1999

An overview of Disney-related events that occured in 1999.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

Theatrical releases

Feature films

February 12 - My Favorite Martian is released to negative reviews and performs poorly at the box office.
March 26 - Doug's 1st Movie is a critical failure, but is a commercial success.
May 14 - Endurance
June 18 - Tarzan is released to very positive reviews and is the last entry of the Disney Renaissance.
July 23 - Inspector Gadget (with DiC Entertainment and Caravan Pictures) becomes a moderate box office success, but receives negative reviews from critics.
August 6 - The Sixth Sense (Hollywood Pictures)
September 17 - Breakfast of Champions (Hollywood Pictures)
September 26 - Princess Mononoke (New York Film Festival; Miramax Films)
October 1 - Mystery, Alaska (Hollywood Pictures)
October 7 - Princess Mononoke (Austin Film Festival; Miramax Films)
October 8 - The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
October 15 - The Straight Story is released to positive reviews.
October 20 - Princess Mononoke (premiere in Westwood, California; Miramax Films)
October 29 - Princess Mononoke (limited; Miramax Films)
November 24 - Toy Story 2 becomes a box office hit and receives extremely positive reviews.
December 17
- Bicentennial Man (Touchstone Pictures) was released to mixed reviews and was a box-office disappointment.
- Fantasia 2000 was released on Carnegie Hall.

Shorts

March 26 - Donald's Dynamite: Opera Box
November 24 - Luxo, Jr. (re-issue)

Theme parks

Asia, including the Kali River Rapids and Maharajah Jungle Trek attractions, opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom as the first expansion to occur there.
January 9 - Horizons closes at Epcot.
March 1 - Doug Live! opens at Disney-MGM Studios.
March 17 - Test Track opens at Epcot.
May 1
- Disney-MGM Studios celebrates 10th anniversary.
- Pleasure Island celebrates its 10th anniversary at Walt Disney World Resort.
June 1 - Disney's Typhoon Lagoon celebrates 10th anniversary.
June 4 - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh opens at the Magic Kingdom, with Paul Winchell voicing Tigger for the final time.
June 23 - Tarzan's Treehouse opens at Disneyland.
July 29 - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith opens at Disney-MGM Studios.
October 1 - Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration began.
- Millennium Village opens at Epcot.
- IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth premiered at Epcot, and it was renamed as IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth.
- Tapestry of Nations premiered at Epcot.
- An updated version of Innoventions.
- The new IMAGINATION! pavilion opens at Epcot.
- The "Wand" icon placed onto Spaceship Earth.
- Leave a Legacy opened.
October 2 - FastPass is first offered at Disneyland Paris.
October 13 - Construction begins at the Downtown Disney in California.
November 10 - Skyway closes at the Magic Kingdom.

Cruise ships

August 15 - The Disney Wonder makes its maiden voyage.

Television

January 1 - Timon & Pumbaa Season 3 premieres on Toon Disney.
January 2 - Bear in the Big Blue House Season 3 premieres on Playhouse Disney.
January 18 - The supernatural drama series So Weird premieres on the Disney Channel with the episode "Family Reunion".
January 23 - Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, a Disney Channel Original Movie, premiered on the Disney Channel.
February 1 - Bear in the Big Blue House Season 2 finale premieres on Playhouse Disney.
March 1 - Hercules airs its final episode on ABC.
April 10 - Can of Worms premieres on the Disney Channel.
May 1 - Mickey Mouse Works premieres on ABC.
May 15 - The Thirteenth Year, a Disney Channel Original Movie, debuts on the Disney Channel.
June 26
- Doug ends its run after eight years (counting the Nickelodeon episodes) with the episode "Doug's Marriage Madness". Reruns continue on ABC until 2000
- Smart House premieres on the Disney Channel.
July 9 - The Timon & Pumbaa episode "Don't Be Elfish/Lights, Camera, Traction" premieres.
July 24 - Johnny Tsunami premieres on the Disney Channel.
August 21 - Genius premieres on the Disney Channel.
October 9 - Don't Look Under the Bed, a Disney Channel Original Movie, debuts on the Disney Channel.
September 6 - Disney's One Too, a spin-off of One Saturday Morning, begins airing on UPN and syndication on Sunday mornings and weekday afternoons. New episodes of Recess and DIC Entertainment's Sabrina, the Animated Series would be broadcast on UPN, while reruns would air on ABC. The block was reminiscent of The Disney Afternoon, and continued until 2003.
September 24 - Timon & Pumbaa airs its final episode on Toon Disney.
Fall - The Disney Channel's logo becomes restyled, with Mickey (as well as the live-action people and many other characters) removed and the TV set with the mouse ears becoming a variety of colors with sparkles and ghostly effects, which was only seen on the Zoog Disney bumpers and promos. However, the channel's 1997 branding that was officially dropped in 2000, though the original variant of the logo continued in use until 2002 during the Playhouse Disney and Vault Disney program blocks along with "Imagineer That" segments and the Disney Channel Original Movies.
November 21 - Horse Sense premieres on the Disney Channel.
December 7 - The Bear in the Big Blue House Season 3 finale, "A Berry Bear Christmas", airs on Playhouse Disney.

Albums

February 9 - The Music of Disney's One Saturday Morning and Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House (Cassette only)
October 19 - For Our Children

Video games

January 15 - Magical Tetris Challenge for Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and PlayStation
April 9 - Winnie the Pooh Preschool for PC
April 30 - Animated StoryBook: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too for PC
June 15 - Tarzan Activity Center for PC
June 29 - Tarzan Action Game for PlayStation
September 28 - Disney's Villains' Revenge for PC
October 24 - Winnie the Pooh Toddler, My Disney Kitchen, and Typing with Timon & Pumbaa for PC
October 25 - Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure for Game Boy Color
November 22 - Mickey's Racing Adventure for Game Boy Color
November 23 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for PC (North America only)

Live shows

June 5 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame musical premieres in Berlin.
September 3 - Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic premiered (under the title 75 Years of Magic).

Home video releases

VHS releases

January 5
- Love Tales (re-issue)
- Sweetheart Stories (re-issue)
- Mickey Loves Minnie (re-issue)
- Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day (re-issue)
- The Rescuers
February 2 - Mulan
February 23 - Winnie the Pooh: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear
March 9
- Krippendorf's Tribe (re-issue) (Touchstone Home Video)
- Meet the Deedles (re-issue)
- Pete's Dragon (re-issue)
- Mary Poppins (re-issue)
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (re-issue)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- Robin Hood (re-issue)
- Dumbo (re-issue)
March 16 - The Parent Trap
March 23
- Mighty Joe Young
- The Rescuers (re-issue)
April 20
- A Bug's Life
- Father of the Bride (Touchstone Home Video)
May 25
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
June 8 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom
June 14 - Enemy of the State (Touchstone Home Video)
June 15 - Nixon: Director's Cut (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
July 13
- Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood are released as the final entries in the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
- Dangerous Minds (Touchstone Home Video)
August 17
- Belle's Tales of Friendship
- Hercules: Zero to Hero
August 24
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (re-issue)
- Disney Sing Along Songs: Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland (re-issue)
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
- Cool Runnings
August 31 - The Great Mouse Detective
September 7 - The Other Sister (Touchstone Home Video)
September 21
- Doug's 1st Movie
- My Favorite Martian
October 12 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
October 26 - Pinocchio
November 9
- A Walt Disney Christmas (re-issue)
- A Disney Christmas Gift (re-issue)
- Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (re-issue)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (re-issue)
- Disney Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (re-issue)
- Disney Sing Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas (re-issue)
- Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (re-issue)
- 101 Dalmatians: Christmas (re-issue)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
November 16 - The Distinguished Gentleman (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
December 7 - Inspector Gadget
December 21
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Annie

DVD releases

September 28 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
October 26 - Pinocchio
November 9
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians Limited Issue DVD
- Hercules Limited Issue DVD
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
- Mulan Limited Issue DVD
November 23
- A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition
- Peter Pan Limited Issue DVD
- Lady and the Tramp Limited Issue DVD
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Limited Issue DVD
December 7
- Inspector Gadget
- The Jungle Book Limited Issue DVD
- The Little Mermaid Limited Issue DVD

Events

After 5 years, Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood are the last videos in the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS series.
Disney officially enters the DVD market.
Disney closes Caravan Pictures as co-founder Roger Birnbaum leaves the studios to establish a new company, Spyglass Entertainment.
Walt Disney World's Millennium Celebration begins on October 1, 1999 and lasts until January 1, 2001.
- April 16 - EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is held runs until May 30.
- October 23 - EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is held runs until November 21.
- November 26 - EPCOT Holidays Around the World is held runs until December 30.