Changes: 1991

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Disney Club

Muppet Vision 3-D — Muppet*Vision 3D opens at the Disney-MGM Studios park.

Beautybeastposter — *Beauty and the Beast*

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too promotional picture — *Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too*

Theatrical releases

Feature films

January 18 - White Fang
February 1
- Green Card (Touchstone Pictures)
- Run (Hollywood Pictures)
March 1 - Shipwrecked
April 5 - The Marrying Man (Hollywood Pictures)
April 26 - Oscar (Touchstone Pictures)
May 3 - One Good Cop (Hollywood Pictures)
May 17 - What About Bob? (Touchstone Pictures)
May 24 - Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
June 21 - The Rocketeer
July 12 - One Hundred and One Dalmatians (final re-issue)
October 11 - Ernest Scared Stupid (Touchstone Pictures)
November 10 - Beauty and the Beast premiered in Hollywood, California
November 13 - Beauty and the Beast (New York City, New York)
November 22 - Beauty and the Beast is a huge financial success and is released to critical acclaim
December 20 - Father of the Bride (Touchstone Pictures)

Shorts

November 22 - The Adventures of André & Wally B.

Business

December 18 - Disney purchases the Home Video distribution rights to Jim Henson Productions' library, creating the Jim Henson Video label in the process.

Character debuts

April 7 - Honker Muddlefoot, Professor Moliarty
April 21 - Tuskernini
April 26 - Earl Sinclair, Frances Sinclair, Robbie Sinclair, Charlene Sinclair, Baby Sinclair
April 28 - Ammonia Pine
May 5 - Bushroot
May 12 - Jambalaya Jake
June 1 - Steelbeak
June 21 - Cliff Secord, Jenny Blake, Peevy, Neville Sinclair, Eddie Valentine, Lothar, Otis Bigelow
July 6 - Megavolt
September 6 - Taurus Bulba, Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof and Mouth
September 28 - Morgana Macawber
October 1 - Quackerjack
October 2 - Negaduck
November 22 - Belle, Beast, Gaston, Lumière, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip Potts, LeFou, The Bimbettes, Maurice, Monsieur D'Aquire, Wardrobe, Sultan, Palanquin, Fifi, Mrs. Potts' Other Children, Chef Bouche, Villagers, Philippe, Enchantress, Wolves, Music Box, Coat Rack, Gaston's buddies, The Bookseller, Pierre

Theme parks

Walt Disney World celebrates its 20th anniversary.
March 15 - Disney Afternoon Avenue opens at Disneyland.
May 16 - Muppet*Vision 3D opens at Disney-MGM Studios.

Television

February 22 - Adventures of the Gummi Bears airs its final episode.
March 31 - Darkwing Duck premieres on the Disney Channel. It would begin running in syndication and on ABC on September 7.
April 26 - Dinosaurs, a co-production between Walt Disney Television and Jim Henson Productions, premieres on ABC.
August 8 - TaleSpin airs its final episode.
December 14 - Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too premieres on ABC.

Albums

October 1 - Simply Mad About the Mouse

Video games

Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse for Sega Genesis
Mickey's Runaway Zoo for Commodore 64
TaleSpin for NES
Fantasia for Sega Genesis
The Little Mermaid for NES
The Lucky Dime Caper starring Donald Duck for Game Gear
May - Mickey's Dangerous Chase for Game Boy
December 19 - Quackshot for Sega Genesis

Comics

April - Disney Comics adds a regular TaleSpin title to their line-up.
August - Goofy Adventures is cancelled.
September - DuckTales, Mickey Mouse Adventures, and Roger Rabbit are cancelled.
October - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Roger Rabbit's Toontown, and TaleSpin are cancelled.

Books

TaleSpin: Ghost Ship

VHS releases

February 6 - Taking Care of Business (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
March 6 - Arachnophobia (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
March 15 - DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
May 3 - The Jungle Book
May 8
- Three Men and a Little Lady (Touchstone Home Video)
- Mr. Destiny (Touchstone Home Video)
June 4
- Walt Disney Mini Classics: Willie the Operatic Whale
- Walt Disney Mini Classics: The Prince and the Pauper
- Walt Disney Mini Classics: Peter and the Wolf
June 12
- Green Card (Touchstone Home Video)
- White Fang
June 28 - The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Volume 6: All's Well That Ends Well and Volume 7: King of the Beasties
July 12
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (re-issue)
- Mary Poppins (re-issue)
- Pete's Dragon (re-issue)
- Robin Hood (re-issue)
- Dumbo (re-issue)
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
July 17
- Shipwrecked
- Run (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
July 19 - The Brave Little Toaster
August 9 - TaleSpin (4 VHS)
August 14 - Scenes from a Mall (Touchstone Home Video)
September 11
- Oscar (Touchstone Home Video)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Candleshoe
- The Love Bug
- The Apple Dumpling Gang
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
- Freaky Friday
- Kidnapped
- In Search of the Castaways
- Treasure Island
- Old Yeller
- The Three Lives of Thomasina
- The Parent Trap
September 20 - The Rescuers Down Under
September 27 - Simply Mad About The Mouse
October 2 - The Marrying Man (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
October 10 - One Good Cop (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
November 1 - Fantasia
November 6 - What About Bob? (Touchstone Home Video)
November 13 - V.I. Warshawski (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
November 22 - Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
The Magic of Christmas at Walt Disney World
A Day at Disneyland

People

Births

January 18 - Britt McKillip (actress, voice actress, and musician)
January 28 - Calum Worthy (actor, voice actor, and musician)
February 10 - Emma Roberts (actress, model, and singer)
February 17 - Bonnie Wright (actress, voice actress, fashion model, screenwriter, director, and producer)
March 19 - Garrett Clayton (actor)
March 28 - Amy Bruckner (actress and singer)
April 3 - Hayley Kiyoko (actress, singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer)
April 10 - Amanda Michalka (actress, singer-songwriter, model, and musician)
May 15 - Mollee Gray (actress, singer, and dancer)
May 19 - Jordan Pruitt (singer)
June 18 - Willa Holland (actress, voice actress, and fashion model)
June 29 - Tajja Isen (Canadian actress and singer-songwriter)
July 5 - Jason Dolley (actor and musician)
July 9 - Mitchell Musso (actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter, and musician)
August 6 - Kacey Rohl (actress)
August 13 - Nikita Hopkins (actor and voice actor)
August 16 - Yūki Tokiwa (Japanese voice actor)
August 17 - Austin Butler (actor, singer, and model)
August 27 - Kasha Kropinski (actress, voice artist, and ballerina)
August 28
- Kyle Massey (actor, voice actor, dancer, singer, comedian, rapper, and magician)
- Jonathan Whitesell (actor)
September 7 - Jennifer Veal (actress)
September 9 - Kelsey Chow (actress)
September 17 - Mena Massoud (actor)
September 20 - Spencer Locke (actress)
October 6 - Roshon Fegan (actor, singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and rapper)
October 18 - Tyler Posey (actor, voice actor, musician, and producer)
November 15 - Shailene Woodley (actress)
November 30 - Sydney White (actress)
December 20 - Jillian Rose Reed (actress and voice actress)
December 26 - Eden Sher (actress)
December 27 - Chloe Bridges (actress)

Deaths

January 30 - John McIntire (actor and voice actor)
February 1 - Jimmy MacDonald (voice and sound effects artist)
March 14 - Howard Ashman (playwright, lyricist, libretto, and musician)
May 15 - Ronald Lacey (actor)
May 6
- Wilfrid Hyde-White (actor and singer)
- Guido Martina (artist and writer)
September 27 - Floyd Huddleston (composer, songwriter, television producer, and screenwriter)
November 5 - Fred MacMurray (actor)
November 25 - Eleanor Audley (actress and voice actress)
December 21 - Leota Toombs (actress, imagineer)
December 29 - Tony Strobl (comics artist and animator)

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 *[[June 21]] - ''[[The Rocketeer]]''
 *[[July 12]] - ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' (final re-issue)
-*[[September 29]] - ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (New York Film Festival)
 *[[October 11]] - ''[[Ernest Scared Stupid]]'' (Touchstone Pictures)
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 *[[November 22]] - ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' is a huge financial success and is released to critical acclaim
 *[[December 20]] - ''[[Father of the Bride]]'' (Touchstone Pictures)
 ===Shorts===
 *[[November 22]] - ''[[The Adventures of André & Wally B.]]''
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 *[[December 18]] - Disney purchases the Home Video distribution rights to Jim Henson Productions' library, creating the Jim Henson Video label in the process.
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 *[[April 7]] - [[Honker Muddlefoot]], [[Professor Moliarty]]
 *[[April 21]] - [[Tuskernini]]
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 *[[November 22]] - [[Belle]], [[Beast]], [[Gaston]], [[Lumière]], [[Cogsworth]], [[Mrs. Potts]], [[Chip Potts]], [[LeFou]], [[The Bimbettes]], [[Maurice]], [[Monsieur D'Aquire]], [[Wardrobe]], [[Sultan (Beauty and the Beast)|Sultan]], [[Palanquin]], [[Fifi]], [[Mrs. Potts' Other Children]], [[Chef Bouche]], [[Villagers (Beauty and the Beast)|Villagers]], [[Philippe]], [[Enchantress]], [[Wolves (Beauty and the Beast)|Wolves]], [[Music Box]], [[Coat Rack]], [[Gaston's buddies]], [[The Bookseller]], [[Pierre (Beauty and the Beast)|Pierre]]
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 *[[Walt Disney World]] celebrates its 20th anniversary.
 *[[March 15]] - [[Disney Afternoon Avenue]] opens at [[Disneyland]].
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 *[[December 14]] - ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too]]'' premieres on ABC.
-== Albums ==
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 *[[October 1]] - ''[[Simply Mad About the Mouse]]''
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 **''[[The Parent Trap]]''
 *[[September 20]] - ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]''
-*[[September 27]] - ''[[Simply Mad About the Mouse (video)|Simply Mad About The Mouse ]]''
+*[[September 27]] - ''[[Simply Mad About the Mouse (video)|Simply Mad About The Mouse]]''
 *[[October 2]] - ''[[The Marrying Man]]'' (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
 *[[October 10]] - ''[[One Good Cop]]'' (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
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 *[[July 5]] - [[Jason Dolley]] (actor and musician)
 *[[July 9]] - [[Mitchell Musso]] (actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter, and musician)
-*[[August 2]] - [[Skyler Day]] (actress)
 *[[August 6]] - [[Kacey Rohl]] (actress)
 *[[August 13]] - [[Nikita Hopkins]] (actor and voice actor)
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 *[[August 27]] - [[Kasha Kropinski]] (actress, voice artist, and ballerina)
 *[[August 28]]
-**[[Kyle Massey]] <span>(actor, voice actor, dancer, singer, comedian, rapper, and magician)</span>
+**[[Kyle Massey]] (actor, voice actor, dancer, singer, comedian, rapper, and magician)
 **[[Jonathan Whitesell]] (actor)
 *[[September 7]] - [[Jennifer Veal]] (actress)
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 *[[September 17]] - [[Mena Massoud]] (actor)
 *[[September 20]] - [[Spencer Locke]] (actress)
-*[[October 6]] - [[Roshon Fegan]] (actor, singer, and dancer)
+*[[October 6]] - [[Roshon Fegan]] (actor, singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and rapper)
-*[[November 18]] - [[Rory Thost]] (actor and voice actor)
+*[[October 18]] - [[Tyler Posey]] (actor, voice actor, musician, and producer)
+*[[November 15]] - [[Shailene Woodley]] (actress)
 *[[November 30]] - [[Sydney White]] (actress)
-*[[December 20]] - [[Jillian Rose Reed]] (actress)
+*[[December 20]] - [[Jillian Rose Reed]] (actress and voice actress)
 *[[December 26]] - [[Eden Sher]] (actress)
 *[[December 27]] - [[Chloe Bridges]] (actress)
 ===Deaths===
 *[[January 30]] - [[John McIntire]] (actor and voice actor)
 *[[February 1]] - [[Jimmy MacDonald]] (voice and sound effects artist)
-*[[February 3]] - [[Nancy Kulp]] (actress)
 *[[March 14]] - [[Howard Ashman]] (playwright, lyricist, libretto, and musician)
-*[[May 6]] - [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] (actor)
+*[[May 15]] - [[Ronald Lacey]] (actor)
+*[[May 6]]
-*[[September 4]] - [[Tom Tryon]] (film and television actor)
+**[[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] (actor and singer)
-*[[September 27]] - [[Floyd Huddleston]] (composer)
+**[[Guido Martina]] (artist and writer)
-*[[September 29]] - [[Ronald Lacey]] (actor)
+*[[September 27]] - [[Floyd Huddleston]] (composer, songwriter, television producer, and screenwriter)
 *[[November 5]] - [[Fred MacMurray]] (actor)
-*[[November 25]] - [[Eleanor Audley]] (actress)
+*[[November 25]] - [[Eleanor Audley]] (actress and voice actress)
-*[[December 21]] - [[Leota Toombs]] ([[Walt Disney Imagineering|Imagineer]])
+*[[December 21]] - [[Leota Toombs]] (actress, [[Walt Disney Imagineering|imagineer]])
 *[[December 29]] - [[Tony Strobl]] (comics artist and animator)
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