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1987 - The Big Thunder Mountain attraction opens in Westernland at Tokyo Disneyland.

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1991 - The CBS TV network airs the two-hour TV special Disney's Great American Celebration.

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1992 - The CBS TV network airs the show Celebrate the Spirit! Disney's All-Star 4th of July Spectacular.

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1994 - The Les Mystères du Nautilus attraction opens in Discoveryland at Euro Disneyland.

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1998 - In Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mickey's Hometown Parade is performed. A resident of the city was the first-prize winner in an essay contest.

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1999 - David Geffen (of DreamWorks SKG) and Stanley Gold (on Disney board of directors) negotiate a settlement for the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Katzenberg against Disney. Katzenberg is paid an undisclosed amount (US$280 million) for a two percent bonus in perpetuity from all film and TV shows produced or acquired while he was at Disney.

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2001 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. The Master Control Program from the film Tron is used to represent a computer interface.

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