This Week in Disney History: April 22-28, 2019

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:

Last year, Avengers: Infinity War set the stage for the upcoming Avengers: Endgame

Just one year ago audiences collectively lost their minds as the credits rolled for Avengers: Infinity War. Here’s the premise of Avengers: Infinity War, in case you missed all the simmering tension…

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment—the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain. 

The last time we saw our heroes they were a little worse for wear, and with Thanos still around, the next chapter will explore what happens after the events of Avengers: Infinity War. So get ready to assemble because Avengers: Endgame hits theaters on April 26.

April 22 

1964 – The New York World’s Fair opensincluding four Disney shows

1998 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park opens

2000 – Rip Girls (Disney Channel Original Movie) premieres

2004 – Sacred Planet film is released in IMAX theaters

2009 – Earth, the first film released under the Disneynature label, debuts

2010 – Oceans is released by Disneynature

2011 – African Cats is released by Disneynature

2011 – Zokkomon film produced by Walt Disney Co. India in Hindi is released

2018 – “UP! A Great Bird Adventure” show opens at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

April 23 

1943 – Fall Out – Fall In (Donald Duck cartoon) debuts

1986 – Leaders host the groundbreaking ceremony for Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

April 24 

1989 – An updated version of Mickey Mouse Club, taped at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, debuts on Disney Channel

2009 – Hatching Pete (Disney Channel Original Movie) premieres

April 25

1930 – Wild Waves (Mickey Mouse cartoon) debuts

1952 – Let’s Stick Together (Donald Duck cartoon) debuts

2009 – The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story (documentary) debuts at the San Francisco International Film Festival

April 26

1940 – Tugboat Mickey (Mickey Mouse cartoon) debuts

1981 – Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (television show) airs

1991 – Dinosaurs, a television series from Disney and Jim Henson Associates, debuts on ABC

1998 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom: The First Adventure (television special) airs, giving viewers a first look at the new park

2008 – Walt & El Grupo, premieres at the San Francisco International Film Festival, chronicling Walt Disney’s 1941 trip to South America

2018 – Disney•Pixar Toy Story Land opens at Shanghai Disneyland

April 27

1951 – Cold War (Goofy cartoon) debuts

1956 – Hooked Bear(special cartoon) is released

2003 – Eloise at the Plazaairs on The Wonderful World of Disney

2013 – First Radio Disney Music Awards ceremony held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

2015 – Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto, with an adjacent Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace, opens off the lobby at the Polynesian Resort at the Walt Disney World Resort

2018 – Marvel Studios releases Avengers: Infinity War

April 28

1930 – Night (Silly Symphony cartoon) directed by Walt Disney is released\

1939 – Hockey Champ (Donald Duck cartoon) is released

1950 –Trailer Horn (Donald Duck cartoon) is released

1997 – Cinderella’s Royal Table becomes the new name for King Stefan’s Banquet Hall in Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort

2008 – Abu’s Bazaar shop opens in the Arabian Coast area at Tokyo DisneySea

2008 – it’s a small world opens at Hong Kong Disneyland

2011 – Tokyo DisneySea reopens after several weeks of being closed after a March 12 earthquake and tsunami in Japan

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