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What happened in history on this day: August 1?
On August 1 in ...
- 1924 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the seventh Alice Comedy film, Alice the Peacemaker, to theaters.
- 1925 - Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice the Jail Bird.
- 1936 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Circus is released to theaters. Donald Duck also appears.
- 1941 - The Donald Duck film Truant Officer Donald is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1947 - The Donald Duck and Goofy film Crazy With the Heat is released.
- 1951 - Disney delivers the animated short film How to Catch a Cold to International Cellucotton Productions.
- 1953 - The Donald Duck film The New Neighbor is released.
- 1955 - The Conestoga Wagons attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1958 - Disneyland sponsors Disney Night at the Hollywood Bowl. Highlight of the entertainment is a 1000-foot glide over the audience by Helen "Tiny Kline" Klein dressed at Tinker Bell.
- 1958 - Disney releases the animated short film Paul Bunyan to theaters.
- 1988 - Grenada issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting various Disney characters in Australia.
- 1988 - Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in Australia.
- 1990 - The syndicated TV special Ducktales Movie Special airs, giving a preview of the film Ducktales: the Movie, Treasure of the Lost Lamp.
- 1991 - Disney releases the film Robin Hood on laserdisc in the US, for US$30-40.
- 1997 - The Coronado Springs Resort opens in Walt Disney World. It has 1900 rooms and suites, and surrounds a 15-acre lagoon. Restaurants: Maya grill, Pepper Market Food Court.
- 1998 - Bahamas issues two 55 cent postage stamps (daytime and nighttime) depicting Castaway Cay and a ship of the Disney Cruise Line.
- 2000 - Disney re-releases the film A Bug's Life on videocassette.
- 2000 - Disney re-releases the film Hercules on videocassette.
- 2000 - Disney re-releases the film The Rescuers Down Under on videocassette.
- 2002 - The Once Upon a Toy shop opens in Downtown Disney Marketplace at Walt Disney World.
- 2011 - The Baker's Field Bakery in Disney's California Adventure closes.
- 2011 - The Bur-r-r Bank Ice Cream shop in Disney's California Adventure closes.
Births on August 1
Deaths on August 1
- 2004 - Death of Chuck Boyajian at age 86; Disneyland worker 1955-81 as Manager of Custodial Operations, named Disney Legend in 2005.
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