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Last updated: 2023 December 20.

1955

January 5

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Treasure Island, part one. [370.393]

January 12

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Treasure Island, part two. [370.393]

January 14

• Disney releases the Donald Duck film No Hunting to theaters. [16] [23] [85.349] [228.360]

January

• The lawsuit with Clement Melancon is settled. [34.220]

January 19

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Monsters of the Deep. [228.339] [370.393]

January 26

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the second "Davy Crockett" episode, Davy Crockett Goes to Congress. [59.50] [83.697] [84.989] [113.288] [370.393] [1378.175]

February 2

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film The Reluctant Dragon, and Wind in the Willows, part of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. [370.393] [501.614]

February 9

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled A Progress Report (on Disneyland construction), and the film Nature's Half Acre. A model of the Jungle Cruise attraction is shown, giving a dry run along a bare earth route. [228.402] [370.393] [910.19]

February 12

• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration, color. [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Film Editing. [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Special Effects. [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Pigs is Pigs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Siam for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels. [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Vanishing Prairie for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Features. [39.471]

February 16

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Cavalcade of Songs. [370.393] [1378.125]

February 18

• Disney releases the Donald Duck film Lake Titicaca to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Saludos Amigos. [85.349] [228.280]
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February 23

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the third "Davy Crockett" episode, Davy Crockett at the Alamo. [59.51] [83.697] [84.898] [113.288] [370.393]

March 2

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen. [228.197] [370.393]

March 7

• The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Best Individual Show, 1954) to the Walt Disney Studio for the Disneyland TV episode, Operation Undersea. [23] [34.228] [41.41] [40.245] [59.50] [83.822] [84.990] [225.50] [228.161] [369.308]
• The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Best Variety Series, 1954) to the Walt Disney Studio for the Disneyland TV series. [41.41] [59.50] [83.821] [84.990] [228.161] [369.308]
• The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Best Television Film Editing, 1954) to the Walt Disney Studio (Grant Smith and Lynn Harrison) for the Disneyland TV episode Operation Undersea. [41.43] [228.161]

March 9

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring Man in Space. [23] [40.265] [228.309] [370.393] [1102.517]

March 10

• U.S. President Eisenhower calls Walt Disney to tell him how good the film Man in Space was, and to ask for a copy of it to show the generals in the Pentagon. [40.265]

March 11

• Disney releases the special cartoon Contrasts in Rhythm to theaters. It combines Bumble Boogie and Trees from the film Melody Time. [1378.153] (Contrast [85.349])

March 13

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Further Report on Disneyland. [370.393]

March 14

• The first True Life Adventures comic strip panel is published, drawn by George Wheeler, written by Dick Huemer. [113.19] [1242.62]

March

• Walt Disney comes up with the name "Mouseketeers" for members of the Mickey Mouse Club TV show. [23]
• ABC sells out advertising for the televised Disneyland opening show. [1102.529]

March 29

• The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway signs a five-year contract with Disney, paying US$50,000 per year in exchange for the name "Santa Fe" and company logo to be used on all Disneyland trains, stations, literature, etc. [328.273]

March 30

• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Art Direction - Set Decoration, color) for the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. [13] [23] [38.250] [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Effects) for the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. [13] [23] [38.250] [39.471]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Features) for the film The Vanishing Prairie. [38.250] [13] [23] [39.471]

April 1

• Disney releases the Donald Duck film Blame It on the Samba to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Melody Time. [85.349] [1378.83]

(month unknown)

• Orange County plumbers and asphalt workers stage a strike, threatening to delay the tight schedule of building Disneyland. [34.227]

May 13

• Disney re-releases the animated short film Pedro to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Saludos Amigos. [85.349] [228.382]

May 16

• 28 children sign contracts with Disney to perform on the TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. [1336.31]

May 22

• ABC camera crews begin rehearsing every Sunday at Disneyland. [1102.529]

May 25

• Disney releases the live-action short film Arizona Sheepdog to theaters. [23] [85.349] [190.48] [1378.40]
• Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier to theaters in the US. It is a compilation of the first three Davy Crockett episodes aired on TV. [13] [23] [50.142] [48.258] [73.77] [79.122] [111.344] [113.289] [225.50] [370.122] [1378.175]

June 10

• Disney releases the Goofy film El Gaucho Goofy to theaters. It was originally part of the film Saludos Amigos. [85.349] [228.158]

June

• Six months after the showing of the first Davy Crockett episode on TV, over US$100 million worth of Davy Crockett character merchandise has been sold. [113.289]

June 16

• Disney releases the third People and Places film, Switzerland, to theaters. [13] [23] [85.349] [370.128] [501.534]
• Buena Vista premieres Disney's animated feature film Lady and the Tramp in Chicago, Illinois. It is the first cartoon feature filmed in CinemaScope. Two versions of the film are available to theaters: regular and wide-screen CinemaScope. The film is based on an original story by Ward Greene. [8] [13] [16] [23] [25] [97.232] [113.251] [191] [228.279] [257.24] [370.124] [914.131]

June 22

• Buena Vista generally releases the film Lady and the Tramp to theaters in the US. [11] [15] [228.279] [8] [13] [16] [23] [25] [97.232] [113.251] [191] [228.279] (July [73.96] [111.367])

June 24

• Disney releases the animated short film Aquarela do Brasil to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Saludos Amigos. José Carioca and Donald Duck appear. [85.349] [1378.38]

(month unknown)

• Don Bluth begins work at Disney as an assistant animator on the film Sleeping Beauty. [1378.86]
• The National Board of Review awards a Best American Film award to Disney for the films The Vanishing Prairie, and 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. [369.69]
• The Cannes Film Festival awards a National Recognition Award to the film The Living Desert. [369.69]
• Dell publishes the third "Dell Color Comics" comic book Chip 'n Dale. [113.329]
• Walt Disney grants Jack Wrather a 99-year licence agreement to use the Disney name on any hotel in southern California. [1] (1953? [56.92])
• In New York, NBC president David Sarnoff tells Walt, "Television will never be a medium of entertainment.". [34.221]
• A George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award (Youth and Children's Programs) is won for the TV show Disneyland. [83.878] [369.310]
• The American Humane Association awards a PATSY award (Third Place) to Esmeralda, the seal from the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. [45.612]
• Jack Lindquist is hired to Disney, as the first advertising manager of Disneyland. [228.289]
• Disney re-releases the animated short film Pecos Bill to theaters. It was previously released as part of Melody Time. [228.381]

July 4

• A pre-opening party is held at the Disneyland site for employees. [328.215]

July 9

• The July 9 issue of Business Week magazine features Walt Disney on the cover, for an article on Disneyland. [1104.76]

July 10

• The Scamp character first appears in the comic strip Treasure of Classic Tales Lady and the Tramp. [501.486]

July 13

• Walt and Lillian Disney hold their 30th wedding anniversary party at Disneyland, on Frontierland's Mark Twain Riverboat. [757.36] [1300.267]
• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring A Further Report on Disneyland / A Tribute to Mickey Mouse. [228.200]

July 14

• At Disneyland park, the Casey Jr. Circus Train makes its first test ride. On the 25-percent uphill grade, the engine almost tips backward. Lead weights are added to the front, allowing it to temporarily open on the 17th. [328.284]

July 15

• Disney releases the animated short film The Flying Gauchito to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film The Three Caballeros. [85.349] [228.189]

July

• Disney releases the 16-mm film A World is Born for educational use. It includes the Rite of Spring segment of the film Fantasia. [23] [501.620]

July 17

• At 2:00 PM, Disneyland park opens, in Anaheim, California. Five themed areas are Main Street U.S.A., Frontierland, Fantasyland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland. Eighteen attractions are ready for use. Based on an initial US$10,000 for planning, the final construction cost was US$17 million. 15,000 guests were invited, but attendance for the day is 28,000-33,000. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [14] [19] [22] [26] [34.231] [49.267] [62] [90.59] [92.102] [96.84] [98] [113.314] [176.22] [190.150] [193.34] [210.172] [222.27] [230.65] [238.205] [257.24] [939.22] [1102.529] [1300.310] [1357] [1364.71] [1378.28] (10,000 invited [939.22] [1300.310]) (11,000 invited [267.198] [450.22]) (twenty attractions [757.36])
• Mouseketeers, the actors of the upcoming The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, make their first official TV appearance at Disneyland. [1336.65]
• The Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad attraction opens in Disneyland. The two engines are the #1 C.K. Holliday, and the #2 E.P. Ripley. [228.136] [328.390,391] [501.484] [1300.368]
• The Fire-Wagon horse-drawn Main Street vehicle begins operating at Disneyland. [228.186]
• The Horse-Drawn Streetcars begins operating at Disneyland. [228.242]
• The Plaza Pavilion Restaurant opens in the Plaza Hub at Disneyland. [228.391] [1300.337]
• The City Hall area on Town Square at Disneyland opens. [1300.108] [1378.140]
• The Police Station opens in Town Square at Disneyland. [1300.338]
• The Opera House opens in Town Square at Disneyland. [1300.313]
• The Fire Department opens in Town Square at Disneyland. [228.185] [1300.167]
• Grandma's Baby Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.194]
• The Gibson Greeting Cards store opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.186]
• The Shoe Store Gallen-Kamp Stores Co. opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.183]
• The Watches & Clocks shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.440]
• The Bank of America opens a branch location on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.66] [1378.58]
• The Camera Center shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.235] [1378.112]
• The Wurlitzer Music Hall shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [501.622] [1300.445]
• The Ruggles China and Glass House shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [501.478] [1300.365]
• The Story Book Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [501.525] [1300.400]
• The Market House shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.265]
• The Refreshment Corner open on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [26.53] [1300.353] (Coca-Cola Refreshment Corner [1378.144])
• The Yale & Towne Lock Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.446]
• The Penny Arcade attraction opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [228.382] [1300.321]
• The Pen Shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.322]
• The Main Street Shooting Gallery opens on Main Street, inside the Penny Arcade, using real .22-caliber weapons. [1300.260]
• The Crystal Arcade opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.121]
• The Fine Tobacco shop opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [1300.166]
• The Main Street Cinema attraction opens on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [228.306] [1300.256]
• The Emporium store opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [228.164] [1300.152]
• The Carnation Ice Cream Parlor opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [1300.92] [1378.119]
• The Upjohn Pharmacy shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland. [501.582] [1300.433]
• The Stage Coach attraction begins operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. [501.520] [1300.393]
• The Golden Horseshoe Revue opens in the Slue Foot Sue's Golden Horseshoe saloon in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.208] [757.50] [939.126] [1300.189]
• The Mule Pack ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [225.110] [228.345] [1235.20] [1300.297]
• The Frontier Trading Post shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.197] [1300.180]
• Disney's Mark Twain Riverboat is christened in Frontierland at Disneyland. The large paddlewheeler is 105 feet long, weighing 150 tons. [26.87] [228.311] [1300.267]
• The Davy Crockett Frontier Museum opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1300.127] (Davy Crockett Arcade shop [1378.175])
• The Chicken Plantation Restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland, sponsored by Swift. [1300.101] [1378.132]
• Sleeping Beauty Castle opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [1300.375]
• The Snow White Adventures attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [501.510] [1300.380]
• The Peter Pan Flight attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [228.385] [1300.322]
• The King Arthur Carrousel attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [228.275] [1300.233]
• The Mr. Toad's Wild Ride attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [228.336] [1300.295]
• The Canal Boats of the World attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [939.93] [1300.87] [1378.114]
• Merlin's Magic Shop opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [228.318] [1300.277]
• The Mad Hatter's Mad Tea Party attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [228.303] [1300.249]
• In Disneyland, the main electrical cables to Fantasyland are mysteriously cut, stranding riders for hours until firefighters can rescue them. [267.198]
• The Jungle Cruise attraction opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. The two operating boats are named Ganges Gal and Congo Queen. [228.269] [1300.227] (Jungle Rivers of the World [910.20])
• The Red Wagon Inn restaurant opens in the Plaza Hub at Disneyland. [26.53] [228.410] [1300.352]
• The Adventureland Bazaar opens in Adventureland. [1300.39] [1378.8]
• The Space Station X-1 exhibit opens in Torrowland at Disneyland. [501.515] [1300.389]
• The Tomorrowland Autopia attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.417] [1378.49]
• The Moonliner rocket is displayed in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.292]
• The Circarama theater opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. The theater shows a 360-degree film projected from 11 16-mm projectors. The first film is Circarama U.S.A., created from a drive around California by a car with 11 16-mm cameras mounted on the roof. [5] [6] [19] [20] [1378.139] (July 18 [1300.106])
• The Monsanto Hall of Chemistry display opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [228.338] [1300.199]
• The Court of Honor exhibit opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.117]
• The Disneyland Band gives its first performance, at Disneyland. [1300.133]
• In Disneyland, a natural gas leak in Tomorrowland forces the area to be roped off. [267.198]
• Carnival owners in the US predict that Disneyland would go out of business within six months. [267.196]
• At 4:30 PM, the ABC Television network airs the 90-minute Dateline: Disneyland show, broadcasting the opening of Disneyland park. An estimated 70-90 million people watch the show, the largest live TV broadcast to date, with over twenty cameras and a staff of hundreds. Hosts of the show are Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan. The official dedication is made by Walt Disney and California Governor Goodwin Knight. [228.22] [234.105] [450.24] [757.36] [910.20] [939.22] [1102.529] [1300.137] [1378.173]

July 18

• Disneyland opens to the public (10 AM to 10 PM), with general admission costing US$1 for adults and 50 cents for kids. Cost of the twenty attractions range from 10c to 35c. First guests are Kristine Vess and Michael Schwartner. They are both given lifetime passes. A gas leak forces Fantasyland to close early. [26] [228.133] [328.234] [757.36,60] [1073.77] [1300.312]
• The Puffin Bakery shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland. [228.403] [1300.346]
• The Pendleton Woolen Mills Dry Goods Store opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.382] [1300.321]
• At Disneyland, the Casey Jr. Circus Train shuts down operations, to allow the uphill grade to be reduced. [328.286]

July

• The Indian Village attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.254] [1300.214] (July 1956 [9])
• The Miniature Horse Corral exhibit opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1300.286]

July 22

• The Rocket to the Moon attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [501.474] [1300.360]
• The Candyland (later Candy Palace) shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland. [228.78] [1300.89] [1378.115]

July 30

• The Tomorrowland Boats attraction opens in Disneyland, between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. [501.563]

July 31

• The Casey Jr. Circus Train attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [328.286] [939.154] [1300.95] [1378.123]

(month unknown)

• The Disney University is launched at Disneyland, to teach Walt Disney's management philosophies. [238.236]
• Dick Nunis joins the Disney company, as an assistant in orientation training for Disneyland employees. (He will become head of all Disney theme parks, and retire after 43 years service.) [228.363] [409.2]
• The Yacht Club food facility opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.445] (Yacht Bar [501.625])
• The Space Bar eatery opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.386]

August 1

• The Conestoga Wagons attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [1300.113] [1378.151]

August 3

• The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit display opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [501.576] [1300.432]

August 9

• The Aunt Jemima's Pancake House restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1378.48] [1300.60]

August 11

• The Casa de Fritos restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1300.95] [1378.122]

August

• The Dutch Boy Exhibit opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [26]
• The World Beneath Us attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [26] [501.620] [1300.444]

August 16

• The Dumbo Flying Elephants ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.154] [1300.147]
• The Phantom Boats ride opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [939.97] [1300.326]

August 19

• Disney releases the Donald Duck film Bearly Asleep to theaters. Humphrey Bear also appears. [16] [23] [85.349] [1378.63]

August 27

• The Mickey Mouse Club Theater opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. The theater plays Disney cartoon short films on several small screens. [9] [26] [228.323] [939.88] [1300.280]

August 29

• The Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [1300.331] [1378.132]

September 2

• Disney releases the Donald Duck film Beezy Bear to theaters. Humphrey Bear also appears. [16] [23] [85.349] [1378.68]

September 4

• The Hobbyland area opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.208]
• The Art Corner shop opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1378.43] (October 1 [1300.52])

September 8

• Disneyland welcomes its one millionth visitor, Elsa Marquez. [23] [26] [34.233] [92.102] [225.40] [228.134] [235.92] [267.198] [757.36] [910.25] [1073.79] [1300.142]

September 14

• The ABC TV network begins airing the second season of the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Dumbo. [48.274] [370.393]
• Disney re-releases the animated short film Peter and the Wolf to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Make Mine Music. [85.349] [228.385] [235.92]
• Disney releases the True-Life Adventure film The African Lion to theaters in the US. [13] [23] [49.267] [73.146] [79.128] [111.328] [370.128] [1378.12]

September

• Grandma's Baby Shop in Disneyland closes. [1300.194]
• The Flight Circle exhibit area opens in Tomorrowland, demonstrating motorized model planes, cars, and boats. [9] [26] [1300.172]

September 16

• The Canal Boats of the World attraction in Fantasyland at Disneyland closes for improvements. [1300.87] [1378.114]

September 21

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Behind the True-Life Cameras - Olympic Elk, showing the making of the films Secrets of Life, and The African Lion. [370.393] [1378.69]

September 23

• Disney releases the Donald Duck film Up a Tree to theaters. Chip 'n Dale also appear. [15] [16] [23] [501.582]

September 28

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo. Also shown are films Chicken Little and Figaro and Cleo. [228.263] [370.393]

October 3

• The ABC TV network launches Disney's second TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. It is a daily one-hour series, showing cartoons and introducing the talents of the "Mouseketeers". (390 shows are produced over four years.) [1] [22] [23] [26.47] [34.235] [48.274] [56.76] [83.425] [85.21] [85.354] [96.83] [113.294] [176.22] [190.137] [192.104] [228.322] [230.65] [267.198] [327.14] [911.98] [1073.80]

October 5

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco, and Icebreakers. [228.382] [370.393]
• Disney releases the animated feature film Music Land, comprised of four shorts from Make Mine Music and five from Melody Time. [228.347] [370.73]
• The Disneyland Hotel opens, on a 60-acre site next to Disneyland. [1] [225.41] [235.92]

October 11

• The first ticket books are made available at Disneyland. They cost US$2.50 per adult ($1.50 per child), containing tickets A, B, and C, for eight rides. [26] [193.16] [228.155] [328.235] [501.557] [757.36] [939.34] [1102.529] [1300.409]

October 12

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring "Adventures of Mickey Mouse". [370.393] [1378.11]

October 13

• Disney releases the live-action short film The Emperor Penguins to theaters. [85.349] [228.163]

October

• The Disneyland News newspaper is sold on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [26]
• The Davy Crockett Frontier Museum in Frontierland at Disneyland closes. [1300.127]
• The Davy Crockett Arcade shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1300.127] (July 17 [228.118])

October 19

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring The Story of the Silly Symphony. [370.393] [501.526]

October 26

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, part of the film The Adventures of Icabod and Mr. Toad. [370.393]

October 31

• The first Scamp comic strip is published in newspapers. [113.19] [259.28] [501.486]

November 2

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film The Story of Robin Hood, part one. [370.393]

November 7

• The first episode of The Adventures of Spin and Marty airs on The Mickey Mouse Club. [1336.94]

November 9

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film The Story of Robin Hood, part two. [370.393]

November 16

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the fourth "Davy Crockett" episode, Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race. [83.697] [113.289] [370.393] [1378.176]

November 24

• The Mickey Mouse Club Circus attraction opens in Disneyland. Each live show lasts 75 minutes. [9] [19] [20] [26.61] [228.322] [450.27] [939.44] [1300.278] [1336.87]
• (to January 8, 1956) The first Christmas at Disneyland festival is held, with parade and music concert. [1300.103]

November 30

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Story of the Animated Drawing. [370.393] [501.526]

December 1

• The Maxwell House Coffee House restaurant opens on Town Square at Disneyland. [228.315] [1300.275]

December 7

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Goofy Success Story. [228.213] [370.393]

December 14

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the fifth "Davy Crockett" episode, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. [59.51] [83.697] [113.289] [370.393] [1378.175]

December

• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp debuts the Hall of Aluminum Fame exhibit in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [1300.198] (Aluminum Hall of Fame [26])
• The Beverly Hills chapter of the B'nai B'rith awards Walt Disney a trophy as their choice for its 1955 "Man of the Year". [34.236]

December 21

• Disney releases the fourth People and Places film, Men Against the Arctic, to theaters. [13] [23] [85.349] [228.316]

December 22

• Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Littlest Outlaw to theaters in the US. The film is based on a story by Larry Lansburgh. [13] [23] [50.300] [370.130] (December 25 [190.20] [228.293]) (February 1956 [111.369])

December 25

• The Mike Fink Keel Boats ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [228.330] [1300.284] (Mike Fink Keelboats [26])
• Buena Vista releases the animated short film Johnny Appleseed to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Melody Time. [85.349] [228.264] [370.132]

December 28

• The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring Man and the Moon. [228.308] [370.393]

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