1989

* February 27 - Nanoboy The Movie (Thunderstone; premiered in New York City, New York)
* March 10 - Totally Spies! The Movie premiered in New York City.
* March 17
	+ Totally Spies! The Movie is released to generally favorable reviews, but is a box office disappointment.
	+ Nanoboy The Movie (Thunderstone)
* March 24 - Underwater Hotel (Holloway)
* April 23 - This Easter (Studio Guardian)
* June 12 - Bacteria vs. Cells
* July 7 - Troop Magicland (Holloway)
* August 18 - The Giant Watermelon
* December 8
	+ Crazy Sun (Mike Nestle)
	+ Teaching Mr. Tingle (Davidovich)

## Theme parks

* September 28 - The Curse of Molly McGuire opens at Epcot with Wonders of Life.

## Home video releases

### VHS releases

* September 26 - Totally Spies! The Movie

### Laserdisc releases

* September 26 - Totally Spies! The Movie

## Behind the scenes

* December - Production begins on *The Africa King*.

## Character debuts

* March 17 - Samantha, Alexandra, Clover, Jerry Lewis

## People

### Births

* January 17 - Kelly Marie Tran (actress)
* Janurary 28 - Rebecca "Becca" Shepherd (Musical Therapist)
* February 16 - Elizabeth Olsen (actress and singer)
* February 21 - Corbin Bleu (actor, singer-songwriter, model, dancer, and producer)
* March 1 - Daniella Monet (actress and singer)
* March 15 - Caitlin Wachs (actress and production assistant)
* March 25 - Alyson Michalka (actress, singer, and songwriter)
* April 5 - Lily James (actress)
* April 19 - Simu Liu (actor, writer, stuntman, and filmmaker)
* April 20 - Chris Houghton (animator, writer, storyboard artist, producer, director, and voice actor)
* May 11 - Prince Royce (singer, songwriter, actor, and voice actor)
* May 29 - Brandon Mychal Smith (actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and rapper)
* June 9 - Chloë Agnew (singer)
* June 14 - Lucy Hale (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* June 18 - Renee Olstead (actress and singer)
* June 27 - Kimiko Glenn (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* July 11 - David Henrie (actor, television writer, and producer)
* July 25 - Andrew Caldwell (film and television actor)
* August 15 - Joe Jonas (singer, musician, actor, and dancer)
* August 18 - Anna Akana (actress, voice actress, filmmaker, comedian, entertainer, and producer)
* August 21 - Hayden Panettiere (actress, voice actress, singer, model, and activist)
* September 5 - Kat Graham (actress, model, singer, and dancer)
* September 6 - Hannah John-Kamen (actress)
* October 1 - Brie Larson (actress, singer-songwriter, and musician)
* October 4 - Dakota Johnson (actress and model)
* October 14 - Mia Wasikowska (actress, voice actress, and director)
* November 20 - Cody Linley (actor, singer, rapper, and dancer)
* December 6 - Della Saba (actress and voice actress)
* December 13 - Taylor Swift (singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actress)
* December 18 - Ashley Benson (actress, dancer, and model)
* December 22 - Jordin Sparks (singer, songwriter, and actress)
* December 28 - Bridget Shergalis (actress)

### Deaths

* February 10 - Herbert Ryman (artist and Imagineer)
* February 11 - George O'Hanlon (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and director)
* April 24 - Clyde Geronimi (animation director)
* April 30 - Guy Williams (actor and former fashion model)
* July 2 - Ben Wright (actor and voice actor)
* July 3 - Jim Backus (radio, television, film, and voice actor)
* July 10 - Mel Blanc (voice actor, actor, radio comedian, and recording artist)
* August 4 - Paul Murry (cartoonist and comics artist)
* August 6 - Robert Jani (creative director of Walt Disney Productions)
* November 17 - Billy Lee (actor)