What happened in history on this day: May 30?
On May 30 in ...
- 1927 - Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Picnic to theaters.
- 1927 - The Paramount Theater in New York City premieres the 51st Alice Comedy film, Alice's Channel Swim.
- 1936 - The Mickey Mouse film Thru the Mirror is released to theaters.
- 1941 - The Pluto film Canine Caddy is released. Mickey Mouse also appears.
- 1947 - Disney releases the Figaro film Figaro and Frankie to theaters.
- 1953 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Don's Fountain of Youth to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker, showing the making of the film The Great Locomotive Chase.
- 1967 - Groundbreaking begins in Florida for Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - Stanley Gold (representing Roy Disney) meets with Saul Steinberg in New York to discuss teaming up to combine their 17 percent in a takeover bid of Disney. Gold proposes buying Disney's film studio, copyrights, and merchandising rights for US$350 million, if the takeover is successful. Steinberg refuses the offer.
- 1986 - The Disneyana shop on Main Street in Disneyland switches location with the Jewelry Shop.
- 1996 - Palau issues seventeen postage stamps depicting Disney sweethearts.
- 1997 - The name of the Festival of Foods restaurant at Big Thunder Ranch at Disneyland changes back to Big Thunder Barbecue.
- 1998 - The Festival of Foods area in Disneyland is renamed back to Big Thunder Ranch.
- 2003 - Disney releases the animated Disney-Pixar feature film Finding Nemo to theaters in the US.
- 2005 - Disney begins testing its Virtual Magic Kingdom online gaming community. The free service is scheduled for launch in the summer.
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