February 16, 2000
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - A horse is trained to kick a football, a reference to the 1976 Disney film Gus, about a football-kicking mule.
- A character discovers a community of leprechauns, a reference to Disney's 1959 film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
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(Copyright 2000 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
March 19, 2000
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character hopes to make a fortune through a lawsuit over "the spider bite at Disneyland". |
March 26, 2000
| In Los Angeles, the 72nd Annual Academy Awards are held. Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody make an animated appearance presenting the award for best animated short film. |
April 12, 2000
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. Someone says "I wanna bust out too... and see Disneyland." |
April 19, 2000
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. Phil Collins appears winning an Academy Award Oscar, singing a song like "You'll Be in My Heart" from Disney's Tarzan film. | 
(Copyright 2000 Comedy Central) |
July 12, 2000
| On The Tonight Show on TV in the USA, a skit airs in which host Jay Leno steals a Disneyland Autopia car, driving it onto the show with Donald Duck chasing him. |
November 5, 2000
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A car impound lot in the year 3000 has a sign calling it "The Happiest Place on Earth". | 
(Copyright 2000 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
November 23, 2000
| In New York City, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. A new Mickey Mouse balloon debuts, wearing the Mouseketeer bandleader outfit and carrying a baton. The balloon is 66 feet long, 40 feet high, and 35 feet wide. |
December 3, 2000
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The episode title "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is a reference to the Disney film The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. |
December 20, 2000
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A musical number is a spoof of the Disney film The Lion King. The sequence parodies the opening sequence from the movie along with the song "The Circle of Life" | 
(Copyright 2000 Comedy Central) |
January 7, 2001
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - The line "is that your final answer" is said, a reference to the Disney-ABC TV show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
- A sign for the "Disney Store" is shown as an example of a place smart people are not welcome.
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February 18, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A televised game show called "Me Wantee!" is a parody of the Disney-ABC TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. |  
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February 25, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A sign on a tour bus in Hollywood says "Star Tours", a reference to the Disneyland attraction. |
March 11, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character says he's "only one skull short of a Mouseketeer reunion". |
March 30, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. The entire episode is about playing in a virtual reality video game. Characters in the game appear similar to those in the Disney film TRON. | 
(Copyright 2001 Nickelodeon) |
April 8, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A sitting robotic Abraham Lincoln stands and talks, a reference to Disneyland's Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln attraction. |
April 13, 2001
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. - Inside a human body, a tour guide says "The small intestine is a high-intensity flume ride. People, you will get wet.", a reference to Disneyland's Splash Mountain attraction.
- Characters visit "Kidneyland", a reference to Disneyland, with a large castle.
- A man at the park is "Walt Kidney", a reference to Walt Disney.
- A tiny flying pixie is called "Tinklebell", a reference to Tinkerbell.
- An extremely kind character dresses like Snow White, and sings as she and forest animals clean a house.
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(Copyright 2001 Nickelodeon) |
April 20, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A character says "Welcome to Dimmsdale, the happiest place on the planet, or else!". This is a reference to Disneyland being "The Happiest Place on Earth". |
May 20, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A log raft ride ends with a photo being taken, exit sign, and souvenir photo area, all references to Disneyland's Splash Mountain attraction. |  
(Copyright 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
June 20, 2001
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A kid has four tickets to "The Lion King On Stage". |
2001
| Parker Brothers releases the Disney Monopoly board game. |
July 4, 2001
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. The Master Control Program from the film Tron is used to represent a computer interface. | 
(Copyright 2001 Comedy Central) |
July 11, 2001
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A character dies laughing, and it's emerging angel continues laughing, similar to the way the weasels die in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. | 
(Copyright 2001 Comedy Central) |
July 25, 2001
| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. An amusement park shares many similarities to Disneyland and Walt Disney World: main street, haunted mansion, mine train, fast passes, paddlewheeler and sailing ship and island, log ride. |      
(Copyright 2001 Comedy Central) |
November 6, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. While trying to catch a leprechaun, a pixie drawn like Tinkerbell is also caught. | 
(Copyright 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
November 11, 2001
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The episode title The Parent Rap is a reference to the Disney film The Parent Trap. |
November 18, 2001
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - A bartender says "I am sick of you drunks and your shaggy dog stories."; a patron tells the dog next to him "Sorry Shaggy". These are references to Disney's The Shaggy Dog film and sequels.
- Four people dance on a bar counter, a reference to a similar scene in Disney's film Coyote Ugly.
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December 2, 2001
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - A character mentions Scrooge McDuck.
- A couple eating spaghetti share a common noodle, like in the Disney film Lady and the Tramp.
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(Copyright 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
January 6, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A character refers to "the magic of Disney Animatronics". A robotic human in a chair stands and speaks, a reference to the "Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln attraction". | 
(Copyright 2002 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
January 27, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A parade float "Lesbians of the Caribbean" includes music similar to that of Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride, with lyrics "Yo ho ho it's an alternative lifestyle for me". |
March 17, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A character eats a page from a childrens' book, then says "Well, it's easier to chew than that Bambi video.", likely referring to the Disney film. |
March 31, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A book is titled Who Wants to be a Braziliannaire?, a reference to the Disney-ABC TV show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. | 
(Copyright 2002 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
April 7, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A character says (Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO) "Michael Eisner's been dead for five years". |
April 26, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. One character says to another "Mr. President, you almost caused a nuclear war. What are you going to do next?" The reply is "I'm going to Escalatorland." This is a reference to Disney commercials where a sports figure says he is going to Disneyland. |
July 2002
| The article "Where Do We Go From Here?" in MacFormat magazine includes a picture from the film Toy Story 2, as a demonstration of computer-produced animated films. |
November 1, 2002
The WB Television Network airs the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV show in the US. - A character says "Honey I Shrunk Marilyn Manson", a reference to the Disney film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
- A character says "I've had enough of this Jessica Rabbit impersonation", referring to the character from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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December 1, 2002
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. An exterminator company is called "A Bug's Death", with a logo that mimics Disney-Pixar's A Bug's Life film. | 
(Copyright 2002 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
December 15, 2002
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. - The episode title "The Great Louse Detective" is a reference to the Disney film The Great Mouse Detective.
- A mother says a prison isn't a good place to bring children. A child says "It still beats Disney's California Adventure". The other family members agree.
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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
This Day in History
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