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What happened in history on this day: July 1?
On July 1 in ...
- 1924 - Walt Disney hires Ubbe Iwwerks to the Disney Brothers Studio for US$40 per week.
- 1924 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the Alice Comedy film Alice and the Dog Catcher to theaters.
- 1925 - Disney completes the 19th Alice Comedy film, Alice Picks the Champ.
- 1932 - Disney signs a merchandising arrangement with Herman Kay Kamen, making him the sole representative for the company. For the first US$100,000, Disney is to receive 50 percent of profits, then 50 percent for higher profits.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Gala Premiere is released to theaters. Minnie Mouse and Pluto also appear.
- 1933 - Kay Kamen signs his first big merchandising contract with Walt Disney Enterprises. Kamen would receive 40% of receipts on the first US$100,000, and 50% of receipts above that.
- 1966 - The Primeval World Diorama attraction opens on the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland.
- 1970 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Boatniks to theatres.
- 1975 - The WEDway PeopleMover opens in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1987 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Adventures in Babysitting to theaters in the US.
- 1988 - Touchstone/Warner releases the film Deadly Pursuit (Shoot to Kill in the US) in theaters in the UK.
- 1990 - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle characters begin appearances at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme park at Walt Disney World.
- 1992 - The Home Delivery Service opens in Tokyo Disneyland.
- 1993 - The Tahitian Terrace in Adventureland at Disneyland re-opens as Aladdin's Oasis.
- 1994 - The EPCOT Outreach information area in Communicore West in Epcot closes.
- 1994 - In Epcot, Communicore is renamed Innoventions.
- 1994 - The Epcot Discovery Center information area opens in Epcot.
- 1994 - The Lion King Celebration parade begins at Disneyland.
- 1996 - The BoardWalk Resort opens at Walt Disney World. The BoardWalk Inn has 378 rooms, and the BoardWalk Villas has 532 rooms and a 20,000-square-foot convention center. Dining locations: Trattoria al Forna, Flying Fish, Big River Grille & Brewing Works, and Ample Hills Creamery. Nightclubs: Jellyrolls, Atlantic Dance Club, and ESPN Club. Others: BoardWalk Bakery.
- 1996 - The Atlantic Dance nightclub opens at the BoardWalk Resort at Walt Disney World.
- 1997 - The Commissary restaurant in Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World is renamed ABC Commissary.
- 1997 - The One Saturday Morning show opens in the ABC Sound Studio attraction in Disney-MGM Studios at Walt D|isney World.
- 1998 - The Gambia issues twenty postage stamps depicting scenes from the film Mulan.
- 1998 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Armageddon to theaters in the USA. The film is Disney's most expensive film ever made, at US$140 million.
- 1998 - The Disney Magic cruise ship, first of the Disney Cruise Line, departs from Venice, Italy.
- 2002 - Disney's Beach Club Villas resort opens at Walt Disney World.
- 2003 - The Goofy's Country Dancin' Jamboree show opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 2004 - The Villains Lair shop at Disneyland closes.
- 2010 - The film Captain EO re-opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
- 2011 - The Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta restaurant opens in Paradise Pier in Disney California Adventure. Formerly Pizza Oom Mow Mow.
- 2016 - Disney releases The BFG film in regular and 3-D to theaters in the USA.
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