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What happened in history on this day: September 28?
On September 28 in ...
- 1925 - The Alice Comedy film Alice Chops the Suey arrives at the M.J. Winkler Productions office in New York, two months late.
- 1925 - Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Jungle.
- 1931 - The Silly Symphony film The Clock Store is released to theaters.
- 1935 - The Mickey Mouse film On Ice is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy also appear.
- 1938 - The Fantasound surround sound system for Fantasia is first tested.
- 1953 - In New York, Roy Disney meets with CBS TV executives to seek financing for Disneyland Park. They are not interested. NBC's parent company, RCA, stalls in making a committment. ABC's Leonard Goldenson eagerly agrees to participate. The final agreement includes a US$500,000 investment from ABC-Paramount, guarantee for US$4.5 million line of credit, in return for 35 percent interest in Disneyland Park, and a weekly one-hour TV program with Disney films and production for TV. ABC will pay Disney $5 million per year for TV programming, over the 7-year contract. This is the largest TV package deal in history.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo. Also shown are films Chicken Little and Figaro and Cleo.
- 1962 - The third annual Dixieland at Disneyland show is held.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring My Dog, The Thief, part two.
- 1982 - Disney introduces annual passports for use at Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - The Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Country premieres at the New York Film Festival. This is Touchstone Pictures' second film.
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Hero in the Family.
- 1994 - Disney announces that a different site would be sought for the Disney's America project.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures premieres the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Ed Wood in New York City and Los Angeles.
- 1996 - The Grand Prix Raceway in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World is renamed Tomorrowland Speedway.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network begins airing The Wonderful World of Disney TV show.
- 2005 - Disney releases the film Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch on videocassette and DVD in Sweden.
- 2015 - ABC Family airs the final Chasing Life episode.
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