2000

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 2000.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*January 1 - Fantasia 2000 is released in IMAX theaters.
*February 4
**Gun Shy (Hollywood Pictures)
**Scream 3 (Dimension Films)
*February 11 - The Tigger Movie is released to favorable reviews and becomes a box office success.
*March 10
**Mission to Mars (Touchstone Pictures)
**Whispers: An Elephant's Tale is released to poor reviews.
*March 31 - High Fidelity (Touchstone Pictures)
*April 14 - Keeping the Faith (Touchstone Pictures)
*May 19 - Dinosaur is released to mixed reviews but becomes a box office success.
*June 9 - Gone in 60 Seconds (Touchstone Pictures)
*June 16 - Fantasia 2000 is released theatrically worldwide to positive reviews but becomes a box office success.
*July 7
**The Kid
**Scary Movie (Dimension Films)
*August 4 - Coyote Ugly (Touchstone Pictures)
*September 15 - Duets (Hollywood Pictures)
*September 29 - Remember the Titans is released to very positive reviews and becomes a box office success.
*October 13 - Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
*November 17 - Bounce (Miramax Films)
*November 22
**Unbreakable (Touchstone Pictures) is released to positive reviews.
**102 Dalmatians was released to negative reviews but performed well at the box office.
*December 15 - The Emperor's New Groove is released to very positive reviews but becomes a box office disappointment.
*December 22
**Chocolat (Miramax Films)
**O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Touchstone Pictures)
===Shorts===
*July 24 - For the Birds (Siggraph Conference)
*October 22 - For the Birds (Chicago International Film Festival)
*October 30 - John Henry
==Theme parks and resorts==
*April 1 - Disney's Blizzard Beach celebrates its 5th anniversary.
*June 25 - 23-year-old Cristina Moreno suffers a brain hemorrhage after riding Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye in Adventureland at Disneyland.
*July 17 - Disneyland and Disneyland Resort celebrates its 45th anniversary.
*July 20 - Disney Ambassador Hotel opens at the Tokyo Disney Resort.
*September 4 - Pooh's Hunny Hunt opens in Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland.
*September 22 - 4-year-old Brandon Zucker suffers brain damage after falling out of and being dragged by a car on Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland. He later died in 2009 at the age of 13.
*September 25 - Rocket Rods closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland for "refurbishment", with a projected spring 2001 reopening; it never reopened.
*November 15 - The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens in Disney's Wilderness Lodge at Walt Disney World Resort, as part of Walt Disney World's Millennium Celebration. 
==Cruise ships==
*Hercules: The Muse-ical premieres on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder.
==Television==
*January 22 - Up, Up, and Away premieres on the Disney Channel.
*February 5 - The Color of Friendship premieres on the Disney Channel.
*February 6 - The remaining episodes from Pepper Ann's third season being airing on UPN.
*February 26 - The Weekenders premieres on ABC.
*March 11 - 2 Hour Tour premieres on the Disney Channel.
*March 18 - Alley Cats Strike premieres on the Disney Channel.
*April 22 - Rip Girls premieres on the Disney Channel.
*May 13 - Miracle in Lane 2 premieres on the Disney Channel.
*June 16 - Totally Circus premieres on the Disney Channel.
*June 17
**Even Stevens premieres on the Disney Channel. 
**Stepsister from Planet Weird premieres on the Disney Channel.
*July 14 - Ready to Run premieres on the Disney Channel.
*August 18 - Quints premieres on the Disney Channel.
*September 8 - The Other Me premieres on the Disney Channel.
*September 9 - Teacher's Pet premieres on ABC.
*September 21 - 2 Hour Tour airs its final episode.
*September 24 - Totally Circus airs its final episode.
*October 2 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command premieres on ABC and in syndication.
*October 13 - Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire premieres on the Disney Channel.
*October 15 - PB&J Otter airs its final episode on Playhouse Disney.
*November 10 - Phantom of the Megaplex premieres on the Disney Channel.
*November 18 - Pepper Ann airs its final episode on UPN.
*December 1 - The Ultimate Christmas Present premieres on the Disney Channel.
*December 16 - Mickey Mouse Works airs its final episode on ABC.
==Video games==
*January 20 - Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day: Activity Center for PC
*February 15 - Tigger's Family Tree 3D Adventure for PC
*March 23 - Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
*March 29 - Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood for Game Boy Color
*June 8 - Buzz Lightyear 1st Grade and Buzz Lightyear 2nd Grade for PC
*July 18 - Mickey Mouse Toddler for PC
*September 13 - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
*September 24 - The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (North America only)
*September 29 - Tigger's Honey Hunt
*October 4 - Alice in Wonderland
*October 5 - Mickey Saves the Day 3D Adventure 
*October 19 - Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers!
*November 7 - Aladdin for Game Boy Color
*November 8 - 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
*November 13 - Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64
*November 14 - The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Wild Adventure
*November 15
**102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue for PC, PlayStation, and Game Boy Color
**102 Dalmatians: Activity Center for PC
*November 21 - Pop'n Music Mickey Tunes for Game Boy Color and PlayStation
*November 24 - Dinosaur for Sega Dreamcast
*November 30
**Dance Dance Revolution Disney Dancing Museum for Nintendo 64 (Japan only)
**Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix for PlayStation and arcade
*December 1
**Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge for PlayStation (Europe only)
**Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64 (Europe only)
*December 15 - Doug's Big Game for Game Boy Color
*December 22 - The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure for PlayStation
*December 29 - The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure for Game Boy Color
==Home video releases==
*January 11
**Toy Story (VHS only)
**Love Tales (re-issue)
**Sweetheart Stories (re-issue)
**Mickey Loves Minnie (re-issue)
**Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day (re-issue)
**Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
*January 18
**Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
**Safety Patrol
**Sister Act
**Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
**Adventures in Babysitting
*February 1
**Tarzan
**Mulan
*February 8
**Ruby Bridges
**Selma, Lord, Selma
*February 29 - An Extremely Goofy Movie
*March 7
**Pinocchio
**Sing a Song with Tigger
*March 14
**The Love Bug
**Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
*March 21 - Endurance
*March 28 - The Sixth Sense
*April 4 - The Aristocats
*April 18
**Tarzan: Collector's Edition
**My Date with the President's Daughter
**Noah
*May 2
**The Fox and the Hound
**The Three Caballeros
**Saludos Amigos
*May 9
**Father of the Bride Part II
**The Straight Story
*May 16 - Tourist Trap
*May 23 - Tuesdays with Morrie
*May 30
**Geppetto
**Life-Size
*June 6
**Pocahontas
**Make Mine Music
**Melody Time
*June 13
**Bicentennial Man
**Blood In Blood Out
*June 20
**Fun and Fancy Free
**A Goofy Movie
**Miracle at Midnight
**Balloon Farm
*July 4
**Alice in Wonderland
**Mary Poppins
**Robin Hood
**Scream 3
*July 11
**Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
**Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
**Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
**Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
*July 18
**Flash
**Beverly Hills Family Robinson
*August 1
**Hercules
**The Rescuers Down Under
**A Bug's Life
*August 8 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
*August 15
**Mr. Headmistress
**Principal Takes a Holiday
**The Cider House Rules
*August 22
**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 (re-issue)
**The Tigger Movie
*August 29 - Out of the Box - Trick Or Treat
*September 5 - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
*September 12 - Mission to Mars (DVD only)
*September 19
**The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
**High Fidelity
**A Saintly Switch
**Model Behavior
*October 3
**The Black Cauldron
**The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
**James and the Giant Peach: Special Edition
**The Nightmare Before Christmas: Special Edition
*October 10 - Shanghai Noon
*October 17
**Keeping the Faith 
**Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
**Angels in the Infield
**Toy Story (DVD only)
**Toy Story 2
*October 31 - Out of the Box - Happy Holidays
*November 7
**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)
**How the Toys Saved Christmas (re-issue)
**A Walt Disney Christmas
**Spot's Magical Christmas
**101 Dalmatians: Christmas
**Raymond Briggs' The Bear
**Disney Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs
**Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
**Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
**Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
**I'll Be Home for Christmas
*November 14
**Fantasia 2000
**Fantasia: Special 60th Anniversary Edition
*November 21 - Smart House
*December 5 - Gone in 60 Seconds
*December 12
**Air Bud: World Pup
**Air Bud: Golden Receiver (DVD only)
**Scary Movie
*December 19
**Princess Mononoke
**The Pooch and the Pauper
**Miracle in Lane 2
==Events==
*Walt Disney Pictures introduces a different logo, which for the most part, only appeared on live-action films, with the exception of Dinosaur, Brother Bear, and the Platinum Edition of The Lion King.
*February 16 - Disneyland celebrates its 45th anniversary.
*April 30 - As part of Walt Disney World's Millennium Celebration, EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is held runs until June 11.
*October 21 - As part of Walt Disney World's Millennium Celebration, EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is held runs until November 19, which is celebrated its 5th anniversary.
*November 12 - Mary Poppins premieres at the Wisconsin International Children's Film Festival.
*November 18 - Disney agrees to allow Andy Heyward (through Bain Capital) to purchase back DIC Entertainment alongside its programming library, officially making it re-independent. The 2 companies would however would continue to maintain a partnership, which included production on a sequel to Disney's Inspector Gadget Movie.
*November 23 - The third Mickey Mouse balloon makes his first and only appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
*November 24 - As part of Walt Disney World's Millennium Celebration, EPCOT Holidays Around the World is held runs until December 30, which is celebrated its 5th anniversary.
==Behind the scenes==
*February 26 - Disney holds a wrap party for Recess (and its film, Recess: School's Out), having completely finished production. The remaining episodes would continue to air from February 27, 2000 to November 5, 2001; the film premiered on January 10, 2001 and was widely released February 16, 2001.
==Character debuts==
*January 1 - Colorful Triangles, Black Triangles, Humpback Whales, Duke, Flying John, Killjoy Margaret, Joe, Rachel, Tin Soldier, Ballerina, Jack-in-the-Box, Yo Yo Flamingo, Snooty Flamingos, Noah, Spring Sprite, the Elk, The Firebird, Dr. Molar Fox
*January 15 - Effie Shrugg
*February 26 - Lor McQuarrie, Carver Descartes, Tino Tonitini, Tish Katsufrakis, Ms. Tonitini, Thompson Overman, Nona
*February 29 - Bradley Uppercrust III, Goofy's Boss, Unemployment Lady, Sylvia Marpole, Tank, Beret Girl, The Gammas
*March 4 - Cool Kids, Laird Lambert
*March 10 - Whispers, Gentle Heart, Groove, Half Tusk, Tuskless, Round, Princess, Spike, Tough Tusk, Macho Bull and Fulla Bull, Lions, Elephant Hunters
*March 11 - Gloria Duwong, Mr. Katsufrakis, Mrs. Katsufrakis
*March 25 - Penny Descartes
*April 1 - Christie Wilson, Candi Brunschwegger
*April 2 - Odella Otter
*May 7 - Signora Giovanni, Lazardo V
*May 19 - Aladar, Aladar's Mother, Baylene, Eema, Kron, Neera, Plio, Suri, Url, Yar, Zini
*May 26 - Chon Wang, Roy O'Bannon, Princess Pei-Pei
*June 5 - Birds
*June 17 - Louis Stevens, Ren Stevens, Donnie Stevens, Steve Stevens, Tawny Dean, Alan Twitty
*June 24 - Conrad Wexler
*June 29 - Dusty, Suzy, Sparky
*August 8 -Buzz Lightyear (Star Command), Zurg (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), XR, Mira Nova, Booster, Commander Nebula, Warp Darkmatter, Brain Pods, Hornets, Grubs
*September 9 - Spot Helperman, Leonard Helperman, Mary Lou Helperman, Pretty Boy, Mr. Jolly, Crosby Strickler, Tyler, Trevor, and Taylor, Ian Wazselewski, Leslie Dunkling, Younghee Mandlebom, Tallulah
*September 19 - Melody, Tip and Dash, Morgana, Cloak and Dagger, Undertow, Hammerhead Shark, Flounder's guppies, Baby Penguin, Ursula and Morgana's mother, Alex
*September 23 - Cousin Zeke
*October 3 - Gravitina, Sally
*October 4 - XL
*October 8 - NOS-4-A2
*October 10 - Ozma Furbanna
*October 13 - The Fixer
*October 18 - Lord Angstrom
*October 26 - Vicki Vortex
*October 27 - Plasma Boy, Petra Hammerhold
*October 28 - Ty Parsec/Wirewolf
*November 1 - Evil Buzz Lightyear
*November 8 - Professor Farzboom
*November 11 - Dixon Payne, Moira Payne
*November 13 - Bonnie Lepton, Spyro Lepton
*November 22 - Chloe Simon, Kevin Shepherd, Jean-Pierre Le Pelt, Dottie, Little Dipper, Domino, Oddball, Fluffy, Drooler, Chomp, Digger, Waddlesworth, Ewan, The Overseer, Elijah Price, Joseph Dunn, Mrs. Price
*December 1 - Nasira, Arachnid
*December 12 - Sheriff Dan, Tammy, Molly
*December 15 - Kuzco, Pacha, Chicha, Yzma, Kronk, Incan Palace Guards, Bucky the Squirrel, Chaca, Tipo, Yupi, Rudy, Mata, Jaguars, Irate Chef, Royal Recordkeeper, Ipi and Topo
*Tom Morrow 2.0
==People==
===Births===
*January 7 - Marcus Scribner (actor and voice actor)
*January 8 - Noah Cyrus (actress and singer)
*February 5 - Jordan Nagai (voice actor)
*February 10 - Yara Shahidi (actress, voice actress, and model)
*February 25 - Tucker Albrizzi (actor, singer, and dancer)
*March 6 - Jacob Bertrand (actor and voice actor)
*March 21 - Jace Norman (actor)
*March 27 - Halle Bailey (actress, singer, and writer)
*June 2 - Lilimar (actress and voice actress)
*July 16 - Jonathan Morgan Heit (gallerist, actor, voice actor, and singer)
*July 25 - Meg Donnelly (actress and singer)
*August 3 - Chandler Kinney (actress and singer)
*September 28 - Frankie Jonas (singer, musician, actor, and internet personality)
*October 11 - Hayden Byerly (actor and voice actor)
*October 14 - Mekai Curtis (actor and voice actor)
*November 7 - Dara Reneé (actress, singer, and songwriter)
*November 10 - Mackenzie Foy (actress and model)
*November 15 - Coco Grayson (actress and voice actress)
*November 22
**Auli'i Cravalho (actress, voice actress, and singer)
**Ariel Martin (social media personality, actress, and singer)
*December 22 - Joshua Bassett (actor and singer)
===Deaths===
*January 12 - Marc Davis (artist and animator)
*February 10 - Jim Varney (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
*March 13 - Rex Everhart (actor, voice actor, and singer)
*June 24 - David Tomlinson (actor)
*July 20 - Eyvind Earle (artist, author, and illustrator)
*July 22 - Eric Christmas (actor)
*August 5 - Alec Guinness (actor)
*August 25
**Carl Barks (illustrator and comic book writer)
**Wathel Rogers (sculptor, model maker, and animator)
*September 3 - Walt Stanchfield (animator, writer, and teacher)
*October 10 - Emile Kuri (set decorator and interior designer)
*November 20 - Bruce Talkington (regular writer, story editor, and associate story editor)
*December 18 - Nick Stewart (actor, voice actor, and producer)
*December 23 - Billy Barty (actor and voice actor)
*December 26 - Jason Robards (actor)
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