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Last updated: 2009 October 29.


1967

January 8
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Willie and the Yank: The Deserter, part one. [85.362] [501.614]
January 15
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders, part two. [85.362] [501.614]
January 22
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Willie and the Yank: The Matchmaker, part three. [85.362] [501.614]
January 29
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Gallegher Goes West: Tragedy on the Trail. [85.362] [228.202]
February 2
  • Disney releases the documentary film EPCOT for showing in Florida, to inform residents of the plans for Walt Disney World and EPCOT. [23] [36.27] [228.166] [481.46]
February 5
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Gallegher Goes West: Trial by Terror. [85.362] [228.202]
February 8
  • Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Monkeys, Go Home! to theaters. The film is based on the book The Monkeys by G.K. Wilkinson. [13] [43.724] [79.247] [111.376] (February 2 [228.338] [370.247]) (Monkeys Go Home [23] [49.273])
February
  • In the Florida legislature, a film made by Disney is shown to explain the rationale for Disney having its own government on its Florida property. [371.26]
February 19
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Boy Who Flew with Condors. [85.362] [228.67]
March 5
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Atta Girl, Kelly!, part one. [85.362] [190.48] [228.32]
March 8
  • Buena Vista releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin to theaters. The film is based on the novel By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman. [13] [23] [43.8] [79.249] [111.328] (March 3 [228.7] [370.249])
March 12
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Atta Girl, Kelly!, part two. [85.362] [228.32]
March
  • The Donald Duck comic book number 112 introduces the Moby Duck character. [228.337]
March 18
  • The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. It includes 119 Audio-Animatronics figures; 64 human, 55 animals. The whole attraction cost US$8 million to build. [9] [4] [26.26] [209.30] [228.389] [232.84] [321.26] [757.38] [939.146]
  • The Blue Bayou Restaurant opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. [228.61]
March 19
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Atta Girl, Kelly! part three. [85.362] [228.32]
March 23
  • Disney releases the animated short film Scrooge McDuck and Money to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [85.349] [97.131] [383.178] [501.489]
March 26
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Man on Wheels. [85.362] [228.310]
April 2
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled A Salute to Alaska with Ludwig von Drake. [85.362] [501.483]
(month unknown)
  • Roy Disney asks Clark Beise, president of the Bank of America and a Disney board member, to become president of Walt Disney Productions. Beise declines. [267.312]
May
  • The Florida Legislature approves the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which would give the Disney company powers of an independent municipality. [371.27] [481.47]
May 12
  • Florida's Governor Claude Kirk signs legislation creating the Reedy Creek Improvement District, enabling Walt Disney Productions' operation of Walt Disney World. [23] [48.357]
May
  • Disney releases the live-action feature film Mosby's Marauders to theaters in the UK. The film was previously aired on TV in the US under the title Willie and the Yank. [23] [228.342]
May 30
  • Groundbreaking begins in Florida for Walt Disney World. [22] [1073.103] (summer [481.47])
(month unknown)
  • Disney renames the Circarama, U.S.A. theater at Disneyland to Circle-Vision 360. [228.93]
June 15
  • The Club 33 restaurant opens at 33 Royal Street, in New Orleans Square, in Disneyland. [257.24] [228.96] (May [91.53])

June
  • The updated film America the Beautiful opens in the Circle-Vision 360 theater in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [4] [23] [228.21,93]
  • Roy Disney decides to remain as president, CEO, and chairman of Walt Disney Productions. He recommends to the board of directors that Donn Tatum be elected executive vice president (administration), and Card Walker be elected executive vice president (operations). The board accepts his recommendations. [267.313]
June 21
  • Disney releases the live-action short film The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle to theaters. [23] [43.606] [85.349] (Boys and the Eagles [228.285])
June 23
  • Buena Vista premieres Disney's live-action feature film The Happiest Millionaire in Los Angeles, California. The film is based on the book and play by Kyle Crichton and Cordelia Drexel Biddle. This is the last film co-produced by Walt Disney. The film is almost three hours long in its original version. [7] [13] [23] [43.452] [228.227] [245.34] [370.256] [652.80]
(month unknown)
  • The Circle-Vision film Canada '67 is first shown publicly at Expo '67 in Montreal, Canada. [23] [228.77]
  • The Character Shop opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [228.87]
  • The One-of-a-Kind antique shop opens in New Orleans Square in Disneyland. [228.373]
  • The "Gold Key" comic book Chip 'n Dale is first published. [113.329]
  • Buena Vista re-releases the films The Shaggy Dog and The Absent Minded Professor to theaters as a double bill. [85.159] [228.1] [370.159]
  • Ron Miller is elected to the studio's board of directors. [34.270]
  • Roy E. Disney, son of Roy O. Disney, is elected to the studio's board of directors. [34.270] [56.97] [108.13] [228.126]
  • Disney re-releases the animated short film Morris, the Midget Moose to theaters. [23]
  • Disney releases the animated film The Wind in the Willows to theaters in the United Kingdom. [23]
  • Disney releases the animated film compilation The Academy Award Shorts Program to theaters in France. [23]
  • Disney releases the animated film compilation Su Carrousel de Alegria to theaters in Argentina. [23]
  • Disney releases the live-action feature film The Million Dollar Collar outside the US. The film was previously shown on TV as The Ballad of Hector, the Stowaway Dog. [23] [85.361] [228.331]
  • Disney releases the animated film compilation Goofy Adventures. [23]
  • Gulf Oil releases a record titled Walt Disney's Happiest Songs. [235.86]
  • Disney releases the animated film compilation Keep To the Right in Sweden. [23]
  • Roy O. Disney declares the official name of the Florida Project "Walt Disney World". (This is his last official act as CEO.) [48.357] (1971? [56.97])
  • Disney releases the film Disneyland Around the Seasons. [23]
July 2
  • Tomorrowland at Disneyland re-opens following a complete re-design and rebuilding. [19] [757.38] [939.52]
  • The Tomorrowland Terrace restaurant opens in Disneyland. [501.563]
  • The Carousel of Progress attraction opens at Disneyland. [9] [4] [26.26] [228.203]
  • The PeopleMover attraction begins operation in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [4] [26.26] [228.383]
  • The Rocket Jets ride opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [26.26] [501.474]
July
  • Disney re-releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to theaters. [25] [42.1985] [56.77] [79.24] [177.73] [501.509]
July 19
  • Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Gnome-Mobile to theaters. The film is based on the book The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair. [13] [23] [43.411] [79.251] [111.355] [483.79] (July 12 [228.206] [370.251])
August 5
  • The Adventure Through Inner Space attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [4] [228.6] ("Thru" [26.26])
August
  • The redesigned Flight to the Moon attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [4] [26.26] (July [228.188])
  • The first death on Disneyland's PeopleMover is recorded. 15-year old Rickey Yama tries to hop between cars as it passes through a tunnel. He slips and is wedged between the two cars, with his head and upper body crushed. [163] [450.171]
September
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film The Ceramic Mural for educational use. [23] [228.85]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film The Navajos - Children of the Gods for educational use in the US. [23] [228.353]
September 17
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper. [228.362]
September 24
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled How the West Was Lost. [228.244]
September 27
  • The first draft screenplay of Disney's animated version of Hansel and Gretel is completed. [176.87]
October
  • Buena Vista pre-releases the film The Happiest Millionaire to selected theaters. [111.357] [370.256]
  • The first Moby Duck comic book is published. [228.337]
October 18
  • Buena Vista releases Disney's animated feature film The Jungle Book to theaters. This is the last animated feature personally produced by Walt Disney. [7] [8] [11] [13] [15] [16] [17] [23] [25] [43.566] [49.272] [97.255] [111.365] [113.306] [191] [225.41] [228.268] [229.107] [235.92] [370.253]
  • Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Charlie the Lonesome Cougar to theaters. [23] [111.339] [43.166] [228.87] [370.309]
November
  • The ashes from Walt Disney's cremation are moved from the funeral home to Freedom Mausoleum at Forest Lawn. [1102.633]
November 19
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled One Day on Beetle Rock. [228.371]
December 10
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring A Boy Called Nuthin', part one. [228.66]
December
  • The film The Jungle Book has grossed US$26 million to this point in time. [23]
  • The Monsanto House of the Future display at Disneyland closes. [228.339]
  • Disney releases the film Family Planning for educational use. It was produced in association with the Population Council. [23] [228.173]
December 17
  • The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring A Boy Called Nuthin', part two. [228.66]
December 26
  • The US Federal Bureau of the Budget announces that California would be granted a right-of-way through Sequoia National Park for improved road access to the Disney's proposed Mineral King ski resort. [482.36]

End of 1967. Next: 1968.
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  • Chronology of Disneyland
  • Chronology of Walt Disney World
  • Chronology of Mickey Mouse
  • Chronology of Donald Duck
  • Chronology of Goofy
  • Disney References in Pop Culture
  • Polsson's Garage Sale - Walt Disney
  • Ken P's Today in History
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