Welcome to our weekly coverage of Disney History.  This week we are highlighting important events that occurred August 8 – August 14, 1902 through 2014. August 8, 1902 –  Architect Welton Becket was born in Seattle, Washington. Becket’s architectural firm designed Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. August 9, 1969 – The Haunted Mansion first opens in […]