1989

Theatrical Releases

 * January 27 - Three Fugitives
 * March 10 - New York Stories
 * March 17 - The Rescuers (re-release)
 * June 2 - Dead Poets Society
 * June 23 - Tummy Trouble
 * June 23 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
 * July 14 - Peter Pan (re-release)
 * July 28 - Turner &amp; Hooch
 * October 6 - An Innocent Man
 * November 17 - The Little Mermaid
 * December 13 - Blaze

Theme Park Happenings

 * May 1 - Disney-MGM Studios opens.
 * July 17 - Splash Mountain opens at Disneyland.
 * October 30 - The Wonders of Life pavilion officially opens at EPCOT Center.

Behind the Scenes

 * August - Michael Eisner and Jim Henson announce plans to merge Henson's company (which includes the Muppets) with the Disney company. Negotiations would fall apart following Henson's death in 1990.
 * September 19 - The Library of Congress selects Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to be placed on the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or esthetically significant."

TV

 * A new verison of the Mickey Mouse Club premires on the Disney Channel.

VHS Releases

 * March 17 - Oliver and Company
 * May 28 - Bambi
 * July 3 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
 * September 20 - Dumbo
 * November 1 - The Sword in the Stone
 * December 20 - Winnie the Pooh and A Day for Eeyore