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What happened in history on this day: July 17?
On July 17 in ...
- 1943 - United Artists releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film Victory Through Air Power to theaters. It cost US$788,000 to make. The film is based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky.
- 1955 - At 2:00 PM, Disneyland park opens, in Anaheim, California. Five themed areas are Main Street U.S.A., Frontierland, Fantasyland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland. Eighteen attractions are ready for use. Based on an initial US$10,000 for planning, the final construction cost was US$17 million. 15,000 guests were invited, but attendance for the day is 28,000-33,000.
- 1955 - Mouseketeers, the actors of the upcoming The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, make their first official TV appearance at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad attraction opens in Disneyland. The two engines are the #1 C.K. Holliday, and the #2 E.P. Ripley.
- 1955 - The Fire-Wagon horse-drawn Main Street vehicle begins operating at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Horse-Drawn Streetcars begins operating at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Plaza Pavilion Restaurant opens in the Plaza Hub at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The City Hall area on Town Square at Disneyland opens.
- 1955 - The Police Station opens in Town Square at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Opera House opens in Town Square at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Fire Department opens in Town Square at Disneyland.
- 1955 - Grandma's Baby Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Gibson Greeting Cards store opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Shoe Store Gallen-Kamp Stores Co. opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Watches & Clocks shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Bank of America opens a branch location on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Camera Center shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Wurlitzer Music Hall shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Ruggles China and Glass House shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Story Book Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Market House shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Refreshment Corner open on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Yale & Towne Lock Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Penny Arcade attraction opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Pen Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Main Street Shooting Gallery opens on Main Street, inside the Penny Arcade, using real .22-caliber weapons.
- 1955 - The Crystal Arcade opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Fine Tobacco shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Main Street Cinema attraction opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Emporium store opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Carnation Ice Cream Parlor opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Upjohn Pharmacy shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Stage Coach attraction begins operation in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Golden Horseshoe Revue opens in the Slue Foot Sue's Golden Horseshoe saloon in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Mule Pack ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Frontier Trading Post shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - Disney's Mark Twain Riverboat is christened in Frontierland at Disneyland. The large paddlewheeler is 105 feet long, weighing 150 tons.
- 1955 - The Davy Crockett Frontier Museum opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Chicken Plantation Restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland, sponsored by Swift.
- 1955 - Sleeping Beauty Castle opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Snow White Adventures attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Peter Pan Flight attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The King Arthur Carrousel attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Mr. Toad's Wild Ride attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Canal Boats of the World attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - Merlin's Magic Shop opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Mad Hatter's Mad Tea Party attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - In Disneyland, the main electrical cables to Fantasyland are mysteriously cut, stranding riders for hours until firefighters can rescue them.
- 1955 - The Jungle Cruise attraction opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. The two operating boats are named Ganges Gal and Congo Queen.
- 1955 - The Red Wagon Inn restaurant opens in the Plaza Hub at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Adventureland Bazaar opens in Adventureland.
- 1955 - The Space Station X-1 exhibit opens in Torrowland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Tomorrowland Autopia attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Moonliner rocket is displayed in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Circarama theater opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. The theater shows a 360-degree film projected from 11 16-mm projectors. The first film is Circarama U.S.A., created from a drive around California by a car with 11 16-mm cameras mounted on the roof.
- 1955 - The Monsanto Hall of Chemistry display opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Court of Honor exhibit opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Disneyland Band gives its first performance, at Disneyland.
- 1955 - In Disneyland, a natural gas leak in Tomorrowland forces the area to be roped off.
- 1955 - Carnival owners in the US predict that Disneyland would go out of business within six months.
- 1955 - At 4:30 PM, the ABC Television network airs the 90-minute Dateline: Disneyland show, broadcasting the opening of Disneyland park. An estimated 70-90 million people watch the show, the largest live TV broadcast to date, with over twenty cameras and a staff of hundreds. Hosts of the show are Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan. The official dedication is made by Walt Disney and California Governor Goodwin Knight.
- 1956 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Davy Crockett and the River Pirates to theaters. The film is a compilation of episodes five and six from the TV series.
- 1962 - The Aunt Jemima's Kitchen restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. Former name was Aunt Jemima's Pancake House.
- 1963 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Savage Sam to theaters. The film is a sequel to the film Old Yeller, and is based on the book by Fred Gibson.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel airs Dateline: Disneyland, documenting the opening of the park thirty years ago.
- 1987 - Disney re-releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to theaters.
- 1989 - PSA ends sponsorshop of the World Premiere Circle-Vision theater at Disneyland.
- 1989 - The Splash Mountain attraction opens in Critter Country at Disneyland, after five years of planning. The ride features 103 Audio-Animatronic characters, some from the former America Sings attraction. This is the longest flume chute ride in the world.
- 1989 - The Brer Bar opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. Formerly this location was the Mile Long Bar.
- 1992 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film A Stranger Among Us to theatres.
- 1992 - The Splash Mountain attraction opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1992 - Disney releases the computer-generated short film Off His Rockers to theaters.
- 1992 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid to theaters.
- 1995 - Michael Eisner instructs Stephen Bollenbach to negotiate with Larry Tisch (main holder of CBS shares) on the price to buy the CBS TV network.
- 1996 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Kazaam to theaters in the US.
- 2001 - Disney releases the animated film The Book of Pooh: Stories From the Heart on videocassette.
- 2001 - Disney releases the animated film Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin on videocassette and DVD.
- 2005 - A ceremony is held re-dedicating Disneyland. Some attending are California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Disney CEO Michael Eisner, Disney president Robert Iger, Art Linkletter, and Diane Disney Miller.
- 2008 - Tony Baxter and Chris Merritt announce the return of the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through attraction in Disneyland.
- 2009 - Marty Sklar retires from the Walt Disney Company.
- 2015 - Disney releases the Marvel Ant-Man feature film to theatres. Available in three versions: regular, 3-D, and 3-D IMAX.
Births on July 17
Deaths on July 17
- 1971 - Death of Cliff Edwards at age 76; the voice of Jiminy Cricket.
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