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October 1, 1995 Disney
Vacation Club opens Vero
Beach Resort. |
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October 1, 1995
The Disney Channel
launches service in
the United Kingdom. |
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November 24, 1995
Disney-MGM Studios
presents the spectacular
Lights, Camera, Christmas!
light display, which returned
in 1996. |
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November 22, 1995
Toy Story opens nationwide,
is an instant hit and goes on
to earn more than $355
million worldwide. |
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December 29, 1995
Mr. Holland's Opus opens
in a limited engagement. It
goes on to gross $33 million
at the domestic box office
and Richard Dreyfuss is
nominated for Best Actor. |
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January 25, 1996
The Beardstown Ladies'
Stitch-in-Time Guide To
Growing Your Nest Egg,
a sequel to the best-selling
Beardstown Ladies' Common
Sense Investment Guides, is released. |
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February 9, 1996
The acquisition of Capital
Cities/ABC by Disney is
officially completed. |
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January 27, 1996
Motor sports finds new
home on one-mile tri-oval
track that hosts the inaugural
INDY 200 at Walt Disney World.
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February 9, 1996
The Disney Institute
opens at Walt Disney World. |
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March 25, 1996
Whoopi Goldberg
hosts the Academy
Awards. Show draws
a 30.3 rating and 50%
share for ABC. |
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April 18, 1996
Beauty and the Beast
marks its 2nd anniversary
on Broadway. |
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April 12, 1996
Disney Vacation Club
opens new Hilton Head,
South Carolina, resort. |
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May 15, 1996
Building a Dream:
The Art of Disney
Architecture arrives
in stores. |
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May 18, 1996
The California Angels
and Disney reach an
agreement for Disney
to acquire a 25 percent
interest in the baseball
team and to assume the
role of managing general partner. |
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Continued
Part
2
May 22 1996 - Dec 31, 1996
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