This Week In Disney History

May 9-15
May 10
2006 — The musical “Tarzan” opens in New York City at the Richard Rogers Theatre
May 11
2002 — Bill Peet, author and storyboard artist credited with writing Disney's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" and "The Sword in the Stone," dies at age 87
May 12
1967 — The cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista are chartered by the state of Florida to perform municipal functions within the Reedy Creek Improvement District (clearing the way for construction of Walt Disney World)
May 13
1997 — The Magic Kingdom II ferryboat at the Walt Disney World Resort is renamed the Richard F. Irvine
2009 — Disney-Pixar's “Up” debuts at the Cannes Film Festival
May 15
1972 — The Frontierland Train Station opens at Magic Kingdom Park
1995 — California Grill opens at Disney's Contemporary Resort
 
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