The Spider and the Fly
Toy Story of Terror
Events[]
- 1923 - The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded when Walt and Roy Disney work out a contract deal with film distributor Margaret J. Winkler to produce the Alice Comedies series.
- 2023 - The Walt Disney Company celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Theatrical releases[]
Shorts[]
- 1931 - The Spider and the Fly
Films[]
- 2020 - The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures)
Television[]
- 1972 - The Mouse Factory episode "Goliath II" premieres in syndication.
- 1987 - The DuckTales episode "Pearl of Wisdom" premieres in syndication.
- 1989 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "A Case of Stage Blight" premieres in syndication.
- 1990 - The TaleSpin episode "A Baloo Switcheroo" premieres in syndication.
- 1991 - The Dinosaurs episode "Endangered Species" premieres on ABC.
- 1993 - The Little Mermaid episode "Giggles" and the Marsupilami episode "Mar-Sup-Du-Jour" premiere on CBS.
- 1996 - The Quack Pack episode "Long Arm of the Claw" premieres in syndication.
- 1998 - The Hercules episode "Hercules and the Phil Factor" premieres in syndication.
- 1999 - The Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show episode "Honey, We're on TV" premieres in syndication.
- 2000 - The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "The Taking of PC-7" premieres on UPN and in syndication.
- 2013 - Toy Story of Terror! premieres on ABC.
- 2015 - I Didn't Do It aired it's final episode on Disney Channel.
- 2016 - Lucky Duck: The Series airs it's first episode in the US.
- 2017 - The Vampirina episodes "Bone Appetit" and "Woodchuck Woodsies" premiere on Disney Junior.
- 2019 - The Tangled: The Series episode "The King and Queen of Hearts" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2020 - Zombies: Addison's Moonstone Mystery premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2023 - Once Upon a Studio premieres on Disney Channel (having already premiered on ABC the day prior).
Streaming[]
- Clouds premieres on Disney+.
- Once Upon a Studio (and its extended cut) debuts on Disney+
VHS & DVD releases[]
- 2007 - The Invisible (Hollywood Pictures)
- 2012 - Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Jake Saves Bucky
DVD & Blu-ray releases[]
- 2012 - Pete's Dragon: 35th Anniversary Edition, The Santa Clause Trilogy box set, The Santa Clause, and The Santa Clause 2
People[]
Births[]
- 1903 - Hamilton Luske (animator and film director)
- 1925 - Angela Lansbury (actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and writer)
- 1946 - Suzanne Somers (actress, author, singer, and businesswoman)
- 1947 - Guy Siner (actor)
- 1958 - Tim Robbins (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, and musician)
- 1961 - Robert Hughes (animator, director, producer, screenwriter, and storyboard artist)
- 1966 - Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (voice actress, singer-songwriter, ADR director, and ADR writer)
- 1968 - Todd Stashwick (actor and voice actor)
- 1975 - Kellie Martin (actress, voice actress, and producer)
Deaths[]
- 1985 - Peter Young (screenwriter)
- 2017 - Roy Dotrice (actor)
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