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1991

Muppet Vision 3-D — Muppet*Vision 3D opens at the Disney-MGM Studios park.

Beauty and the Beast theatrical poster — *Beauty and the Beast*

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too promotional picture — *Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too*

Father of the bride poster — *Father of the Bride*

Disney Afternoon Avenue opens atDisneyland.

Disney Club

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1991.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

January 18 -White Fang
February 1
- Green Card (Touchstone Pictures)
- Run (Hollywood Pictures)
February 22 -Scenes from a Mall (Touchstone Pictures)
March 1 -Shipwrecked
April 5 -The Marrying Man (Hollywood Pictures)
April 26 -Oscar (Touchstone Pictures)
May 3 -One Good Cop (Hollywood Pictures)
May 17 -What About Bob? (Touchstone Pictures)
May 24 -Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
June 19 -The Rocketeer premiered in Hollywood, California
June 21 -The Rocketeer
July 12 -One Hundred and One Dalmatians (final re-issue)
September 29 -Beauty and the Beast (New York Film Festival)
October 11 -Ernest Scared Stupid (Touchstone Pictures)
November 10 -Beauty and the Beast premiered in Hollywood, California
November 13 -Beauty and the Beast (New York City, New York)
November 15 -Beauty and the Beast (Los Angeles, California)
November 22 -Beauty and the Beast is released to critical acclaim and is a huge financial success
December 20 -Father of the Bride (Touchstone Pictures)

Shorts[]

November 22 -The Adventures of André & Wally B.

Theme parks and resorts[]

Walt Disney World Resort celebrates its 20th anniversary, with marketing focused on20 new surprises for guests throughout 1991 and 1992 (with a few 1990 additions being lumped in) ranging from new attractions and shows to meet and greets and other minor additions.
- April 20 -Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant opens inEcho Lake at Disney-MGM Studios.
- May 16 -Muppet*Vision 3D opens inStreets of America atDisney-MGM Studios.
- May 17 -Disney's Port Orleans Resort's French Quarter opens.
- September 21 -20th Anniversary Surprise Celebration Parade debuts atMagic Kingdom.
- September 30 -Surprise in the Skies opens inWorld Showcase atEpcot.
- October 1 -SpectroMagic debuts atMagic Kingdom.
- November 22 -Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage opens inHollywood Boulevard (until it was relocated toTheater of the Stars inSunset Boulevard in 1993) at Disney-MGM Studios.
- December 20 - TheDisney Vacation Club Resort (nowDisney's Old Key West Resort) opens.
March 15 -Disney Afternoon Avenue opens atDisneyland.
June 20 -Disney's River Country celebrates its 15th anniversary at Walt Disney World Resort.

Television[]

February 22 -Adventures of the Gummi Bears airs its final episode.
March 31 -Darkwing Duck premieres on theDisney Channel. It would begin running in syndication and onABC onSeptember 7.
April 12 -Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree premieres on the Disney Channel.
April 26 -Dinosaurs, a co-production between Walt Disney Television and Jim Henson Productions, premieres on ABC.
August 8 -TaleSpin airs its final episode.
September 13 -Disneydags debuts on SVT.
September 17 -Home Improvement premieres on ABC.
October 2-3 - TheDarkwing Duck two-parter episode "Just Us Justice Ducks" airs on syndication.
December 14 -Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too premieres on ABC.
December 25 - The ninth annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade premieres on CBS.
Date unknown - Serieförlaget begins publication ofDisney's TV-serier.

Albums[]

October 1 -Simply Mad About the Mouse

Video games[]

Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse for Sega Genesis
Mickey's Runaway Zoo for Commodore 64
TaleSpin for NES
The Little Mermaid for NES
TaleSpin for the Sega Genesis
May -Mickey's Dangerous Chase for Game Boy
November 21 -Fantasia for Sega Genesis
December -The Lucky Dime Caper starring Donald Duck for Game Gear
December 19 -Quackshot for Sega Genesis

Comics[]

April -Disney Comics adds a regularTaleSpin title to their line-up.
August -Goofy Adventures is cancelled.
September -DuckTales,Mickey Mouse Adventures, andRoger Rabbit are cancelled.
October -Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers,Roger Rabbit's Toontown, andTaleSpin are cancelled.

Books[]

TaleSpin: Ghost Ship

VHS releases[]

February 6 -Taking Care of Business (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
March 6 -Arachnophobia (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
March 15 -DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
May 3 -The Jungle Book
May 8
- Three Men and a Little Lady (Touchstone Home Video)
- Mr. Destiny (Touchstone Home Video)
June 4 -Walt Disney Mini Classics:Willie the Operatic Whale,The Prince and the Pauper andPeter and the Wolf
June 12
- Green Card (Touchstone Home Video)
- White Fang
June 28 -The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Volume 6: All's Well That Ends Well
July 12
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (re-issue)
- Mary Poppins (re-issue)
- The Three Caballeros (re-issue)
- Pete's Dragon (re-issue)
- Dumbo (re-issue)
- Robin Hood (re-issue)
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
July 17
- Shipwrecked
- Run (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
July 19 -The Brave Little Toaster
August 9 -TaleSpin Volume 1: True Baloo,Volume 2: That's Show Biz!,Volume 3: Jackpots & Crackpots andVolume 4: Fearless Flyers
August 14 -Scenes from a Mall (Touchstone Home Video)
September 11
- Oscar (Touchstone Home Video)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Candleshoe
- The Love Bug
- The Apple Dumpling Gang
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
- Freaky Friday
- Kidnapped
- In Search of the Castaways
- Treasure Island
- Old Yeller
- The Three Lives of Thomasina
- The Parent Trap
September 20
- The Rescuers Down Under
- The Jungle Book (re-issue)
September 27 -Simply Mad About The Mouse
October 2 -The Marrying Man (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
October 10 -One Good Cop (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
November 1 -Fantasia
November 6 -What About Bob? (Touchstone Home Video)
November 13 -V.I. Warshawski (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)
November 22 -Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree
The Magic of Christmas at Walt Disney World
A Day at Disneyland

Business[]

December 18 - Disney purchases the Home Video distribution rights to Jim Henson Productions' library, creating the Jim Henson Video label in the process.

Events[]

March 30 -Belle,Beast, andChip made an animated/live-action appearance at the64th Academy Awards, where they awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film to Daniel Greaves, director ofManipulation.

Character debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

January 25 -Ariana DeBose (actress, singer, and dancer)
January 28 -Calum Worthy (actor, writer, and producer)
February 10 -Emma Roberts (actress, model, and singer)
February 17 -Jeremy Allen White (actor)
February 28 -Sarah Bolger (actress)
March 19 -Garrett Clayton (actor)
March 26 -Ramy Youssef (actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director)
March 28 -Amy Bruckner (actress and singer)
April 3 -Hayley Kiyoko (actress, singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer)
April 10 -Amanda Michalka (actress, singer-songwriter, model, and musician)
May 19 -Jordan Pruitt (recording artist)
June 9 -Natasha Kline (writer, storyboard artist, director, and voice actress)
June 18 -Willa Holland (actress, voice actress, and fashion model)
June 21 -Sonal Kaushal (voice actress)
June 29 -Tajja Isen (Canadian actress and singer-songwriter)
July 5 -Jason Dolley (actor and musician)
July 9 -Mitchell Musso (actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter, and musician)
August 6 -Kacey Rohl (actress)
August 17 -Austin Butler (actor, singer, and model)
August 28 -Kyle Massey (actor, voice actor, dancer, singer, comedian, rapper, and magician)
September 4 -Carter Jenkins (actor, producer, and screenwriter)
September 7 -Jennifer Veal (actress and voice actress)
September 17 -Mena Massoud (actor)
October 6 -Roshon Fegan (actor, singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and rapper)
October 18 -Tyler Posey (actor, voice actor, musician, and producer)
November 1 -Anthony Ramos (actor and singer-songwriter)
November 15 -Shailene Woodley (actress)
December 19 -Libe Barer (actress and writer)
December 20 -Jillian Rose Reed (actress and voice actress)
December 26 -Eden Sher (actress and voice actress)
December 27 -Chloe Bridges (actress)
December 29 -Cyrina Fiallo (actress and filmmaker)