- January 17
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film The Ernest Green Story. [228.129,167] [329.C27]
- January 21
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A sports character is asked what he's going to do now; he replies "I'm going to Duff Gardens", a parody of paid promotions of sports players saying they're going to Disneyland.
- At Duff Gardens, there are many Disney parodies:
- the Seven Duffs (Seven Dwarfs),
- Beer Hall of Presidents (Hall of Presidents) complete with audio and animated President Lincoln standing and speaking,
- Little Land of Duff (It's a Small World) with little characters singing a similar song, and
- Main Street Electrical Parade with similar music.
[829]
- January 22
- Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Aspen Extreme to theaters in the US. [71.11] [85.323] [112.423] [1378.44]
- January 24
- The Mickey's Toontown area opens at Disneyland. It includes
- Mickey's House attraction,
- Minnie's House attraction,
- Daisy's Diner attraction,
- Acorn Ball Crawl attraction,
- Jolly Trolley vehicle,
- Gadget's Go-Coaster attraction,
- Donald's Boat (Miss Daisy attraction,
- Gag Factory attraction,
- Pluto's Dog House food facility,
- Toontown Five & Dime shop,
- Goofy's Gas Station attraction,
- Goofy's Bounce House attraction, and
- Chip 'n Dale's Treehouse attraction.
[26.29] [34.279] [98] [226.43] [228.5,90,201,213,265,326,329,333,335] [757.40] [1300.103,109,122,146,181,191,226,281,286,338,426] [1378.7,134]
- January 27
- The Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Blood In, Blood Out premieres in Las Vegas, Tucson, Arizona, and Rochester, New York. [1378.92] (January 15 [112.424])
- (month unknown)
- Initial discussions are held regarding building a new parade for Tokyo Disneyland, to replace the Electrical Parade. [91.43]
- Disney decides to build two cruise ships. [238.406]
- February 3
- The Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Cemetery Club premieres in the US. [85.323] [112.424] [1378.127]
- Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey to delected theaters in the US. The film is a remake of the 1963 film The Incredible Journey. [15] [71.16] [85.214] [85.302] [85.322] [112.427] [228.239]
- CBS TV airs the Disney special The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song, part one. [1378.73]
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- February 5
- Disney releases the film Recycle Rex for educational use in California. [228.410]
- February 6
- The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home. [1378.25]
- February 12
- Buena Vista generally releases the film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey to theaters. [228.239]
- Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures film The Cemetery Club to theaters in the US. [1378.127]
- February 13
- Gurgi's Munchies and Crunchies fast-food facility in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World closes. [228.222]
- Lumiere's Kitchen restaurant opens in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [228.298]
- February
- Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Aspen Extreme to theaters in the US. [71.15]
- February 16
- Walt Disney Records releases the album For Our Children: The Concert. [330.C14]
- The Disney Channel airs For Our Children: The Concert. [330.C14] [331]
- February 17
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Sound. [39.692]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Score. [39.692]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Friend Like Me" from the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Song. [39.692]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Whole New World" from the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Song. [39.692]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Sound Effects Editing. [39.692]
- February 26
- Disney releases the film Recycle Rex for educational use. [228.410]
- February 28
- The Disney Channel premieres the first episode of the animated Bonkers series. [85.300] [383.107] [1378.89]
- (month unknown)
- Capcom releases The Little Mermaid video game for the GameBoy in the US. [797.72,104] [799.93]
- Capcom releases the Darkwing Duck video game for the Game Boy in the US. [796.110] [797.104] [799.93]
- The Software Publishers Association holds its annual Excellence in Software awards ceremony. Critics Choice Award for Best Consumer Product: Stunt Island by Walt Disney Software. [627.146]
- Walt Disney Computer Software releases the Aladdin Print Kit software for personal computers. Price is US$19.95. [627.140]
- March 3
- Disney releases the laserdisc 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Exclusive Archive Collection for US$70. [15]
- March 4
- America On-Line removes its online Disney image files after being contacted by a Disney representative. [11]
- Disney releases the film Mary Poppins on laserdisc for US$70. [15]
- March 5
- Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Swing Kids to theaters in the US. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$8 million.) [71.28] [85.323] [112.433] [259.88] [501.533] [579.50]
- The ABC TV network debuts the series Where I Live. [501.606]
- March 7
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Spies. [501.517]
- March 12
- Disney releases the Roger Rabbit animated short film Trail Mix-Up. [85.285,325] [501.568]
- Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures / Amblin Entertainment live-action feature film A Far Off Place to theaters in the US. [15] [71.33] [85.302,322] [112.425] [228.175]
- March
- In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, a court rules in favor of Disney, ordering the West Edmonton Mall to cease use of the name Fantasyland. [505.31]
- Disney releases the film I'm No Fool with Safety at School on videodisc for educational use. [228.251]
- Disney releases the film I'm No Fool in Unsafe Places on videodisc for educational use. The film includes Pinocchio. [228.251]
- Disney releases the film I'm No Fool on Wheels on videodisc for educational use. The film includes Pinocchio. [228.251]
- Capcom releases the Tale Spin video game for the Game Boy in the US. [799.93]
- Hi Tech releases the Mickey's Safari in Letterland video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. [799.88,106]
- Disney chairman and president Michael Eisner visits the delapitated New Amsterdam theater on 42nd Street in New York. He agrees that the Walt Disney Company should take part in its restoration. [232.60] [1005.95]
- The walk-through La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Gallery of Sleeping Beauty's Castle) in the Castle at Euro Disneyland. [60.6]
- Construction begins on the Space Mountain ride at Euro Disneyland. [12] [91.27]
- Disney releases the 19-minute video Goofy over Dental Health for educational use. [228.213]
- Disney releases the laserdisc Pinocchio - The Making of a Masterpiece. [15]
- March 18
- Disney releases the film The Flight of the Navigator on laserdisc for US$30. [15] [228.188]
- March 22
- Antigua & Barbuda issues seven postage stamps depicting Disney characters and Euro Disney. [629.380]
- March 26
- Disney releases the film Pinocchio on laserdisc (CLV) in the US, for US$30. [15]
- Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Born Yesterday to theaters in the US. [71.37] [85.323] [112.424] [1378.91]
- March 29
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Score) to Alan Menken for the film Aladdin. [11] [39.692] [112.21A] [369.188]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Song) to Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) for the song "Whole New World" from the film Aladdin. [11] [39.692] [112.21A] [369.188]
- March 30
- The Disney Vacation Development Inc. company announces plans to build a 440-unit time-share resort in Florida, 95 miles south-east at Walt Disney World. [346.D4]
- March 31
- Disney releases the film Pollyanna on laserdisc for US$45. [15]
- April 2
- The Aladdin's Royal Caravan parade begins at Disneyland. [26.29] [1378.16]
- Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Adventures of Huck Finn to theaters in the US. [15] [71.42] [85.302] [85.322] [112.423] [1378.10]
- April 5
- Disney releases the laserdisc Darkwing Duck Volume 1 for US$30. It includes Darkly Dawns the Duck, Birth of Negaduck!, Tiff of the Titans. [15]
- Disney releases the laserdisc Darkwing Duck Volume 2 for US$30. It includes Just Us Justice Ducks, Comic Book Capers, Brush with Oblivion. [15]
- April 6
- The NBC TV network airs the two-hour movie Miracle Child. The film is based on the novel Miracle at Clement's Pond by Patricia Pendergraft. [228.334]
- April 7
- Disney releases the film Pinocchio on laserdisc (CAV Collector's Edition) in the US, for US$100. [15]
- April 11
- The Pooh Corner shop opens in Critter Country at Disneyland. [1300.340]
- April 12
- One year after its opening, Euro Disneyland has welcomed 10.5 million guests. [60.6] [228.136]
- April
- Disney releases the laserdisc Goof Troop: Banding Together / Goin' Fishin' for US$30. It includes Slightly Dinghy, Wrecks, Lies and Videotape, Shake, Rattle and Goof, Close Encounters of the Weird Mime. [15]
- Disney releases the Disney Sing Along Songs film compilation Friend Like Me / Disneyland Fun on laserdisc in the US, for US$25. [15]
- Philippe Bourguignon is named chairman of Euro Disney. [225.73]
- April 15
- The Visionarium opens in Tokyo Disneyland. [55.42]
- The Disney Gallery opens in Tokyo Disneyland. [55.42]
- Mickey's Moderne Memories shop opens in Tokyo Disneyland. [55.42]
- The Sweetheart Cafe opens in Tokyo Disneyland. [55.42]
- April
- Capcom releases the Disney's DuckTales 2 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. [798.78] [799.93]
- April 17
- The Tahitian Terrace restaurant at Disneyland closes. [501.537] [1300.406]
- April 23
- The Walt Disney Company agrees to set aside 8500 acres in Florida for a wilderness preserve, allowing the company to expand on wetland near Walt Disney World. [332.39]
- Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Indian Summer to theaters in the US. [71.50] [85.323] [112.427] [228.254]
- April 30
- The Walt Disney Company announces an agreement to acquire Miramax Film Corporation. Disney will acquire Miramax's library of over 200 films. [112.513] [333.39]
- Disney generally releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Bound by Honor to theaters in the US. It premiered under the title Blood In, Blood Out. [71.52] [85.323] [1378.92]
- (month unknown)
- Disney buys the option to buy 2,300 acres of land from Exxon, near Haymarket, Virginia. The plan is to build the Disney's America historical theme park there. [238.321]
- May 2
- The Theater of the Stars attraction on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park closes. (It re-opens on Sunset Boulevard.) [501.550]
- May 3
- The NBC TV network airs the two-hour TV movie Day-o. [1378.177]
- May 14
- Disney releases the laserdisc Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventures Volume 1 - Whale of a Tale / Stormy, the Wild Seahorse for US$30. It includes Whale of a Tale, Urchin, Stormy, The Great Sebastian. [15]
- May
- At Euro Disneyland, the name of the Camp Davy Crockett campground is changed to Davy Crockett Ranch. [1378.112,176]
- The #4 locomotive, the Eureka, begins operation at Euro Disneyland. [328.397]
- The walk-through Legends of the Wild West is opened in Frontierland in Euro Disneyland. [60.6]
- May 18
- American Broadcasting Company airs the Full House TV show in the USA. The show takes place at Walt Disney World, showing many street characters, and many attractions. [1085]
- May 21
- The CBS TV network airs the Disney special The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song, part two. [1378.73]
- May 28
- Groundbreaking begins for the Tower of Terror ride at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park in Walt Disney World. [22]
- Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Super Mario Bros. to theaters in the US. The film cost $48 million to make. (Worldwide theater ticket sales: US$21 million.) [71.67] [85.323] [112.433] [391.193] [501.530] [602.39] [1351.99]
- June 1
- The Splashdown Photos shop opens at the Splash Mountain exit in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [501.518]
- June 2
- Mickey Mouse books return on sale in China, after a four-year absence due to copyright infringements. [334.D4]
- June 4
- Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Guilty as Sin to theaters in the US. [71.71] [85.323] [112.426] [228.221]
- Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Life with Mikey to theaters in the US. [71.68] [85.323] [112.428] [228.288]
- June 7
- Disney releases the film The Mighty Ducks on laserdisc for US$40. [15]
- June 9
- Disney makes a limited release of the film What's Love Got to Do with It to theaters in the US. [71.72] [85.323] [112.434] [501.605]
- June 11
- Disney generally releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film What's Love Got to Do with It to theaters in the US. [501.605]
- The CBS TV Network premieres the TV series Cutters. [1378.166]
- June 12
- Four restaurants in the Euro Disney Resort begin serving alcohol. [60.6] [335.42]
- June
- The City Council of Anaheim approves a Disney proposal to build a US$2.75 billion resort and theme park near Disneyland, including a hotel and Westcot Center. [336.D4]
- June 24
- The Discoveryland Station of the Euro Disneyland Railroad opens at Euro Disneyland. [60.6] [228.169]
- June 26
- The Disney Channel begins airing the TV serial Emerald Cove on the Mickey Mouse Club TV series. [228.160]
- June 30
- The Walt Disney Company acquires Miramax Film Corporation, making it an autonomous division of Buena Vista Pictures. Cost is US$60 million, plus another US$40 million to assume the debt of Miramax. [228.334] [238.165] [370.300] [745.136] [1073.166]
- (month unknown)
- A special $1 Disney Dollar is created to celebrate Mickey Mouse's 65th birthday. [245.69]
- Disney releases the film Captain Ron on videocassette. [228.79]
- Disney releases the film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid on videocassette. [228.239]
- Caravan Pictures signs an agreement with Disney to produce at leasst 25 films to be distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. [1378.118]
- Disney releases the film Chips, the War Dog on videocassette. [228.91]
- Disney releases the film Indian Summer on videocassette. [228.254]
- Disney releases the film The Cemetery Club on videocassette. [228.85]
- Disney re-grants publishing rights to Gladstone for Disney comic magazines. [75] [228.99]
- Disney releases the film The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag on videocassette. [228.222]
- Disney releases the film Consider the Alternatives on videocassette. [228.102]
- Michael Eisner approves the project to create an animated film of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. [193.53]
- Disney releases the film Back Home on videocassette. [228.37]
- The Circle-Vision film American Journeys closes in Tokyo Disneyland. [228.22]
- Disney releases the laserdisc Cartoon Classics: Special Edition for US$30. It includes Father's Lion, Tea for Two Hundred, The Simple Things, Two Weeks Vacation, Clock Cleaners, Baggage Buster, Mickey's Fire Brigade, The Big Wash, Olympic Champ, Donald's Golf Game, The Art of Skiing, and Aquamania. [15]
- Ground is broken in Disneyland for construction of the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction. [26.59]
- Disney releases the film Alive: 20 Years Later on videocassette. [1378.23]
- Disney releases the film The Sword and the Rose on laserdisc for US$35. [15] [501.535]
- Disney's Home Improvement TV show wins an Emmy award for Electronic Lighting Direction. [228.239]
- Disney releases the film The Absent Minded Professor on videocassette in black and white. [228.1]
- Disney re-releases the film Baby... Secret of the Lost Legend on videocassette. [228.36]
- Disney releases the film The Distinguished Gentleman on videocassette. [228.142]
- Pinto Colvig is named a Disney Legend. Colvig was a story writer and voice actor, especially for Goofy. [1378.147]
- Buddy Ebsen is named a Disney Legend. [228.131]
- Peter Ellenshaw is named a Disney Legend. He was a visual effects and matte artist for Disney. [228.131] [650.75]
- Blaine Gibson is named a Disney Legend. [228.131,205]
- Harper Goff is named a Disney Legend. [228.131]
- Irving Ludwig is named a Disney Legend. He joined Disney in 1940, serving as road show manager for Fantasia, and president of the Buena Vista Distribution Company, retiring after forty years service. [228.131,298]
- Jimmy Macdonald is named a Disney Legend. He provided the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1946 to 1977. [228.131,300]
- Clarence Nash is named a Disney Legend. He supplied the first voice of Donald Duck. [228.131,351]
- Donn Tatum is named a Disney Legend. He joined Walt Disney Productions in 1956, serving as president from 1968 to 1971, and chairman and CEO from 1971 to 1980. [228.131]
- E. Cardon "Card" Walker is named a Disney Legend. He worked for the Disney company from 1938 to 1983, serving as chief operating officer, chief executive officer, president, and chairman. [501.591]
- Disney re-releases the film Benji the Hunted on videocassette. [228.50]
- Disney releases the film Consenting Adults on videocassette. [228.102]
- Disney releases the film Crossing the Bridge on videocassette. [228.110]
- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards a Golden Globe Award (Original Score) to Alan Menken for the film Aladdin. [369.189]
- Disney releases the film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey on videocassette. [228.239]
- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards a Golden Globe Award (Original Song) to Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) for the song "A Whole New World" from the film Aladdin. [369.189]
- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards a Golden Globe Award (Special Award) to Robin Williams for his voice-over work in the film Aladdin. [369.189]
- Disney re-releases the film Davy Crocket, King of the Wild Frontier on videocassette. [228.119]
- The second Disney-hosted Disneyana Convention is held in Disneyland. It is double to the size of the first convention. [228.133]
- Disney releases the film The Mighty Ducks on videocassette. [228.330]
- Disney re-releases the film Escape to Witch Mountain on videocassette. [228.169]
- In the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, the Dumbo Flying Elephants attraction is remodeled. [228.154]
- The Los Angeles Film Critics Association grants the Animated Film award to Disney for the film Aladdin. [369.189]
- The Pet Care Kennel pet boarding facility at Disneyland is renamed Kennel Club, sponsored by Friskies. [228.273] [1300.232]
- Disneyland president Jack Lindquist retires. [228.289]
- Disney re-releases the film Never Cry Wolf on videocassette. [228.353]
- Disney releases the film Not Quite Human on videocassette. [228.362]
- Disney releases the film Not Quite Human II on videocassette. [228.362]
- Disney releases the film Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss on videocassette. [228.368]
- Disney releases the film Perfect Harmony on videocassette. [228.383]
- Disney re-releases the film Pinocchio on videocassette. (13.4 million copies are sold.) [228.388] [511.42]
- Disney re-releases the film Pollyanna on videocassette. [228.397]
- Disney releases the film Sarafina! on videocassette. [501.485]
- Disney re-releases the film The Shaggy Dog on videocassette. [501.494]
- Disney releases the film A Stranger Among Us on videocassette. [501.527]
- Disney re-releases the film The Three Lives of Thomasina on videocassette. [501.554]
- Disney releases the film 3 Ninjas on videocassette. [501.555]
- Disney re-releases the film Tron on videocassette in the US. [501.572]
- The Walt Disney Company erects a statue in Disneyland of Walt Disney holding hands with Mickey Mouse. [852.11]
- The name of Captain Cook's Hideway lounge at Disney's Polynesian Resort is changed to Captain Cook's Snack and Ice Cream Company. [1378.117]
- The Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes attraction at Walt Disney World closes. [1378.176]
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