1963

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The Sword in the Stone

The Enchanted Tiki Room

Summer Magic

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1963.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

January 16 - Son of Flubber
March 29 - Miracle of the White Stallions
April 22 - Fantasia (re-issue)
June 1 - Savage Sam
June 19 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (re-issue)
July 7 - Summer Magic
October 30 - The Incredible Journey (premiere)
November 20 - The Incredible Journey
December 11 - The Three Lives of Thomasina (New York City, New York, USA)
December 25 - The Sword in the Stone (New York City, New York, USA)

Shorts

February 20 - Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (re-issue)
June 1 - Yellowstone Cubs

Character debuts

June 1 - Apaches
June 23 - José, Michael, Pierre, Fritz, Enchanted Tiki Room Birds, Showgirl Birds, Orchids, Birds of Paradise, Tiki Room Drummers, Tiki Totem Poles, Maui, Koro, Rongo, Pele, Ngendei, Tangaroa-Ru, Hina Kuluua, Tangaroa, Uh-Oa
July 7 - Nancy Carey, Osh Popham, Margaret Carey, Julia Carey, Gilly Carey, Peter Carey, Digby Popham, Lallie Joy Popham, Mariah Popham, Tom Hamilton, Charles Bryant, Perkins Merchants, Henry Lord, Mary and Ellen, Sam
October 30 - Bodger, Luath
November 17 - Mother Goose
December 25 - Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Archimedes, Madam Mim, Sir Ector, Sir Kay, Sir Pellinore, Scullery Maid, Sir Bart, Wolf, Girl Squirrel, Granny Squirrel, Merlin's sugar bowl

Theme parks

June 23 - Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opens in Adventureland at Disneyland.
November 22 - Walt Disney makes his first flight over the area that he plans to build Walt Disney World on. The same day, Disneyland undergoes an unscheduled closure following the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.

Albums

People

Births

January 4 - Dave Foley (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer)
January 11 - Pres Romanillos (animator)
February 7 - Lidia Porto (actress)
February 12 - John Michael Higgins (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
February 17 - Larry the Cable Guy (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, producer, country music artist, and former radio personality)
February 18 - Sylvain Caruso (French voice actor)
February 19 - Jessica Tuck (actress and voice actress)
March 17 - Lise Simms (actress, singer, dancer, and designer)
March 18 - Vanessa Williams (singer, actress, producer, and former fashion model)
March 19 - Mary Scheer (actress)
March 20 - David Thewlis (actor, voice actor, author, director, and screenwriter)
April 4 - Graham Norton (presenter, comedian, actor, writer, and commentator)
April 6 - Clark Spencer (producer, businessman, and studio executive)
April 8 - Dean Norris (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
April 15 - Paula Pell (actress, voice actress, comedian, and writer)
April 17 - Joel Murray (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
April 18 - Eric McCormack (actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter)
April 26 - Jet Li (actor, voice actor, martial artist, director, film producer, and author)
May 10 - Rich Moore (animation director and voice actor)
May 25 - Mike Myers (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director)
June 1 - David Rudman (puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer)
June 6 - Jason Isaacs (actor)
June 9 - Johnny Depp (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and musician)
June 17 - Greg Kinnear (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and TV personality)
July 13 - Sandy Fox (voice actress)
July 27 - Donnie Yen (actor)
July 30 - Lisa Kudrow (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
August 1 - Coolio † (rapper, actor, and record producer)
August 3 - Lisa Ann Walter (actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
August 5 - Mark Strong (actor)
August 8 - Jon Turteltaub (director, producer, and screenwriter)
August 9 - Whitney Houston † (actress, singer, producer, and model)
August 16 - Christine Cavanaugh † (actress and voice actress)
August 19 - John Stamos (actor, comedian, and musician)
August 24 - Kirk Wise (director, animator, screenwriter, and producer)
August 30 - Michael Chiklis (actor, voice actor, director, and television producer)
September 3
- Holt McCallany (actor)
- Terrance Simien (musician, vocalist, songwriter, educator, and film scorer)
September 7 - W. Earl Brown (actor, filmmaker, and musician)
September 17 - James Urbaniak (actor and voice actor)
September 18
- Dan Povenmire (television director, writer, singer, producer, storyboard artist, creator, voice actor, and comedian)
- John Powell (composer)
September 25 - Tate Donovan (actor, voice actor, and director)
September 28 - Greg Weisman (novelist, writer, producer, director, and voice actor)
October 6 - Elisabeth Shue (actress)
October 13 - Hiro Kanagawa (actor)
October 26 - Tom Cavanagh (actor, voice actor, and television director)
October 28 - Lauren Holly (actress)
October 31 - Rob Schneider (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director)
November 3 - Brian Henson (puppeteer, director, producer, writer, performer, and technician)
November 5 - Andrea McArdle (actress and singer)
November 7 - Darin De Paul (voice actor)
November 10
- Tommy Davidson (comedian, actor, and voice actor)
- Hugh Bonneville (actor and voice actor)
November 20 - Ming-Na Wen (actress and voice actress)
November 22 - Brian Robbins (director, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
December 15 - Helen Slater (actress and singer-songwriter)
December 16
- Benjamin Bratt (actor and producer)
- James Mangold (film director, screenwriter, and producer)
December 19 - Til Schweiger (actor, director, and producer)
December 23 - Jess Harnell (voice actor, singer, and musician)