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October 1st 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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Theme Park Opening
Movie Releases & Television Premieres
Year Movie / Show Note
1966 The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Walt Disney Pictures

Opened: Oct 1, 1966
58 Year Anniversary
1993 Cool Runnings
Walt Disney Pictures

Opened: Oct 1, 1993
31 Year Anniversary
2004 Ladder 49
Touchstone Pictures

Opened: Oct 1, 2004
20 Year Anniversary

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

Year Attraction / Resort / Restaurant / Shop / Cruise Line Note
1971 Character Parade
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Dec 9, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Cinderella Castle
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Country Bear Jamboree
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Jan 27, 2024

Other Engagements: - Present
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Disney's Contemporary Resort
Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary
1971 Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary
1971 Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Frontierland Shootin' Arcade
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Jun 23, 2024
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Haunted Mansion
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 it's a small world
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Jungle Cruise
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Mad Tea Party
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Main Street Vehicles
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Mike Fink Keel Boats
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Apr 29, 2001
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Peter Pan's Flight
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Swiss Family Treehouse
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 The Hall of Presidents
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 The Mickey Mouse Revue
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Sep 14, 1980
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Tomorrowland Speedway
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Tropical Serenade (The Enchanted Tiki Birds)
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed: Sep 1, 1997
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1971 Walt Disney World Mark IV Orange, Green, Gold & Blue
Opened: Oct 1, 1971
Closed:1991
53 Year Anniversary
1971 Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1971
53 Year Anniversary of opening
1979 EPCOT - Construction Begins
Opened: Oct 1, 1979
45 Year Anniversary
1981 Tencennial Parade
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1981
Closed: Sep 30, 1982
43 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 CommuniCore
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 30, 1994
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 El Río del Tiempo (The River of Time)
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 2, 2007
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 EPCOT Computer Central
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 30, 1994
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 ImageWorks
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Oct 10, 1998
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Impressions de France
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Kitchen Kabaret
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 3, 1994
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Listen to the Land
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Sep 27, 1993
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 O Canada!
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Aug 1, 2019
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Spaceship Earth
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Symbiosis
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 1, 1995
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 The American Adventure
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 TransCenter
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 2, 1996
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Universe of Energy
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 21, 1996
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 Wonders of China
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Mar 25, 2003
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1982 World of Motion
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1982
Closed: Jan 2, 1996
42 Year Anniversary of opening
1983 Horizons
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1983
Closed: Jan 9, 1999
41 Year Anniversary of opening
1986 15 Years of Magic
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1986
Closed:1987
38 Year Anniversary of opening
1988 Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Opened: Oct 1, 1988
36 Year Anniversary
1989 Disney Character Hit Parade
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1989
Closed:1991
35 Year Anniversary of opening
1991 SpectroMagic
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1991
Closed: May 21, 1999

Other Engagements: - Present
33 Year Anniversary of opening
1992 Splash Mountain
Tokyo Disneyland

Opened: Oct 1, 1992
32 Year Anniversary of opening
1995 Disney's Vero Beach Resort
Opened: Oct 1, 1995
29 Year Anniversary
1996 The Barnstormer
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 1996
28 Year Anniversary of opening
1999 IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1999
Closed: Sep 30, 2019
25 Year Anniversary of opening
1999 ImageWorks - The
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1999
25 Year Anniversary of opening
1999 Journey into Your Imagination
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1999
Closed: Oct 8, 2001
25 Year Anniversary of opening
1999 Tapestry of Nations
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 1999
Closed: Sep 9, 2001
25 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Cinderella's Surprise Celebration (Castle Forecourt Stage)
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: Feb 23, 2005
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Disney Junior - Live on Stage!
Disney's Hollywood Studios

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: Sep 1, 2018
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade
Disney's Hollywood Studios

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: Mar 8, 2008
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
Disney's Animal Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: May 31, 2014
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Share A Dream Come True Parade
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: Aug 9, 2006
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Tapestry of Dreams
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: Mar 1, 2003
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2001 Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Disney's Hollywood Studios

Opened: Oct 1, 2001
Closed: Sep 7, 2017
23 Year Anniversary of opening
2003 Advanced Training Lab
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2003
21 Year Anniversary of opening
2003 Mission: Space
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2003
21 Year Anniversary of opening
2009 Turtle Talk
Tokyo DisneySea

Opened: Oct 1, 2009
15 Year Anniversary of opening
2014 Paint the Night
Hong Kong Disneyland

Opened: Oct 1, 2014
10 Year Anniversary of opening
2018 Mickey's Philharmagic (Discoveryland Theatre)
Disneyland Paris

Opened: Oct 1, 2018
6 Year Anniversary of opening
2019 Epcot Forever
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2019
Closed: Sep 28, 2021
5 Year Anniversary of opening
2019 The EPCOT Experience
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2019
Closed: Mar 14, 2022
5 Year Anniversary of opening
2021 Disney Enchantment
Magic Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 2021
Closed: Apr 2, 2023
3 Year Anniversary of opening
2021 Disney KiteTails
Disney's Animal Kingdom

Opened: Oct 1, 2021
Closed: Sep 30, 2022
3 Year Anniversary of opening
2021 Harmonious
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2021
Closed: Apr 2, 2023
3 Year Anniversary of opening
2021 Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
Epcot

Opened: Oct 1, 2021
3 Year Anniversary of opening
2024 The Villains' Halloween 'Into the Frenzy
Tokyo Disneyland

Opened: Oct 1, 2024
Closed: Nov 1, 2024
0 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.

 

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 October 1, 2021
Disneyland Resort - Friday, October 01, 2021
October 1, 2021

Halloween Time entertainment & decorations around the parks, hotels and Downtown Disney plus a check of the ongoing projects.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Disneyland Paris October 1, 2015
Disneyland Paris - September 26 - October 6, 2015
Day 5 - Versailles & Disney after dark
October 1, 2015

Palace of Versailles, Gardens of Versailles & Marie Antoinette's Estate then back to Disney Village & Disneyland Park

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Walt Disney World Resort October 1, 2012
Walt Disney World Resort - September 29 - October 7, 2012
Day 3 - EPCOT 30th Anniversary
October 1, 2012

Today marked the 30th Anniversary of EPCOT (and 41 years for the Magic Kingdom). I spend the entire day at EPCOT taking in the special presentations and events. Including an Imagineering Panel, Anniversary Ceremony, Marty Sklar Presentation, and Illuminations finale to mark the occasion.

Click here for our trip report from this day and pictures.
Walt Disney World Resort October 1, 2004
Walt Disney World Resort - September 29 - October 6, 2004
Day 3 - Epcot & Magic Kingdom
October 1, 2004

The 33rd Birthday for the Magic Kingdom and 22nd for EPCOT. Starts off with the Segway tour at EPCOT and then a walking trip around World Showcase. Over to the Magic Kingdom then back to EPCOT for Illuminations plus Kool and the Gang.

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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