This Day in Disney History
November 8

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What happened in history on this day: November 8?

On November 8 in ...

  • 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring One Day at Teton Marsh. The film is based on the book by Sally Carrighar.
  • 1964 - The name of the Circarama theater in Disneyland is changed to Circle-Vision.
  • 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Snow Bear, part two.
  • 1973 - Buena Vista releases the animated feature film Robin Hood to theaters.
  • 1974 - The National Broadcasting Company airs The Rockford Files TV show in the USA. A character refers to a police badge as "one of those things they hand out at Disneyland".
  • 1980 - The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride officially opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It cost US$17 million to build.
  • 1993 - The Wall Street Journal newspaper reports that Disney is planning a theme park in Virginia.
  • 1993 - Antigua & Barbuda issues eleven postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Mickey's Nutcracker.
  • 1994 - Laurenfilm S.A. releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in Spain.
  • 1997 - At the Grand Floridian Resort in Walt Disney World, the Flagler's restaurant is replaced by Cítricos restaurant.
  • 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
    • The title "When You Dish Upon A Star" is a reference to the Disney song "When You Wish Upon A Star" from the film Pinocchio.
    • A character says to Ron Howard "I loved Splash Mr. Howard!".
    • A sign at the headquarters of 20th Century Fox says "A DIVISION OF WALT DISNEY Co.".

  • 2005 - Austria issues a postage stamp depicting the opening of the Disney film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Births on November 8

Deaths on November 8

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