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Disney starts
The start of the Disney Brothers Company -
Mickey
First Mickey Mouse comic strip -
Color
The Band Concert First color Mckey Mouse cartoon -
First Movie
Snow White is the first full length disney movie -
stock
disney issued its first stock -
music
Walt Disney Music Company formed -
Disney Land
First Disneyland park opened in Anahaim, California -
Sadness
Walt Disney dies at 65 years of age -
Disney Resort
Walt Disney World Resort opens with the Magic Kingdom and two hotels near Orlando, Florida. -
Death
Roy O. Disney died at 78 years of age -
Japan
Tokyo Disneyland groundbreaking and site dedication takes place in Urayasu, just outside of Tokyo. -
Japan Opens
Tokyo Disneyland, the first international Disney theme park, opens in Japan. -
Broadcasting
The Disney Channel begins broadcasting with 18 hours of programming a day. -
Disney Store
The first Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California. -
Euro Disneyland
Euro Disneyland, the first Disney theme park in Europe, which was later renamed Disneyland Paris, opens. -
Broadway
Beauty and the Beast, the first Disney Broadway show, opens in New York. -
Purchases
Disney agrees to purchase Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion.