An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1993.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 22 - Aspen Extreme (Hollywood Pictures)
- February 3 - Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
- February 5 - Blood In Blood Out (Hollywood Pictures; limited)
- March 5 - Swing Kids (Hollywood Pictures)
- March 12 - A Far Off Place
- March 25 - The Adventures of Huck Finn (Los Angeles, California)
- March 26 - Born Yesterday (Hollywood Pictures)
- April 2 - The Adventures of Huck Finn
- April 16 - Blood In Blood Out (Hollywood Pictures)
- June 4
- Guilty as Sin (Hollywood Pictures)
- Life with Mikey (Touchstone Pictures)
- July 2
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is re-issued in theaters for the last time.
- Son in Law (Hollywood Pictures)
- July 16 - Hocus Pocus was released to negative reviews and ended up as box office flop.
- July 23 - Another Stakeout (Touchstone Pictures)
- August 6 - My Boyfriend's Back (Touchstone Pictures)
- August 20 - Money for Nothing (Hollywood Pictures; Toledo, Ohio)
- August 27 - Father Hood (Hollywood Pictures)
- September 10
- The Joy Luck Club (Hollywood Pictures; limited)
- Money for Nothing (Hollywood Pictures)
- October 1 - Cool Runnings
- October 9 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Touchstone Pictures) premiered in New York Film Festival.
- October 13 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Touchstone Pictures; limited)
- October 29
- The Joy Luck Club (Hollywood Pictures)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (Touchstone Pictures) was released to very positive reviews.
- November 12 - The Three Musketeers
- December 10 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (Touchstone Pictures)
- December 25 - Tombstone (Hollywood Pictures)
Shorts
Theme parks
- January 11 - Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen closes in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- January 24 - Mickey's Toontown opens at Disneyland.
- April 15 - Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates its 10th anniversary.
- July 30 - Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril opens in Adventureland at Disneyland Paris.
Television
- February - Bonkers premieres on the Disney Channel and begins airing in syndication on The Disney Afternoon in September.
- May - The sitcom Full House airs a 2-part episode set at Walt Disney World on ABC.
- July 18 - Heidi premieres on Disney Channel.
- August- The construction begins on Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland, and the Eeyore parking lot is removed.
- September
- September 18 - Marsupilami premieres on CBS.
- September 24 - Boy Meets World premieres on ABC.
- December 25 - The eleventh annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade premieres on CBS.
- December 31 - Disneyklubben ends on SVT.
Comics
- June - Disney Comics shuts down, and the Disney comic license (particularly for the classic characters) is given back to Gladstone Publishing.
- Date unknown - Serieförlaget begins publication of Disney's TV-serier.
Books
- Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (second edition)
Video games
- TaleSpin for Game Gear
- March - DuckTales 2 for NES
- August - Goof Troop for Super NES
- November - Aladdin for Super NES
- November 11 - Aladdin for Sega Genesis
- Follow the Reader (DOS)
- Mickey no Yukai na Bouken (Sega Pico)
- The Perils of Mickey (Tiger Handheld LCD)
- Mickey's Safari in Letterland (NES)
- Mickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth (Game Boy) (Released in the states as The Real Ghostbusters and in Europe as Garfield Labyrinth)
- Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! (Game Boy) (Released in Japan as Mickey Mouse V: Mahou no Stick)
- Mickey's Memory Challenge (DOS)
- Donald no Obake Taiji (Sega Pico)
- Deep Duck Trouble (Sega Master System and Game Gear)
- Goofy's Hysterical History Tour (Sega Genesis)
- The Jungle Book (Tiger Handheld LCD)
- The Jungle Book (video game) (Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, DOS, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance)
- Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (Sega Genesis)
- Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (Sega Genesis)
- Aladdin (Tiger Handheld LCD)
- Disney's Goof Troop (Tiger Handheld LCD)
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 (NES)
- Coaster (DOS)
Home video releases
VHS releases
- January 6 - Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
- January 20 - 3 Ninjas
- February 26 - Goof Troop (3 VHS)
- March 2 - For Our Children: The Concert
- March 24 - Captain Ron
- March 26
- Darkwing Duck: His Favorite Adventures (4 VHS)
- Pinocchio
- April 14 - The Mighty Ducks
- April 30 - Disney's Sing-Along Songs (3 VHS, 2 are reissues)
- May 5 - The Distinguished Gentleman
- May 7 - The Little Mermaid (3 VHS)
- August 13 - Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
- September 28 - Happy Holidays with Darkwing Duck and Goofy!
- October 1
- October 5
- November 2 - The Little Mermaid (2 VHS)
- November 5 - The Muppet Christmas Carol
- December 21
- A Walt Disney Christmas (re-issue)
- Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (re-issue)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (re-issue)
- Disney Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (re-issue)
- A Day at the Happiest Place on Earth
- December 24 - Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Laserdisc releases
Events
- February 10 - Production for Hocus Pocus was completed.
- June 22 - Production for The Nightmare Before Christmas was completed.
- October 8 - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim play their first ever game in franchise history against the Detroit Red Wings. Sean Hill scored the first ever goal for the Ducks, with the game ending in a 7-2 loss.
- Snow White made an animated/live-action appearance at the 64th Academy Awards ceremony where she awarded Joan C. Gratz the Oscar for Short Film (Animated) for Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase.[1]
- Disney purchases Miramax Films.
- After five years, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! And Mickey's Christmas Carol is the last video in the Walt Disney Mini Classics VHS series. Disney's Favorite Stories collection would be released the following year.
- Disney signs a new expanded Home Video deal with DIC Entertainment, which would allow their releases to be released under their own video label.
Behind the scenes
- November 19 - The Black Friday reel of Toy Story was shown to Disney Executives, resulting in the film nearly being cancelled.
Character debuts
- January 15 - Henri and Simone Poupon, Francois Poupon
- February 3 - Shadow, Chance, Sassy, Bob Seaver, Laura Seaver, Peter Seaver, Hope Seaver, Jamie Seaver, Foote, Birdzilla, Mountain Lion
- February 28 - Miranda Wright, Sgt. Frank Grating
- March 7 - Z-Bot
- March 12 - Recycle Rex, Ethel, Tucker, Turbo, Edsel, Knock and Ping, Bunsen, Rose
- April 2 - Huckleberry Finn, The King and the Duke, Pap Finn
- April 4 - Gloomy the Clown, Snitch
- May 9 - Cavelings
- July 11 - Keelhaul Pete, Red and Blue Skeletons, Jester Hole
- July 16 - Winifred Sanderson, Mary Sanderson, Sarah Sanderson, Max Dennison, Dani Dennison, Allison, Thackery Binx, Billy Butcherson, Dave Dennison, Jenny Dennison, Emily Binx, Ernie, Jay, Miss Olin, The Devil, The Devil's Wife
- July - Clinton Coot
- September 4 - Lucky Piquel, Fall-Apart Rabbit, Toots, The Collector, Marilyn Piquel, Dilandra Piquel, Leonard Kanifky, W.W. Wacky
- September 6 - Harry Handbag
- September 10 - Ma Parker, Wooly and Bully
- September 15 - Hoagie, Knuckles, and Chumps, The Mean Old Wolf
- September 16 - Mr. Big
- September 17 - Wolf
- September 20 - Pops Clock
- September 23 - Cory Matthews, George Feeny, Amy Matthews, Eric Matthews, Shawn Hunter, Morgan Matthews, Weather Toons
- September 25 - Neptune, Seaclops
- October 1 - Stuart Minkus
- October 8 - Baabra
- October 15 - Topanga Matthews, Flaps the Elephant
- October 16 - Shnookums and Meat
- October 23 - Gabriella, Ollie, The Magical Wishing Starfish
- October 26 - Pitts, Smarts
- October 29 - Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero, Mayor of Halloween Town, Santa Claus, Dr. Finkelstein, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, Oogie Boogie, Monster Who Lives Under The Bed, Monster Who Lives Under the Stairs, Vampire Teddy, Vampires, Wolfman, The Devil, Winged Demon, Corpse Family, Mummy Boy, Undersea Gal, Jewel, Attic Snake, Toy Duck, Mr. Hyde, Man-Eating Wreath, Easter Bunny, Ghosts of Halloween Town, Big Witch and Little Witch, Melting Man, Hanging Tree and Skeletons, Halloween Town Band, Citizens of Halloween Town, Pumpkin-in-the-Box
- November 4 - Mammoth Mammoth
- November 6 - Archimedes, Penny
- November 11 - Warris and Donald
- November 12 - Aramis, Athos, Porthos, D'Artagnan. Cardinal Richelieu, Milady de Winter, Captain Rochefort, Girard, Jussac, Constance, Parker, Ugly Guard, Musketeers, Two-Bits
- November 19 - Wacky Weasel
- November 20 - TerrosauX, Evil Alien Sorceress
- November 29 - Chick and Stu
- December 10 - Rita Watson, Florence Watson
- Penny the Elephant
People
Births
- February 12 - Jennifer Stone (actress)
- February 14 - Shane Harper (actor, singer-songwriter, and dancer)
- February 19 - Victoria Justice (actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer)
- March 4 - Abigail Mavity (actress)
- March 11 - Jodie Comer (actress)
- March 21 - Suraj Sharma (actor)
- April 10 - Sofia Carson (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- April 15 - Madeleine Martin (actress and voice actress)
- April 16 - Chance the Rapper (rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and activist)
- May 6 - Naomi Scott (actress, singer, and songwriter)
- May 10 - Spencer Fox (actor, voice actor, singer, musician, and comedian)
- May 13 - Debby Ryan (actress and singer)
- May 14 - Miranda Cosgrove (actress, voice actress, singer, and songwriter)
- June 7 - Amanda Leighton (actress and voice actress)
- June 14 - Ryan McCartan (actor and singer)
- June 22 - Gilland Jones (actress)
- June 26 - Ariana Grande (singer, songwriter, and actress)
- July 1 - Raini Rodriguez (actress and singer)
- July 10
- Carla Jeffery (actress and singer)
- Carlon Jeffery (actor and rapper)
- July 30 - Katie Cecil (television actress and former KSM band member)
- August 8 - Devery Jacobs (actress)
- August 11 - Alyson Stoner (actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and model)
- August 16 - Cameron Monaghan (actor and model)
- August 18 - Maia Mitchell (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- August 26 - Keke Palmer (actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, voice actress, and activist)
- September 7 - Taylor Gray (actor and voice actor)
- October 8
- Angus T. Jones (actor)
- Molly Quinn (actress)
- October 25
- Rachel Matthews (actress and voice actress)
- Zeno Robinson (voice actor)
- October 31 - Letitia Wright (actress)
- November 13 - Julia Michaels (singer and songwriter)
- November 22 - Adèle Exarchopoulos (actress)
- November 27 - Aubrey Peeples (actress and singer)
- December 8 - AnnaSophia Robb (actress, singer, and model)
- December 17 - Kiersey Clemons (actress and singer)
- December 19 - Nik Dodani (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
Deaths
- January 14 - Robert A. Mattey (visual special effects artist)
- January 15 - Sammy Cahn (lyricist, songwriter, and musician)
- February 16 - Sharon Disney Lund (philanthropist and adopted daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney)
- March 3 - Harper Goff (artist, musician, actor, and designer)
- March 17 - Helen Hayes (actress)
- March 31 - Manuel Gonzales (comics artist)
- April 19 - Lee Blair (artist)
- May 31 - Donn Tatum (businessman and entertainment industry executive)
- July 26 - Marcellite Garner (artist and voice actress)
- October 13 - Leo Salkin (animator and writer)
- October 25 - Vincent Price (actor)
- November 18 - Fritz Feld (actor)
- December 13 - Ken Anderson (art director, screenwriter, and animator)
- December 6 - Admiral Joe Fowler (rear admiral)
- December 30 - Mack David (lyricist and songwriter)
References
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