August 16

Events

 * 1973 - Santa Rosa Land Company, Incorportated changes its' name to Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated.
 * 1996 - Audio production for Recess begins.

Film

 * 1954 - The Vanishing Prairie
 * 1985 - The Black Hole (Re-release)

Television

 * 1999 - The Out of the Box episode "Eye Spy" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * 2002 - The Even Stevens episode "The King Sloppy" and the Kim Possible episode "Royal Pain" premiere on Disney Channel.
 * 2009 - The Sonny with a Chance episode "Sonny in the Kitchen with Dinner" and the J.O.N.A.S. episode "Frantic Romantic" premiere on Disney Channel.

Theme Parks

 * 1955 - Dumbo the Flying Elephant opens in Disneyland

VHS/DVD Releases

 * 2005 - Walt Disney's Timeless Tales: Volume 1, Walt Disney's Timeless Tales: Volume 2, Pom Poko, My Neighbors the Yamadas, That's So Raven: Disguise the Limit, and Phil of the Future: Gadgets and Gizmos.

Births

 * 1924 - Fess Parker - Actor
 * 1939 - Carole Shelley - Actress
 * 1946 - Lesley Ann Warren - Actress
 * 1963 - Christine Cavanaugh - Voice actress

Deaths

 * 2005 - Joe Ranft - Story artist, voice actor