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1988

Pooh christopherrobin — *The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*

Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster — *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*

Mickey 60th 1 — *Mickey's 60th Birthday*

Time is Money promotional art — *DuckTales*: "Time is Money"

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1988.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

January 15
- The Brave Little Toaster (Hyperion Pictures; Sundance Film Festival)
- Good Morning, Vietnam (Touchstone Pictures; wide release)
February 12 -Shoot to Kill (Touchstone Pictures)
March 18 -D.O.A. (Touchstone Pictures)
March 25 -The Fox and the Hound (re-issue)
April 15 -Return to Snowy River
June 21 -Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Touchstone Pictures) premiered inNew York City,New York
June 22 -Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Touchstone Pictures)
July 15 -Bambi (re-issue)
July 29 -Cocktail (Touchstone Pictures)
August 5 -The Rescue (Touchstone Pictures)
September 30 -Heartbreak Hotel (Touchstone Pictures)
November 4 -The Good Mother (Touchstone Pictures)
November 11 -Ernest Saves Christmas (Touchstone Pictures)
November 13 -Oliver & Company premiered in New York City, New York
November 18 -Oliver & Company
December 21 -Beaches (Touchstone Pictures; limited)

Shorts[]

April 2 -Somewhere in the Arctic (International Tournee of Animation)
June 19 -Winter
August 2 -Tin Toy premiered in Siggraph Conference
September
November -Disney's Countdown
December 30 -Tin Toy
Unknown date -Disney's Animated Alphabet

Television[]

January 1 -DuckTales concludes its first season.
January 17 -The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh premieres on theDisney Channel.
February 25 -Totally Minnie airs onNBC.
March 6 -14 Going on 30 (Buena Vista Television)
July 4 -Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, an Independence Day special, is broadcast on television.
August 27 -Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers airsits first episode as a preview on theDisney Channel.
September 10 -Adventures of the Gummi Bears begins airing its fourth season.
November 13 -Mickey's 60th Birthday airs on NBC.
November 24 -DuckTales begins its second season with the 2-hour special episode "Time is Money".
December 25 - The sixth annualWalt Disney World Christmas Day Parade premieres onCBS.

Home media[]

March 15 -Stakeout
April 13 -Adventures in Babysitting
May 31
- DuckTales: Daredevil Ducks,High Flying Hero andFearless Fortune Hunter
- Mickey and the Beanstalk
- Mickey's Magical World
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Donald in Mathmagic Land
- Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly!
June 14 -Benji the Hunted
August 2 -Good Morning Vietnam (Touchstone Home Video)
October 4
- Cinderella
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- Dumbo (re-issue)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
- Lady and the Tramp (re-issue)
- DuckTales: Masked Marauders
- The Three Caballeros (re-issue)
- Mary Poppins (re-issue)
- Walt Disney Mini Classics: The Wind in the Willows
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Special Edition
- Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs
November 1 -Return to Snowy River
November 15 -Three Men and a Baby
December 20 -The Rescue

Events[]

Walt Disney Computer Software is founded as a video game division ofThe Walt Disney Company.
Cinderella is the first release to use the Sorcerer Mickey Walt Disney Classics logo.

Theme parks[]

Bear Country is renamedCritter Country at Disneyland.
January 30 -IllumiNations debuts inWorld Showcase atEpcot.
April 10 -America Sings closes in Tomorrowland atDisneyland.
April 15 -Tokyo Disneyland andTokyo Disney Resort celebrates its 5th anniversary.
June 3 - TheNorway pavilion opens in World Showcase at Epcot.
June 18 -Mickey's Birthdayland opens atMagic Kingdom.
June 28 -Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opens atWalt Disney World Resort.

Books[]

DuckTales: The Secret City Under the Sea

Video games[]

Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game (Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Sinclair ZX81/Spectrum)
Mickey & Minnie's Fun Time Print Kit (DOS)
Donald's Alphabet Chase (DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum)
Donald the Hero (Commodore 64)
June -Who Framed Roger Rabbit (DOS, Commodore 64, Amiga)
September 22 -Donald Duck (Famicom) (Released in the US as Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular)
October -Mickey Mousecapade (NES)
Matterhorn Screamer (DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64)
The Jungle Book (Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC)
The Chase on Tom Sawyer's Island (Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS)

Character debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

January 12 -Andrew Lawrence (actor and singer)
January 15 -Skrillex (DJ, musician, record producer, singer, and songwriter)
February 2 -Zosia Mamet (actress and musican)
February 18 -Maiara Walsh (actress and singer)
February 20 -Rihanna (singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman)
February 22 -Marieve Herington (actress, voice actress, and singer)
March 2 -Myrna Velasco (actress and voice actress)
March 10 -Ego Nwodim (actress, comedian, writer, and singer)
March 27
- Holliday Grainger (actress)
- Brenda Song (actress, voice actress, singer, film producer, and model)
- Piotr Michael (voice actor and comedian)
April 2 -Jesse Plemons (actor)
April 10 -Haley Joel Osment (actor and voice actor)
April 18 -Vanessa Kirby (actress)
April 25 -Sara Paxton (actress, model, and singer)
May 1 -Nicholas Braun (actor)
May 23 -Chris Houghton (animator, writer, director, producer, storyboard artist, designer, and voice actor)
June 2 -Awkwafina (actress, rapper, and comedian)
June 9 -Mae Whitman (actress, voice actress, and singer)
July 7 -Jack Whitehall (comedian, actor, voice actor, and television presenter)
July 15 -Aimee Carrero (actress and voice actress)
July 19 -Cherami Leigh (actress and voice actress)
September 12 -Carlos López Estrada (music video, commercial, and film director)
September 15 -Chelsea Kane (actress, voice actress, and singer)
October 10 -Rose McIver (actress)
October 14 -Max Thieriot (actor)
October 23 -Ritesh Rajan (actor and voice actor)
November 6
- Emma Stone (actress)
- Mamoudou Athie (actor)
November 8 -Matt Braly (writer, animator, storyboard artist, director, and voice actor)
December 14 -Vanessa Hudgens (actress and singer)