Today 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:
Bedknobs 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 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