The page numbers refer to, “The Wonderful world of Disney Television, A Complete History”, by Bill Cotter, 1997.
Anthology Series
Series Name Air dates Network
Disneyland 10/54 - 9/58 ABC
Walt Disney Presents 9/58 - 9/61 ABC
Wonderful World of Color 9/61 - 9/69 NBC
Wonderful World of Disney 9/69 - 9/79 NBC
Disney's Wonderful World 9/79 - 9/81 NBC
Walt Disney 9/81 - 9/83 CBS
Disney Sunday Movie 2/86 - 9/88 ABC
Magical World of Disney 9/88 - 5/90 NBC
Magical World of Disney 9/90 - ? DC
Episode Broadcast Date Time Page
1 Progress Report from Disneyland 2/9/55 30 149
2 Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland 7/13/55 30 148
3 Trip Thru Adventureland 2/29/56 30 169
4 Disneyland the Park and Pecos Bill 4/3/57 60 104
5 Adventures In the Magic Kingdom 4/4/58 60 76
6 Gala Day at Disneyland (DL '61) 5/28/61 30 104
7 Disneyland After Dark 4/15/62 60 103
8 Golden Horseshoe Revue 9/23/62 60 115
9 Holiday Time at Disneyland 12/23/62 60 120
10 Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair 5/17/64 60 60
11 Disneyland Tenth Anniversary 1/3/65 60 104
12 Disneyland Around the Seasons 12/18/66 60 103
13 Disneyland: From the Pirates of the 1/21/68 60 103
Carribean to the World of Tomorrow
14 Disneyland Showtime 3/22/70 60 104
15 Project Florida 1/1/71
16 Magic of Walt Disney World 3/31/74 60 132
(expanded version of 1972 theatrical release)
17 Welcome to the World 3/23/75 60 173
18 Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World 11/20/77 60 139
19 Christmas at Walt Disney World 12/10/78 60 94
20 Walt Disney: One Man's Dream 12/12/81 120 171
21 EPCOT Center Opening Celebration 10/23/82 60 108
22 WDW 15th Birthday Celebration 11/9/86 120 172
23 Disney MGM Studios Grand Opening 4/30/89 120 103
24 Disneyland 35th Anniversary 2/4/90 60 104
25 Muppets at Walt Disney World 5/6/90 60 139
Entertainment Specials (network broadcst) Broadcast Date Time Network Page
1 Sounds of America (DL) 2/17/91 60 NBC 42
2 Sandy in Disneyland 4/10/74 60 CBS 41
3 Chistmas at Disneyland 12/6/76 60 ABC 14
4 Disneylands Summer Vacation Party 5/23/86 120 DC 25
5 Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus 11/27/87 60 NBC 46
6 Magic in the Magic Kingdom (DL) 2/12/88 60 NBC 23
7 Blast to the Past 5/20/89 60 KHJ(LA) 12
8 Earnest Goes to Splash Mountain 8/19/89 30 KHJ(LA) 28
9 New Kids OTB at Disney MGM Studios 1/25/91 60 ABC 37
10 Great American Celebration (WDW) 7/4/91 120 CBS 23
11 Christmas Fantasy on Ice (DL) 12/12/92 60 CBS 20
12 Countdown to Kids Day(DL,WDW,TDL,ED) 11/21/93 60 NBC 21
(first show to feature all four parks)
13 Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World 12/18/93 60 ABC 36
14 Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland 12/16/94 120 CBS 15
15 Spring Break Blast 4/23/95 60 Syndicated
Park Specials Broadcast Date Time Network Page
1 Dateline Disneyland (Opening) 7/17/55 90 ABC 17
2 Kodak Presents Disneyland '59 6/15/59 90 ABC 32
3 Grand Opening of Walt Disney World 10/29/71 90 NBC 31
4 Herbie Day at Disneyland 7/11/74 60 Syndicated 31
5 Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disneys 4/3/76 60 Syndicated 36
America on Parade (DL/WDW)
6 Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniv. 3/6/80 60 CBS 33
7 Floridas Disney Decade (Orlando only) 10/2/81 60 Syndicated 29
8 Kraft Salutes WDW's 10th Anniversary 1/21/82 60 CBS 33
9 A Dream Called Walt Disney World 9/19/82 30 Syndicated 26
10 Believe You Can 4/21/83 30 Syndicated 10
11 Disneylands 30th Anniv. Celebration 2/18/85 120 NBC 26
12 Living Seas 1/24/86 60 NBC 23
13 Captain EO Grand Opening (DL) 9/20/86 60 NBC 20
14 Disney Afternoon Live! at DL 9/14/91 60 KCAL 19
15 The Dream Is Alive 10/25/91 60 CBS 27
20th Anniversary Celebration of WDW
16 Grand Opening of EuroDisney 4/11/92 120 CBS 30
17 Walt Disney World 20 Magical Years 5/11/92 60 Syndicated 47
18 Going to Mickeys Toontown 1/25/93 30 KCAL 30
19 Walt Disney World Journey Into Magic 5/23/93 60 Syndicated 47
20 Disneyland Presents: Tales of Toontown 7/10/93 60 Syndicated 25
21 40 Years of Adventures 3/4/95 60 KCAL 29
Indiana Jones Grand Opening (DL)
22 Making of Disneylands Indiana Jones Adv 7/18/95 20 CBS 34
Disney Channel Park Specials & Shows Time Date Page
1 Happy Holidays from Walt Disney World 90 1983 304
2 Big Bands at Disneyland 12 ep 60 1984 292
3 Michael Iceberg in Concert from DL 30 1985 308
4 Backstage Disney: Main Street Electrical Parade 30 1986 299
5 Magic Kingdom Celebration -live! 60 1986 306
(originally broadcast live from WDW)
6 WDW A Dream Come True 90 1986 313
15th Anniv special version of A Dream Called WDW
7 Backstage Disney: The American Adventure 30 1987 299
8 Candlelight Christmas Ceremony (DL) 30 1987 300
9 The Disneyland Story 45 302
10 Holiday Splendor (EPCOT) 30 1987 305
11 Making of Captain EO 60 1987 307
12 Videopolis 30 1988 292
13 Making of Disney-MGM Studios 1989 307
14 Party All Nite - Grad Nite at WDW 60 310
15 Sebastian's Carribean Jamboree 30 1991 311
16 Sebastian's Parti Gras 30 1991 312
17 Anne Murray In Walt Disney World 60 1991 299
18 WDW, Past, Present & Future 20th Anniversary 60 1991 313
19 Walt Disney World Inside Out 298
Meet Me At Disneyland Live Broadcasts 224-226
1 Main Street USA 6/9/62
2 Plaza Gardens 6/16/62
3 Rythm On the River (FanL) 6/23/62
4 Swingin' Through Space (TomL) 6/30/62
5 Theres Something About A Band 7/7/62
6 Tahitian Terrace Show 7/14/62
7 Fun In Frontierland 7/21/62
8 Music On the Mall 7/28/62
9 Fun In Fantasyland 8/4/62
10 This Was the West 8/11/62
11 Swingin' at the Magic Kingdom 8/25/62
12 Dixie on the Delta 9/1/62
13 Talent on Parade 9/8/62