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What happened in history on this day: September 30?
On September 30 in ...
- 1926 - Disney ships the 41st Alice Comedy film, Alice Foils the Pirates, to Winkler Pictures.
- 1928 - In New York, Walt Disney hires an orchestra for a second recording session for the Steamboat Willie soundtrack. This time it works okay, and is complete in three hours.
- 1931 - The Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Broadcast is completed.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film The Steeplechase is released to theaters.
- 1938 - Walt Disney, Leopold Stowkowski, and Deems Taylor select the final compositions for "The Concert Feature". Total running time is just over two hours.
- 1946 - Disney delivers the film Treasure from the Sea to the Dow Chemical Company.
- 1961 - Louis Armstrong performs at Disneyland for the first time, for the second Dixieland at Disneyland show.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Escapade in Florence, part one.
- 1963 - The Babes in Toyland exhibit at Disneyland closes.
- 1970 - Disney releases the animated and live-action film Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? to theaters.
- 1971 - In Florida, the Preview Center for Walt Disney World closes. Since opening, 1,332,927 people visited the display area.
- 1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Fire on Kelly Mountain.
- 1974 - The contract with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company (for sponsorship of the Disneyland railroad) expires, with no renewal agreed to.
- 1982 - The Tencennial Parade gives its last performance in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1982 - Pepsi-Cola ends sponsorship of the Golden Horseshoe Revue show at Disneyland.
- 1983 - The American Egg House restaurant closes at Disneyland.
- 1984 - Disney announces that Jeffrey Katzenberg will join Walt Disney Productions next February 1, as president of motion pictures and television.
- 1984 - Michael Eisner decides to reject the drawing plans for two hotels proposed by the Tishman Company for Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - Operating income from Disney filmed entertainment for the year is US$2.2 billion. Revenue is US$1.7 billion. Net income is US$98 million.
- 1985 - Revenues for the year for the Disney company break US$2 billion for the first time.
- 1985 - Operating income from filmed entertainment for the fiscal year is US$33.6 million.
- 1985 - Attendance at Disneyland during the fiscal year is 11.3 million.
- 1986 - Disney reports earnings for the fiscal year at US$247 million, nearly triple to two years prior.
- 1986 - Disney premieres the film Tough Guys in San Luis Obispo, California.
- 1988 - Touchstone/Warner releases the film Good Morning, Vietnam to theaters in the UK.
- 1988 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Heartbreak Hotel to theaters in the US.
- 1988 - Revenues from Disney's film studio pass US$1 billion for the first time.
- 1989 - The animated TV show Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers first airs on TV. The first show is the two-hour Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue.
- 1989 - The Arcata d'Antigian shop in EPCOT Center closes.
- 1989 - Disney company earnings for the fiscal year: US$703 million, the fifth straight year of record earnings, and seven times the profits Disney had earned before Michael Eisner and Frank Wells joined the company. Revenue from Disney's film studio for the year is US$1.6 billion.
- 1990 - Disney company year end revenue: US$5.8 billion, a record amount for Disney. Earnings for the fiscal year: US$824 million.
- 1992 - The ABC TV network debuts the series Laurie Hill.
- 1993 - The Top of the World restaurant in the Contemporary Resort hotel at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1994 - Uganda issues 32 postage stamps depicting characters from the film The Lion King.
- 1994 - Disney fiscal year revenue: US$10.06 billion, a new record. Operating income: US$1.97 billion, also a new record.
- 1995 - The Chef Mickey's restaurant at the Disney Village Marketplace at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1996 - The ABC TV network premieres the Dangerous Minds VT show.
- 2001 - Wolfgang Puck ceases operating the Avalon Cove restaurant at Disney's California Adventure.
- 2001 - The ABC TV network premieres the Alias show.
- 2003 - The Magic of Disney Animation tour in Disney-MGM Studios ceases playing the film Back to Neverland.
- 2005 - Disney releases the live-action feature film The Greatest Game Ever Played to theaters in the USA.
- 2005 - (to November 13) The 10th annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is held at Walt Disney World.
- 2005 - Disney releases the film Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch on videocassette and DVD in Finland.
- 2005 - Michael Eisner resigns from the Disney board of directors, also his last day as CEO of the company. The value of the company during Eisner's term rose from US$3 billion to US$60 billion.
- 2007 - The All Star Cafe at Disney's Wide World of Sports resort in Walt Disney World closes.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An advertising billboard makes a reference to The Lion King film.
- 2012 - The Big Top Souvenirs store opens at Storybook Circus in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 2015 - The CBS TV network premieres the Code Black series.
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