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April 29th in Disney History
Below is a listing of some key openings and closings on this date in Disney History. This includes theme park attration opening and closing dates, movie releases, television premieres as well as my pictures from this date over the years. If you see an important date we are missing drop us an email.

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Movie Releases & Television Premieres
Year Movie / Show Note
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
Walt Disney Pictures

Opened: Apr 29, 1983
41 Year Anniversary
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
Touchstone Pictures

Opened: Apr 29, 1994
30 Year Anniversary
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Touchstone Pictures

Opened: Apr 29, 2005
19 Year Anniversary
2011 Prom
Walt Disney Pictures

Opened: Apr 29, 2011
13 Year Anniversary

Disney Parks (Attractions, Shops, Dining, Resorts & Cruise Line)

Year Attraction / Resort / Restaurant / Shop / Cruise Line Note
1957 Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough
Disneyland

Opened: Apr 29, 1957
67 Year Anniversary of opening
1990 One Man's Dream, a celebration of Walt Disney
Disneyland

Opened: Dec 16, 1989
Closed: Apr 29, 1990
34 Year Anniversary of closing
1994 Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
Opened: Apr 29, 1994
30 Year Anniversary
1994 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival (Inaugural Festival Opening Date)
Opened: Apr 29, 1994
30 Year Anniversary
2001 Mike Fink Keel Boats
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Apr 29, 2001
23 Year Anniversary of closing

Disney Parks Events & Festivals:

 

Disney Related Book Releases on this date:

Below are links to reviews in the Geek's Library section of books released on this date that are in my collection.

No book's published on this date in the Geek's Library

 

Disneygeek.com Disney Parks Picture Set:
Picture sets from my visits to a Disney Parks around the world on this date including Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland -

Disneyland Resort April 29, 2022
Disneyland Resort - Friday, April 29, 2022
April 29, 2022

Disney Junior Fun Fest @ Disney California Adventure, Black Spire Outpost @ Grand Californian, World of Color and a check of ongoing projects.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Walt Disney World Resort April 29, 2017
Walt Disney World Resort - April 26 - May 3, 2017
Day 4 - Animal Kingdom, Studios & Epcot
April 29, 2017

A morning visit to the Animal Kingdom followed by lunch and some time at the Studios before spending most of the afternoon/evening at Epcot.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Walt Disney World Resort April 29, 2014
Walt Disney World Resort - April 29-May 5, 2014
Day 1 - Kidani Village Room - Magic Kingdom
April 29, 2014

Arrived in Orlando before the sun came up. A look at a two bedroom villa at Kidani Village then off to the Magic Kingdom to look at some of the ongoing work as well as the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as the finishing touches are being applied. Part II features a look at the Festival of Fantasy parade at the Magic Kingdom from Frontierland and Main Street before venturing out on the Seven Seas Lagoon for a check of the Polynesian DVC construction. I wrap up with a brief stop at Epcot before the rain ends my day early.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Disneyland Resort April 29, 2011
Disneyland Resort - Friday, April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011

Pirates Premiere setup, construction updates, and my regular assortment of random shots as I roamed the parks.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Walt Disney World Resort April 29, 2008
Walt Disney World Resort - April 22-29, 2008
Day 8 - Animal Kingdom
April 29, 2008

Our last day. Spent the morning packing up, then off to the Animal Kingdom for a couple hours before heading back to the Contemporary to grab our Magical Express bus and head back to LA.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Walt Disney World Resort April 29, 2006
Walt Disney World Resort - April 26 - May 3, 2006
Day 4 - Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom & Epcot
April 29, 2006

Day 4 we returned to the Animal Kingdom to find it quite crowded and then we headed over to the Magic Kingdom to try a VMK Quest before ending up at EPCOT for the evening.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Disneyland Resort April 29, 2005
Disneyland Resort - Friday, April 29, 2005
April 29, 2005

Wow what a great day at the Disneyland Resort. Lots of new things to see, final prepartions for the 50th are being done, a drianed lagoon, and more in this over 50 page update. (Note coming later today a section devoted to the hidden 50th logos)

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