1990

Events

 * August 3 - Walt Disney Pictures introduced its variation of the original logo in front with a long version debuted in October, in front of the re-release of Fantasia (1940).

Movies

 * March 2 - Bambi (re-release)
 * April 28 - Pete's Dragon (re-release)
 * June 15 - Dick Tracy
 * August 3 - DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
 * October 5 - Fantasia (final re-release) (restored and remastered release)
 * October 12 - Mr. Destiny
 * November 16 - The Rescuers Down Under
 * December 23 - Green Card premieres in Los Angeles

Shorts and featurettes

 * June 15 - Roller Coaster Rabbit
 * November 16 - The Prince and the Pauper

Specials

 * April 21 - Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue airs on various television stations across the United States, including ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
 * May 6 - The Muppets at Walt Disney World airs.

Shows

 * September 9 - TaleSpin premieres in syndication.
 * September 10 - The Disney Afternoon programming block airs its first broadcast

Theme park happenings

 * January 11 - The Party Gras Parade at Disneyland begins.
 * April 29 - The One Man's Dream show at Disneyland gives its last performance.
 * May 26 - Mickey's Birthdayland is renamed Mickey's Starland.
 * June 15 -The Dick Tracy Live! at Diamond Double Cross show at Disneyland begins.
 * November 18 - The Party Gras Parade at Disneyland gives its last run.
 * December 7 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure opens at Disney-MGM Studios.
 * December 31 - The Dick Tracy Live! at Diamond Double Cross show at Disneyland gives its last performance.

Comics

 * April - Disney Comics begins publishing.

Magazines

 * October - The first issue of Disney Adventures is published

Books

 * Cowboy Mickey

Video games

 * Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse for Sega Master System
 * DuckTales: The Quest for Gold for Amiga and Commodore 64
 * June - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and Adventures in the Magic Kingdom for NES

Albums

 * The Disney Afternoon

VHS releases

 * March 16 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
 * May 18 - The Little Mermaid
 * July 25 - Cheetah
 * August 14 - Disney Sing Along Songs: The Bare Necessities (re-issue), Under the Sea, and Disneyland Fun.
 * September 21 - Peter Pan
 * October 19 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Vol. 13: Donald's Scary Tales and Vol. 14: Halloween Haunts.
 * December 9 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (re-issue), The Small One, and Mickey's Christmas Carol.
 * December 28 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Heigh Ho, You Can Fly!, and Fun with Music (re-issues), Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, and Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore.

Births

 * January 15 - Chris Warren, Jr. (actor)
 * March 4 - Andrea Bowen (actress)
 * May 2 - Kay Panabaker (voice actress)
 * May 16 - Thomas Sangster (voice actor)
 * June 19 - Crawford Wilson (actor)
 * June 28 - Jasmine Richards (actress)
 * July 6 - Jeremy Suarez (voice actor)
 * July 13 - Matt Weinberg (voice actor)
 * July 21 - Ben Tibber (voice actor)
 * July 24 - Daveigh Chase (voice actress)
 * July 29 - Anthony Ghannam (actor); Matt Prokop (actor)
 * August 23 - Wesley Singerman (voice actor)
 * August 29 - Nicole Anderson (actress)
 * September 29 - Doug Brochu (actor, comedian and voice actor)
 * November 11 - Ashley Rose Orr (actress)
 * November 24 - Sarah Hyland (actress)
 * December 17 - Ashley Edner (actress)
 * December 20 - Andrea Guasch (actress and singer)
 * December 20 - Joanna Levesque (singer and actress)
 * December 23 - Anna Maria Perez de Taglé (actress and singer)

Deaths

 * January 8 - Terry-Thomas (comic actor)
 * February 1 - Hal Ambro (animator)
 * April 7 - Dick Lundy (animator and film director)
 * May 16 - Jim Henson (creator of the Muppets)
 * August 17 - Pearl Bailey (actress and singer)
 * September 13 - Joaquin Garay (voice actor)
 * November 23 - Roald Dahl (novelist)
 * November 24 - Dodie Smith (novelist and playwright)
 * December 27 - Helene Stanley (performance model)

Character debuts

 * May 5 - Rebecca Cunningham
 * June 16 - Colonel Spigot