| 1910's |
A young Walt Disney is read the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris and is fascinated by the tales. |
| 1944 |
November 30: Walt Disney Productions enters into a contract with Samuel Goldwyn Studios to begin filming for Uncle Remus. |
| 1945 |
January 2: Filming begins for Uncle Remus. |
| 1946 |
November 12: Song of the South's worldwide debut at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia at 8:30 PM. |
| 1951 |
October: Song of the South (Nanbu No Uta) debuts in Japan. |
| 1956 |
Song of the South is re-released in theaters through Buena Vista Pictures instead of RKO. |
| 1970 |
Disney announces in Variety that Song of the South has been permanently retired. |
| 1972 |
Song of the South is re-released in theaters, breaking box-office records. |
| 1973 |
Song of the South is paired up with the Aristocats as a double feature, part of Disney's 50th anniversary. |
| 1980 |
October 8: Song of the South is re-released in theaters. |
| 1986 |
November 21: Song of the South is re-released in theaters for the final time. |
| 1987 |
April 24: Ground-Raising for the original Splash Mountain in Disneyland begins. |
| 1989 |
July 17: Splash Mountain, a ride based on Song of the South's animated sequences, opens in Disneyland. |
| 1992 |
October 1: Splash Mountain opens in Walt Disney World.
October 2: Splash Mountain opens in Tokyo Disneyland. |
| 1996 |
Song of the South celebrates its 50th anniversary, but the movie is nowhere to be found (in the U.S., that is.) |
| 2006 |
Song of the South's 60th Anniversary. Still no DVD... |
| 2008 |
August: Rumor that there will be a "sneak peek" for Song of the South on an upcoming DVD release of Sleeping Beauty (see related news article). |
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| 2041 |
Disney's copyright for Song of the South expires, making this classic public domain. (The Uncle Remus stories themselves are already public domain.) |
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