Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 18 - White Fang
- February 1
- 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 19 - The Rocketeer premiered in Hollywood, California
- June 21 - The Rocketeer
- July 12 - One Hundred and One Dalmatians (final re-issue)
- September 29 - Beauty and the Beast (New York Film Festival)
- 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
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
- January 9 - Airplane Jane, Princess Grace, Prince Rudolf
- April 7 - Honker Muddlefoot, Professor Moliarty
- April 21 - Tuskernini
- April 26 - Earl Sinclair, Frances Sinclair, Robbie Sinclair, Charlene Sinclair, Baby Sinclair, Roy Hess, Bradley P. Richfield, Cavepeople
- April 28 - Ammonia Pine, J. Gander Hooter, Vladimir Gryzlikoff
- May 3 - Ling Ling and Chang Chang
- May 5 - Bushroot
- May 10 - Mr. Ugh
- May 12 - Jambalaya Jake
- June 1 - Steelbeak
- June 15 - Herb and Binkie Muddlefoot, Tank Muddlefoot
- June 21 - Cliff Secord, Jenny Blake, Peevy, Neville Sinclair, Eddie Valentine, Lothar, Otis Bigelow
- July 6 - Megavolt, Negaduck (Negatron version)
- September 6 - Taurus Bulba, Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof and Mouth, Clovis, Tantalus
- September 19 - Sara Bellum
- September 28 - Morgana Macawber
- October 1 - Quackerjack
- October 2 - Negaduck, Liquidator, Stegmutt, Neptunia
- October 17 - Comet Guy
- October 31 - Nodoff
- November 13 - Monica DeVertebrae
- November 15 - Derek Blunt, Phineas Sharp, Anna Matronic
- November 21 - Major Synapse, Hotshot and Flygirl
- November 22 - Belle, Beast, Gaston, Lumiere, 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
- November 23 - Splatter Phoenix
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
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
- 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
- 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 19 - Libe Barer (actress and writer)
- 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 and imagineer)
- December 29 - Tony Strobl (comics artist and animator)
1991