Changes: 1995

Revision as of 12:10, 8 January 2021

Indiana Jones Adventure Temple of the Forbidden Eye — Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye opens at Disneyland.

Blizzard Beach slide — Disney's Blizzard Beach opens at Walt Disney World.

Disneyland celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Pocahontas - Film Poster 2 — *Pocahontas*

Timon and pumbaa-show — *Timon & Pumbaa*

Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade DHS — Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade opens at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

January 6 - Houseguest (Hollywood Pictures with Caravan Pictures)
January 20 - Bad Company (Touchstone Pictures)
January 27 - Miami Rhapsody (Hollywood Pictures)
February 3 - The Jerky Boys: The Movie (Touchstone Pictures)
February 17 - Heavyweights
March 3
- Man of the House is released to negative reviews.
- Roommates (Hollywood Pictures)
March 24 - Tall Tale (with Caravan Pictures)
March 31 - Jefferson in Paris (Touchstone Pictures)
April 7 - A Goofy Movie is released to mixed to positive reviews but is a commercial success.
April 21
- Pom Poko (USA Film Festival)
- While You Were Sleeping (Hollywood Pictures)
April 28 - A Pyromaniac's Love Story (Hollywood Pictures)
May 12 - Crimson Tide (Hollywood Pictures)
May 26 - Mad Love (Touchstone Pictures)
June 15 - Pocahontas premiered in New York City, New York.
June 16 - Pocahontas (limited)
June 23 - Pocahontas is released to commercial success, but receives mixed reviews.
June 30 - Judge Dredd (Hollywood Pictures)
July 28 - Operation Dumbo Drop
August 11
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court is released to overwhelmingly negative reviews.
- Dangerous Minds (Hollywood Pictures)
September 8 - The Tie That Binds (Hollywood Pictures)
September 10 - Sleeping Beauty (re-release)
September 15 - Unstrung Heroes (Hollywood Pictures)
September 29 - The Big Green
October 4 - Dead Presidents (Hollywood Pictures with Caravan Pictures)
October 13
- Feast of July (Touchstone Pictures)
- The Scarlet Letter (Hollywood Pictures)
October 20 - Frank and Ollie
October 27 - Powder (Hollywood Pictures with Caravan Pictures)
November 22 - Toy Story, Pixar's first feature film distributed by Disney, and also the first full-length computer animated film, opens to major box office and critical acclaim.
December 8 - Father of the Bride Part II (Touchstone Pictures)
December 22
- Tom and Huck
- Nixon (Hollywood Pictures)
December 29 - Mr. Holland's Opus (Hollywood Pictures)

Shorts

August 11 - Runaway Brain
December 22 - Timon & Pumbaa in "Stand by Me"
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- African Diary (re-issue)
- They're Off (re-issue)

Theme parks

Euro Disneyland changes its name to Disneyland Paris and earns its first quarterly profit.
January 1 - Symbiosis closes at Epcot.
January 21 - Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable opens at Epcot, replacing Symbiosis.
March 3 - Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye opens at Disneyland.
April 1 - Walt Disney World opens its third water park, Disney's Blizzard Beach.
July 17 - Disneyland celebrates its 40th anniversary.
June 20 - ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter opens at Magic Kingdom.
August 21 - Disneyland's PeopleMover closes after a 28-year-run.
October 1 - EPCOT Center is renamed "Epcot".
October 31 - The first Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is held at Magic Kingdom.
December 15 - Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade opens at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios.

Television

January 2 - The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show premieres in syndication
September 8 - Sing Me a Story with Belle premieres in syndication.
September 16 - Timon & Pumbaa premieres in syndication and on CBS.

Comics

July - Marvel Comics cancels their current Disney titles
October - Marvel begins publishing the anthology title Disney Comic Hits!

Video games

Home video releases

VHS releases

January 13
- Love Tales
- Paul Bunyan
- Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
January 31 - Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
March 3 - The Lion King
March 24 - Angels in the Outfield
May 19 - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
June 6
- Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Greatest Treasures and Jasmine's Wish
- Ariel's Songs and Stories: Wish Upon a Starfish and Giggles
June 20 - Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
June 30 - Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World
July 19 - White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
July 21
- Disney Sing Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
- Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Fun 'n Games and Learning: Growing Up
- Aladdin's Arabian Adventures: Creatures of Invention and Magic Makers
August 8 - Man of the House
August 11 - Parachute Express: Come Sing With Us!
August 15 - Tall Tale
September 6 - A Goofy Movie
September 15 - Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
October 4
- Cinderella
- Mary Poppins (re-issue)
- Dumbo (re-issue)
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- Robin Hood (re-issue)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (re-issue)
- Pete's Dragon (re-issue)
- The Three Caballeros (re-issue)
- So Dear to My Heart (re-issue)
October 25 - The Santa Clause
December 26 - Aspen Extreme

Laserdisc releases

October 4 - Cinderella

Events

July 31 - Disney announces to acquire Capital Cities/ABC, which would include the ABC network, ESPN, Lifetime, DIC Productions, L.P. and others.

Character debuts

January 2 - Pith Possum, Doris Deer, Tex Tinstar, Wrongo
January 6 - Macbeth
January 20 - Archmage
February - Push the Talking Trash Can
February 3 - Coldstone
February 16 - Minos and Fatima, Aziz
February 17 - Gerry Garner, Tony Perkis
March 3 - Mara
March 24 - John Henry
April 1 - Ice Gator
April 7 - Roxanne, Bobby Zimuruski, Stacey, Principal Mazur, Powerline, Roxanne's Father, Possum Park Emcee, Lester the Possum, Nerdy Kids, Lisa and Chad, Treeny and Wendell
June 20 - S.I.R., Skippy, The Alien
June 23 - Pocahontas, John Smith, Governor Ratcliffe, Wiggins, Meeko, Chief Powhatan, Thomas, Grandmother Willow, Percy, Ben and Lon, Flit, Nakoma, Kocoum, Kekata
July - Thunder
August 11 - Doctor Frankenollie, Julius
August - Petros Xanatos
September 4 - Coyote
September 5 - Anton Sevarius, Claw, Fang, Maggie the Cat
September 6 - Coldfire
September 7 - Fleance
September 8 - The Three Natives
September 11 - Puck
September 15 - Monty, & Baampu
September 16 - Ralph and Eddie
September 18 - Weird Sisters, Duncan, Gillecomgain, Demona's Clan
September 22 - Cheetato and Cheetata, Pumbaa Jr.
September 23 - Quint, Jackal, The Tigress, Jackal
September 28 - Preston Vogel, Halcyon Renard
September 29 - Fronk Fegnugen
September 30 - Uncle Boaris, Teds, Savage Lion, Khartoum
October 6 - Ned the Elephant, Mother Eagle, Baby Earl
October 7 - Stinky, Panther
October 13 - Speedy the Snail
October 14 - Mr. Buttons
October 15 - Mother Gorilla
October 21 - Rabbit, Herman, Lara, Mel
November 3 - El Toro, Irwin
November 4 - The Ethereal
November 6 - Thailog
November 10 - Fred the Meerkat
November 11- Martin Pardon
November 17 - Bruce
November 20 - Angela, Boudicca, Gabriel
November 22 - Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex, Hamm, Bo Peep, Andy Davis, Sid Phillips, Sarge, Mrs. Davis, Molly Davis, Hannah Phillips, Scud, Lenny, Squeeze Toy Aliens, Barrel of Monkeys, Mutant Toys, Little Green Men, RC, King Arthur
November 24 - The Vulture Police, The Meerkat Angel
November 25 - King Zahbar, Queen Deluca, Queen Deluca's Brothers
November 27 - Grandmother, Natsilane, Raven
December 1 - Lester the Whale
December 9 - Dr. Happy, The Tarsier
December 14 - Golem,
December 16 - Bartholomew
December 21 - London Clan
December 22 - Becky Thatcher, Murrell
December 29 - The Woodpecker
Sonny Eclipse
Captain Peg-Hook
Cattle Cadaver

People

Births

January 16 - Parker Goris (actor and voice actor)
January 30 - Danielle Campbell (actress)
March 2 - Veronica Dunne (actress)
March 22 - Nick Robinson (actor)
April 15 - Cody Christian (actor)
April 18 - Virginia Gardner (actress and model)
April 21 - Thomas Doherty (actor)
May 12
- Luke Benward (actor and singer)
- Kenton Duty (actor, voice actor, singer, and dancer)
July 9 - Georgie Henley (actress)
September 5 - Caroline Sunshine (actress)
September 12 - Ryan Potter (actor and voice actor)
September 20 - Sammi Hanratty (actress)
September 22 - Juliette Goglia (actress)
October 15 - Billy Unger (actor)
October 31 - Mateo Arias (actor)
November 22 - Katherine McNamara (actress and singer)
November 29 - Laura Marano (actress, voice actress, and singer)
December 29 - Ross Lynch (actor, singer, musician, and dancer)

Deaths

March 4 - Gloria Wood (singer and voice actress)
April 14 - Burl Ives (actor, singer, and voice actor)
April 19 - Preston Blair (animator)
April 25 - Ginger Rogers (actress, dancer, and singer)
May 2 - Michael Hordern (actor)
May 26 - Friz Freleng (animator, cartoonist, director, and producer)
June 16 - Jack Wagner (Disneyland announcer and actor)
July 4 - Eva Gabor (actress, socialite, and businesswoman)
August 11 - Phil Harris (comedian, jazz musician, singer, actor, and voice actor)
October 5 - Linda Gary (voice actress and voice-over artist)
October 11 - Jeff York (actor)
October 21 - Maxene Angelyn Andrews (singer and member of The Andrews Sisters)
October 22 - Mary Wickes (actress and voice actress)
November 2 - Gil Lamb (actor)
December 20 - Madge Sinclair (actress and voice actress)

1995

@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 **''[[Dangerous Minds]]'' (Hollywood Pictures)
 *[[September 8]] - ''[[The Tie That Binds]]'' (Hollywood Pictures)
-*[[September 10]] - ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' (re-issue)
+*[[September 10]] - ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' (re-release)
 *[[September 15]] - ''[[Unstrung Heroes]]'' (Hollywood Pictures)
 *[[September 29]] - ''[[The Big Green]]''