This Day in Disney History
August 16

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What happened in history on this day: August 16?

On August 16 in ...

  • 1930 - The Silly Symphony film Midnight in a Toy Shop is released to theaters.
  • 1955 - The Dumbo Flying Elephants ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
  • 1955 - The Phantom Boats ride opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
  • 1958 - The Fire Truck begins transportation services on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland.
  • 1969 - Disneyland attendance hits a record 82,516 visitors in one day.
  • 1994 - Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters and Korean themes.
  • 1997 - The Knight Shop opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
  • 2007 - The United States Postage Service issues four 41-cent postage stamps entitles Art of Disney: Magic, depicting Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Aladdin and Genie.

Births on August 16

  • 1943 - Birth of Sharon Baird; original 1950s Mouseketeer.

Deaths on August 16

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