Welcome to our weekly coverage of Disney History.  This week we are highlighting important events that occurred August 1 – August 7, 1933 through 2010.

• August 1, 1997 – Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort opens at the Walt Disney World Resort. The resort is Disney’s first moderately priced convention hotel, featuring a 220,000-square-foot convention center with meeting and exhibit space and one of the largest hotel ballrooms in the southeast.

• August 2, 1998 – Guests aboard Disney Magic’s maiden voyage are the first to set foot on Disney’s private island in the Bahamas,  Disney’s Castaway Cay.

• August 3, 1933 – The Mickey Mouse watch is first introduced at the low price of $3.25.

1933 Watch – Image by Mickey Mouse Collectibles

• August 4, 1995 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom park’s ground breaking ceremony is held. The park will open in April of 1998.

Image by Disney Parks

• August 5, 2010 – Via Napoli in Epcot’s Italy Pavilion has it’s grand opening. Via Napoli, owned and operated by the Patina Restaurant Group, is home to what many say is the best pizza in Walt Disney World!

• August 6, 1961 –  The Flying Saucers attraction opens in Disneyland Park’s Tomorrowland. The attraction remains open for only five (5) years.

Image by Yesterland

• August 7, 1964 – The AstroJets attraction (opened in 1956) in Disneyland Park become known as the Tomorrowland Jets.

Image by Yesterland

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