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The Enchanted Tiki Room is put "Under New Management" at Walt Disney World.
Toon Disney begins broadcasting.
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Hercules the series
An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1998.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 20 - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (Hollywood Pictures) was released to a universally negative reaction and was a box office bomb.
- February 27 - Krippendorf's Tribe (Touchstone Pictures)
- March 27 - Meet the Deedles (with DiC Entertainment) was released to negative reviews and became a box office bomb.
- May 23 - Kiki's Delivery Service premiered in Seattle International Film Festival.
- June 5 - Mulan (premiere)
- June 12 - Six Days, Seven Nights (Touchstone Pictures)
- June 19 - Mulan was released to mostly positive reviews and commercial success.
- July 1 - Armageddon (Touchstone Pictures)
- July 29 - The Parent Trap remake was released to positive reception.
- August 14 - Air Bud: Golden Receiver
- September 11 - Simon Birch (Hollywood Pictures)
- October 9 - Rushmore (Touchstone Pictures)
- November 13 - I'll Be Home for Christmas was released to generally negative reviews and becomes a box office failure.
- November 20 - Enemy of the State (Touchstone Pictures)
- November 25 - A Bug's Life was released to very positive reviews and becomes a box office success.
- December 25 - Mighty Joe Young becomes a box office bomb and gains mixed reviews from critics.
Shorts[]
Theme parks and resorts[]
- January 21 - The original Disneyland Parking Lot closes to make way for the Disneyland Resort expansion, including Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney, and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.
- January 31 - The Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle, which was decorated to look like a cake for the 25th anniversary celebration, is returned to its normal look.
- February 1 - ILLUMinations 98 opens in World Showcase at Epcot. The "25" is also dropped from the name.
- February 14 - The Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop opens at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World Resort.
- February 17 - Construction begins on the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster in Sunset Boulevard at Disney-MGM Studios.
- April 5 - The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) opens in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.
- April 12 - Disneyland Paris and Disneyland Park (Paris) celebrates its 5th anniversary.
- April 15 - Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates its 15th Anniversary.
- April 22 - Disney's Animal Kingdom, the fourth theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, opens.
- May 22 - The "New" Tomorrowland opens at Disneyland with the following new attractions: American Space Experience, Astro Orbitor, Cosmic Waves, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, and Rocket Rods. Older attractions remaining open after refurbishment: Autopia, Disneyland Monorail System, Space Mountain, Starcade, Star Tours, and Submarine Voyage.
- June 19 - Animazement: The Musical begins its run at Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre.
- July 3 - Innoventions opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- August 17 - Captain EO closes in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris.
- September 7 - Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closes in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom.
- September 8 - Submarine Voyage closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It would reopen nearly nine years later as Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
- October 10 - Journey Into Imagination and The Image Works: Creative Playground of the Future closes in Future World at Epcot to be replaced by Journey Into Your Imagination version featuring Eric Idle without Figment or Dreamfinder and ImageWorks: The What-If Labs in the future site of Imagination! Pavilion.
- December 8 - Test Track begins soft openings in Future World at Epcot.
- December 23
- Toon Park closes in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland.
- Toon Park would, however, live on in Mickey's Toontown Fair at Magic Kingdom (until 2011) and in Toontown at Tokyo Disneyland.
- December 24 - On Sailing Ship Columbia in Frontierland at Disneyland, a cleat used to secure the ship to the dock tears loose, striking 33-year-old Luan Phi Dawson and his wife in the head, as their two children and other horrified park guests look on. Dawson is declared brain-dead two days later and died when his life support system is disconnected. A cast member is also injured. (See Incidents at Disney parks.)
Cruise ships[]
- July 30 - Disney Cruise Line opens, with the first cruise ship being the Disney Magic in the Bahamas.
Television[]
- January 1 - Movie Surfers premieres on the Disney Channel.
- January 6 - Bear in the Big Blue House Season 2 premieres on the Disney Channel.
- January 10 - Jungle Cubs airs its last episode on ABC.
- March 1 - Bug Juice premieres on the Disney Channel.
- March 4 - 101 Dalmatians: The Series ends with "Dalmatian Vacation, Part 3: Dearly Beloved". Reruns continue on ABC until 1999.
- March 15 - PB&J Otter premieres on the Disney Channel.
- April 18 - Toon Disney begins broadcasting.
- June 20 - Bill Nye the Science Guy airs its last episode.
- June 27 - You Lucky Dog premieres on the Disney Channel.
- August 29 - Brink! premieres on the Disney Channel.
- August 31 - Hercules: The Series premieres on ABC and in syndication.
- October 7 - Out of the Box premieres on the Disney Channel.
- October 17 - Halloweentown premieres on the Disney Channel.
- November 6 - Rolie Polie Olie premieres on the Disney Channel.
- December 20 - The Wiggles Live at Disneyland Park premieres on Disney Channel Australia to welcome The Wiggles.
Albums[]
- January 27
- Winnie the Pooh: Friends Forever
- Ariel's Favorites
- February 3
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Peter Pan
- February 10
- Archive Collection Vol. 1: Burl Ives: Chim Chim Cherie
- Archive Collection Vol. 2: Hayley Mills: Let's Get Together
- Archive Collection Vol. 3: Louis Prima with Gia Maione: Let's Fly With Mary Poppins
- Archive Collection Vol. 4: Rex Allen: 16 Golden Hits
- Archive Collection Vol. 5: Cliff Edwards: Ukulele Ike Sings Again
Comics[]
- December - Gladstone Publishing loses the rights to the Disney comic license.
Books[]
- February - Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (third edition)
Video games[]
- A Bug's Life for PC
- April 23 - The Walt Disney World Explorer – Second Edition (Windows and Mac application)
- May - Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! for Game Boy
- August 18 - The D Show
- September 14 - Animated StoryBook: Mulan
- October 27 - A Bug's Life for PlayStation
- December 8 - A Bug's Life for Game Boy Color
Home video releases[]
VHS releases[]
- January 23 - The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
- February 3
- February 10 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
- February 14 - Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day (re-issue)
- February 17
- March 3
- March 31
- The Little Mermaid
- Mary Poppins (re-issue) (VHS only)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- Pete's Dragon (re-issue)
- Robin Hood (re-issue)
- Dumbo (re-issue)
- April 21
- Flubber
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (re-issue)
- Gus (film) (re-issue)
- No Deposit, No Return (re-issue)
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (re-issue)
- May 19
- June 2 - Melody Time
- July 10 - The Patriot
- July 14 - The Spirit of Mickey
- July 28 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Honor to Us All
- August 4
- August 25
- Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh (re-issue)
- Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh (re-issue)
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (re-issue)
- Disney Sing Along Songs: Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland
- Money Rock
- Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
- September 15
- September 29 - The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
- October 6
- A Walt Disney Christmas (re-issue)
- A Disney Christmas Gift (re-issue)
- Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (re-issue)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (re-issue)
- Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (re-issue)
- Spot's Magical Christmas (re-issue)
- How the Toys Saved Christmas (re-issue)
- 101 Dalmatians: Christmas
- Raymond Briggs' The Bear
- October 6 - The Santa Clause
- October 27 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
- December 8
- The Parent Trap
- Mr. Magoo (re-issue)
- Six Days, Seven Nights
- December 15
DVD releases[]
- February 4
- Air Bud
- The Crow (Miramax Home Video)
- Sling Blade (Miramax Home Video)
- While You Were Sleeping (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- Crimson Tide (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- March 24
- Trainspotting (Miramax Home Video)
- Con Air (Touchstone Home Video)
- Mary Poppins
- March 25
- The English Patient (Miramax Home Video)
- Metro (Touchstone Home Video)
- Evita (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- April 21
- Nothing to Lose (Touchstone Home Video)
- April 22
- Mimic (Miramax Home Video)
- A Thousand Acres (Touchstone Home Video)
- G.I. Jane (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- May 19
- Pretty Woman (Touchstone Home Video)
- Tron (Walt Disney Home Video)
- Grosse Pointe Blank (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- May 20
- Pulp Fiction (Miramax Home Video)
- Cop Land (Miramax Home Video)
- Dead Presidents (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- June 16 - Flubber
- June 17
- From Dusk Till Dawn (Miramax Home Video)
- Playing God (Touchstone Home Video)
- July 22
- An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- August 19
- Judge Dredd (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- October 13
- October 14
- Kundun (Touchstone Home Video)
- Deep Rising (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Walt Disney Home Video)
- November 10
- Dead Poets Society
- He Got Game (Touchstone Home Video)
- The Horse Whisperer (Touchstone Home Video)
- December 8
- Good Will Hunting (Miramax Home Video)
- Six Days, Seven Nights (Touchstone Home Video)
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
Magazines[]
- June - Disney Adventures publishes its 100th issue.
Events[]
- January - Production begins on Recess: School's Out.
- January 26 - Ranch and Grove Holding Corporation is merged into the Walt Disney World Company.
- April 17 - EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is held runs until May 31, which is celebrated its 5th anniversary.
- October 25 - EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is held runs until November 23.
- November 27 - EPCOT Holidays Around the World is held runs until December 23.
Character debuts[]
- January 10 - Sketch
- January 13 - Ursa
- January 16 - Amber Dearly
- January 28 - Ray the Sun
- February 9 - Jacques the Beaver, Lois, Big Old Bullfrog, Doc Hogg
- February 16 - Rebecca, Judge Dimsdale De Vil
- February 17 - Webster, Crane, Le Plume, Witherspoon, Chandeleria, Tres, Chaude
- February 20 - Cave Pup
- February - Newton, Vostok
- March - Brad Van Beck
- March 15 - Peanut Otter, Baby Butter Otter, Jelly Otter, Opal Otter, Ernest Otter, Mayor Jeff, Pinch Raccoon, Scootch Raccoon, Walter Raccoon, Wanda Raccoon, Munchy Beaver, Flick Duck
- March 21 - Ootsie Snootie, Bootsie Snootie
- March 28 - Anna Otter
- April 8 - Otto and Etta Otter
- April 19 - Hallie Richmond, Steve Ellinger
- April 22 - DeVine, Wilson Matua, Dr. Helen Marsh, Dr. Grant Seeker, Chili, Termite-ator, Claire de Room, Weevil Kneevil, The Dung Brothers, Sprig, Zawadi, Kiume, Kibibi, Nakawa, Little Red and Big Red, Artimals
- May 1 - Uh-Oa
- May 19 - Robbie McGroarty, Fanny, Ratso, Hearing Aid, Supreme Commander, Tinselina, Microwave, Squirt, Faucet, Calculator, Viking 1, Wittgenstein, The Missile
- May 29 - Arpin Lusene
- June 1 - Baby Blotter
- June 19 - Fa Mulan, Li Shang, Mushu, Shan Yu, Cri-Kee, Little Brother, Yao, Ling, and Chien Po, Fa Zhou, Fa Li, Grandmother Fa, Chi-Fu, Hayabusa the Falcon, General Li, The Emperor of China, Fa Family Ancestors, The Matchmaker, Fa Li, Khan, Shang's Horse, Elite Hun Soldiers, Hun Army, Zeebub
- July 19 - Malevola De Vil
- July 29 - Annie James, Hallie Parker, Nick Parker, Elizabeth James, Martin, Chessy, Meredith Blake, Jackie
- August 14 - Dr. Patrick Sullivan
- August 25 - John Rolfe, King James, Queen Anne, Mrs. Jenkins, Uttamatomakkin, Jesters
- August 31 - Cassandra, Icarus, Adonis, Mr. Parentheses, Homer
- September 1 - King Salmoneus
- September 3 - Chipacles, Clion, Tempest
- September 7 - Daedalus, Helen of Troy
- September 11 - Gaia
- September 12 - Orthos
- September 14 - Arachne
- September 15 - Achilles, Memnon
- September 16 - Typhon, Echidna
- September 17 - Fear and Terror
- September 18 - Queen Hippolyte
- September 19 - Cassandra Bleem
- September 23 - Hecate
- September 25 - Rachel McGuire
- September 26 - Sphinx Martindale
- September 29 - Tabaqui, Li'l Raksha, Chil, Tarzan Chimp, Biranyi
- September - Oberon De Spair
- October 3 - Gelman, Gegeneis
- October 5 - Nestor & Meleager
- October 10 - Prometheus, Caucasian Eagle
- October 17 - Aggie Cromwell, Gwen Piper, Marnie Piper, Dylan Piper, Sophie Piper, Luke, Kalabar, Benny, Harriet
- October 27 - Kiara, Kovu, Zira, Vitani, Nuka, Outsiders, Crocodiles
- October 31 - Chiron
- October - Eugene Photomas
- November 3 - Astro Blasters Robots
- November 4 - Chimera, Ladon
- November 6 - Lavina, Geryon, Tivius
- November 7 - Conrad Mundy
- November 10 - Orion
- November 12 - King Midas, Epsilon
- November 14 - Amphitrite
- November 16 - Poseidon
- November 20 - Mr. Griff
- November 21 - Erwin Lawson, Ephialtes, Syrinx, Miss Thespis
- November 24 - Great King Pan, Nemesis
- November 25 - Flik, Princess Atta, Dot, Hopper, Molt, Thumper, P.T. Flea, Heimlich, Gypsy, Manny, Slim, Rosie, Dim, Francis, Tuck and Roll, The Queen, The Fly Brothers, Bird, Grasshoppers, The Blueberries, Ant Colony
- November 28 - Alexander, Callista
- December 2 - Doc Owl
- December 3 - Jeremiah Tortoise
- December 11 - Merv Griffin
- December 14 - Doc Hogg
- December 16 - Andromeda
- December 25 - Gregg O'Hara, Jill Young, Mighty Joe Young, Andrei Strasser, Doctor Ruth Young, Garth, Jason
- Dexter Dingus
People[]
Births[]
- January 4 - Coco Jones (actress, singer, rapper, and dancer)
- January 9 - Kerris Dorsey (actress and singer)
- January 16 - Curran Walters (actor and former model)
- January 28 - Ariel Winter (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- February 9 - Isabella Gomez (actress and voice actress)
- February 15 - Zachary Gordon (actor and voice actor)
- April 6 - Peyton List (actress and model)
- April 9 - Elle Fanning (actress)
- June 19 - Atticus Shaffer (actor and voice actor)
- June 24 - Liana Ramirez (actress)
- July 3 - Isabella Murad (actress and voice actress)
- July 8 - Maya Hawke (actress and singer)
- July 22 - Madison Pettis (actress, voice actress, and model)
- July 24 - Logan Grove (athlete and former actor and voice actor)
- July 31 - Rico Rodriguez (actor and voice actor)
- August 1 - Khamani Griffin (actor and voice actor)
- August 3 - Cozi Zuehlsdorff (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- August 25 - China Anne McClain (actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter)
- September 15 - Seth Dusky (actor and voice actor)
- October 6 - Matt Cornett (actor and singer)
- October 17 - Erin Kellyman (actress)
- October 23 - Amandla Stenberg (actress)
- October 28 - Nolan Gould (actor and voice actor)
- October 29 - Jenna Lea Rosen (vocalist, actress, voice actress, and singer)
- November 4 - Darcy Rose Byrnes (actress and singer-songwriter)
- November 23 - Bradley Steven Perry (actor and voice actor)
- November 24 - Peyton Meyer (actor)
- December 16 - Kiara Muhammad (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- December 22 - G. Hannelius (actress)
Deaths[]
- February 28 - James Algar (director, screenwriter, and producer)
- March 8 - Marvin Davis (master planner, art director, and scenic designer)
- March 31 - Eda Reiss Merin (actress and voice actress)
- May 27 - Ken O'Connor (layout artist and art director)
- May 28 - Phil Hartman (actor, voice actor, comedian, graphic artist, and screenwriter)
- June 5 - Jeanette Nolan (actress)
- June 12 - Retta Davidson (animator)
- July 22 - Marjorie Ralston (voice actress)
- October 3 - Roddy McDowall (actor, film director, photographer, and voice artist)
- October 15 - Jack Boyd (effects animator)
- November 30 - Ruth Clifford (actress and voice actress)
1998