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1937 - The Mickey Mouse film Hawaiian Holiday is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Pluto, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy also appear.

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1953 - Roy Disney receives word that prospective financiers in New York for Disneyland want to meet next week. He contacts Walt, asking for a visual presentation to take.

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1959 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of the Disney-produced TV show, Zorro. ABC cancelled the show because it was cheaper to finance its own shows. 78 episodes were produced.

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1961 - The NBC TV network debuts the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, on Sunday nights from 7:30 to 8:30. The first show is entitled An Adventure in Color, Mathmagic Land. A new character, Ludwig von Drake, is introduced. This show airs the previously released film Donald in Mathmagic Land.

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1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled How the West Was Lost.

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1972 - The Golden Bear Lodge Restaurant opens in Bear Country at Disneyland.

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1982 - Buena Vista generally releases the film Tex to theaters in the US.

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1983 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney TV show for the last time, entitled Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald.

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1984 - Michael Eisner and Frank Wells begin their first official day of work at Disney.

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1984 - The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade attraction opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

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