2000

The year 2000 (MM) was a common leap year that started on a Saturday.

Feature films

 * January 1 - Fantasia 2000 is released in IMAX theaters.
 * February 4 - Gun Shy (Hollywood Pictures)
 * 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
 * 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.
 * July 7
 * The Kid
 * Scary Movie
 * 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 22
 * Unbreakable (Touchstone Pictures) is released to positive reviews.
 * 102 Dalmatians was released to negative reviews.
 * December 15 - The Emperor's New Groove is released to very positive reviews, but becomes an only moderate box office success.
 * December 22 - My Neighbors the Yamadas

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.
 * 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.
 * November 12 - Mary Poppins premieres at the Wisconsin International Children's Film Festival.
 * November 18 - DIC Entertainment (through Andy Heyward and it's management) purchases itself back from Disney, still maintaining a partnership with the company.

Character debuts

 * January 1 - Colorful Triangles, Black Triangles, Humpback Whales, Duke, Flying John, Killjoy Margaret, Joe, Tin Soldier, Ballerina, Jack-in-the-Box, Yo Yo Flamingo, Snooty Flamingos, Noah, Spring Sprite, the Elk, the Firebird
 * February 29 - Bradley Uppercrust III, Unemployment Lady, Sylvia Marpole, Tank, Beret Girl, The Gammas
 * April 2 - Odella Otter
 * May 19 - Aladar, Aladar's Mother, Baylene, Eema, Flia, Kron, Neera, Plio, Suri, Url, Yar, Zini
 * August 8 - XR, Mira Nova, Booster, Commander Nebula, Warp Darkmatter
 * September 5 - John Rolfe, King James, Queen Anne, Mrs. Jenkins, Uttamatomakkin, Jesters
 * September 19 - Melody, Tip and Dash, Morgana, Cloak and Dagger, Undertow, Hammerhead Shark, Flounder's guppies, Baby Penguin, Ursula and Morgana's mother
 * November 22 - Chloe Simon, Kevin Shepherd, Jean-Pierre Le Pelt, Dottie, Little Dipper, Domino, Oddball, Fluffy, Drooler, Chomp, Digger, Waddlesworth, Ewan
 * December 15 - Kuzco, Pacha, Chicha, Yzma, Kronk, Incan Palace Guards, Bucky the Squirrel, Chaca, Tipo, Yupi, Ms. Birdwell, Papi, Rudy, Mata, Jaguars

Theme parks

 * June 25 - 23-year-old Cristina Moreno suffers a brain hemorrhage after riding Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland.
 * July 20 - Disney Ambassador Hotel opens at the Tokyo Disney Resort.
 * September 4 - Pooh's Hunny Hunt opens 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 at Disneyland. He later died in 2009 at the age of 13.
 * September 25 - Rocket Rods closes at Disneyland for "refurbishment", with a projected spring 2001 reopening; it never reopened.

Television

 * February 26 - The Weekenders premieres on ABC.
 * June 17 - Even Stevens premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * September 9 - Teacher's Pet premieres on ABC.
 * September 27 - PB&J Otter airs its final episode on Playhouse Disney.
 * October 2 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command premieres on ABC and in syndication.

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 19 - Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers!
 * November 8 - 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
 * November 13 - Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64
 * November 15 - 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue for PC, PlayStation, and Game Boy Color and 102 Dalmatians: Activity Center for PC
 * November 24 - Dinosaur for Sega Dreamcast
 * November 30 - Dance Dance Revolution Disney Dancing Museum for Nintendo 64 (Japan only) and Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix for PlayStation and arcade
 * December 1 - Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge for PlayStation and Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64 (Europe only)
 * December 15 - Doug's Big Game for Game Boy Color
 * December 29 - The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure for Game Boy Color

VHS & DVD releases

 * January 11
 * Toy Story (VHS only)
 * Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
 * January 18
 * Safety Patrol
 * Sister Act
 * Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
 * Adventures in Babysitting
 * February 1
 * Tarzan
 * Mulan
 * February 29 - An Extremely Goofy Movie
 * March 7
 * Pinocchio
 * Sing a Song with Tigger
 * March 28 - The Sixth Sense
 * April 4 - The Aristocats
 * April 18 - Tarzan: Collector's Edition
 * May 2
 * The Fox and the Hound
 * The Three Caballeros
 * Saludos Amigos
 * May 9 - Father of the Bride Part II
 * May 30
 * Geppetto
 * Life-Size
 * June 6
 * Pocahontas
 * Make Mine Music
 * Melody Time
 * June 13
 * Blood In Blood Out
 * Discover Spot
 * June 20
 * Fun and Fancy Free
 * A Goofy Movie
 * July 4
 * Alice in Wonderland
 * Mary Poppins
 * Robin Hood
 * 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
 * August 1
 * Hercules
 * The Rescuers Down Under
 * A Bug's Life
 * August 8 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
 * August 22 - 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 15 - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
 * 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 17
 * Toy Story (DVD only)
 * Toy Story 2
 * October 31 - Out of the Box - Happy Holidays
 * November 7 - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
 * November 14
 * Fantasia 2000
 * Fantasia: Special 60th Anniversary Edition
 * November 21 - Smart House
 * December 12
 * Air Bud: World Pup
 * Air Bud: Golden Receiver

Births

 * January 7 - Marcus Scribner (actor)
 * January 8 - Noah Cyrus (actress and singer)
 * January 26 - Piper Mackenzie Harris (child actress)
 * February 5 - Jordan Nagai (actor)
 * February 10 - Yara Shahidi (actress and model)
 * March 21 - Jace Norman (actor)
 * April 6 - CJ Adams (actor)
 * June 21 - Natalie Alyn Lind (actress)
 * July 16 - Jonathan Morgan Heit (actor)
 * July 25 - Mason Cook (teen actor)
 * July 28 - Emily Hahn (child actress)
 * August 3 - Landry Bender (actress)
 * September 28 - Frankie Jonas (actor and singer)
 * October 10 - Aedin Mincks (actor)
 * October 14 - Mekai Curtis (actor)
 * November 10 - Mackenzie Foy (actress)
 * November 15 - Coco Grayson (child actress)
 * November 22 - Auli'i Cravalho (actress and singer)

Deaths

 * January 12 - Marc Davis (artist and animator)
 * February 10 - Jim Varney (actor)
 * March 13 - Rex Everhart (actor and singer)
 * March 16 - Adele Malis-Morey (actress and voice actress)
 * June 24 - David Tomlinson (actor)
 * July 20 - Eyvind Earle (artist, author, and illustrator)
 * July 22 - Eric Christmas (stage and screen actor)
 * August 5 - Alec Guinness (actor)
 * August 25 - Carl Barks (illustrator and comic book writer)
 * December 11 - David Lewis (actor)
 * December 23 - Billy Barty (actor and voice actor)
 * December 26 - Jason Robards (actor)

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