Changes: 1999

Revision as of 12:17, 13 November 2019

Mickey Mouse Works Promotional Artwork 1 — *Mickey Mouse Works*

Rock 'N' Roller Coaster — Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

Movie poster toy story 2 — *Toy Story 2*

Glocknercdcover — *Der Glockner Von Notre Dame*

Theatrical releases

Feature films

February 12 - My Favorite Martian is released to negative reviews and performs poorly at the box office.
February 26 - The Other Sister (Touchstone Pictures)
March 26 - Doug's 1st Movie is a critical failure, but is a commercial success.
March 31 - 10 Things I Hate About You (Touchstone Pictures)
May 14 - Endurance
June 4 - Instinct (Touchstone Pictures)
June 18 - Tarzan is released to very positive reviews and is the last entry of the Disney Renaissance.
July 2 - Summer of Sam (Touchstone Pictures)
July 23 - Inspector Gadget (with DiC Entertainment and Caravan Pictures) becomes a moderate box office success, but receives negative reviews from critics.
July 30 - Runaway Bride (Touchstone Pictures/Buena Vista International; International distribution only; USA distribution by Paramount Pictures)
August 6 - The Sixth Sense (Hollywood Pictures)
August 13 - The 13th Warrior (Touchstone Pictures)
September 17 - Breakfast of Champions (Hollywood Pictures)
September 24 - Mumford (Touchstone 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 22 - Bringing Out the Dead (Touchstone Pictures)
October 29 - Princess Mononoke (limited; Miramax Films)
November 5 - The Insider (Touchstone Pictures)
November 24 - Toy Story 2 becomes a box office hit and receives extremely positive reviews.
December 10
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (Touchstone Pictures)
- Cradle Will Rock (Touchstone Pictures)
December 17
- Bicentennial Man (Touchstone Pictures) was released to mixed reviews and was a box-office disappointment.
- Fantasia 2000 was released on Carnegie Hall.
December 29 - The Hurricane (Touchstone Pictures/Buena Vista International; International distribution only; USA distribution by Universal Pictures)

Shorts

November 24 - Luxo, Jr. (re-issue)

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.
August 5 - Production begins on Lilo & Stitch.

Character debuts

January 9 - Uncle Tito del Tutter, Tardy, Grandpa Highland McTutter, Whiner Tutter, Tucker Tutter, Jet Setter Tutter
January 16 - Benny the Bat
February 12 - Tim O'Hara, Martin, Zoot, Lizzie, Dr. Elliot Coleye, Brace Channing
June 18 - Tarzan, Jane Porter, Terk, Tantor, Archimedes Q. Porter, Clayton, Clayton's Men, Sabor, Kala, Kerchak, Baby Baboon, Kerchak and Kala'a Baby, Tarzan's Parents, Flynt and Mungo, Baboons
May 18 - Sebastian, Murgatroid, Maisie, Alberto, Mack McCro, Dobermans, Jim Bob, Charlie, Lab Computer, Mouse, Modem, Computer
June 2 - Harry the Duck, Mama Duck
June 16 - Ms. Henrietta Vanderpeen
July 23 - Inspector Gadget, Dr. Claw, Penny, Brain, Gadgetmobile, Brenda Bradford, Chief Quimby, RoboGadget, G2, Sykes, Kramer
November 7 - Annie, The Orphans, Agatha Hannigan, Mr. Bundles, Sandy, Grace Farrell, Oliver Warbucks, Rooster Hannigan, Lily St. Regis
November 24 - Jessie, Bullseye, Stinky Pete, Wheezy, Al McWhiggin, Emperor Zurg, Mrs. Potato Head, Buster, Utility Belt Buzz, Barbie
December 7 - Jack the Dog

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's Hollywood Studios.
March 17 - Test Track opens at Epcot.
June 4 - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh opens at the Magic Kingdom.
June 23 - Tarzan's Treehouse opens at Disneyland.
July 29 - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
October 1 - The new IMAGINATION! pavilion opens at Epcot.
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.

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.
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.
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 the Disney characters) removed and the TV set with the mouse ears becoming a variety of colors with sparkles and ghostly effects. However, the channel's 1997 logo was also shown with many other characters in it, an element that was 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.
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 & DVD releases

January 5
- 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
- Little Indian, Big City (re-issue) (Touchstone Home Video)
- 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 18
- The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
May 25 - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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 2
- 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
- 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
September 28 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
October 12 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
October 26 - Pinocchio
November 9
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians Limited Issue DVD
- Mulan Limited Issue DVD
- Hercules Limited Issue DVD
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
November 16 - The Distinguished Gentleman (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
November 23
- A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition
- Peter Pan Limited Issue DVD
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Limited Issue DVD
- Lady and the Tramp Limited Issue DVD
December 6 - The Little Mermaid Limited Issue DVD
December 7
- Inspector Gadget
- The Jungle Book Limited Issue DVD
December 21
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Annie

People

Births

January 18 - Karan Brar (actor and voice actor)
February 7 - Beatrice Miller (singer-songwriter and actress)
February 10 - Tiffany Espensen (actress)
April 2 - Sophie Reynolds (actress and voice actress)
April 9 - Kwesi Boakye (actor)
April 20 - Elan Garfias (actor and voice actor)
April 23 - Sumire Morohoshi (voice actress)
May 1 - Spencer Lacey Ganus (actress and voice actress)
May 11
- Sabrina Carpenter (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- Kaitlyn Dias (actress and voice actress)
May 21 - Brighid Fleming (actress, producer, and director)
May 28 - Cameron Boyce (actor, voice actor, singer, and dancer)
May 30 - Sean Giambrone (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
June 14 - Danielle Soibelman (actress)
June 20 - Kayla Maisonet (actress and dancer)
July 30 - Joey King (actress and voice actress)
August 4 - Kelly Gould (actress)
August 13 - Corey Fogelmanis (actor)
August 21 - Maxim Knight (actor and voice actor)
September 9 - Ronni Hawk (actress)
September 17 - Daniel Huttlestone (actor and singer)
October 15 - Bailee Madison (actress)
November 10 - Kiernan Shipka (actress and voice actress)

Deaths

March 3 - Giovan Battista Carpi (Italian comics artist)
May 8 - Ed Gilbert (actor and voice actor)
May 19 - Candy Candido (voice actor)
June 9 - Amby Paliwoda (animator)
June 13 - Douglas Seale (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
September 22 - George C. Scott (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
October 15 - Terry Gilkyson (singer, songwriter, composer, and lyricist)
October 18 - Paddi Edwards (actress)
October 27 - Frank De Vol (arranger, composer, and actor)
November 11 - Mary Kay Bergman (voice actress)
December 17 - Rex Allen (actor, singer, and songwriter)
December 27 - Leonard H. Goldenson (former president of ABC)

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 *[[February 10]] - [[Tiffany Espensen]] (actress)
-*[[March 17]] - [[Olivia Stuck]] (actress)
 *[[April 2]] - [[Sophie Reynolds]] (actress and voice actress)
-*[[April 8]] - [[Emma Rose Lima]] (actress and voice actress)
 *[[April 9]] - [[Kwesi Boakye]] (actor)
 *[[April 20]] - [[Elan Garfias]] (actor and voice actor)