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May 22, 1996
The Disney Store opens
on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue
and sets sales records on
opening day. |
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June 7, 1996
The Rock (Hollywood),
starring Sean Connery and
Nicolas Cage, opens
strongly and earns more
than $340 million worldwide. |
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June 21, 1996
The Hunchback of
Notre Dame is released
and goes on to reap nearly
$100 million at the nation's
box office. |
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June 18, 1996
The new town of
Celebration greets
its first residents. |
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July 1, 1996
Disney's BoardWalk
opens at Walt Disney World. |
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July 2, 1996
Walt Disney Records
releases its third collection
of favorite musical moments,
Classic Disney: Sixty Years
of Musical Magic. |
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August 13, 1996
Aladdin and The King
of Thieves, starring Robin
Williams, is released
direct-to-video. |
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July 10, 1996
Phenomenon, starring
Kyra Sedgwick and John
Travolta, receives good
reviews and goes on to
earn more than $145 million
worldwide. |
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September 8, 1996
The Lion King premieres
on The Disney Channel and
later enjoys a successful
network premiere on ABC
in November. |
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September 11, 1996
Hyperion Books' Make the
Connection by Bob Greene
and Oprah Winfrey is released
and goes straight to number one
on the best-seller list. |
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October 1, 1996
Walt Disney World
celebrates its 25th
anniversary. |
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October 1996
James and the Giant
Peach and Toy Story
are big home video
winners for the holiday
season. |
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November 8, 1996
Ransom, starring Mel Gibson,
is released and passes
$105 million domestically
by the end of the Thanksgiving
weekend. |
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November 25, 1996
The Main Street Electrical
Parade, which drew hundreds
of thousands in its final year,
makes its farewell Disneyland
appearance. |
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December 1996
Disney Online announces
Family.com, a World Wide
Web site providing information
on food, travel and family
activities for parents
at http://www.family.com. |
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November 27, 1996
101 Dalmatians opens in
time for Thanksgiving and
sets a record—$45 million
—for the long weekend.
Some 140 licensees are
offering more than 10,000
items in support of the film. |
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