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Last updated: 2023 December 20.

2007

January 1

• The Body Wars attraction in Wonders of Life at Epcot Center closes. [1378.88]
• The Cranium Command attraction in Wonders of Life at Epcot Center closes. [1378.160]

January 2

• The FX Network premieres the Dirt TV series. [1378.186]

January 12

• The Disney Channel premieres the Cory in the House TV series. [1378.155]

January

• Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment team up to distribute Disney films in Russia. [1144.42]

January 28

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A scene in a prison cell is similar to the one in Disney's Aladdin, where an old man helps a younger man escape out of a loose brick in the wall. [1086]

(month unknown)

• The Walt Disney Company renames Buena Vista Games to Disney Interactive Studios. [1143.22]

February 6

• Disney releases the film Cinderella III: A Twist in Time to the home video market. [1171] [1378.138]

February 8

• The name of Buena Vista Games is changed to Disney Interactive Studios. [1378.103]

February 11

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The spaghetti kissing scene from Lady and the Tramp is mocked, with a girl kissing a dog looking like Tramp. [1087]

February

• Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland closes for renovations. [1300.426]
• Newly updated web site Disney.com is unveiled. [1180.40]
• Touchstone Television is renamed ABC Studios. [1378.2]

February 16

• Disney releases the film Bridge to Terabithia to theaters in the USA. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$135.7 million.) [1076.40] [1188.53] [1378.98]

February 22

• Disney Cruise Line announces two new cruise ships will be built, scheduled to enter service in 2011 and 2012. The new 122,000 gross ton ships will be two decks taller than the existing Disney ships, and will offer 1250 staterooms each. The ships are to be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. [1267.7]

February 25

• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Visual Effects) to John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Allen Hall for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. [890]
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March 2

• Disney releases the live-action feature film Wild Hogs to theaters in the USA. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$253 million.) [1076.41] [1188.53]

March 4

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A child wears a broken Mickey Mouse Club hat. [1088]

March 27

• Disney Interactive Studios releases the Meet the Robinsons video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA. [1157.86]

March 30

• Disney releases the animated film Meet the Robinsons to theaters in the US. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$169.2 million.) [1165.37] [1178.99] [1188.53]

(month unknown)

• Buffalo Technology releases three Disney-themed USB flash drives in Japan: Steamboat Willie, Stitch, and Pooh. Each has 512 MB capacity. Limit of 5000 each. [1150.6]

April 6

• At Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund donates US$100,000 each to five conservation celebrities: John Cleese, Isabella Rosellini, Wangari Maathai, Ian Douglas-Hamilton, and Jane Goodall. [1262.3]

April

• Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany and Disney Cruise Line sign a contract to build two new cruise ships. [1240]

May 12

• Disney debuts a new kids' TV show, My Friends Tigger & Pooh. The show introduces a new character, Darby, a six-year-old girl. [1216.12]
• The Disney Magic cruise ship departs from Port Canaveral, Florida for a 14-day eastbound repositioning cruise to Barcelona, Spain, where it will begin Disney Cruise Line's first Mediterranean cruises. [1261.1]

May 14

• Business Week magazine publishes an article listing the World's 25 Most Innovative Companies. Number 8 is the Walt Disney Company. [1151.55]

May

• The ice show Disney on Ice performs in Russia for the first time. [1144.42]

May 18

• Ten wireless hot spots are opened at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Users with a Nintendo DS and the game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End can download extra content at these hot spots not available anywhere else. [1103]

May 19

• Disneyland hosts the world premiere of the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. All attendees are given a limited-edition "At World's End" Nintendo DS portable game player and Nintendo DS game. [1103]

May 20

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. One of the ingredients of a stink bomb is "sweat from a walkaround Goofy suit". [1135]

May 21

• Business Week magazine releases results of a survey by Universum Communnications of 40,000 students on the Most Desirable Undergraduate Employer. Number two on the list is the Walt Disney Company. [1152.14]

May 24

• The film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End opens in Moscow, Russia. [1144.42]

May 25

• Diney releases the live-action feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to theaters in the USA. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$961 million.) [1165.25] [1188.53]
• The Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. The area was formerly called Tom Sawyer Island. [1103] [1300.426]

May 26

• The Disney Wonder cruise ship begins Disney Cruise Line's first 11-night Mediterranean sailings from Barcelona, Spain. [1261.4]

June 3

• The Lifetime TV network premieres the ABC Studios TV show Army Wives. [1378.42]

June 9

• The Cars Quatre Roues Rallye attraction opens in Toon Studio at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. [1378.121]
• The Crush's Coaster attraction opens in Toon Studio at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. [1378.164]

June 11

• The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1217.14] [1300.402]

June 29

• Disney releases the Pixar animated film Ratatouille to theaters in North America. (Worldwide gross theater receipts: US$620.4 million.) [1172.16] [1173.12] [1177.88] [1179.40] [1188.53]

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• Andreas Deja receives Winsor McKay Award from International Animated Film Association. [1371.x]
• Disney releases the Goofy animated short film How to Hook Up Your Home Theater. [1371.x]
• Cost of a single-day ticket to Disneyland passes $60. [1300.320]
• Roone Arledge is named a Disney Legend. Arledge was longtime president of ABC Sports and ABC News. [1378.41]
• Art Babbitt is named a Disney Legend. Babbitt was an animator of many early cartoons and animated features. [1378.51]
• Carl Bongirno is named a Disney Legend. Bongirno was an executive of WED Enterprises, Walt Disney World, and Walt Disney Imagineering. [1378.89]
• Marge Champion is named a Disney Legend. Champion was an actress and model for several animated characters. [1378.128]
• The Cottonwood Creek Ranch Critter Corral in Disneyland Paris closes. [1378.156]

July 2

• Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Jambo House open in the Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World, part of the Disney Vacation Club. [1378.32]

July

• Hollywood Records releases the second Jonas Brothers music CD Jonas Brothers. [1243.51]
• The name of Buena Vista International is changed to Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. [1378.103]

July 29

• The Broadway performances of The Lion King end, after 5464 performances. [1378.66]

July 31

• The Disney Gallery at Disneyland closes. [1300.132]

August 3

• Disney releases the film Underdog to theaters in North America. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$61.8 million.) [1173.18] [1188.53]

August 6

• BusinessWeek magazine publishes the Interbrand ranking of the 100 Best Global Brands. Number 9 is Disney. [1153.56]

August

• The Walt Disney Company acquires online Internet site Club Penguin. [1176.73] [1378.144]

August 16

• The United States Postage Service issues four 41-cent postage stamps entitles Art of Disney: Magic, depicting Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Aladdin and Genie. [1166.65] [1174.26]

August 17

• Disney film High School Musical 2 is shown on TV in the USA, becoming the single most-watched basic cable telecast, with about 17.2 million viewers. [1181.11]

September 1

• The Disney Channel airs the last America Dragon: Jake Long TV series. [1378.28]

September 4

• The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is temporarily closed for extra-spooky decorating. [1300.199]

September 10

• The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique store opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.75]

September 24

• Business Week magazines publishes an article on The Best Places to Launch a Career. At number 7 is the Walt Disney Company. [1154.51]

September 25

• The CBS TV network premieres the Cane TV series. [1378.115]

September 26

• The ABC TV network premieres the TV series Dirty Sexy Money. [1378.186]

September 27

• The Walt Disney Company announces it will cease operating its mobile phone service in the USA at the end of the year. [1103]

September 30

• The All Star Cafe at Disney's Wide World of Sports resort in Walt Disney World closes. [1378.24]
• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An advertising billboard makes a reference to The Lion King film. [1191]

October 2

• The ABC TV network premieres the Cavemen series. [1378.125]

October 14

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An amusement park has a ride called "Mr. Toad's Mild Ride", and "It's a Long Line" (It's a Small World). [1192]

October 26

• The Touchstone film Dan in Real Life is released to theaters in the USA. [1378.169]

November 6

• Disney releases the Disney-Pixar film Ratatouille on DVD in the USA. [1186.88]

November 10

• The Disney Channel begins airing the British puppet TV series Bunnytown. [1378.105]

November 13

• The ABC TV network airs the final Cavemen episode. [1378.125]

November 21

• The What's Next Cafè opens at Disney's Wide World of Sports resort at Walt Disney World. [1378.24]

December 4

• Disney releases the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on DVD in the USA. [1185.90]

December 18

• The CBS TV network airs the last Cane TV episode. [1378.115]

2008

January

• The Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour at Walt Disney World is renamed Studio Backlot Tour. [1378.54]

January 27

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Someone asks: "Did you know that every US President has been a straight white man?" The reply is: "Even Walt Disney?" [1193]

February 17

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
  • "Shady and the Vamp" is a reference to Disney's film Lady and the Tramp, complete with spaghetti at the restaurant scene.
  • The walking dog seen in the dog pound during the "Shady and the Vamp" segment is a reference to the Disney character, Goofy.
  • After surviving a gas chamber, the dog says "This place is no picnic, but it sure beats working for Disney".
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February 19

• At Walt Disney World, Epcot's Spaceship Earth officially re-opens after a major makeover, with new sponsor Siemens. [1210.29]

March 7

• Buena Vista relesses the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film College Road Trip to theaters in the USA. [1378.146]

April 5

• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens at Disneyland Paris, in France. [1210.49]

April 8

• Disney announces plans for ten new animated films over the next four years. [1189.73]

April 13

• The FX Network airs the final episode of the Dirt TV series. [1378.186]

April 21

• The Walt Disney Company announces the launch of a new film label, Disneynature, dedicated to producing wildlife and environmental documentaries. [1103]

April 27

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. DVD copies of Pirates of the Caribbean 3 are made from manure. [1195]

April 28

• The Abu's Bazaar shop opens in the Arabian Coast in Tokyo DisneySea. [1378.3]

May 15

• Disney Interactive Studios formally launches DGamer, a free avatar-based community for U.S. buyers of Disney-developed Nintendo DS. [1103]
• The Walt Disney Pictures / Walden Media film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is released to theaters in Chile, Indonesia, Russia, Korea, and the Ukraine. [1378.136]

May 16

• Disney releases the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to theaters in the US. (Theater gross receipts in the US: US$141.6 million.) [1213.44] [1299.59] [1378.135]

May

• The Disney Channel launches the reality TV series The Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream. [1243.50]

May 18

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The "Krustketeers" is a reference to the Disney Mouseketeers. A song also mimics the "Mickey Mouse" song. A modern-day reunion of members includes an angry "Cubby". [1196]

May 19

• Belgium issues a #1 (54-cent) postage stamp depicting Mickey Mouse for the 80th anniversary. [1234.61]

May 20

• Disney releases the film National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets on DVD. [1221.88]

May 31

• The Concourse Steak House in the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World closes. [1378.150]

June 17

• Disney releases The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Special Edition DVD in Canada. [1182.27]

June 20

• The Disney Channel premieres the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. [1182.40] [1243.50] [1378.112]

June 21

• The ABC TV network airs the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. [1378.113]

June 22

• The ABC Family TV network airs the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. [1378.113]

June 24

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases the film Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs on DVD in the USA and Canada.
  • A short black and white segment mimics Disney's Steamboat Willie.
  • The title sequence mimics many of the early Disney short films.
  • A character says "You didn't like Country Bear Jamboree either.", a reference to the Disneyland performing audio-animatronic bears attraction.
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June 27

• Disney announces it will close all six Pleasure Island clubs, to be replaced by other shopping and dining options. [1224.30]
• Disney releases the Disney-Pixar computer-animated feature film Wall-E to theaters in the US and Canada. (Theater gross revenue: US$223.8 million.) [1182.5] [1183.16] [1214.46] [1299.59]

(month unknown)

• Pixar's Wall-E character appears on the cover of July/August Film Comment magazine. [1298]
• Wayne Allwine is named a Disney Legend. Allwine was a sound effects technician, and provided the voice for Mickey Mouse for many years. [1378.25]
• Bob Booth is named a Disney Legend. Booth worked creating elements of the Disney parks from 1957 to 1985. [1378.90]

July 3

• New Mark VII Monorail Red engine at Disneyland begins transporting guests. [1220.49]

July 8

• The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique store opens in the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. [1378.75]

July 17

• Tony Baxter and Chris Merritt announce the return of the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through attraction in Disneyland. [1242.43]

July 26

• The Family Channel airs the premiere of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert 3-D movie on TV in Canada. [1182.40]

August 7

• The US Postal Service issues the Art of Disney: Imagination postage stamps, four 42-cent stamps themed by films Steamboat Mickey, 101 Dalmatians, Cinderella, The Jungle Book. [1231.26] [1234.56]

August 19

• Disney releases the Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour on DVD in Canada. [1182.28]

August 22

• The Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls One World premieres. [1182.40] [1378.129]

August 26

• Disney releases The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning on DVD in Canada. [1182.28]

August 31

• The Art of Animation display opens in Hong Kong Disneyland. [1378.43]

September 6

• The TV show At the Movies premieres. [1378.45]

September 12

• The Disney Channel airs the final Cory in the House TV series. [1378.155]

September 27

• All six nightclubs close in Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World. The areas are to be replaced by other shops and dining restaurants. [1220.48] [1224.31] [1378.8,73,148]

October 1

• The Cirque de Soleil theater opens at Tokyo Disney Resort with the production "Zed". [1378.140]

October 2

• Carolwood Records is created as part of the Disney Music Group, and located in Nashville, Tennessee. [1378.120]
• Disney releases the film Beverly Hills Chihuahua to theaters in Australia. [1378.74]

October 3

• Disney releases the film Beverly Hills Chihuahua to theaters in the USA. [1378.74]

October 24

• Disney releases the live-action feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year to theaters in Canada. (Theater gross receipts in the US: US$90.3 million; worldwide: US$240 million.) [1182.38] [1299.59]

October 27

• Toon Disney begins airing the Cars Toons short films. [1378.121]

November 2

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Copyright images are removed from a daycare wall, like the 200? incident where Disney images were removed from a daycare wall. [1268]

November 18

• Disney releases the Pixar animated film WALL-E on DVD in the USA and Canada. [1249.56]
• Disney releases the Pixar animated short BURN-E on the WALL-E DVD. [1378.105]

November 21

• Disney releases the 3D animated film Bolt in theaters in the USA and Canada. (Theater gross receipts in the US for 2008: US$110.4 million.) [1249.20] [1299.59] [1378.88]

November 22

• The Castle Couture shop opens in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.124]

November 30

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A dream sequence mimics Disney's Aladdin film, with magic carpet, lamp, and blue genie. [1269]

December 2

• Disney releases The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on DVD and Blu-Ray in the USA and Canada. [1250.56]

December 5

• The Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through attraction re-opens in Disneyland. [1242.43]

December 7

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. In a dream sequence of the future, the world has become a polluted wasteland, complete with mobile clean-up robot like the main character in the Disney film WALL-E. [1270]

December 14

• Turner Classic Movies airs The Age of Believing: The Disney Live-Action Classics on TV. [1378.12]

December 17

• The Disneynature film The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos is released to theaters in France. [1378.162]

December 24

• Disney releases the film Bedtime Stories to theaters in Belgium, France, and Egypt. [1378.68]

December 25

• Disney releases the film Bedtime Stories to theaters in the USA. [1378.68]

December 31

• The Year of a Million Dreams promotion at Disneyland ends. (Scheduled to last 15 months, it was extended to run 27 months.) [1300.446]

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