Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022
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1925 - The Alice Comedy film Alice Chops the Suey arrives at the M.J. Winkler Productions office in New York, two months late.
1925 - Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Jungle.
1931 - The Silly Symphony film The Clock Store is released to theaters.
1935 - The Mickey Mouse film On Ice is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy also appear.
1938 - The Fantasound surround sound system for Fantasia is first tested.
1953 - In New York, Roy Disney meets with CBS TV executives to seek financing for Disneyland Park. They are not interested. NBC's parent company, RCA, stalls in making a committment. ABC's Leonard Goldenson eagerly agrees to participate. The final agreement includes a US$500,000 investment from ABC-Paramount, guarantee for US$4.5 million line of credit, in return for 35 percent interest in Disneyland Park, and a weekly one-hour TV program with Disney films and production for TV.
1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo. Also shown are films Chicken Little and Figaro and Cleo.
1962 - The third annual Dixieland at Disneyland show is held.
1969 - The NBC TV network airs the The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring My Dog, The Thief, part two.
1984 - The Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Country premieres at the New York Film Festival. This is Touchstone Pictures' second film.