This Day in Disney History
October 12

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What happened in history on this day: October 12?

On October 12 in ...

  • 1940 - Walt shows Igor Stravinsky the finished film of Fantasia.
  • 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring "Adventures of Mickey Mouse".
  • 1975 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Secret of the Pond, part two.
  • 1986 - The Golden Horseshoe Revue show closes in Disneyland. It is the longest running show in history, at nearly 50,000 performances.
  • 1987 - Mattel signs a licensing agreement with Disney, to design and make a line of infant and preschool toys featuring Disney characters.
  • 1987 - ABC-TV airs the Disney TV special Funny, You Don't Look 200.
  • 1988 - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge rules that the Walt Disney Company can use the MGM/UA name and company's logotype on a Florida studio tour.
  • 1990 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Mr. Destiny to theaters in the USA.
  • 1993 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures stop-motion animated feature film Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas to three theaters in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
  • 1995 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 500-millionth guest, Michelle Davis.
  • 2001 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Corky Romano to theaters in the USA.
  • 2005 - In San Jose, California, Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger announces the availability of Disney- and ABC-owned TV show episodes through Apple Computer's online iTunes store. Certain TV shows will be available for download for US$1.99 one day after initial airing on broadcast TV.
  • 2020 - Disney announces a re-organization of its TV, movie, and direct-to-consumer divisions.

Births on October 12

Deaths on October 12

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