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May 23rd 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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Disney Milestones
Year Event Note
1922 Laugh-O-Gram Films Incorporated
Opened: May 23, 1922
102 Year Anniversary

Movie Releases & Television Premieres

Year Movie / Show Note
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Lucasfilm

Opened: May 23, 1984
40 Year Anniversary
2003 Bruce Almighty
Touchstone Pictures

Opened: May 23, 2003
21 Year Anniversary
2025 Lilo & Stitch (Live Action)
Walt Disney Pictures

Opened: May 23, 2025

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

Year Attraction / Resort / Restaurant / Shop / Cruise Line Note
1997 Light Magic
Disneyland

Opened: May 23, 1997
Closed: Sep 1, 1997
27 Year Anniversary of opening

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 May 23, 2014
Disneyland Resort - Friday, May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014

To kick off summer the Disneyland Resort hosted another 24 hour event, this time called Rock your Disney Side. A look around the parks at some of the special offerings, a check of the ongoing projects, and my usual assortment of random pictures.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Disneyland Resort May 23, 2013
Disneyland Resort - Thursday, May 23, 2013
May 23, 2013

A quick look around the Disneyland Resort then an extended look at the Premiere Performance of Mickey and the Magical Map.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Disneyland Resort May 23, 2003
Disneyland Resort - Friday May 23, 2003
May 23, 2003

Part 2 of our 5/23 Update. This features a look around DCA and a couple Disneyland and DD at night.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Disneyland Resort May 23, 2003
Disneyland Resort - Friday May 23, 2003
May 23, 2003

Part 1 of this Disneyland Resort Update takes a look around Disneyland Park. Showing the storytelling, River shots, and more... part 2 will be online in a day or 2 and it will feature DCA, DD and Dland at night.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.

Disney News Release:
A listing of Disney News Releases that we posted on this date -

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