoying hundreds of acres of natural beauty. Of course, if “roughing it” isn’t in your vocabulary, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground also has fully paved sites for recreational vehicles, with cable TV connections and wireless Internet, plus air-conditioned cabins with all the comforts of home. Guests also can visit Tri-Circle-D Ranch, home to the horses that work on Main Street, U.S.A., and Pioneer Hall, where the resort’s longest-running show, “Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue,” has played since 1974.

Nov. 22, 1995 — Disney-Pixar releases “Toy Story”

Sheriff Woody leads the playful residents of Andy’s room, encouraging plastic corrosion awareness and leading reconnaissance missions to find out about incoming toys. And Andy’s latest birthday present is about to change Woody’s comfortable world. Buzz Lightyear, a slick intergalactic space ranger, doesn’t quite understand that he’s a child’s plaything. But when a wild caper lands Woody and Buzz in the clutches of their sinister neighbor, Sid, both learn the power of friendship. At the release of “Toy Story,” Pixar Animation Studios was based in cramped offices in Richmond, Calif., and was best known for producing commercials and short films. With John Lasseter directing, the film was not just Pixar’s first full-length feature, but the first to be completely computer animated. It would become the highest-grossing film of 1995 and the beginning of a trilogy that inspired multiple Disney theme park attractions. Widely considered one of the most influential films in animation history, “Toy Story” was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2005.

Also this week in Disney history:

November 19
1932 — “Babes in the Woods” (Silly Symphony) debuts
1993 — President Bill Clinton is added to The Hall of Presidents attraction at Magic Kingdom Park
1999 — “it’s a small world” becomes the first Disneyland Park attraction to offer Disney’s FASTPASS

November 20
1942 — “Pluto at the Zoo” (Pluto cartoon short) debuts
1963 — Walt Disney Pictures releases “The Incredible Journey”
1989 — The first $10 bill in the Disney Dollars series is released, featuring Minnie Mouse
1993 — “Splashtacular,” a live show centered around the interactive fountain in Future World, debuts at Epcot
1998 — Touchstone Pictures releases “Enemy of the State”

November 21
1994 — Honey, I Shrunk the Audience opens at Epcot
1994 — The Timekeeper opens in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park
2008 — Walt Disney Pictures releases “Bolt”

November 22
1974 — The Lake Buena Vista Club opens at the Walt Disney World Resort
1989 — The Walt Disney World Swan Hotel opens to Guests
1991 — Walt Disney Pictures releases “Beauty and the Beast”
1994 — Disney’s All-Star Music Resort opens at the Walt Disney World Resort

November 23
1966 — Walt Disney goes to the Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., for the last time
1989 — Star Tours opens at Tokyo Disneyland
1998 — Kona Café (formerly Coral Isle Café) opens at Disney’s Polynesian Resort

November 24
1999 — Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios release “Toy Story 2”
2010 — “Tangled,” the 50th full-length feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is released

November 25
1938 — “Ferdinand the Bull” (animated short) debuts
1971 — “America the Beautiful” (Circle-Vision 360 film) opens at Magic Kingdom Park
1987 — Touchstone Pictures releases “Three Men and a Baby”
1992 — Walt Disney Pictures releases “Aladdin”
1998 — Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios release “A Bug’s Life”

November 26
1943 — “Home Defense” (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts
1958 — “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” debuts as a theatrical feature (without the Mr. Toad segment from “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad”)
1996 — Magic Kingdom leaders officially commission the Liberty Belle riverboat in Liberty Square

November 27
1996 — Walt Disney Pictures releases the live-action version of “101 Dalmatians”
2002 — Walt Disney Pictures releases “Treasure Planet”

November 28
1947 — “Chip an’ Dale” (short) debuts
1974 — StarJets open at Magic Kingdom Park

November 29
1971 — The Walt Disney World golf tournament currently known as the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic begins

November 30
1931 — “Mickey Cuts Up” (Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts
2010 — Disney Interactive Media Group and Junction Point Studios release “Epic Mickey” for Nintendo Wii

December 1
1955 — Maxwell House Coffee House opens at Disneyland Park
1971 — The Roy O. Disney engine begins service on the Walt Disney World Railroad
1994 — Parasailing debuts at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

December 2
1935 — Marc Davis (animator and one of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men”) joins The Walt Disney Studios
1965 — Walt Disney Pictures releases “That Darn Cat”

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