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Last updated: 2023 December 20.

1998

January 5

• The Take Flight attraction in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World closes. [1378.180]
• The CBS TV network debuts the Style and Substance TV show. [501.529]

January 9

• Disney registers the Internet domain name "go.com" with InterNIC. [686]

January

• Disney agrees to pay US$9.2 billion for eight-year rights to televise NFL football games. [1074.396]
• Cinderella Castle Cake is returned to its original Cinderella Castle appearance in Walt Disney World. [651.86]

January 13

• The video title Belle's Magical World is released to home video in the USA. It contains the films Perfect Word, Broken Wing, and Fifi's Folly. [1378.70]

January 18

• The ABC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Ruby Bridges. [501.478]

January 20

• Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Nothing to Lose on videocassette in the US. [569.92]

January 29

• Ghana issues 16 postage stamps depicting Mickey Mouse and friends, including Donald Duck and Goofy. [1161.266]

January 30

• Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures film Deep Rising to theaters in the US. [569.21] [1378.179]

February 3

• Buena Vista Home Video releases the film G.I. Jane on videocassette. [569.89]
• Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Hercules on videocassette. [569.91]

February

• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Krippendorf's Tribe to theaters in the USA. [489.23]

February 16

• Micronesia issues ten postage stamps depicting Winnie-the-Pooh characters. [1190.926]

February 26

• The All Star Cafe debuts at Disney's Wide World of Sports resort at Walt Disney World. (Official All Star Cafe [409.4]) [1378.24]

February 27

• The Hollywood Pictures film An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn is released to theaters in the USA. [1378.17]
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• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Hercules for an award for best song for "Go the Distance". [490.71]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Kundun for an award for art direction. [490.152]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Kundun for an award for cinematography. [490.152]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Kundun for an award for costume design. [490.152]
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Kundun for an award for original dramatic score. [490.152]

March 1

• The Disney Channel premieres the Bug Juice TV show. [1378.104]

March

• Lloyd Braun joins Disney as chairman of Buena Vista Television Group. [745.306]
• Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Meet the Deedles to theaters in the USA. [370.356] [489.196]

March 21

• Redd Rockett's Pizza Port opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.351]

March 23

• St. Vincent issues nineteen postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [656.793]
• St. Vincent issues ten postage stamps depicting scenes from Winnie the Pooh films. [656.793]

March 24

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the film A Thousand Acres on videocassette. [501.552] [554.126]

March 28

• Disney animator Marc Davis adds his signature and handprints in cement in front of the Mann's Chinese Theater replica in the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida. [246.28]

(month unknown)

• The Enchanged Tiki Room - Under New Management attraction opens in Adventureland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [501.530]

April 18

• Disney launches the Toon Disney cable television network. [238.392] [501.564] [1073.187]
• The name of the Festival of Foods area in Frontierland at Disneyland is changed back to Big Thunder Barbecue. [1300.73]
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame show in Frontierland at Disneyland closes. [1378.78]

April 21

• An opening ceremony is held for Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. [408.1]

April 22

• Disney's Animal Kingdom opens to the public at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. [235.18] [238.403] [409.5] [1073.182] [1342.22] [1378.32] [1379.141]
• The Creature Comforts shop opens on Discovery Island in Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.161]
• Chester & Hester's Dinosaur Treasures shop opens in DinoLand U.S.A. in Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.131]
• The Boneyard playground opens in DinoLand U.S.A in Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.89]
• The Beastly Bazaar shop opens on Discovery Island in Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.64]
• The Countdown to Extinction attraction opens in DinoLand U.S.A. in Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [1378.156]
• The Walt Disney Company's board of directors approves a 3-for-1 split of the company's common stock. [408.3]
• Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida opens at the Disney-MGM Studios. [408.3]
• Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA.
  • An announcer on TV says "...so I guess we'll be going to our feature movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".
  • A scene of a group of people trapped by snow, forced to cannibalize three of themselves is a reference to the 1993 Disney film Alive.
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April 24

• The WB Television Network airs the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV show in the USA. A teacher says "Class trip to Florida!" to which a student says "We're going to Disney World!". Part of the show takes place on location in Disney's Animal Kingdom. Someone asks where the cat is; the reply is "He's probably upstairs watching Regis", referring to Disney-ABC's Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. [1048]

(month unknown)

• The New Wonderful World of Disney Parade opens at Disneyland Paris in France. [250.26]
• Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Flubber on videocassette. [571.97]

May 1

• Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film He Got Game to theaters in the USA. [489.55] [571.24]

May 4

• Uganda issues eleven postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [617.688]
• Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Buzz Lightyear attend the re-opening of the Moonliner attraction in Disneyland. The Moonliner was removed in 1966. [235.16]

May 11

• Antigua & Barbuda issues 16 postage stamps depicting Winnie the Pooh and friends. [1155.432]

May 12

• Touchstone Home Video releases the film Playing God on videocassette. [555.105]
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video releases the film Washington Square on videocassette. [555.106]

May 15

• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Horse Whisperer to theaters in the USA. [489.62] [551.49] [554.23] [555.64]

May 19

• Walt Disney Home Video releases the animated film The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars on home video. The film was not made by Disney. [1378.96]

May 22

• Tomorrowland at Disneyland re-opens after extensive remodelling. [501.563] [757.41] [939.52] [1073.184]
• The Rocket Rods attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It occupies the old PeopleMover track. [757.41] [1300.359]
• The American Space Experience exhibit opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.48]
• The Astro Orbitor attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1378.45] (Astro-Orbiter [1300.55])
• The 3D film Honey, I Shrunk the Audience debuts in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.209]
• The Spirit of Refreshment beverage stand opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.390]
• DisneyQuest opens at Downtown Disney West Side in Walt Disney World. It provides five stories of high-tech attractions, including Explore Zone, Create Zone, and Replay Zone. [409.4] (June [257.73] [658.129])

May 30

• The Festival of Foods area in Disneyland is renamed back to Big Thunder Ranch. [1300.76]

June 5

• The animated feature film Mulan premieres at the Hollywood Bowl in California. [235.16]

June 7

• The Broadway stage show The Lion King wins six Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Costume Design, Best Choreography, Best Director of a Musical, and Best Musical. [235.18,73] [238.418] [745.291]
• Julie Taymor wins a Tony Award as Best Director, for The Lion King, the play. [238.418]

June 8

• The live-action feature film Six Days, Seven Nights premieres in Beverly Hills, California. [235.16]

June 10

• The BET Soundstage Club opens at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World. [1378.73]
• Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A map of Vietnam includes "Futureland" showing a building looking like Disneyland's Space Mountain, as well as three other "lands". [1198]

June 12

• Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Six Days, Seven Nights to theaters in the USA. [489.77] [555.19,67]

June

• The Walt Disney Company agrees to buy 43% of the Infoseek Internet search web site. [238.423] [319.96] [686]
• Disney unveils the Disney Internet Guide Web site, offering a family-friendly Internet search engine. [686]
• The Cosmic Waves area opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, with water jets shooting from ground, and giant 6.5 ton granite ball in center resting on water base, allowing it to be rolled on the spot. [1300.115]

June 16

• Dominica issues six postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. [1156.831]
• Dominica issues a postage stamp depicting a scene from The Lion King. [1156.831]

June 19

• Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Mulan to theaters in the USA. [489.81] [555.62] [570.19]
• Disney's Mulan Parade premieres in the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. [409.4]
• The Animation Academy class opens at DisneyQuest at Walt Disney World. [1378.34]

June 23

• Walt Disney Home Video releases the film Mr. Magoo on videocassette in the US. [570.93]

June 29

• The live-action feature film Armageddon premieres at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. [235.18] [1378.41]

(month unknown)

• Hyperion publishes the book Mickey Mouse, by Pierre Lambert. [250.61]
• Disney releases the live-action film Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, written and directed by Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame). Original release title was The Wind in the Willows. [370.92]
• Disney Interactive releases the Mulan Animated StoryBook software for Windows and Macintosh computers. Price is US$35. [522.225]
• Camphor Tree Publishers releases the book Walt's Time: from Before to Beyond. [257.53]
• The Uptown theater in Marceline, Missouri, holds the world premiere of the Disney animated video release The Spirit of Mickey. [327.32]
• The Disneyana Shop re-opens on Main Street, USA in Disneyland. [1230.30]
• James Algar is named a Disney Legend. Algar was an early animator and director. [1378.18]
• Roy Edward Disney is named a Disney Legend. Roy, nephew of Walt Disney, was assistant film editor, narration writer, director, producer, member of Board of Directors, vice chairman of the board, head of animation department. [1378.188]
• Buddy Baker is named a Disney Legend. Baker composed music for many park attractions. [1378.56]
• Kathryn Beaumont is named a Disney Legend. Beaumont provided the voice of Alice and Wendy in several movies. [1378.64]
• Virginia Davis is named a Disney Legend. Davis was a child actress in 13 of the Alice Comedies. [1378.174]
• Disney first releases the film The Black Cauldron on the home video market. [1378.82]

July 1

• The Gambia issues twenty postage stamps depicting scenes from the film Mulan. [653.53] [1161.54]
• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Armageddon to theaters in the USA. The film is Disney's most expensive film ever made, at US$140 million. [489.90] [555.57] [570.19] [745.287] [1378.41]
• The Disney Magic cruise ship, first of the Disney Cruise Line, departs from Venice, Italy. [1232]

July 3

• Innoventions opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.216]
• The Lifetime TV network airs the last episode of the Debt TV show. [1378.178]
• Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Six Days, Seven Nights to theaters in Great Britain. [377.119]

July 4

• In Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mickey's Hometown Parade is performed. A resident of the city was the first-prize winner in an essay contest. [250.33]

July 11

• In Platteville, Wisconsin, Mickey's Hometown Parade is performed. A resident of the city was the grand-prize winner in an essay contest. [250.33]

July 15

• The Disney Magic cruise ship arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida for the first time. [1232]

July

• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Jane Austen's Mafia! to theaters in the USA. [489.98]
• The Ice Station Cool attraction opens in Innoventions in Epcot at Walt Disney World. [1378.143]
• Joe Roth merges the Touchstone, Hollywood, and Disney film studios under Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, headed by David Vogel. [745.301]
• To date, the film Mulan has grossed US$100 million in the US. [377.159]
• In under two weeks, the film Armageddon has grossed US$100 million in the US. [377.159]
• The Plaza Pavilion Restaurant at Disneyland closes. [1300.337]
• A star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard is created in honor of Roy O. Disney. [235.52]

July 20

• The live-action feature film The Parent Trap premieres in Los Angeles. [250.33]

July 25

• The Coral Isle Cafe restaurant opens in the Great Ceremonial House of the Polynesian Village Resort of Walt Disney World. [1378.154]

July 29

• Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Parent Trap in theaters. This is a remake of the same title from 1961. (Gross theater receipts: US$92 million.) [489.100] [562.25] [745.433]

July 30

• The Disney Cruise Line launches its first cruise ship, the Disney Magic. [238.407] [409.4] [1074.393] [1232]

August 1

• Bahamas issues two 55 cent postage stamps (daytime and nighttime) depicting Castaway Cay and a ship of the Disney Cruise Line. [1155.695]

August 5

• The "Armadillo" rugged drilling machine from the movie Armageddon is placed on display at Disney-MGM Studios. [250.33]

August 7

• Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Armageddon to theaters in Great Britain. [377.15]

August 14

• Buena Vista releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Firelight to theaters in Great Britain. [377.49]
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the film Air Bud: Golden Receiver on videocassette in the USA. [1378.14]

August

• Disney pays US$600 million for five-year rights to televise NHL games. [1074.396]

August 17

• The Cinémagique theater in Discoveryland in Disneyland Paris ceases playing the Captain EO film. [1378.117,139]

August 18

• Touchstone Home Video releases the film Kundun on videocassette. [563.96]
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video releases the film An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn on videcassette. [563.96]

August 19

• Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. When the sewers flood the streets, the music from Fantasia begins to play, monsters dance like the creatures in Fantasia. Mr. Hankey wears the blue cap (with stars) and red robe that Sorcerer Mickey wears in the film, as he "conducts" the sewage. [1199]

August 28

• Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Horse Whisperer to theaters in Great Britain. [377.62]

August 29

• The Disney Channel Original Movie Brink! airs. [1378.99]

August 31

• The Disney animated TV series Disney's Doug is released to syndication. [1378.95]

(month unknown)

• Disney sells all foreign and domestic rights to the film The Sixth Sense, currently in production. Disney only maintains distribution rights in the US. [745.302]
• Harvey Weinstein of Miramax gets British producer Saul Zaentz to agree to sell the US film rights for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books to Miramax, with Peter Jackson of New Zealand as director. Weinstein proposes two films with total budget of US$180 million. Michael Eisner refuses to support that size budget for fantasy films with no proven mass public support. Other film studios also turn it down, until New Line accepts it, giving the project a budget of US$350 million for three films. Miramax retains five percent of gross theater receipts. [745.303]

September 4

• Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film He Got Game to theaters in Great Britain. [377.58]

September 7

• The Disneyana Convention is held in Walt Disney World, over five days. [250.33]

September 8

• The Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland closes. [1300.402]
• The Fox TV network premieres the Costello TV series. [1378.155]

September 10

• The United States Postal Service issues a 32-cent postage stamp depicting Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as part of its series of memories of the 1930s. [629.88]

September 15

• Sierra Leone issues fourteen postage stamps depicting characters from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. [656.992]

September

• Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Simon Birch to theaters in the USA. [489.117]
• The name of the Buena Vista Club golf club at Lake Buena Vista is changed to Disney Village Clubhouse. [1378.103]
• Michael Davies at ABC sees a video tape of the British show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He tries to convince ABC executives to get the rights to produce a US version, but they are not interested. [745.297]

September 17

• The live musical play Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida premieres in Atlanta, Georgia. [237.30] (October 7 [1378.13])

September 18

• Entertainment releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Deep Rising to theaters in Great Britain. [377.36]

September 20

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character mentions "microcalifragilistics", a reference to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" in Mary Poppins. [930]

(month unknown)

• Michael Eisner and Bob Iger meet with executives of ABC, Touchstone, and Buena Vista. Michael Davies of ABC gives Eisner the video tape he saw of British TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Next day, Eisner and Iger watch it, and approve getting the show for ABC. [745.298]

October 3

• The Knight Shop at Disneyland closes. [1300.235]
• The Villains Lair shop opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [1300.437]

October 7

• The Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin attraction opens in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World. [250.28] [409.4] [757.83] [1342.33] [1378.107]

October 8

• Buena Vista premieres the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Mulan in London, England. [237.32]

October 9

• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Holy Man to theaters in the USA. [489.137] [564.28]
• Buena Vista generally releases the animated feature film Mulan to theaters in Great Britain. [377.89]

October 10

• The L'Ornement Magique store opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. [1300.245]

October 13

• The Fox TV network airs the final Costello TV show. [1378.155]

October 15

• Guyana issues eleven postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Scrooge McDuck, depicting comic strip panels of Donald Duck's Christmas on Bear Mountain, by Carl Banks. [653.564] (82 stamps [1161.630])
• Grenada issues 18 postage stamps depicting Disney Christmas Trains. Characters include Mickey Mouse, Jiminy Cricket, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Winnie-the-Pooh and friends. [653.467] [1161.522]
• The Fantasmic! show premieres at the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. [409.5]

October

• Buena Vista releases the film Nightwatch on videocassette in Great Britain. [377.148]
• Buena Vista releases the film She's So Lovely on videocassette in Great Britain. [377.149]
• To date, the film Armageddon has grossed US$200 million in the US. [377.161]
• At the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank, California, the Disney Legends Plaza is unveiled. [250.28]
• 18 new Disney Legends are recognized, including actor Dick Van Dyke, animator Bill Tytla, and voice actor Kathryn Beaumont. [250.28]

October 16

• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Beloved to theaters in the USA. [489.140] [564.28] [1378.70]

October 23

• Warner releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Air Bud to theaters in Great Britain. [377.11]
• Buena Vista releases the Miramax live-action feature film Halloween:H20 to theaters in Great Britain. [377.56]

October 25

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A scene shows various pointy objects flying through the air toward characters, similar to a scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. [931]

October 28

• The animated film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride premieres in Westwood, California. [237.32]

October 29

• Guyana issues eight postage stamps depicting Tigger's Happy New Year. [1161.631]

October 31

• Sony CEA releases the A Bug's Life video game for the PlayStation in the US. [443] (November [718.37]) (December [717.36])

(month unknown)

• Random House publishes Work in Progress, an autobiography of Michael Eisner, written by Tony Schwartz. [745.299]

November 1

• The name of Buena Vista Palace at Lake Buena Vista is changed to Wyndham Palace Resort and Spa. [1378.103]

November 6

• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Waterboy to theaters in the USA. (North American theater gross receipts: US$161 million.) [489.158] [565.30]
• Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Snake Eyes to theaters in Great Britain. [377.121]

November 8

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
  • The title "When You Dish Upon A Star" is a reference to the Disney song "When You Wish Upon A Star" from the film Pinocchio.
  • A character says to Ron Howard "I loved Splash Mr. Howard!".
  • A sign at the headquarters of 20th Century Fox says "A DIVISION OF WALT DISNEY Co.".
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November 13

• Azerbaijan issues ten postage stamps for the World Rapid Chess Championship, depicting Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto. [1155.677]

November 14

• The computer-animated feature film A Bug's Life premieres in El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. [237.30] [489.166]
• The Soundstage Restaurant at the Disney-MGM Studios closes. [411.2]

November 15

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character has a hallucination, with a pink elephant appearing similar to the ones in the film Dumbo. [942]

November

• Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film I'll Be Home For Christmas to theaters in the USA. [370.357] [489.160]
• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Enemy of the State to theaters in the USA. [489.162]

November 16

• The Westward Ho Conestoga Wagon Fries food stand opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1300.441]

November 19

• The VH1 TV network airs Hollywood & Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments. [411.2]

November 20

• Buena Vista releases the Miramax live-action feature film Rounders to theaters in Great Britain. [377.112]
• Disney releases the Pixar film A Bug's Life to theaters in Los Angeles. [1378.104]

November 22

• The Hollywood & Vine Cafeteria of the Stars opens in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park at Walt Disney World. [411.2]

November 23

• Disney and FTD begin offering "Disney Flowers" flower delivery service initiated via the disney.com Web site. Vases can be shaped like, or include pictures of, Disney cartoon characters. [686]
• The Kona Café restaurant opens in the Great Ceremonial House of the Polynesian Village Resort of Walt Disney World. Formerly the Coral Isle Cafe. [1378.154]

November 25

• Disney releases the Disney-Pixar film A Bug's Life to theaters in the US. (US theater receipts: US$163 million.) [411.5] [565.28] [566.82] [922.72] [1323.223] [1378.104]

November

• In under three weeks, the film The Waterboy has grossed US$100 million in the US. [377.161]

(month unknown)

• Touchstone Home Video releases the film The Horse Whisperer on videocassette. [566.131]

December 1

• Palau issues twenty postage stamps depicting characters from A Bug's Life. [1229.44]

December 4

• At a Christie's Teddy Bear auction in London, England, a 1931 Mickey Mouse doll sells for 4,370 pounds (about US$7,250). [237.32]

December 6

• The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
  • The episode title "Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'" may be a reference to the Disney animated short film Roger Rabbit in: Tummy Trouble.
  • One scene in an "Animatronic Saloon" of a ghost town shows a cowboy chasing a showgirl in robot saloon, a reference to a similar scene of a pirate chasing a woman in Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
  [943]

December

• The Go.com company, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, reports a loss of US$991 million for fiscal 1998, on revenues of US$131 million. [686]

December 11

• Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Parent Trap to theaters in Great Britain. [377.98]
• Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Rushmore to theaters in the US. [489.172] [572.30]

December 13

• Disney and Infoseek launch a test version of the Go Network (go.com) Internet Web portal. The new portal combines content from Disney-owned Web sites, including ABC News, ESPN, Family.com, and Mr. Showbiz. [686]

December

• Michael Eisner announces a reorganization of the administration of the theme parks and resorts. Dick Nunis retires as chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, replaced by Judson Green, with Paul Pressler as president. Nunis had been with the Disney company for 43 years. The division will now incorporate Walt Disney World Resort, the Disneyland Resort, the Disneyland Paris Resort, the Tokyo Disneyland Resort, Disney Regional Entertainment, and Walt Disney Imagineering. [409.2]
• To date, the film A Bug's Life has grossed US$100 million in the US. [377.162]
• The cover of Antiques & Collecting Magazine features the cover of the 1939 Merry Christmas from Mickey Mouse 16-page activity book by Kay Kamen. [305.5]

December 21

• At Disney's Animal Kingdom, cast members begin giving guests a sneak peek at the Maharaja Jungle Trek in the upcoming Asia area of the park. [409.2]

December 22

• Disney releases the film Summer of the Monkeys on videocassette. [250.96]

December 23

• The Cirque du Soleil begins performing in Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World. [250.30]

December 24

• At Disneyland, Luan Phi Dawson is killed when an eight-pound cleat from the sailing ship Columbia strikes him in the face. [1074.405]
• Nevis issues 22 stamps that depict Disney characters playing basketball, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie, Mouse, Goofy, and Huey/Dewey/Louie. [1190.1249]

December 25

• Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Mighty Joe Young to theaters in the USA. [250.73] [489.180] [566.84]
• Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures / Paramount Pictures live-action feature film A Civil Action to theaters in Los Angeles and New York in the USA. [489.183] [566.84] [1378.140]

December 26

• Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Enemy of the State to theaters in Great Britain. [377.43]
• Buena Vista releases the Miramax live-action feature film The Mighty to theaters in Great Britain. [377.86]

December 28

• Azerbaijan issues a postage stamp for the World Rapid Chess Championship, depicting Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. [1155.677]

Year

• Total attendance at Disneyland paris during the year: 12.5 million. [760.82]
• Total attendance at Tokyo Disneyland to date: 17.5 million. [254.56]
• North American theater market share by ticket revenue: Disney is #1. [463.52]

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