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First Disney VHS rentals

Posted on March 4, 2014March 16, 2014 by Dave Tavres

Fotomat Drive-thruToday in Disneyland history: March 4, 1980 – Fotomat rents the very first official Disney VHS and Beta cassettes via the ubiquitous drive-thru kiosks in Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco / Bay area. By 1981 Disney Home Video expanded their rental program to other authorized rental outlets and Fotomat’s rental business began it’s decline.

The first titles available at Fotomat were:

  • The Love BugBedknobs and BroomsticksPete's DragonBedknobs and Broomsticks
  • Pete’s Dragon
  • The Love Bug
  • The Black Hole
  • Escape to Witch Mountain
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Davy Crockett
  • King of the Wild Frontier
  • The Apple Dumpling GangEscape to Witch Mountain20,000 Leagues Under the SeaThe Apple Dumpling Gang
  • The North Avenue Irregulars
  • Hot Lead and Cold Feet
  • On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
  • Walt Disney’s Kids is Kids
  • Adventures of Chip ‘n’ Dale
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