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What happened in history on this day: May 1?
On May 1 in ...
- 1924 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Wild West Show to theaters
- 1927 - Disney ships the second Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Trolley Troubles, to Winkler Pictures.
- 1942 - The Donald Duck film Donald Gets Drafted is released to theaters. This is the first Disney war-themed cartoon released during the Second World War.
- 1943 - Disney delivers the film Water, Friend or Enemy to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
- 1954 - The Anaheim Bulletin newspappr reports news of the Disney purchase of land in Anaheim for the (Disneyland) amusement park.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Yellowstone Story and Bear Country.
- 1971 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Billy Jack to theaters in the USA. A man wears a Disneyland souvenir t-shirt.
- 1976 - The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring That Darn Cat and Bear Country.
- 1977 - The Empress Lilly riverboat, a 19th century Mississippi sternwheeler, is christened, by Lillian Disney. The river boat sits in Lake Buena Vista, in the Walt Disney World Village.
- 1982 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney show, entitled A Disney Vacation.
- 1983 - Card Walker resigns as chairman of Disney, turning the job over to Ray Watson.
- 1984 - Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters with Easter hats.
- 1984 - Reliance Group Holdings announces it has increased its holdings of Disney stock to 12.1 percent.
- 1985 - The team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker sign a two-year deal with Disney. Within a week, they begin work on the film Ruthless People.
- 1987 - Warner Brothers agrees to distribute Disney and Touchstone films outside of the US.
- 1988 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Splash, Too part one.
- 1989 - The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World opens to the public. It covers 135 acres. Total construction costs were over US$500 million. Advertising and promotions for the opening cost US$30 million. Entrance prices are US$29 for adults, and US$23 for children aged 3-9.
- 1989 - The Great Movie Ride attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Backstage Studio Tour opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. Included are the short films The Lottery, and Michael and Mickey.
- 1989 - The Magic of Disney Animation tour opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The film Back to Neverland opens at the Animation Tour in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Monster Sound Show attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The New York Street area opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The 50s Prime Time Cafe restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Studio Catering Co. food facility opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The SuperStar Television attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Soundstage Restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream of Extinction shop opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Animation Gallery shop opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Residential Street area opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Min and Bill's Dockside Diner restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Disney Classics Theater opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Hollywood & Vine restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Backlot Express restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Theater of the Stars attraction opens on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Sid Cahuenga's One-of-a-Kind shop opens on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Mickey's of Hollywood shop opens on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Crossroads of the World shop opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - The Pleasure Island area opens at the Walt Disney World resort. It includes the Neon Armadillo Music Saloon nightclub, Mannequins nightclub, Adventurers Club nightclub, XZFR Rockin' Rollerdrome nightclub, and the Comedy Warehouse nightclub.
- 1997 - The Gambia issues thirty postage stamps depicting scenes from Disney's 101 Dalmations.
- 1997 - The Gambia issues ten postage stamps depicting Minnie Mouse through the years.
- 1998 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film He Got Game to theaters in the USA.
- 2000 - At midnight, Time Warner shuts off all Disney-owned channels from its cable systems, affecting 3.5 million viewers. The two companies are negotiating Time Warner's carrying of Disney's channels. At 3:21 PM, the channels are back online.
- 2001 - The name of the Countdown to Extinction attraction in DinoLand U.S.A. in Disney's Animal Kingdom is changed to DINOSAUR.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. When German youth are kicked out of a house, one asks another where they will go now. The reply is "To Disneyland, where we will heap the scorn on Goofy.".
- 2009 - Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village open in the Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World, part of the Disney Vacation Club.
- 2015 - Disney releases the Marvel Studios film Avengers: Age of Ultron to 3-D and IMAX theaters in the USA.
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