- (month unknown)
- Sierra On-Line releases The Black Cauldron game for the Amiga computer. [778.46]
- August 1
- Grenada issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting various Disney characters in Australia. [653.422]
- Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in Australia. [653.457]
- August 5
- Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Rescue to theaters in the US. [66.159] [85.319] [104.133] [112.490] [228.412]
- August 6
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss. [228.129,368]
- August
- Disney releases the educational film Disney's Animated Alphabet. [228.139]
- Disney releases the film School Hero (A Story About Staying in School) for educational use. The film is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection. [501.488]
- Disney releases the educational film Choices (A Story About Staying in School). [1378.134]
- Groundbreaking begins on the site for the Disney theme park in France. [12] [60.2] [225.72]
- August 26
- Disney releases the film Big Business to theaters in the UK. [66.29]
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- August 27
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film A Friendship in Vienna. [228.129,195]
- September 3
- Disney's syndicated TV show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee begins airing. [228.293]
- September 6
- The CBS TV network airs the show Tickets Please as a pilot for a series. [501.557]
- September 9
- Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 60-millionth guest. [55.40]
- Tanzania issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters. [617.372]
- September 10
- The ABC TV network debuts The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. [383.359]
- September 11
- The last The Disney Sunday Movie airs on ABC TV. [228.132]
- September 13
- The CBS TV network airs the special Roger Rabbit & the Secrets of Toon Town. [501.475]
- September
- Disney releases the educational film The Children of the Soviet Union. [1378.132]
- Disney releases the film Would You Eat a Blue Potato? for educational use. It is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Language Arts Through Imagination series. [501.622]
- Disney releases the film San Diego Zoo for educational use. The film is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Minnie's Science Field Trips series. [501.483]
- Disney releases the film What Can You See by Looking? for educational use. The film is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Language Arts Through Imagination series. [501.604]
- Disney releases the educational film The Jamie Fort Story / A Story About Self-Esteem. [228.262]
- Disney releases the film Mickey Mouse: Safety Belt Expert for educational use. [228.323]
- Disney re-releases an updated version of the educational film I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian. [228.250]
- Disney re-releases an updated version of the educational film I'm No Fool with a Bicycle. [228.251]
- Disney re-releases an updated version of the educational film I'm No Fool with Electricity. [228.251]
- Disney releases the Johnson Space Center educational film in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Minnie's Science Field Trips series. [228.265]
- Disney releases The Living Seas educational film in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Minnie's Science Field Trips series. [228.294]
- Disney releases the educational film D.A.R.E. to Say 'No', part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection. [1378.172]
- At Walt Disney World, the Buena Vista Club golf club is renamed to the Disney Village Clubhouse. [228.71]
- Disney releases the educational film Do Dragons Dream, in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Language Arts Through Imagination series. [228.142]
- Disney releases the educational film How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?, in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Language Arts Through Imagination series. [228.244]
- Disney releases the educational film How Does It Feel to Fly?, in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Language Arts Through Imagination series. [228.244]
- Disney releases the educational film How Does Sound Sound?, in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection: Language Arts Through Imagination series. [228.244]
- September 30
- Touchstone/Warner releases the film Good Morning, Vietnam to theaters in the UK. [66.91]
- Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Heartbreak Hotel to theaters in the US. [85.319] [104.138] [112.466] [228.230] [375.393] (1989 [66.98])
- Revenues from Disney's film studio pass US$1 billion for the first time. [1]
- (month unknown)
- Disney releases the film The Rescue on videocassette. [228.412]
- Buena Vista Software releases the Who Framed Roger Rabbit game for the Commodore 64 computer. Price is US$29.95. Price for the Amiga computer version is US$44.95. [268.10]
- October 1
- Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort hotel opens in Walt Disney World. [10] [14] [1378.119]
- The Calypso Trading Post shop opens at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World. [1378.111]
- October 8
- The NBC TV network debuts the Disney-produced TV show Empty Nest, a spin-off from The Golden Girls. [1] [59.324] [228.164]
- October 9
- The NBC TV network begins airing The Magical World of Disney on Sunday nights. [14] [57.48] [59.165]
- October 12
- A Los Angeles Superior Court judge rules that the Walt Disney Company can use the MGM/UA name and company's logotype on a Florida studio tour. [213.D5]
- October
- The Card Corner shop in Disneyland closes. [1300.90] [1378.118]
- October 16
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Disney's All-American Sports Nuts. [228.139]
- November 4
- Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Good Mother to theaters in the US. The film is based on the book by Sue Miller. [66.91] [85.319] [104.86] [112.463] [228.210] [375.392]
- November 11
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Good Old Boy. [228.129,210]
- Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Ernest Saves Christmas to theaters in the US. [66.76] [370.284,319] [104.93] [112.458] [228.168] [375.392]
- November 13
- The NBC TV network airs the special Mickey's 60th Birthday, featuring John Ritter and Carl Reiner. [228.328] [1300.137]
- November
- Disney releases the educational film Disney's Countdown. [228.139]
- The Carefree Corner area returns to Main Street in Disneyland. [1300.90]
- November 16
- Peggy Lee, the voice of several characters in the film Lady and the Tramp, sues Disney for US$25 million, claiming her approval was not sought before the release of the film on videocassette. (The final settlement, in 1991, is US$2.3 million.) [17] [56.89] [216.C20] (settlement is US$3.83 million [85.128])
- November 18
- Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Oliver & Company to theaters. It cost US$18 million to make. (North American theater gross receipts: US$53 million, a new record for an animated feature film.) [1] [8] [11] [14] [25] [85.319] [104.95] [112.483] [191] [215.B22] [228.368] [375.395] [532.83] [745.88] [1074.217]
- November 20
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Rainbow in the Thunder airs. It is a two hour show about Davy Crockett. [1378.174]
- November 23
- In Disneyland, the Bear Country area is renamed Critter Country. [26.93] [98] [757.40] [939.99] [1300.119] [1378.63,163]
- The Crocodile Mercantile shop opens in Critter Country at Disneyland. Former name was Ursus H. Bear's Wilderness Outpost. [1300.120,434] [1378.163]
- November 25
- The syndicated TV special Ducktales: Time Is Money airs. [228.153]
- November 27
- The TV special "The Absent-Minded Professor" airs. [1378.3]
- November 30
- The Disney Channel begins airing Good Morning, Miss Bliss. (After five episodes, the series is cancelled, but then continues on the NBC TV network as Saved by the Bell.) [228.210]
- (month unknown)
- The Walt Disney Music Company releases its last 12-inch vinyl record, the soundtrack of the film Oliver & Company. [501.594]
- December 1
- Antigua & Barbuda issues 14 postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [629.375]
- Dominica issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [648.754]
- Grenada issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting various Disney characters at Christmas. [653.422]
- Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [653.457]
- Sierra Leone issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [656.980]
- The Walt Disney Company announces it will create another movie company, Hollywood Pictures, on February 1. Touchstone Pictures' vice president Richard Mestres is named president of the new company. [1] [212.D1]
- The Briar Patch shop opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. This location was formerly the Indian Trading Post. [1300.83,214] [1378.98]
- December 2
- Uganda issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, in Christmas scenes. [617.677]
- The Company D cast member store opens at Disneyland. [1378.149]
- Disney acquires KHJ-TV, an independent television station in Los Angeles, for US$320 million. [1] [195.D4] [228.271] [286.D9] (early 1990 [238.193])
- Disney releases the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit to theaters in the United Kingdom. [66.198]
- December 3
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Goodbye, Miss 4th of July. [228.129]
- December 11
- The NBC TV network airs the special Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus. [228.138] [1300.137] (December 18 [386.127])
- December 18
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Davy Crockett: A Natural Man. [1378.174]
- December 21
- Buena Vista Pictures premieres the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Beaches in a New York theater. The film is a Bette Midler drama made by Garry Marshall for Disney. [1] [66.27] [85.319] [104.106] [112.444] [375.389] [1378.63]
- December 22
- Disney releases the film Return to Snowy River on videocasstte, and on laserdisc for US$37. [15] [501.469]
- December 23
- St. Vincent issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Christmas and train themes. [656.774]
- Year
- Total new Disney animation created for television for the year: 19 hours. [260.D8]
- North American theater market share by ticket revenue: Disney is #1 with 20%. This is the first year that Disney has been the top selling Hollywood film company. [1] [453.73] [500.34]
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