Disney Timeline
~December 5, 1901- Walt Disney is born
~June 8, 1917- Walt graduates from Brenton High School
~1923- Walt moves to Hollywood
~July 13, 1925- Walt marries Lillian
~1927- Walt creates Oswald, but Universal steals the character and the animator, Ub Iwerks
~1928- Walt creates Mickey Mouse
~November 18, 1928- "Steamboat Willie" opens with great reviews
~1930- Pluto makes his debut in "The Chain Gang"
~1931- Mickey Mouse is known in every civilized country
~1932- Goofy's debut in "Mickey's Revue"
~December 18, 1933- Walt and Lillian have their first child, Diane Disney
~1934- Donald Duck's debut in "The Wise Little Hen"
~December 21, 1936- Walt and Lillian adopt Sharon Disney
~December 21, 1937- "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is released
~1940- “Dumbo” makes an $850,000 profit
~1950- “Cinderella” is released and is a success
~1953- Walt begins envisioning an amusement park
~1954- The idea of Disneyland in announced
~July 17, 1955- Disneyland is opened to those invited through invitation only
~September 8, 1955- The one millionth visitor walks into Disneyland
~December- 25, 1957- “Old Yeller” debuts
~June 1959- The Matterhorn opens
~August 27, 1964- “Marry Poppins” debuts and later is nominated for 13 Academy Awards
~December 15, 1966- Walt Disney dies from an Acute Circulatory Collapse
~June 8, 1917- Walt graduates from Brenton High School
~1923- Walt moves to Hollywood
~July 13, 1925- Walt marries Lillian
~1927- Walt creates Oswald, but Universal steals the character and the animator, Ub Iwerks
~1928- Walt creates Mickey Mouse
~November 18, 1928- "Steamboat Willie" opens with great reviews
~1930- Pluto makes his debut in "The Chain Gang"
~1931- Mickey Mouse is known in every civilized country
~1932- Goofy's debut in "Mickey's Revue"
~December 18, 1933- Walt and Lillian have their first child, Diane Disney
~1934- Donald Duck's debut in "The Wise Little Hen"
~December 21, 1936- Walt and Lillian adopt Sharon Disney
~December 21, 1937- "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is released
~1940- “Dumbo” makes an $850,000 profit
~1950- “Cinderella” is released and is a success
~1953- Walt begins envisioning an amusement park
~1954- The idea of Disneyland in announced
~July 17, 1955- Disneyland is opened to those invited through invitation only
~September 8, 1955- The one millionth visitor walks into Disneyland
~December- 25, 1957- “Old Yeller” debuts
~June 1959- The Matterhorn opens
~August 27, 1964- “Marry Poppins” debuts and later is nominated for 13 Academy Awards
~December 15, 1966- Walt Disney dies from an Acute Circulatory Collapse