July 3, 1910
Marcellite Garner, the voice of Minnie Mouse beginning in 1928, is born in
Redlands, California. She will begin her career in the ink and paint
department at the Disney Studios.
July 4, 1956
Walt Disney and his brother Roy visit Marceline, Missouri - their boyhood
home and inspiration for Main Street USA.
July 4, 2009
An Audio-Animatronics figure of President Barack Obama joins the newly
renamed "Hall of Presidents: A Celebration of Liberty's Leaders" at Walt
Disney World Resort. The eight-month makeover includes new presidential
speeches, music, lighting, and other nods to advanced technology.
July 6, 1925
Walt and Roy Disney put down a $400 deposit on a lot at 2719 Hyperion
Avenue, in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles, where they plan to
build a new studio. The single-story building will serve as the Disney's
base for the next fifteen years.
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July 13, 1955
Eighteen-year-old Bob Penfield begins working at Disneyland four days before the
Park's grand opening. He will go on to work for Disneyland for the next 42
years, making him the longest-working Cast Member in history!
July 14, 1919
Disney animator Walt Stanchfield is born in Los Angeles, California. He worked
on every full-length animated feature film from "The Adventures of Ichabod and
Mr. Toad" (1949) through "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986).
July 14, 1934
Disney's Silly Symphony "The Flying Mouse" is released.
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July 14, 1946
Original Mouseketeer -- the youngest male to audition -- Carl "Cubby" O'Brien is
born in Burbank, California.
July 15, 1912
Imagineer and writer Al Bertino is born in California. He will go on to help
design such Disneyland attractions as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, The Haunted Mansion,
and the Country Bear Jamboree.
July 17, 1955
Walt Disney's first theme park "Disneyland" debuted at 2PM Sunday afternoon in
Anaheim, California. Ronald Reagan (who later became President of the United
States), Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, the Mouseketeers, Thurl Ravenscroft,
California Governor Goodwin J. Knight and over 28,000 guests witnessed the
opening of Walt's dream. This was the biggest live telecast to date, broadcast
on ABC.
July 21, 1924
Actor Don Knotts is born in Morgantown, West Virginia. He appeared
in Disney's "The Apple Dumpling Gang" (1975), "Herbie Goes to Monte
Carlo" (1977), "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again" (1979), and
voiced Turkey Lurkey in "Chicken Little" (2005).
July 21, 1939
The Mickey Mouse short, "The Pointer," is released.
July 21, 1952
Comedian/actor Robin Williams is born in Chicago, Illinois. He was
the voice of Genie in Disney's "Aladdin" (1992), the Timekeeper in
"From Time to Time" (1992), and starred in the live-action feature "Flubber"
(1997).
July 24, 2009
"G-Force," a comedy-adventure about covert government agents that
just happen to be guinea pigs, premieres. It's producer Jerry
Bruckheimer's first 3D film and is directed by Academy Award-winning
visual effects master Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr.
July 28, 1931
Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon "The Cat's Out," directed by Wilfred
Jackson, is released. The plot centers around a cat who after being
struck on the head begins hallucinating all sorts of creepy things!
July 28, 1995
The 400th Disney Store opens in Rochester, New York at 271 Greece Ridge Center
Drive.
July 28, 1998
Disney's first cruise ship, The Magic, is christened!
July 31, 1929
The Mickey Mouse film The Karnival Kid is completed. Minnie Mouse also appears.
Mickey Mouse speaks his first words: "Hot dog!"
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