100 Years of Wonder - 2023

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 26/50

[Rachael]

Update to message #36

6/30 read

[Rachael]

Update to message 36

7/30 read

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 27/50

[Carol]

update to #7:

Progress: 49/50

Let's bump up my goal to 75, please!

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

16/34

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 28/50

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 29/50

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

17/34

[Drew]

Update to message #128: 22/50 books read!

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #25 - 24/50 books read!

[Bernadette]

Update to message #29 or #30 - looks like message #29 but shows #30 in message #2

34/100 read

[Kristina]

Update to message 16 - 32/100 books read.

[Beth]

Count me in, please! I'm going to try for all 100.

Complete 100/100 as of Dec 28.

💯 Business Ventures 25/25
Complete this section to become Disney CEO
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✅ 1923: Whose Body? - Walt and Roy Disney form the "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio"
✅ 1926: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) - The Disneys change their name to the "Walt Disney Studio"
✅ 1930: The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #1) - First Disney book (Mickey Mouse Book)
✅ 1947: Exercises in Style - Disney appears before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC) and chastises the animator's strike for their association with Communist elements
✅ 1949: Olivia by Dorothy Strachey - Walt Disney Music Company is formed
✅ 1955: The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia #1) - Opening of Disneyland park in Anaheim, California
✅ 1963: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold - Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland, first use of all-new “Audio-Animatronics” technology
✅ 1966: The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik - Walt Disney dies of lung cancer
✅ 1971: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas by Russell Hoban - Opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
✅ 1972: Frog and Toad Together (Frong and Toad, Book #2) - Disneyland debuts the Main Street Electrical Parade
✅ 1977: Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1) - Roy E Disney, Walt's nephew, resigns and the company suffers for several years
✅ 1980: Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) - First Home Video titles released
✅ 1982: Shah of Shahs - EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida
✅ 1983: The Moffat Museum (Moffats Book 4) = Tokyo Disneyland opens
✅ 1984: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear - Release of first Touchstone film, Splash
✅ 1985: The Handmaid's Tale - Touchstone Television is founded, home to Boy Meets World and Home Improvement
✅ 1987: Hatchet - First Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California
✅ 1988: Matilda - "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is released and nominated for four Academy Awards
✅ 2002: The Festival of the Bones / El festival de las calaveras - Disney releases its first video game, Kingdom Hearts
✅ 2004: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life - Disney purchases The Muppets franchise from Jim Henson
✅ 2006: The Book Thief - Disney purchases Pixar Animation
✅ 2009: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party - Disney purchases Marvel Entertainment
✅ 2012: The Snow Child - Disney purchases LucasFilm from George Lucas
✅ 2019: Code Name: Lise - Disney+ streaming service premiers
✅ 2023: The Maid's Diary - Disney's 100th Anniversary celebrated all year!
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💯 Animation Releases 25/25
Complete this section to become Master Animator
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✅ 1927: The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)Disney begins creating Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which is later distributed through Universal Pictures
✅ 1928: The Mystery of the Blue Train - Steamboat Willie is released, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon and the first appearance of Minnie Mouse
✅ 1932: Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) - Release of Flowers and Trees, first full-color cartoon, and first cartoon to win an Academy Award
✅ 1934: Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) - The Wise Little Hen, first appearance of Donald Duck, is released
✅ 1935: Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) - The Band Concert, first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color, is released
✅ 1940: Verdict of Twelve - Release of Fantasia
✅ 1941: Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) - Release of Dumbo
✅ 1942: The Screwtape Letters - Release of Bambi
✅ 1943: Johnny Tremain - U.S release of Saludos Amigos, featuring four animated segments set in South America
✅ 1945: Stuart Little - Release of The Three Caballeros
✅ 1948: Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss - Release of Melody Time
✅ 1953: The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6) - Release of Peter Pan
✅ 1955: The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) - Release of Lady and the Tramp
✅ 1967: The Magic Fish by Freya Littledale - Release of The Jungle Book
✅ 1970: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. - Release of The Aristocats
✅ 1973: The Princess Bride - Release of Robin Hood
✅ 1981: Dale Loves Sophie to Death: A Novel - Release of The Fox and the Hound
✅ 1986: Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History - Release of The Great Mouse Detective
✅ 1990: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Release of Ducktales: the Movie, Treasure of the Lost Lamp
✅ 2000: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex - Release of The Emperor's New Groove
✅ 2003: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith - Release of The Incredibles
✅ 2007: Austenland (Austenland #1) - Release of Ratatouille
✅ 2012: Dying to Be Her (Empty Coffin #2) - Release of Wreck it Ralph
✅ 2015: The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) - Release of Inside Out
✅ 2017: Lincoln in the Bardo - Release of Coco
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💯 Live-Action Releases 25/25
Complete this section to become Executive Director
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✅ 1946: Mister Roberts - Release of Song of the South
✅ 1952: Charlotte's Web - Release of Robin Hood and His Merry Men
✅ 1954: The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia, #3) - Release of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
✅ 1956: Night - Release of Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
✅ 1957: Little Bear - First program of the Zorro television series
✅ 1960: Dawn (The Night Trilogy, #2) - Release of Swiss Family Robinson
✅ 1961: The Sneetches and Other Stories - Release of The Parent Trap
✅ 1962: We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Release of In Search of the Castaways
✅ 1964: A Single Man - Release of Mary Poppins
✅ 1965: The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1) - Release of That Darn Cat
✅ 1968: The Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) - Release of The Love Bug
✅ 1969: A Hoxton Childhood - Release of The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
✅ 1974: If Beale Street Could Talk - Release of Herbie Rides Again
✅ 1975: High-Rise - Release of The Apple Dumpling Gang
✅ 1976: A Demon in My View - Release of The Shaggy D.A.
✅ 1978: Each Peach Pear Plum - Release of Return from Witch Mountain
✅ 1979: Kindred - Release of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
✅ 1993: Parable of the Sower - Release of Hocus Pocus
✅ 1997: The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation - Release of George of the Jungle
✅ 1999: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) - Release of Inspector Gadget
✅ 2005: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey - Release of Sky High
✅ 2006: The Book Thief - Release of High School Musical
✅ 2011: A Monster Calls - Release of The Muppets
✅ 2018: My Sister, the Serial Killer - Release of Christopher Robin
✅ 2020: The Vanishing Half - Disney collaborates with 5000 Broadway Productions to bring Hamilton to the masses
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💯 Princesses and Leading Ladies 25/25
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✅ 1937: Their Eyes Were Watching God - Release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, first feature-length animated film
✅ 1938: Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs wins an Academy Honorary Award
✅ 1944: Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie - Disney is struggling financially, so they re-release Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
✅ 1950: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Release of Cinderella
✅ 1951: Foundation (Foundation #1) - Release of Alice in Wonderland
✅ 1959: Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot, #36) - Release of Sleeping Beauty
✅ 1989: The Joy Luck Club - Release of The Little Mermaid
✅ 1991: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began - Release of Beauty and the Beast
✅ 1992: New Orleans Mourning (Skip Langdon, Mystery #1) - Release of Aladdin
✅ 1994: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg - Beauty and the Beast is Disney's first Broadway production
✅ 1995: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) - Release of Pocahontas
✅ 1996: Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence - Release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
✅ 1998: Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) - Release of Mulan
✅ 2001: Legally Blonde - Release of The Princess Diaries
✅ 2002: Coraline - Release of Lilo and Stitch
✅ 2004: Crewel Yule (A Needlecraft Mystery, #8) - Release of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
✅ 2005: Still Life (Chief Inspector Arman Gamach #1) - Release of Ice Princess]
✅ 2008: The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg #1) - Release of Tinker Bell
✅ 2009: Dog on It - Release of The Princess and the Frog
✅ 2010: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy - Release of Tangled
✅ 2013: Dad Is Fat - Release of Frozen
✅ 2014: Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies - Release of Maleficent
✅ 2016: Homegoing - Release of Moana
✅ 2021: A Town Called Solace - Release of Encanto
✅ 2022: Finding Me - Release of Turning Red
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[Carmen]

Update to message #13

PROGRESS: 67/100

[Beth]

Update to #164. Progress: 43/100

[Sarah]

Message 20 Updated

Progress: 71/100

[Allie]

Update to Message #11
Progress 22/50

Business Venture 6/25
Animation Releases 2/25
Live-Action Releases 5/25
Princesses and Leading Ladies 9/25

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

18/34

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 31/50

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 32/50

[Beth]

Update to #164.

Disney CEO -- Business Ventures 10/25
Master Animator -- Animation Releases 11/25
Executive Director -- Live-Action Releases 10/25
Disney Royalty - Princesses and Leading Ladies 15/25

Ultimate -- all four 46/100

[Beth]

Update to #164.

Disney CEO -- Business Ventures 11/25
Master Animator -- Animation Releases 12/25
Executive Director -- Live-Action Releases 11/25
Disney Royalty - Princesses and Leading Ladies 15/25

Ultimate -- all four 49/100

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 12: 11/25

Since last update I've added:

1996: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
2002: Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon
2008: City of Thieves by David Benioff
2009: The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony
2010: The Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby
2016: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

[Debra Diggs]

Update to message #10: 8/25

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

19/34

[Beth]

Update to #164.

Disney CEO -- Business Ventures 13/25

Ultimate -- all four 51/100

[Allie]

Update to Message #11
Progress 28/50

Business Ventures 8/25
🎫1930: First Disney book (Mickey Mouse Book) Mystery Mile
🎫2004: Disney purchases The Muppets franchise from Jim Henson Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Live-Action Releases 6/25
🎫1997: Release of George of the Jungle Small Vices

Princesses and Leading Ladies 12/25
🎫1937: Release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, first feature-length animated film Artists in Crime
🎫2010: Release of Tangled Hollywood Hills
🎫2016: Release of Moana The Dry

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

20/34

[Lilli Gilliam]

update 122
27/100

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 33/50

[Sarah]

Message 20 Updated

Progress: 78/100

[Kristina]

Update to message 16 - 43/100 books read.

[Carmen]

Update to message #13

PROGRESS: 74/100

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 34/50

[Drew]

Update to message #128: 24/50 books read!

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #25 - 27/50 books read!

[Beth]

Update to #164.

Executive Director -- Live-Action Releases 12/25

Ultimate -- all four 52/100

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #14: 50/50 -- COMPLETE

I finished the Live-Action Release section today. I only need 20 more to complete the last two sections. I might get back to you on one or both of those, but I don't want to officially change my goal. Thanks, Carri Carey!

🏰 Live-Action Releases - Executive Director - June 10, 2023

🏰 1946: Release of Song of the South
White Bird
🏰 1952: Release of Robin Hood and His Merry Men
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
🏰 1954: Release of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay
🏰 1956: Release of Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet
🏰 1957: First program of the Zorro television series
To Helvetica and Back
🏰 1960: Release of Swiss Family Robinson
The Beach Trees
🏰 1961: Release of The Parent Trap
Call for the Dead
🏰 1962: Release of In Search of the Castaways
Who Is Vera Kelly?
🏰 1964: Release of Mary Poppins
It Is Wood, It Is Stone
🏰 1965: Release of That Darn Cat
Liar's Bench
🏰 1968: Release of The Love Bug
Ruby Falls
🏰 1969: Release of The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
GodPretty in the Tobacco Field
🏰 1974: Release of Herbie Rides Again
The Keeper of Lost Things
🏰 1975: Release of The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Nickel Boys
🏰 1976: Release of The Shaggy D.A.
Notes on an Execution
🏰 1978: Release of Return from Witch Mountain
The House Next Door
🏰 1979: Release of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
🏰 1993: Release of Hocus Pocus
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
🏰 1997: Release of George of the Jungle
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team
🏰 1999: Release of Inspector Gadget
The Night Olivia Fell
🏰 2005: Release of Sky High
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
🏰 2006: Release of High School Musical
The Gifts of Imperfection
🏰 2011: Release of The Muppets
Like No Other
🏰 2018: Release of Christopher Robin
Turbulence
🏰 2020: Disney collaborates with 5000 Broadway Productions to bring Hamilton to the masses
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

21/34

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 35/50

[Beth]

Update to #164

Business Ventures 13/25
Animation Releases 12/25
Live-Action Releases 13/25
Princesses and Leading Ladies 16/25

Ultimate -- all four 54/100

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

22/34

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 37/50

Business Ventures: 10/25
Animation Releases: 6/25
Live-Action Releases: 9/25
Princessess and Leading Ladies: 12/25

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

23/34

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 39/50

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

24/34

[Kalyn]

Not sure how possible it will be for me lol
But put me down for all 100 please, why not!

Last Updated: 9/24/23
Progress 14/100

Business Ventures
Complete this section to become Disney CEO

1923: Walt and Roy Disney form the "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio"
1926: The Disneys change their name to the "Walt Disney Studio"
1930: First Disney book (Mickey Mouse Book)
1947: Disney appears before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC) and chastises the animator's strike for their association with Communist elements
1949: Walt Disney Music Company is formed
1955: Opening of Disneyland park in Anaheim, California
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
1977: Roy E Disney, Walt's nephew, resigns and the company suffers for several years
1980: First Home Video titles released
1982: EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida
1983: Tokyo Disneyland opens
--Malibu Rising (8/10)
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
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
2006: Disney purchases Pixar Animation
2009: Disney purchases Marvel Entertainment
--City of Glass (5/4)
2012: Disney purchases LucasFilm from George Lucas
2019: Disney+ streaming service premiers
--A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (7/14)
2023: Disney's 100th Anniversary celebrated all year!


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
1941: Release of Dumbo
1942: Release of Bambi
1943: U.S release of Saludos Amigos, featuring four animated segments set in South America
1945: Release of The Three Caballeros
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
1981: Release of The Fox and the Hound
1986: Release of The Great Mouse Detective
1990: Release of Ducktales: the Movie, Treasure of the Lost Lamp
2000: Release of The Emperor's New Groove
2003: Release of The Incredibles
--Into the Wild (9/24)
2007: Release of Ratatouille
2012: Release of Wreck it Ralph
--City of Lost Souls (7/6)
2015: Release of Inside Out
2017: Release of Coco


Live-Action Releases
Complete this section to become Executive Director

1946: Release of Song of the South
1952: Release of Robin Hood and His Merry Men
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
--To Kill a Mockingbird (9/15)
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
1968: Release of The Love Bug
1969: Release of The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1974: Release of Herbie Rides Again
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
1993: Release of Hocus Pocus
1997: Release of George of the Jungle
1999: Release of Inspector Gadget
2005: Release of Sky High
2006: Release of High School Musical
2011: Release of The Muppets
--Clockwork Prince (6/10)
--City of Fallen Angels (5/13)
2018: Release of Christopher Robin
--Carter & Aria: Merciless (8/16)
2020: Disney collaborates with 5000 Broadway Productions to bring Hamilton to the masses
--Good Girl, Bad Blood (8/4)


Princesses and Leading Ladies
Complete this section to become Disney Royalty

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
1951: Release of Alice in Wonderland
1959: Release of Sleeping Beauty
1989: Release of The Little Mermaid
1991: Release of Beauty and the Beast
1992: Release of Aladdin
1994: Beauty and the Beast is Disney's first Broadway production
1995: Release of Pocahontas
1996: Release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1998: Release of Mulan
2001: Release of The Princess Diaries
2002: Release of Lilo and Stitch
2004: Release of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2005: Release of Ice Princess
2008: Release of Tinker Bell
--City of Ashes (4/28)
2009: Release of The Princess and the Frog
2010: Release of Tangled
--Clockwork Angel (5/28)
2013: Release of Frozen
--Clockwork Princess (6/23)
2014: Release of Maleficent
2016: Release of Moana
2021: Release of Encanto
--As Good As Dead (8/22)
2022: Release of Turning Red

[Kristina]

Update to message 16 - 51/100 books completed

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #25 - 33/50 books read!