The theatrical featurette Eyes in Outer Space was first launched into theaters on this day in 1959. After showing authentic footage of the powerful force of weather, audiences learned how satellites, eyes in outer space, were used to track and forecast weather patterns. Included in this documentary is an animated cartoon segment with jazzy music …
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On this day in 1959, the 90-minute live television special Kodak Presents Disneyland ’59 debuted. Hosted by Disney Legend Art Linkletter, the show introduced audiences to the latest attractions at Disneyland, including the Submarine Voyage, the Matterhorn, the Motorboat Cruise, a larger and improved Autopia, and the first daily operating Monorail in the western hemisphere. …
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Ever since its opening day, Disneyland hosted future United States Presidents for landmark festivities. When the park opened on July 17, 1955, actor Ronald Reagan was a leading dignitary on hand, but on this day in 1959, it was Vice President Richard M. Nixon who was invited, along with his family, for the inauguration of …
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Yodelay he hoo! On this day in 1959, Disneyland’s Matterhorn opened to the public, giving Guests the opportunity to ride down the icy slopes of the majestic mountain in bobsleds. In 1958, when Walt Disney was on location in Switzerland, he saw the Matterhorn and knew he wanted that in Disneyland, where anything is possible. …
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On June 6 1959, guests were able to dive into the newest attraction at Disneyland, which according to Walt Disney was the “eighth largest submarine fleet in the world.” The Submarine Voyage journeyed under the sea to discover a world of giant clams, moray eels, and sunken ships, with a sea serpent and mermaids thrown …
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“Some time ago, I decided to make an Irish picture, for Ireland is the home of the leprechaun, and the little people have always fascinated me,” Walt Disney explained to his TV audience on this day in 1959, in the Walt Disney Presents episode entitled “I Captured the King of the Leprechauns.” Walt continues, “When …
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Its wide expanse and cavernous depths make the Grand Canyon an extraordinary natural setting, one that has inspired artists around the world, including Walt Disney. All have tried to capture through words, drawings, and paintings its majestic splendor. The Walt Disney Company did it with film. In 1959, the Disney Studios released Grand Canyon with …
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In The Shaggy Dog, Disney’s first live-action comedy and the first to star Disney Legend Fred MacMurray, young misfit teenager Wilby Daniels happens across a magic ring which leads to his transformation into a Bratislavian sheepdog. The Shaggy Dog set the formula Disney would follow for many years to come — kids, animals, transformative events, …
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On this day in 1959, Walt Disney was replaced by a pair of rodents who took over as host of an episode of the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Adventures of Chip ‘n’ Dale. As hosts, Chip and Dale prove that they are not only “a great sensational corporation,” as their theme song states, but …
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In “Duck Flies Coop”, an episode of the Disneyland television series which took to the air on this day in 1959, Donald Duck has it out with his boss, Walt Disney. Feeling overworked, that temperamental star decides to duck away for a vacation, vowing never to return. Walt decides to teach him a lesson, and …
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