2000



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

Events

 * Walt Disney Pictures introduced 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.
 * DiC's contract with The Walt Disney Company ends, though some of their shows, such as Madeline and Sabrina: The Animated Series would continue to air on various Disney-owned channels until 2004. DiC was later acquired by and folded into in 2008.
 * 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 movie 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.

Feature films

 * January 1 - Fantasia 2000 was released in IMAX theaters.
 * February 4 - Gun Shy (Hollywood Pictures)
 * February 11 - The Tigger Movie was released to favorable reviews and becomes a box office success.
 * March 10 - Mission to Mars (Touchstone Pictures)
 * May 19 - Dinosaur was released to mixed reviews but becomes a box office success.
 * June 9 - Gone in 60 Seconds (Touchstone Pictures)
 * June 16 - Fantasia 2000 was released theatrically worldwide.
 * July 7 - Disney's The Kid and Scary Movie
 * September 15 - Duets (Hollywood Pictures)
 * September 29 - Remember the Titans was released to very positive reviews and becomes a box office success.
 * October 13 - Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
 * November 22
 * Unbreakable (Touchstone Pictures) was released to positive reviews.
 * 102 Dalmatians was released to negative reviews.
 * December 15 - The Emperor's New Groove was released to very positive reviews, but only moderate box office success.

VHS & DVD releases

 * January 11
 * Toy Story (VHS only)
 * Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
 * Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets
 * January 18
 * Safety Patrol
 * Sister Act
 * Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
 * Adventures in Babysitting
 * February 1
 * Tarzan
 * Mulan
 * Pretty Woman: 10th Anniversary Edition
 * February 15 - When a Man Loves a Woman
 * March 7 - Pinocchio
 * 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
 * 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
 * Sailor Moon: The Doom Tree Collection (final VHS release by Buena Vista Home Entertainment before ADV began licensing Sailor Moon)
 * August 1
 * Hercules
 * The Rescuers Down Under
 * A Bug's Life
 * August 8 - Reindeer Games
 * August 22 - The Tigger Movie
 * August 29 -Out of the Box - Trick Or Treat
 * September 12 - Mission to Mars (DVD only)
 * 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 (Touchstone Home Video)
 * October 17
 * Beowulf (Dimension Home Video)
 * 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 - Scary Movie and Air Bud: Golden Receiver

Direct-to-video releases

 * January 18 - From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (Dimension Home Video)
 * February 29 - An Extremely Goofy Movie
 * March 7 - Sing a Song with Tigger
 * March 14 - The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (Dimension Home Video)
 * June 13 - Discover Spot
 * June 14 - The Crow: Salvation (Dimension Home Video)
 * July 18 - Crime Story (Dimension Home Video)
 * August 8 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
 * September 5 - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
 * September 19 - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
 * October 3 - Hellraiser: Inferno (Dimension Home Video)
 * December 12 - Air Bud: World Pup

Television

 * January 11 - Rolie Polie Olie Season 2 final episode premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * February 26 - The Weekenders premieres on ABC.
 * June 17 - Even Stevens premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * August 30 - Rolie Polie Olie Season 3 premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * September 9 - Teacher's Pet premieres on ABC.
 * September 27 - PB&J Otter premieres its final episode on Playhouse Disney.
 * October 2 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command premieres on ABC and in syndication.

Video games

 * 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 7 - Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day: Activity Center for PC
 * 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

Theme Park Happenings

 * 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 and being dragged by a car on Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin at Disneyland and later dies 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.

Character Debuts

 * April 2 - Odella Otter
 * August 8 - XR, Mira Nova, Booster, Commander Nebula, Warp Darkmatter
 * December 15 - Kuzco, Pacha, Chicha, Yzma, Kronk, Incan Palace Guards, Bucky the Squirrel, Chaca, Tipo, Yupi

Births

 * January 7 - Marcus Scribner (actor)
 * January 8 - Noah Cyrus (actress and singer)
 * January 26 - Piper Mackenzie Harris (child actress)
 * February 5 - Jordan Nagai (child actor)
 * February 10 - Yara Shahidi (actress and model)
 * March 6 - Jacob Bertrand (actor)
 * March 21 - Jace Norman (actor)
 * April 6 - CJ Adams (actor)
 * May 30 - Jared S. Gilmore (actor)
 * June 21 - Natalie Alyn Lind (actress)
 * July 16 - Jonathan Morgan Heit (actor)
 * July 25 -
 * Meg Donnelly (actress)
 * Mason Cook (teen actor)
 * July 28 - Emily Hahn (child actress)
 * August 3 - Landry Bender (actress)
 * August 16 - Cole Jensen (actor)
 * September 28 - Frankie Jonas (actor and singer)
 * October 14 - Mekai Curtis (actor)
 * November 15 - Coco Grayson (child actress)
 * November 21 - Michaela Zee (actress)
 * November 22 - Auli'i Cravalho (actress and singer)

Deaths

 * January 12 - Marc Davis (artist and animator)
 * February 7 - Doug Henning (magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician)
 * February 10 - Jim Varney (actor)
 * March 13 - Rex Everhart (actor)
 * March 16 - Adele Malis-Morey (actress)
 * May 20 - Jean-Pierre Rampal (flautist)
 * 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 (creator of Scrooge McDuck)
 * September 26 - Richard Mulligan (actor)
 * December 11 - David Lewis (actor)
 * December 18 - Nicodemus Stewart (actor)
 * December 23 - Billy Barty (actor)
 * December 23 - Victor Borge (comedian, conductor and pianist)
 * December 26 - Jason Robards (actor)