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What happened in history on this day: January 5?
On January 5 in ...
- 1932 - Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Bird Store.
- 1935 - The Silly Symphony film The Tortoise and the Hare is released to theaters.
- 1945 - The Goofy film Tiger Trouble is released to theaters.
- 1951 - The Goofy film Lion Down is released.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Treasure Island, part one.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Ballad of Hector, the Stowaway Dog, part one.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Solomon, the Sea Turtle. The film is based on the book The Windward Road by Archie Carr.
- 1975 - The Flight to the Moon attraction at Disneyland closes.
- 1986 - The Biscuit Barrel shop in the United Kingdom pavilion in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1986 - The Country Manor shop opens in the United Kingdom pavilion in World Showcase in EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World. Former name was Biscuit Barrel.
- 1997 - The Dalmatian Celebration at Disneyland closes.
- 1998 - The CBS TV network debuts the Style and Substance TV show.
- 1999 - Disney releases the film The Rescuers on videocassette.
- 1999 - Touchstone Home Video releases the film Armageddon on videocassette and DVD.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- Someone says "Dead Poets Society has destroyed a generation of educators.".
- A videotape shows the Robin Williams character of the Disney film using humor in the classroom.
- A child says the family gets to go to Florida. The dad asks if they're going to Disney World.
- A scene shows the marquee of "EPCOT CENTER" with a sign under reading "WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS BOOKED".
- When flying a plane over the site, the dad says "It's even boring to fly over it.".
- At the end, a character jumps over a wall into what he calls "Disney World", in which a Disney-style castle can be seen.
- He frets that a churro costs $14, but pays anyway.
Disney theme park references:
- The Future Sphere (Spaceship Earth),
- Transportation Pavilion (World of Motion Pavilion),
- Honey, I Squirted Goo on the Audience! (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience),
- Great Moments with Mr. Eisner (Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln),
- The Home of Tomorrow (Monsanto House of the Future),
- a restaurant with menu items from around the world,
- fireworks and laser light show over a lake (Illuminations, World Showcase).
Births on January 5
Deaths on January 5
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of the Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney on Postage Stamps
Today in Sports History
Today in USA History
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