Today at Disney

1973 - Howard Johnson Resort Hotel opens at the Lake Buena Vista Motor Inn Plaza

1978 - The christening ceremony is held for the "Southern Seas II" Seminole-class steamship at Walt Disney World

1997 - The Richard Petty Driving Experience opens at the Walt Disney World Speedway

2001 - The dedication ceremony is held for Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel laughingplace.com/w/featured…

2001 - Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante opens in Frontierland at Disneyland

1996 - The Disney Cruise Line is initially incorporated as Devonson Cruise Company, Limited

2009 - “it’s a small world” reopens in Fantasyland at Disneyland with Disney characters and a new USA scene

2011 - Tortuga Tavern replaces El Pirata y el Perico Restaurante in Adventureland at The Magic Kingdom

2019 - Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill reopens with a new look and new food at the Disneyland Hotel

2017 - Starring Rolls Café closes on Hollywood Boulevard at Disney's Hollywood Studios

1996 - Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe opens in Liberty Square at The Magic Kingdom

1991 - Monorail Red Mark VI begins service on the Walt Disney World Monorail System

1990 - “Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary Celebration” airs on The Magical World of Disney youtube.com/watch?v=qve5m-pW…

2017 - Starring Rolls Café closes on Hollywood Boulevard at Disney's Hollywood Studios

1984 - An updated Polynesian Revue debuts in Luau Cove at the Polynesian Village

2017 - Paddlefish opens on the Empress Lilly Riverboat in The Landing at Disney Springs

2009 - Professor, author, and former Imagineer Randy Pausch is honored with a plaque at the Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland at The Magic Kingdom

1987 - The groundbreaking ceremony is held for Typhoon Lagoon

1986 - The Walt Disney World Golf Resort is renamed The Disney Inn and adds 150 rooms

2012 - Habit Heroes, presented by Florida Blue Cross, soft opens at Innoventions East in Future World at Epcot