THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
May 19, 1915 - Disney Legend Al Konetzni is born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1953, he will join Walt Disney Productions as an artist and idea man for the Character merchandising division.
May 20, 1973 - Disney World’s Tom Sawyer Island, the Tom Sawyer Rafts, and the Plaza Swan Boats all first open at the Magic Kingdom.
May 21, 1914 - Animator John Hubley is born in Marinette, Wisconsin. In 1935, he will get a job as a background and layout artist at Disney, where he will work on such classic films as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Pinocchio," "Dumbo," "Bambi," and "Fantasia."
