This Week in Disney History: November 19-25

There’s always a great, big, beautiful tomorrow at The Walt Disney Company, because every day is tied to a milestone in the heritage and rich history of a company that has been entertaining millions of people every year. Published every week, this interesting series features highlights from all the divisions of The Walt Disney Company. Let's see what happened this week:

Nov. 21: Tenth anniversary of “Bolt”

For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger, and intrigue—at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet—a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely travelling companions—a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and a TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino–Bolt discovers that he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero.

Did you know? Bolt’s design was loosely based on American White Shepherds, with changes to the ears, nose, and overall body size. The film was Disney’s first animated feature to be conceived and designed for 3-D.

Nov. 19

1932 – “Babes in the Woods” (Silly Symphony) debuts

1971 – Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground officially opens at Walt Disney World Resort

1989 – Part 1 of “Parent Trap Hawaiian Holiday” (television movie) airs

1990 – Disney’s Beach Club Resort officially opens at Walt Disney World Resort

1999 – “it’s a small world” becomes the first Disneyland Park attraction to offer Disney’s FASTPASS service

2000 – “Santa Who?” (television movie) airs on “The Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC

2004 – Walt Disney Pictures releases “National Treasure” in theaters

Nov. 20

1942 – “Pluto at the Zoo” (Pluto cartoon short) debuts

1963 – Walt Disney Productions releases “The Incredible Journey”

1993 – “Splashtacular,” a live show centered around the interactive fountain in Future World, debuts at Epcot

1999 – “Horse Sense” (Disney Channel Original Film) debuts

2017 – “Big Hero 6 The Series” (television) premieres on Disney XD

Nov. 21

1952 – “Pluto’s Christmas Tree” (Pluto cartoon short) debuts

1994 – “The Timekeeper,” a Circle-Vision 360 film, opens in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park

1994 – “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience” opens in Future World at Epcot

2003 – “Full-Court Miracle” (Disney Channel Original Movie) premieres

2007 – Walt Disney Pictures releases “Enchanted”

2008 – Walt Disney Animation Studios releases “Bolt”

Nov. 22 

1940 – “Goofy’s Glider” (Goofy cartoon short) debuts

1974 – The Lake Buena Vista Club opens at the Walt Disney World Resort

1989 – The Walt Disney World Swan Hotel opens at the Walt Disney World Resort

1991 – Walt Disney Animation Studios releases “Beauty and the Beast”

1991 – “Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage” debuts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

1995 – Disney•Pixar releases “Toy Story”

2000 – Walt Disney Pictures releases “102 Dalmatians”

2003 – “Eloise at Christmastime” (television movie) airs on “The Wonderful World of Disney”

2016 – Camp Woodchuck area opens in Westernland at Tokyo Disneyland

2017 – Disney•Pixar releases “Coco”

Nov. 23

1951 – “No Smoking” (Goofy cartoon short) debuts

1980 – “The Mouseketeer Reunion” (television) airs

1988 – Critter Country at Disneyland opens

1998 – Kona Café (formerly Coral Isle Café) opens at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World Resort

2011 – Walt Disney Pictures releases “The Muppets”

2016 – Walt Disney Animation Studios releases “Moana”

Nov. 24

1999 – Disney•Pixar releases “Toy Story 2”

2010 – Walt Disney Animation Studios “Tangled”

2016 – “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” (television) hosted by Julianne and Derek Hough airs on ABC

Nov. 25

1933 – “Giantland” (Mickey Mouse cartoon short) debuts

1938 – “Ferdinand the Bull” (special cartoon) debuts

1949 – “Slide, Donald, Slide” (Donald Duck cartoon short) debuts

1971 – America the Beautiful, a Circle-Vision 360 film, opens at Magic Kingdom Park

1992 – Walt Disney Pictures releases “Aladdin”

1998 – Disney•Pixar releases “A Bug’s Life”

2009 – Walt Disney Pictures releases “Old Dogs”

2015 – Disney•Pixar releases “The Good Dinosaur”

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