1966

Brooks-Cartoon-001 — The world mourns the death ofWalt Disney.

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree movie poster — *Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree*

Its-A-Small-World-Poster — "it's a small world"

Lt. Robin Crusoe USN poster — *Lt. Robin Crusoe USN*

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1966.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

February 4 -The Ugly Dachshund (premiere)
February 16 -The Ugly Dachshund
March 25 -Bambi (re-issue; this would be the last ever re-release of a film inWalt Disney's lifetime)
June 1 -Mary Poppins (re-issue)
June 29 -Lt. Robin Crusoe USN (premiere)
July 29 -Lt. Robin Crusoe USN
August 24 -Follow Me, Boys! (premiere)
September 28 -Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons (re-issue)
October 1 -The Fighting Prince of Donegal
November 18 -The Adventures of Donald Duck
December 1 -Follow Me, Boys! (the last film to be released during Walt Disney's lifetime)

Shorts[]

Character debuts[]

Theme parks[]

May 28 -It's a Small World opens in Fantasyland atDisneyland.
June 17 - Thomas Guy Cleveland attempted to sneak into Disneyland's Grad Nite by climbing onto the monorail track; he was struck and killed by an oncoming monorail train, which literally tore his body to shreds.
July 24 -New Orleans Square opens at Disneyland.

People[]

Births[]

January 13 -Patrick Dempsey (actor, voice actor, and race car driver)
February 13 -Neal McDonough (actor and voice actor)
February 22 -Rachel Dratch (actress, comedian, producer, and writer)
February 24 -Billy Zane (actor, voice actor, and producer)
February 25 -Alexis Denisof (actor)
March 3 -Tone Lōc (actor, rapper, and record producer)
March 5 -Aasif Mandvi (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
March 14 -Gary Anthony Williams (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
April 8 -Robin Wright (actress and director)
May 1 -Charlie Schlatter (actor, voice actor, and writer)
May 16 -Janet Jackson (singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer)
May 25 -Rick Logan (actor, voice actor, and signer)
May 26 -Helena Bonham Carter (actress)
May 29 -Diana Lee Inosanto (actress, martial artist, film director, and children's author)
June 7 -Tom McCarthy (actor, director, and screenwriter)
June 10 -Laura Silverman (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
June 27 -J. J. Abrams (film and television producer, director, screenwriter, actor, and composer)
June 28 -John Cusack (actor, producer, and screenwriter)
July 6 -Brian Posehn (actor, voice actor, musician, writer, and comedian)
July 7 -Jim Gaffigan (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
July 9 -Pamela Adlon (actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer, and director)
July 11 -Greg Grunberg (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
July 18 -Lori Alan (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
July 29 -Richard Horvitz (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
August 1 -Daniel Gerson † (screenwriter and voice actor)
August 5 -James Gunn (director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author, and musician)
August 10 -André Sogliuzzo (voice actor)
August 14 -Halle Berry (actress, producer, director, and former fashion model)
August 22 -Brooke Dillman (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
August 31 -Matthew O'Callaghan (animator, director, and screenwriter)
September 2 -Salma Hayek (actress, director, and producer)
September 7 -Toby Jones (English actor)
September 9 -Adam Sandler (actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and producer)
September 28 -Maria Canals-Barrera (actress, voice actress, and singer)
October 6 -Jacqueline Obradors (actress and voice actress)
October 11 -Luke Perry (actor and voice actor)
October 16 -Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (voice actress, singer-songwriter, ADR director, and ADR writer)
October 19 -Jon Favreau (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter)
October 24 -Zahn McClarnon (actor)
October 26 -Steve Valentine (actor, voice actor, musician, and magician)
October 28 -Andy Richter (actor, writer, comedian, and talk show host)
November 2 -David Schwimmer (actor, comedian, producer, and director)
November 8 -Gordon Ramsay (chef, restauranter, and television personality)
November 19 -Jason Scott Lee (actor, voice actor, and martial artist)
November 23
- Jerome Ranft (sculptor and voice actor)
- Michelle Gomez (actress and voice actress)
December 1 -Andrew Adamson (director, producer, screenwriter, and animator)
December 3 -Adam Berry (composer and songwriter)
December 9 -Toby Huss (actor)
December 21 -Kiefer Sutherland (actor, voice actor, producer, and director)
December 24 -Diedrich Bader (actor, voice actor, and comedian)