100 Years of Wonder - 2023

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100 Years of Wonders
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 59/100

Instruction: read a book either published or set in the year noted. Complete all four sections to reach Ultimate Mickey Mouse status!

Business Ventures
Complete this section to become Disney CEO

1923: Walt and Roy Disney form the "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio"
-- The Prophet
1926: The Disneys change their name to the "Walt Disney Studio"
-- Winnie-the-Pooh
1930: First Disney book (Mickey Mouse Book)
-- Gemini Falls
1947: Disney appears before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC) and chastises the animator's strike for their association with Communist elements
-- The House of Doors
1949: Walt Disney Music Company is formed
-- The Night in Question
1955: Opening of Disneyland park in Anaheim, California
-- The One and Only Dolly Jamieson (41, 55, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 71, 2019)
1963: Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland, first use of all-new “Audio-Animatronics” technology
1966: Walt Disney dies of lung cancer
1971: Opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
1972: Disneyland debuts the Main Street Electrical Parade
-- Stella Maris
1977: Roy E Disney, Walt's nephew, resigns and the company suffers for several years
1980: First Home Video titles released
-- The Passenger
1982: EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida
1983: Tokyo Disneyland opens
1984: Release of first Touchstone film, Splash
1985: Touchstone Television is founded, home to Boy Meets World and Home Improvement
1987: First Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California
-- Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society
1988: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is released and nominated for four Academy Awards
2002: Disney releases its first video game, Kingdom Hearts
2004: Disney purchases The Muppets franchise from Jim Henson
-- Leaving Time
2006: Disney purchases Pixar Animation
-- The Case of the Missing Marquess
2009: Disney purchases Marvel Entertainment
-- One Day We're All Going to Die
2012: Disney purchases LucasFilm from George Lucas
-- Everything You Need To Know
2019: Disney+ streaming service premiers
-- The Nancys
2023: Disney's 100th Anniversary celebrated all year!
-- Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

Animation Releases
Complete this section to become Master Animator

1927: Disney begins creating Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which is later distributed through Universal Pictures
1928: Steamboat Willie is released, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon and the first appearance of Minnie Mouse
1932: Release of Flowers and Trees, first full-color cartoon, and first cartoon to win an Academy Award
1934: The Wise Little Hen, first appearance of Donald Duck, is released
1935: The Band Concert, first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color, is released
1940: Release of Fantasia
-- The Things We Leave Unfinished
1941: Release of Dumbo
-- Winter Garden
1942: Release of Bambi
-- Weyward (2017/1942/1619)
1943: U.S release of Saludos Amigos, featuring four animated segments set in South America
1945: Release of The Three Caballeros
-- The Redgum River Retreat
1948: Release of Melody Time
1953: Release of Peter Pan
1955: Release of Lady and the Tramp
1967: Release of The Jungle Book
1970: Release of The Aristocats
1973: Release of Robin Hood
-- Mulga Bills Bicycle 50th Anniversary Edition
1981: Release of The Fox and the Hound
-- A Curious Daughter
1986: Release of The Great Mouse Detective
1990: Release of Ducktales: the Movie, Treasure of the Lost Lamp
-- The Farmer's Choice
2000: Release of The Emperor's New Groove
-- The Summer Party
2003: Release of The Incredibles
-- You Let Me In
2007: Release of Ratatouille
-- Nineteen Minutes
2012: Release of Wreck it Ralph
-- The Sea Sisters
2015: Release of Inside Out
-- The Blue
2017: Release of Coco
-- Dark Mode


Live-Action Releases
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1946: Release of Song of the South
-- A Bakery in Paris
1952: Release of Robin Hood and His Merry Men
-- Lessons in Chemistry
1954: Release of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1956: Release of Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1957: First program of the Zorro television series
1960: Release of Swiss Family Robinson
1961: Release of The Parent Trap
1962: Release of In Search of the Castaways
1964: Release of Mary Poppins
1965: Release of That Darn Cat
-- The Tea Ladies
1968: Release of The Love Cat
-- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
1969: Release of The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1974: Release of Herbie Rides Again
-- The Villa
1975: Release of The Apple Dumpling Gang
1976: Release of The Shaggy D.A.
1978: Release of Return from Witch Mountain
1979: Release of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
-- Untamed Shore
1993: Release of Hocus Pocus
-- The Seven
1997: Release of George of the Jungle
-- The Good Mother
1999: Release of Inspector Gadget
-- Becky (1989 / 1994 / 1999 / 2000 / 2010 / 2012)
2005: Release of Sky High
-- Home Front
2006: Release of High School Musical
2011: Release of The Muppets
-- Night Road
2018: Release of Christopher Robin
-- The Wakes
2020: Disney collaborates with 5000 Broadway Productions to bring Hamilton to the masses
-- Home Before Night


Princesses and Leading Ladies
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1937: Release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, first feature-length animated film
1938: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs wins an Academy Honorary Award
1944: Disney is struggling financially, so they re-release Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1950: Release of Cinderella
-- A Remarkable Woman
1951: Release of Alice in Wonderland
1959: Release of Sleeping Beauty
1989: Release of The Little Mermaid
-- Lucy and the Big Bad Wolf
1991: Release of Beauty and the Beast
-- Last Seen (2017/1991/1997/1998/2000/2005)
1992: Release of Aladdin
-- Roseghetto
1994: Beauty and the Beast is Disney's first Broadway production
-- Bunny
1995: Release of Pocahontas
-- Golden Days
1996: Release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
-- Crows Nest
1998: Release of Mulan
2001: Release of The Princess Diaries
-- Salem Falls
2002: Release of Lilo and Stitch
-- Amazing Grace Adams - 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2006
2004: Release of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
-- Another Life
2005: Release of Ice Princess
2008: Release of Tinker Bell
-- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
2009: Release of The Princess and the Frog
-- Wreck the Halls
2010: Release of Tangled
-- House Rules
2013: Release of Frozen
-- The Storyteller
2014: Release of Maleficent
-- A Single Breath
2016: Release of Moana
-- The One
2021: Release of Encanto
-- Nancy Business
2022: Release of Turning Red
-- The Wedding Crasher

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Business Ventures 1/25
Complete this section to become Disney CEO
🎫2012: Disney purchases LucasFilm from George Lucas The Forbidden

Animation Releases 1/25
Complete this section to become Master Animator
🎫2015: Release of Inside Out Double Fudge Brownie Murder

Live-Action Releases 2/25
Complete this section to become Executive Director
🎫2005: Release of Sky High The Aosawa Murders
🎫2018: Release of Christopher Robin Holy Ghost



Princesses and Leading Ladies 5/25
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🎫2008: Release of Tinker Bell Midnight Never Come
🎫2013: Release of Frozen Fangirl
🎫2014: Release of Maleficent The Secret Place
🎫2021: Release of Encanto Razorblade Tears
🎫2022: Release of Turning Red The Twist of a Knife

[Mariana]

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[Amy]

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Disney Royalty

1989: Blue Moon Rising by Simon R. Green

2013: Doctor Who: Nothing O'Clock by Neil Gaiman
2014: The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

2021: Dance of a Burning Sea by E.J. Mellow
2022: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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