The Disney Look... to the Past! (January 13-19)

Enjoy this week's look into the past of the Walt Disney Company:

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This Week in Disney History: January 13-19

Jan. 17, 1996 - Grand opening ceremony held at Disney's Vero Beach Resort

Although it welcomed home its first Disney Vacation Club members Oct. 1, 1995, opening ceremonies were held on this day for the first resort to open outside of the Walt Disney World Resort. A two-hour drive southeast of Orlando, Fla., Disney's Vero Beach Resort is located on 71 acres of Florida's "Treasure Coast" along the Atlantic Ocean. The resort features a central inn and a collection of villas and standalone cottages, with an expanse of white, sandy beach and just outside the doors. Members can pamper themselves at The Spa at Vero Beach, or enjoy the romantic dining atmosphere of Sonya's, which Florida Trend magazine named among "Florida's 500 Best Places to Dine" with its collection of steaks, chops and seafood. 

Also this week in Disney history:

Jan. 13

1930 - The first Mickey Mouse comic strip appears

1934 - "The China Shop" (Silly Symphony) debuts

2001 - "Disney's House of Mouse" debuts on ABC

2007 - "Johnny and the Sprites" debuts on Disney Channel

Jan. 14

1949 - "Pueblo Pluto" (short) debuts

1955 - "No Hunting" (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts 

1990 - The first of two four-story dolphins are placed atop the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel

Jan. 15

1969 - The Marina Tower officially opens at the Disneyland Hotel

1975 - Space Mountain opens at Magic Kingdom Park

1975 - Carousel of Progress opens at Magic Kingdom Park

1986 - The Living Seas opens at Epcot 

1999 - Disney's All-Star Movies Resort opens at the Walt Disney World Resort

Jan. 16

1930 - "Summer" (Silly Symphony) debuts

1970 - The Walt Disney World Preview Center opens to the public

1994 - The inaugural Walt Disney World Resort Marathon begins at 6 a.m. at the Epcot parking lot

1998 - Touchstone Pictures releases "Kundun"

Jan. 17

2003 - Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular officially debuts at Disney California Adventure Park

Jan. 18

1952 - "Donald Applecore" (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts

1963 - Walt Disney Pictures releases "Son of Flubber"

1992 - "Beauty and the Beast" becomes the first animated film to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)

Jan. 19

1951 - "Chicken in the Rough" (Chip and Dale cartoon short) debuts

1996 - Hollywood Pictures releases "Mr. Holland's Opus"

1997 - The first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race is held at the Walt Disney World Speedway

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