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See my Chronology of the Walt Disney Company for a more complete list of all things Disney.
Your contributions to this list will be gladly accepted. Images of Disney references should include any appropriate photo credits. Send me email at kpolsson@islandnet.com.
A list of Disney References in Postage Stamps is maintained on a separate page.
May 1990
- The Internet's Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.disney is created.
October 11, 1990
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A character mentions Peg-Leg Pete in a list of pirates.
November 15, 1990
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. The episode title "Dead Putting Society" is a play on the title of the Disney film Dead Poets Society.
March 28, 1991
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. An amusement park has a large sign: "DIZ-NEE-LAND: not affiliated with Disneyland, Disney World, or anything else from the Walt Disney Company". | 
(Copyright 1991 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
October 3, 1991
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. The episode title "Three Men and a Comic Book" is a reference to previous Disney releases Three Men and a Baby and Three Men and a Little Lady.
October 31, 1991
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A gravestone is labeled "Walt Disney". | 
(Copyright 1991 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
February 13, 1992
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A character in a bath tub slips happily beneath the suds, like in a scene from Pretty Woman. | 
(Copyright 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
March 26, 1992
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show.
- A movie title is shown: "Honey, I Hit a School Bus", a reference to Disney's film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
- Another movie title is "Ernest vs. the Pope", a reference to Disney's four films with titles starting Ernest ....
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(Copyright 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
April 9, 1992
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show.
- A scene shows a television show parody of Disney's Dinosaurs show. A Simpsons' character notes how similar the Dinosaur family is to the Simpson family.
- Also, a scene shows a woman in a bathtub slip under the water, similar to a scene in Disney's Pretty Woman.
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(Copyright 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
August 27, 1992
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A homeless man says he owned Mickey Mouse Massage Parlours, then Disney shut him down.
September 24, 1992
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A character refers to Euro Krustyland, an obvious reference to Disney's Euro Disneyland theme park.
October 8, 1992
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A scene shows God ripping off the roof of a house to talk to a character, much like Willie the Giant did in the film Mickey and the Beanstalk. | 
(Copyright 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
October 15, 1992
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A banner at an amusement park reads "The Happiest Place on Earth". A lawyer character says that phrase is a registered Disneyland copyright. | 
(Copyright 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
November 3, 1992
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A short film is shown, a black and white cartoon titled Steamboat Itchy, a parody of Disney's Steamboat Willie.
- In a scene forty years in the future, a movie theater is playing "Classics of Animation" with Beauty and the Beast as second billing.
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(Copyright 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
1992
- The cover of the January 1993 issue of Nintendo Power features Mickey Mouse.
January 21, 1993
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A sports character is asked what he's going to do now; he replies "I'm going to Duff Gardens", a parody of paid promotions of sports players saying they're going to Disneyland.
- At Duff Gardens, there are many Disney parodies:
- the Seven Duffs (Seven Dwarfs),
- Beer Hall of Presidents (Hall of Presidents) complete with audio and animated President Lincoln standing and speaking,
- Little Land of Duff (It's a Small World) with little characters singing a similar song,
- Main Street Electrical Parade with similar music.
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(Copyright 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
May 18, 1993
| American Broadcasting Company airs the Full House TV show in the USA. The show takes place at Walt Disney World, showing many street characters, and many attractions. |            
(Copyright 1993 Warner Bros. Television) |
October 7, 1993
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A movie theater lists Ernest Goes Somewhere Cheap as now playing. The title is a parody of Disney's Ernest films. | 
(Copyright 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
October 28, 1993
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. One character appears as the devil, looking like the devil in the film Fantasia, with brief music similar to "Night on Bald Mountain". | 
(Copyright 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
December 9, 1993
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A reference is made to Disney's film Lady and the Tramp. Two characters share a chili dog, ending with lips touching, just like Lady and Tramp sharing a strand of spaghetti. | 
(Copyright 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of the Walt Disney Company
Polsson's Garage Sale - Walt Disney
Walt Disney on Postage Stamps
Personal Computer References in Pop Culture
Video Game References in Pop Culture
Corvette References in Pop Culture
Ken P's Today in History
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