1989

Feature Films

 * April 14 - Disorganized Crime
 * June 23 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
 * August 18 - Cheetah
 * November 14 - The Little Mermaid

Shorts

 * June 23 - Tummy Trouble

Television

 * March 4 - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers premieres on the Disney Channel. It would begin airing in syndication in September.
 * A new version of the Mickey Mouse Club debuts on the Disney Channel. This third version would give popularity and the start of stardom to Britney Spears, Christina Agulera, Justin Timberlake, Keri Russell, JC Chasez and Ryan Gosling among others.

Video games

 * September - DuckTales and Who Framed Roger Rabbit for NES

Comics

 * Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom

Home video releases

 * September 28 - Bambi, Dumbo (re-issue), The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
 * October 12 - Walt Disney Cartoon Classics (Mickey & The Gang and Nuts About Chip `n Dale), Ben and Me, Bongo, Disney Sing-Along Songs: Fun with Music, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Boatniks, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Theme parks

 * May 1 - The Disney-MGM Studios, the third theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, opens. Pleasure Island also opens at Walt Disney World.
 * June 1 - Typhoon Lagoon opens at Walt Disney World.
 * July 12 - Star Tours opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * July 17 - Splash Mountain opens at Disneyland.
 * October 30 - Wonders of Life opens at EPCOT Center.
 * December 15 - Star Tours opens at Disney-MGM Studios.

Births

 * February 21 - Corbin Bleu, actor
 * February 28 - Angelababy, Hong Kong voice actress
 * March 5 - Sterling Knight, actor and singer
 * March 25 - Alyson Michalka, actress and singer
 * July 11 - David Henrie, actor
 * August 15 - Joe Jonas, singer
 * August 21 - Hayden Panettiere, voice actress
 * October 14 - Mia Wasikowska, actress

Character debuts

 * March 4 - Gadget Hackwrench, Monterey Jack and Zipper
 * March 5 - Professor Norton Nimnul
 * March 19 - Fat Cat and his henchmen
 * June 23 - Wayne Szalinski and his family
 * November 17 - Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Flounder, Scuttle, King Triton, and Ursula