history of animation

alices comedies

Oct 16, 1923

Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies — this date is considered the start of the Disney company first known as The Disney Brothers Studio.

oswald the lucky rabbit

Sep 5, 1927

Release of the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles.

frist release of mickey mouse

Nov 18, 1928

Steamboat Willie is released at the Colony Theatre in New York -- this marks the release of the very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and the first appearance by Minnie Mouse.

mickey mouse comic

Jan 13, 1930

Mickey Mouse comic strip debuts.

flowers and trees

Jul 30, 1932

Flowers and Trees, first full-color cartoon and first Academy Award winner, is released.

donald duck

Jun 9, 1934

The Wise Little Hen, the first appearance of Donald Duck, is released.

mickey mouse in color

Feb 23, 1935

The Band Concert, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color, is released.

first feature-lenght animated flim

Dec 21, 1937

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's first feature-length animated film, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.

disney studio moves

Dec 26, 1939

The Disney Studio begins its move to Burbank, California, from the Hyperion Studio in Los Angeles.

first stock

Apr 2, 1940

Walt Disney Productions issues its first stock.

fantasia

Nov 13, 1940

Disney releases one of its highly regarded classics, Fantasia.

music company

Oct 1, 1949

Walt Disney Music Company is formed.

first live action feature

Jul 19, 1950

Treasure Island, Disney's first completely live-action feature, is released.

peter pan

Feb 5, 1953

Peter Pan, based on characters created by Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie, is released.

shows airs on abc

Oct 27, 1954

Emmy Award-winning Disneyland television show airs on ABC, starring Walt Disney.

first disney park opens

Jul 17, 1955

Disneyland, the first Disney park, opened in Anaheim, California, to an invited audience on this day. The first guests were Kristine Vess and her cousin Michael Schwartner, ages 5 and 7.

walt disney dies

Dec 15, 1956

Walt Disney, the visionary whose pioneering spirit and inimitable creativity made the impossible possible, turning dreams into reality and building the foundation of The Walt Disney Company of today, dies at age 65.

refrence

Sep 25, 2015

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com