1998

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An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1998.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*February 20 - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (Hollywood Pictures) was released to a universally negative reaction and was a box office bomb.
*February 27 - Krippendorf's Tribe (Touchstone Pictures)
*March 27 - Meet the Deedles (with DiC Entertainment) was released to negative reviews and became a box office bomb.
*May 23 - Kiki's Delivery Service premiered in Seattle International Film Festival.
*June 5 - Mulan (premiere)
*June 12 - Six Days, Seven Nights (Touchstone Pictures)
*June 19 - Mulan was released to mostly positive reviews and commercial success.
*July 1 - Armageddon (Touchstone Pictures)
*July 29 - The Parent Trap remake was released to positive reception.
*August 14 - Air Bud: Golden Receiver
*September 11 - Simon Birch (Hollywood Pictures)
*October 9 - Rushmore (Touchstone Pictures)
*November 13 - I'll Be Home for Christmas was released to generally negative reviews and becomes a box office failure.
*November 20 - Enemy of the State (Touchstone Pictures)
*November 25 - A Bug's Life was released to very positive reviews and becomes a box office success.
*December 25 - Mighty Joe Young becomes a box office bomb and gains mixed reviews from critics.
===Shorts===
*November 25 - Geri's Game
==Theme parks and resorts==
*January 21 - The original Disneyland Parking Lot closes to make way for the Disneyland Resort expansion, including Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney, and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.
*January 31 - The Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle, which was decorated to look like a cake for the 25th anniversary celebration, is returned to its normal look.
*February 1 - ILLUMinations 98 opens in World Showcase at Epcot. The "25" is also dropped from the name.
*February 14 - The Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop opens at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World Resort.
*February 17 - Construction begins on the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster in Sunset Boulevard at Disney-MGM Studios.
*April 5 - The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) opens in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.
*April 12 - Disneyland Paris and Disneyland Park (Paris) celebrates its 5th anniversary.
*April 15 - Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates its 15th Anniversary.
*April 22 - Disney's Animal Kingdom, the fourth theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, opens.
*May 22 - The "New" Tomorrowland opens at Disneyland with the following new attractions: American Space Experience, Astro Orbitor, Cosmic Waves, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, and Rocket Rods. Older attractions remaining open after refurbishment: Autopia, Disneyland Monorail System, Space Mountain, Starcade, Star Tours, and Submarine Voyage.
*June 19 - Animazement: The Musical begins its run at Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre.
*July 3 - Innoventions opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
*August 17 - Captain EO closes in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris.
*September 7 - Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closes in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom.
*September 8 - Submarine Voyage closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It would reopen nearly nine years later as Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
*October 10 - Journey Into Imagination and The Image Works: Creative Playground of the Future closes in Future World at Epcot to be replaced by Journey Into Your Imagination version featuring Eric Idle without Figment or Dreamfinder and ImageWorks: The What-If Labs in the future site of Imagination! Pavilion.
*December 8 - Test Track begins soft openings in Future World at Epcot.
*December 23 
**Toon Park closes in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland. 
**Toon Park would, however, live on in Mickey's Toontown Fair at Magic Kingdom (until 2011) and in Toontown at Tokyo Disneyland.
*December 24 - On Sailing Ship Columbia in Frontierland at Disneyland, a cleat used to secure the ship to the dock tears loose, striking 33-year-old Luan Phi Dawson and his wife in the head, as their two children and other horrified park guests look on. Dawson is declared brain-dead two days later and died when his life support system is disconnected. A cast member is also injured. (See Incidents at Disney parks.)
==Cruise ships==
*July 30 - Disney Cruise Line opens, with the first cruise ship being the Disney Magic in the Bahamas.
==Television==
*January 1 - Movie Surfers premieres on the Disney Channel.
*January 6 - Bear in the Big Blue House Season 2 premieres on the Disney Channel.
*January 10 - Jungle Cubs airs its last episode on ABC.
*March 1 - Bug Juice premieres on the Disney Channel.
*March 4 - 101 Dalmatians: The Series ends with "Dalmatian Vacation, Part 3: Dearly Beloved". Reruns continue on ABC until 1999.
*March 15 - PB&J Otter premieres on the Disney Channel.
*April 18 - Toon Disney begins broadcasting.
*June 20 - Bill Nye the Science Guy airs its last episode.
*June 27 - You Lucky Dog premieres on the Disney Channel.
*August 29 - Brink! premieres on the Disney Channel.
*August 31 - Hercules: The Series premieres on ABC and in syndication.
*October 7 - Out of the Box premieres on the Disney Channel.
*October 17 - Halloweentown premieres on the Disney Channel.
*November 6 - Rolie Polie Olie premieres on the Disney Channel.
*December 20 - The Wiggles Live at Disneyland Park premieres on Disney Channel Australia to welcome The Wiggles.
==Albums==
*January 27
**Winnie the Pooh: Friends Forever
**Ariel's Favorites
*February 3
**Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
**Peter Pan
*February 10
**Archive Collection Vol. 1: Burl Ives: Chim Chim Cherie
**Archive Collection Vol. 2: Hayley Mills: Let's Get Together
**Archive Collection Vol. 3: Louis Prima with Gia Maione: Let's Fly With Mary Poppins
**Archive Collection Vol. 4: Rex Allen: 16 Golden Hits
**Archive Collection Vol. 5: Cliff Edwards: Ukulele Ike Sings Again
==Comics==
*December - Gladstone Publishing loses the rights to the Disney comic license.
==Books==
*February - Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (third edition)
==Video games==
*A Bug's Life for PC
*April 23 - The Walt Disney World Explorer – Second Edition (Windows and Mac application)
*May - Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! for Game Boy
*August 18 - The D Show
*September 14 - Animated StoryBook: Mulan
*October 27 - A Bug's Life for PlayStation
*December 8 - A Bug's Life for Game Boy Color
==Home video releases==
===VHS releases===
*January 23 - The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
*February 3
**Hercules
**G.I. Jane (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*February 10 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
*February 14 - Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day (re-issue)
*February 17
**The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
**The Strongest Man in the World
**The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
**The Barefoot Executive
**Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
*March 3
**Peter Pan
**The Moon-Spinners
*March 31
**The Little Mermaid
**Mary Poppins (re-issue) (VHS only)
**The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
**Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
**Pete's Dragon (re-issue)
**Robin Hood (re-issue)
**Dumbo (re-issue)
*April 21
**Flubber
**The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (re-issue)
**Gus (film) (re-issue)
**No Deposit, No Return (re-issue)
**The Apple Dumpling Gang (re-issue)
*May 19
**The Apple Dumpling Gang (re-issue)
**The Brave Little Toaster (re-issue)
**The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
**Pretty Woman
**The Love Bug
*June 2 - Melody Time
*July 10 - The Patriot
*July 14 - The Spirit of Mickey
*July 28 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Honor to Us All
*August 4
**The Black Cauldron
**Mr. Magoo
*August 25
**Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh (re-issue)
**Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh (re-issue)
**Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (re-issue)
**Disney Sing Along Songs: Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland
**Money Rock
**Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
*September 15
**Kiki's Delivery Service
**Lady and the Tramp
*September 29 - The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
*October 6
**A Walt Disney Christmas (re-issue)
**A Disney Christmas Gift (re-issue)
**Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (re-issue)
**Mickey's Christmas Carol (re-issue)
**Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (re-issue)
**Spot's Magical Christmas (re-issue)
**How the Toys Saved Christmas (re-issue)
**101 Dalmatians: Christmas
**Raymond Briggs' The Bear
*October 6 - The Santa Clause
*October 27 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
*December 8
**The Parent Trap
**Mr. Magoo (re-issue)
**Six Days, Seven Nights
*December 15
**Air Bud: Golden Receiver
**Summer of the Monkeys
===DVD releases===
*February 4
**Air Bud
**The Crow (Miramax Home Video)
**Sling Blade (Miramax Home Video)
**While You Were Sleeping (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
**Crimson Tide (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*March 24
**Trainspotting (Miramax Home Video)
**Con Air (Touchstone Home Video)
**Mary Poppins
*March 25
**The English Patient (Miramax Home Video)
**Metro (Touchstone Home Video)
**Evita (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*April 21
**Nothing to Lose (Touchstone Home Video)
*April 22
**Mimic (Miramax Home Video)
**A Thousand Acres (Touchstone Home Video)
**G.I. Jane (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*May 19
**Pretty Woman (Touchstone Home Video)
**Tron (Walt Disney Home Video)
**Grosse Pointe Blank (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*May 20
**Pulp Fiction (Miramax Home Video)
**Cop Land (Miramax Home Video)
**Dead Presidents (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*June 16 - Flubber
*June 17
**From Dusk Till Dawn (Miramax Home Video)
**Playing God (Touchstone Home Video)
*July 22
**An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*August 19
**Judge Dredd (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
*October 13
**The Santa Clause
*October 14
**Kundun (Touchstone Home Video)
**Deep Rising (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
**Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Walt Disney Home Video)
*November 10
**Dead Poets Society
**He Got Game (Touchstone Home Video)
**The Horse Whisperer (Touchstone Home Video)
*December 8
**Good Will Hunting (Miramax Home Video)
**Six Days, Seven Nights (Touchstone Home Video)
**The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
==Magazines==
*June - Disney Adventures publishes its 100th issue.
==Events==
*January - Production begins on Recess: School's Out.
*January 26 - Ranch and Grove Holding Corporation is merged into the Walt Disney World Company.
*April 17 - EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is held runs until May 31, which is celebrated its 5th anniversary.
*October 25 - EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is held runs until November 23.
*November 27 - EPCOT Holidays Around the World is held runs until December 23.
=== Milestone Anniversaries ===
* February 5 - Peter Pan celebrated its 45th anniversary.
* February 19 - Saludos Amigos celebrated its 55th anniversary.
* May 27 - Melody Time celebrated its 50th anniversary.
* April 15 - Huey, Dewey, and Louie celebrated their 60th birthdays.
* November 8 - Robin Hood celebrated its 25th anniversary.
* November 18 - Mickey and Minnie celebrated their 70th birthdays.
* December 25 - The Sword in the Stone celebrated its 35th anniversary.
==Character debuts==
*January 10 - Sketch
*January 13 - Ursa
*January 16 - Amber Dearly
*January 28 - Ray the Sun
*February 9 - Jacques the Beaver, Lois, Big Old Bullfrog, Doc Hogg
*February 16 - Rebecca, Judge Dimsdale De Vil, Hester Hen
*February 17 - Webster, Crane, Le Plume, Witherspoon, Chandeleria, Tres, Chaude
*February 20 - Cave Pup
*February - Newton, Vostok
*March - Brad Van Beck
*March 15 - Peanut Otter, Baby Butter Otter, Jelly Otter, Opal Otter, Ernest Otter, Mayor Jeff, Pinch Raccoon, Scootch Raccoon, Walter Raccoon, Wanda Raccoon, Munchy Beaver, Flick Duck
*March 21 - Ootsie Snootie, Bootsie Snootie
*March 28 - Anna Otter
*April 8 - Otto and Etta Otter
*April 19 - Hallie Richmond, Steve Ellinger
*April 22 - DeVine, Wilson Matua, Dr. Helen Marsh, Dr. Grant Seeker, Chili, Termite-ator, Claire de Room, Weevil Kneevil, The Dung Brothers, Sprig, Zawadi, Kiume, Kibibi, Nakawa, Little Red and Big Red, Artimals
*May 1 - Uh-Oa
*May 19 - Robbie McGroarty, Fanny, Ratso, Hearing Aid, Supreme Commander, Tinselina, Microwave, Squirt, Faucet, Calculator, Viking 1, Wittgenstein, The Missile
*May 29 - Arpin Lusene
*June 1 - Baby Blotter
*June 19 - Fa Mulan, Li Shang, Mushu, Shan Yu, Cri-Kee, Little Brother, Yao, Ling, and Chien Po, Fa Zhou, Fa Li, Grandmother Fa, Chi-Fu, Hayabusa the Falcon, General Li, The Emperor of China, Fa Family Ancestors, The Matchmaker, Fa Li, Khan, Shang's Horse, Elite Hun Soldiers, Hun Army, Zeebub
*July 19 - Malevola De Vil
*July 29 - Annie James, Hallie Parker, Nick Parker, Elizabeth James, Martin, Chessy, Meredith Blake, Jackie
*August 14 - Dr. Patrick Sullivan
*August 25 - John Rolfe, King James, Queen Anne, Mrs. Jenkins, Uttamatomakkin, Jesters
*August 31 - Cassandra, Icarus, Adonis, Mr. Parentheses, Homer
*September 1 - King Salmoneus
*September 3 - Chipacles, Clion, Tempest
*September 7 - Daedalus, Helen of Troy
*September 11 - Gaia
*September 12 - Orthos
*September 14 - Arachne
*September 15 - Achilles, Memnon
*September 16 - Typhon, Echidna
*September 17 - Fear and Terror
*September 18 - Queen Hippolyte
*September 19 - Cassandra Bleem
*September 23 - Hecate
*September 25 - Rachel McGuire
*September 26 - Sphinx Martindale
*September 29 - Mowgli (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Baloo (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Bagheera (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Shere Khan (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Tabaqui, Colonel Hathi (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Akela (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Raksha (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story), Li'l Raksha, Chil, Tarzan Chimp, Biranyi
*September - Oberon De Spair
*October 3 - Gelman, Gegeneis
*October 5 - Nestor & Meleager
*October 10 - Prometheus, Caucasian Eagle
*October 17 - Aggie Cromwell, Gwen Piper, Marnie Piper, Dylan Piper, Sophie Piper, Luke, Kalabar, Benny, Harriet
*October 27 - Kiara, Kovu, Zira, Vitani, Nuka, Outsiders, Crocodiles
*October 31 - Chiron
*October - Eugene Photomas
*November 3 - Astro Blasters Robots
*November 4 - Chimera, Ladon
*November 6 - Lavina, Geryon, Tivius
*November 7 - Conrad Mundy
*November 10 - Orion
*November 12 - King Midas, Epsilon
*November 14 - Amphitrite
*November 16 - Poseidon
*November 20 - Mr. Griff
*November 21 - Erwin Lawson, Ephialtes, Syrinx, Miss Thespis
*November 24 - Great King Pan, Nemesis
*November 25 - Flik, Princess Atta, Dot, Hopper, Molt, Thumper, P.T. Flea, Heimlich, Gypsy, Manny, Slim, Rosie, Dim, Francis, Tuck and Roll, The Queen, The Fly Brothers, Bird, Grasshoppers, The Blueberries, Ant Colony
*November 28 - Alexander, Callista
*December 2 - Doc Owl
*December 3 - Jeremiah Tortoise
*December 11 - Merv Griffin
*December 14 - Doc Hogg
*December 16 - Andromeda
*December 25 - Gregg O'Hara, Jill Young, Mighty Joe Young, Andrei Strasser, Doctor Ruth Young, Garth, Jason
*Dexter Dingus
==People==
===Births===
*January 4 - Coco Jones (actress, singer, rapper, and dancer)
*January 9 - Kerris Dorsey (actress and singer)
*January 16 - Curran Walters (actor and former model)
*January 28 - Ariel Winter (actress, voice actress, and singer)
*February 9 - Isabella Gomez (actress and voice actress)
*February 15 - Zachary Gordon (actor and voice actor)
*April 6 - Peyton List (actress and model)
*April 9 - Elle Fanning (actress)
*June 19 - Atticus Shaffer (actor and voice actor)
*June 24 - Liana Ramirez (actress)
*July 3 - Isabella Murad (actress and voice actress)
*July 8 - Maya Hawke (actress and singer)
*July 22 - Madison Pettis (actress, voice actress, and model)
*July 24 - Logan Grove (athlete and former actor and voice actor)
*July 31 - Rico Rodriguez (actor and voice actor)
*August 1 - Khamani Griffin (actor and voice actor)
*August 3 - Cozi Zuehlsdorff (actress, voice actress, and singer)
*August 25 - China Anne McClain (actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter)
*September 15 - Seth Dusky (actor and voice actor)
*October 6 - Matt Cornett (actor and singer)
*October 17 - Erin Kellyman (actress)
*October 23 - Amandla Stenberg (actress)
*October 28 - Nolan Gould (actor and voice actor)
*October 29 - Jenna Lea Rosen (vocalist, actress, voice actress, and singer)
*November 4 - Darcy Rose Byrnes (actress and singer-songwriter)
*November 23 - Bradley Steven Perry (actor and voice actor)
*November 24 - Peyton Meyer (actor)
*December 16 - Kiara Muhammad (actress, voice actress, and singer)
*December 22 - G. Hannelius (actress)
===Deaths===
*February 28 - James Algar (director, screenwriter, and producer)
*March 8 - Marvin Davis (master planner, art director, and scenic designer)
*March 31 - Eda Reiss Merin (actress and voice actress)
*May 27 - Ken O'Connor (layout artist and art director)
*May 28 - Phil Hartman (actor, voice actor, comedian, graphic artist, and screenwriter)
*June 5 - Jeanette Nolan (actress)
*June 12 - Retta Davidson (animator)
*July 22 - Marjorie Ralston (voice actress)
*October 3 - Roddy McDowall (actor, film director, photographer, and voice artist)
*October 15 - Jack Boyd (effects animator)
*November 30 - Ruth Clifford (actress and voice actress)
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