Flowers and Trees , first full-color cartoon and first Academy Award winner, is released.

3. Like most animations of the time, Walt Disney’s famous cartoons started in silence, but racked up much popularity during their airing.

4. Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies — this date is considered the start of the Disney company first known as The Disney Brothers Studio.

5. After moving into the new studio on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district, the company changed its title to the Walt Disney Studio

7. Release of the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Poor Papa. Oswald's clever gestures and amusing gags made him a favorite with moviegoers over the next 17 months.

8. Steamboat Willie is released at the Colony Theatre in New York - this marks the release of the very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and the first appearance by Minnie Mouse.

9. Flowers and Trees, first full-color cartoon and first Academy Award winner, is released. • Distribution moved from Columbia Pictures to United Artists

11. The Wise Little Hen, the first appearance of Donald Duck, is released.

12. The Band Concert, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color, is released.

13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's first feature-length animated film, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre. Snow White later became the highest grossing Disney film of all time

14. Walt Disney Productions issues its first stock. Company goes public • Disney releases one of its highly regarded classics, Fantasia, Disney’s third highest grossing film

15. The studio begins making morale-boosting propaganda films for the United States during World War II, for instance, Dumbo.

16. The company is short on money; a theatrical re-release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs generates much-needed revenue and begins a reissue pattern for the animated feature films.

17. Television marked a new era for the Disney Company, many of their accomplishments branched from the popularity of TV.

18. The studio begins production on its first all-live action feature, Treasure Island Walt Disney Music Company is formed.

19. One of the most famous Disney films of all time, now considered a classic, Cinderella is released.

20. 1952 WED Enterprises is formed to design what would become Disneyland.

21. 1953 Peter Pan, based on characters created by Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie, is released.

23. Disneyland

24. Disneyland, the first Disney park, opened in Anaheim, California, to an invited audience on this day. The first guests were Kristine Vess and her cousin Michael Schwartner, ages 5 and 7.

25. The studio purchases the film rights to theWinnie-the-Pooh books, which are a huge source of revenue to this day. • 101 Dalmations is release, the second highest grossing Disney film of all time

27. Walt Disney, the visionary whose pioneering spirit and inimitable creativity made the impossible possible, turning dreams into reality and building the foundation of The Walt Disney Company of today, dies at age 66.

28. The arena show Disney on Parade, in which costumed Disney characters put on lavish dance numbers, debuts in Chicago.

29. Walt Disney World Resort opens with the Magic Kingdom and two hotels near Orlando, Florida. Roy O. Disney, who, with younger brother Walt Disney, co-founded the company that is now known as The Walt Disney Company, passes away.

30. Following the death of the legend Walt Disney, a number of new leaders took charge of the company in the coming years.

31. Walt's nephew Roy E. Disney, resigns from the company citing a decline in overall product quality and issues with manager.

32. EPCOT Center, a major undertaking for Disney, costing in the neighborhood of $1 billion, opens at Walt Disney World Resort. • The Coca-Cola Company has an unsuccessful buyout attempt for Disney. • Walt's son-in-law Ron W. Miller succeeds Card Walker as CEO

33. Tokyo Disneyland, the first international Disney theme park, opens in Japan.

34. Michael Eisner and Frank Wells become chairman/CEO and president of Walt Disney Productions.

35. This era of Disney History took place during a time period in which Walt Disney Animation Studios returned to making successful animated films and restoring public and critical interest in Disney.

36. Beauty and the Beast, the first Disney Broadway show, opens in New York. • The Lion King opens to a limited audience in Los Angeles and New York and nationwide on June 24, 1994. (4th highest grossing film)

37. Disney Online, a division of Disney Interactive created to develop The Walt Disney Company's online presence, is formed. • Toy Story is released. It is Pixar’s first ever feature film and the first film to be made completely by CGI

38. The company takes on the name of "Disney Enterprises, Inc." and acquires the Capital Cities/ABC group, renaming it ABC, Inc. • Disney Online launches Disney.com. • Radio Disney, a live 24-hour music-intensive radio network, debuts

39. The Lion King (musical) opens on Broadway.

40. Disney acquires Fox Family Channel and renames it ABC Family. • Disney acquires Baby Einstein, a company that creates products that bring the arts and humanities to babies. • 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth.

41. 2002 Walt Disney Studios theme park opens in France next-door to Disneyland Paris.

42. On February 17, Disney buys The Muppets, excluding the Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock characters. • Disney creates Jetix the children's block that mainly consists of Fox Kids shows and original programming on ABC Family and Toon Disney.

43. The “modern times” of the history of Disney Contemporary era

44. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts launches Adventures by Disney. Hong Kong Disneyland opens. Robert A. Iger becomes president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. Disney is first to license TV episodes, from ABC and Disney Channel series, for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store.

45. Disney re-acquires Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from Universal. • During its 50th anniversary celebration, Disneyland welcomes the honorary two-billionth guest to visit a Disney theme park. • Disney acquires Pixar Animation Studios. • Disney feature films are made available on iTunes.

46. The Little Mermaid opens on Broadway. • The subscription Disney Family Movies service launches, which uniquely returns uncut classic Disney films and shorts to television viewers among other offerings.

47. Disney XD, a new cable network, launches. Disneynature label launches with the release of Earth. Marvel Entertainment joins the Disney family.

48. Disney sells the Power Rangers franchise to Saban Brands for USD $100 million. • Disney Channel ends one of its most successful television series, Hannah Montana.

49. Disney Cruise Line ship the Disney Dream sets sail. • Disney earns global theme park rights to James Cameron's Avatar franchise, and announces the first Avatar-themed project at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom.

50. Disney Cruise Line ship the Disney Fantasy sets sail • Rich Ross resigns as Chairman of Walt Disney Studios • The Avengers earned $1 billion and it becomes biggest Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Entertainment release of all time