- May 3
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film When the Cat's Away. Minnie Mouse also appears. This film is a remake of the Alice Comedy film Alice Rattled by Rats. [16] [23] [63.73]
- (month unknown)
- The Mickey Mouse film When the Cat's Away is released to theaters. [501.606]
- May 10
- Disney completes the first Silly Symphony film, The Skeleton Dance. [7] [13] [16] [23] (1928 [15])
- (month unknown)
- The Mickey Mouse film When the Cat's Away is released to theaters. [501.606]
- June 5
- Walt Disney applies for a trademark of the image of Mickey Mouse, for use in motion pictures. [113.274]
- June 10
- The first "Sily Symphony" short film, The Skeleton Dance is first shown at the Carthay Circle Theatre. [1257.50]
- June 11
- Walt Disney's trademark application for the image of Mickey Mouse is filed with the United States Patent Office. [113.274]
- June
- King Features newspaper syndicate writes to Disney, suggesting a Mickey Mouse comic strip be produced. [1102.140]
- June 28
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Plow Boy introducing Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow. Minnie Mouse also appears. [7] [16] [23] [228.391]
- (month unknown)
- Bill Cottrell joins the Disney studio as a cameraman. [228.105]
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
- The Mickey Mouse film The Barn Dance is released. [1378.60]
- Disney sues the producer of Aesop's Fables cartoons, claiming similarity to Mickey Mouse. Disney wins the suit. [267.68]
- July 2
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Battle. [16] [23]
- (month unknown)
- The Mickey Mouse cartoon The Barnyard Battle is released. [1378.60]
- July 31
- The Mickey Mouse film The Karnival Kid is completed. Minnie Mouse also appears. Mickey Mouse speaks his first words: "Hot dog!". [16] [23] [26.167] [97.26] [228.272] [1102.154]
- (month unknown)
- The first song from the Disney studio is written, by Walt Disney and Carl Stalling: "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo". (1930 [37.16])
- August 12
- Walt Disney is granted a trademark for the use of the image of Mickey Mouse in motion pictures. [113.274]
- August
- Charles Giegerich (employee of Pat Powers) makes a distribution agreement with Columbia Pictures for Disney's Silly Symphony films. One film per month is to be delivered, with $5000 advance. Profit sharing is split 65/35 to Powers until all costs are repaid, then the split is 50/50. [1102.138]
- August 22
- The Silly Symphony film The Skeleton Dance premieres at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, California. [22] [62] [113.16] [242.23] [267.63] [501.503] [1248.30] (December 31 [34.54])
- August 28
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Follies. It includes the first Disney song co-written by Walt Disney, "Minnie's Yoo Hoo". [16] [23] [15] [99.9] [228.326]
- September 7
- The Silly Symphony film El Terrible Toreador is completed. [16] [23]
- (month unknown)
- The Silly Symphony film El Terrible Toreador is released to theaters. [228.158]
- September
- Theater manager Harry Woodin approaches Walt Disney with the idea to start Mickey Mouse Club meetings at theaters. Walt agrees. [23] [96.80] [113.100] [228.321] [327.88] [911.22]
- (month unknown)
- Walt asks Ub Iwerks to prepare some samples for a Mickey Mouse comic strip. [267.69]
- October 1
- The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Choo-Choo is completed. [16] [23] [228.324]
- October 4
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film Springtime. [16] [23]
- October 15
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Jazz Fool. [16] [23] [228.262]
- October 24
- The Silly Symphony film Springtime is released to theaters. [501.519]
- October 30
- The Silly Symphony film Hell's Bells is released to theaters. This is the first cartoon directed by Ub Iwerks. [228.230]
- November 11
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film Hell's Bells. [16] [23]
- November 15
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Jungle Rhythm. [16] [23]
- November 18
- Walt Disney sends the first six specimens for a Mickey Mouse comic strip to King Features. [96.77] [113.17] [244.20]
- November 21
- King Features writes to Walt Disney, acknowledging the receipt of six Mickey Mouse comic strip samples, and asking for six more to show the publisher, William Randolph Hearst. [244.20]
- (month unknown)
- The Mickey Mouse film Jungle Rhythm is released to theaters. [228.269]
- On a business trip to New York, Walt Disney accepts US$300 from a stationery company for the right to imprint Mickey Mouse on school writing tablets. This is the start of cross-promotion of Disney's cartoon characters. [1] [37.19] [48.106] [56.205] [96.72] [228.318] [267.67] (1930 [88.37])
- December 1
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Merry Dwarfs. [16] [23]
- December 2
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Haunted House. [16] [23]
- (month unknown)
- The Mickey Mouse film The Haunted House is released to theaters. [228.229]
- December 16
- The partnership of Walt Disney Studios is incorporated and renamed to Walt Disney Productions, Limited. Walt and Lillian own 60 percent of the total 10,000 shares; Roy owns 40 percent. [1] [113.31] [23] [267.137] [1102.330] (1927 [47.140])
- Disney Film Recording Company, Limited is created as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Productions. [113.31]
- Walt and Roy Disney set up Walt Disney Enterprises, a division of the company for handling Disney merchandising. [96.72] [113.31]
- Liled Realty and Investment Company is created, to own real estate used by the other two Disney corporations. [113.31]
- The Silly Symphony The Merry Dwarfs is released to theaters. [228.318]
- December 18
- Walt Disney sends a second batch of six Mickey Mouse comic strips to King Features. [96.77] [113.17]
- December 21
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Wild Waves. Minnie Mouse also appears. [7] [16] [23]
- (month unknown)
- Roy Disney travels to New York to confront Pat Powers regarding payment for film theater receipts. Powers gives nothing. [267.64]
- Following Roy Disney's trip to see Pat Powers, Walt goes to see Pat Powers. [267.64]
- Ub Iwerks tells Roy Disney that he wants to quit, citing differences with Walt. [267.64]
- In New York, Pat Powers tries to get Walt to sign a five-year contract. Walt refuses. Powers says he has signed Ub Iwerks away for US$300 per week, double what Disney is paying. [267.64]
- December 30
- King Features sends a telegram to Walt Disney, asking permission for the New York Mirror newspaper to begin publishing the Mickey Mouse comic strip in January. Walt replies granting permission. [244.20]
|
