- July 9
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring Wild Jack, part two. [501.612]
- The Disney Channel airs The Disney Channel Premiere Film Great Expectations, part one. [228.129,217] [382.461]
- July 10
- Lesotho issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters as French revolutionaries. [655.335]
- The Disney Channel airs The Disney Channel Premiere Film Great Expectations, part two. [382.461]
- July 12
- The Disney Channel airs The Disney Channel Premiere Film Great Expectations, part three. [382.461]
- The Star Tours attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland. [55.40] [501.521]
- July 14
- 1989 Disney re-releases the film Peter Pan to theaters. [17] [25] [85.298] [228.385] [1014.C13]
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- July 15
- The Disney Channel ends airing the series Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers. [1378.134]
- July
- The Cosmic Encounter shop opens in Tomorrowland in Tokyo Disneyland. [1378.155]
- July 16
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring Wild Jack, part three. [501.612]
- July 17
- PSA ends sponsorshop of the World Premiere Circle-Vision theater at Disneyland. [501.621]
- The Splash Mountain attraction opens in Critter Country at Disneyland, after five years of planning. The ride features 103 Audio-Animatronic characters, some from the former America Sings attraction. This is the longest flume chute ride in the world. [1] [26.28] [501.518] [757.40] [1300.391]
- The Brer Bar opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. Formerly this location was the Mile Long Bar. [1300.82,285] [1378.97]
- July 20
- The Country Bear Bandwagon shop opens in Tokyo Disneyland. [55.40]
- July 22
- The Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions display on Main Street closes. [228.136] [1300.135]
- July 24
- Tony's Town Square Restaurant opens on Town Square in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. [501.564]
- July 27
- Disney releases the film The United Nations for educational use. The film is part of the "Mickey's Field Trips" series. [501.581]
- July 28
- Sid Bass' investment group reports that its stake in the Walt Disney Company increased from 15.2 percent to 18.6, due mainly to two of its members being elected officers of a company that controls 2 percent of Disney shares. [284.33]
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Turner and Hooch to theaters in the USA. [1] [85.319] [105.75] [112.503] [375.398] [501.575] [1015.C7]
- August 2
- Michael Eisner announces that Disney plans to double the size of the entertainment area of the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park over three years. The park currently has a maximum guest capacity of 23,000. [264.D4]
- August 7
- Disney releases the film Ships for educational use. The film is part of the "Goofy's Field Trips" series. [501.496]
- August 10
- Disney releases the film Trains for educational use. The film is part of the "Goofy's Field Trips" series. [501.568]
- August
- Disney releases the film Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan for educational use. The film is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection. [228.410]
- Disney releases the film Reading Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland for educational use. The film is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection. [501.622]
- Touchstone Home Video releases the film Beaches on videocassette for US$89.95, and Laserdisc for US$29.95. [228.44] [285.S2.28]
- August 18
- Disney releases the film Planes for educational use. The film is part of the "Goofy's Field Trips" series. [228.390]
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution re-releases the animated short film Mickey and the Seal to theaters, with the film Cheetah. [1045.C19]
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Cheetah to theaters in the USA. [1] [85.302] [85.319] [105.154] [112.450] [375.390] [1014.C13] [1045.C19] [1378.129] (1988 [15])
- August 19
- Disney releases the TV show Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain to syndication. [228.167]
- August 24
- The Ewok Village opens at the entrance to the Star Tours attraction in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. [228.170]
- August 25
- The grand opening of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular takes place at the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. [228.254]
- August 28
- Michael Eisner and Jim Henson announce that Disney will acquire Henson Associates for US$150 million. Jim Henson is to remain as a consultant, and produce TV shows and films for Disney. Disney would acquire publishing and licensing rights to all Muppet characters except Sesame Street characters. [280.D1] [485.42] [502.44] (August 29 [298.D5])
- September 1
- The NBC TV network airs the show Win, Lose, or Draw for the last time. The network aired 505 episodes. [501.614]
- Disneyland welcomes its 300-millionth guest: Claudine Masson. [26.28] [228.134]
- September 2
- The ABC TV network airs the last episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. [383.359]
- NBC airs its last episode of Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. 65 episodes were shown over four years. [228.138] [383.166]
- September 8
- The TV show The Nutt House, produced by Mel Brooks for Disney, first airs on NBC. [1] [14] (September 20 [228.363])
- September 9
- The ABC TV network begins airing Disney's Gummi Bears / Winnie the Pooh Hour. [228.138] [383.166,359]
- September
- Disney releases the film The Constitution: A History of Our Future for educational use. [1378.152]
- Capcom releases the DuckTales video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. [1013.82] [1344.68]
- Disney releases the film Mickey's Safety Club - Halloween Surprises for educational use. [228.225,328]
- Disney releases the film Playground Fun for educational use. The film is part of the "Mickey's Safety Club" series. [228.390]
- Disney releases the film What to Do at Home for educational use. The film is part of the "Mickey's Safety Club" series. [501.605]
- Disney releases the film What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?. [501.605]
- Disney releases the film Where Does Time Fly for educational use. The film is part of the Language Arts Through Imagination series. [501.606]
- Disney releases the film Street Safe, Street Smart for educational use. The film is part of the Mickey's Safety Club series. [228.328] [501.527]
- Disney releases the film One and Only You for educational use. It is part of the Think It Through with Winnie the Pooh series. [501.550]
- Disney releases the film Responsible Persons for educational use. It is part of the Think It Through with Winnie the Pooh series. [501.466,550]
- Disney releases the film The Case of the Missing Space for educational use. [1378.122]
- Disney releases the film Appreciating Differences for educational use. The film is part of the "Songs for Us" series. [1378.38]
- Disney releases the film Sharing and Cooperation for educational use. The film is part of the "Songs for Us" series. [501.495,513]
- Disney releases the film Making Friends for educational use. The film is part of the "Songs for Us" series. [228.308] [501.513]
- The Disney Channel ceases airing Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers. [383.139]
- September 18
- The TV series Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers is syndicated for release on TV. [383.139] [1378.134]
- September 23
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Not Quite Human II. [228.129,362]
- September 30
- The animated TV show Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers first airs on TV. The first show is the two-hour Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue. [85.300] [260.D8] [1378.134]
- The Arcata d'Antigian shop in EPCOT Center closes. [1378.39]
- Disney company earnings for the fiscal year: US$703 million, the fifth straight year of record earnings, and seven times the profits Disney had earned before Michael Eisner and Frank Wells joined the company. Revenue from Disney's film studio for the year is US$1.6 billion. [1] [14]
- (month unknown)
- Peter Merolo of New York sells an original animation cel of Clara Cluck and Mickey Mouse from the film Orphan's Benefit to Philip Samuels of St. Louis for US$450,000. [478.230]
- Peter Merolo of New York buys an original cel from the film The Band Concert for about US$100,000. [478.230]
- October 2
- The Disney channel begins airing Teen Angel Returns on the Mickey Mouse Club. [501.540]
- October 6
- A new "Disneyland" marquee is installed at Disneyland. [1300.269]
- Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film An Innocent Man to theaters. [1] [14] [85.319] [105.97] [112.469] [228.255] [373.392]
- October 8
- Disney first offers shares on the Paris Stock Exchange in the Euro Disneyland Holding Company. Priced at US$14 a share, all 42.9 million shares sell out quickly. [1] [14] [1074.281] (86 milion shares [60.3]) (October 5, US$13/share [238.269])
- October
- Disney releases the film A Gift of Time: Pediatric AIDS for educational use. The film is part of the EPCOT Educational Media Collection. [228.205]
- October 19
- The Wonders of Life pavilion opens in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Body Wars attraction, and the Cranium Command show, and Goofy over Health film. [228.108] [249.97] [395.42] [501.618] [1378.88,160]
- October 20
- Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Gross Anatomy to theaters. [1] [14] [85.319] [105.105] [112.464] [228.220] [373.392]
- October 25
- The NBC TV network airs the last show of The Nutt House. [228.363]
- October 27
- The Disney channel airs the last Teen Angel Returns episode on the Mickey Mouse Club. [501.540]
- The Disneyland Showcase shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland. [228.137] [1300.139]
- October 30
- The film The Making of Me opens in the Wonders of Life pavilion in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. [228.308]
- The Disney Channel begins airing the Treasure of Lost Creek serial on the Mickey Mouse Club. [501.569]
- November 2
- In the Future World section in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World, the Wonders of Life pavilion officially opens. It features Body Wars, a thrill ride through the human body. The pavilion cost US$900 million to create. It is sponsored by Metropolitan Life. [14] [278.D2]
- Disney announces plans to build the Dixie Landings and Port Orleans Resort hotels at Walt Disney World. [278.D2]
- Antigua & Barbuda issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters and stamps of the world. [629.376]
- November 12
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Polly. [228.396]
- November 15
- Buena Vista premieres the animated film The Little Mermaid in Los Angeles, California, and New York City. [228.292] [373.394]
- November
- Disney releases the film Teenage Substance Abuse: An Open Forum with John Callahan for educational use. [501.541]
- Grenada Grenadines issues twelve postage stamps depicting scenes from various Disney animated films. [653.458]
- November 17
- Antigua & Barbuda issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters and locomotives. [629.376]
- Grenada issues eleven postage stamps depicting scenes from Ben and Me. [653.424]
- St. Vincent issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters and American national monuments. [656.776]
- Maldives issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Japanese cars. [655.585]
- Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film The Little Mermaid to theaters. It cost over US$23 million to make. (North American theater gross receipts: US$110 million; world: US$222 million.) [1] [8] [11] [15] [25] [34.279] [14] [85.319] [105.117] [112.474] [191] [228.292] [235.93] [745.104] [1074.229] (North American gross: US$84 million [532.83] [1119.C14])
- November
- Disney announces that Disney-MGM Studios-Europe will be the second theme park at the Paris, France site. [60.3]
- November 19
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon, part one. [228.380]
- November 20
- A $10 Disney Dollar is added to the theme parks, featuring Minnie Mouse. [245.68] [228.130] [1360.10] [1362.851]
- November 22
- MCA/Universal Pictures releases the film Back to the Future Part II to theaters in the USA. A Roger Rabbit doll appears in an antique store window. [986]
- November 23
- The Delizie Italiane shop opens in the Italy pavilion in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. Former name was Arcata d'Antigiani. [1378.180]
- November 26
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon, part two. [228.380]
- November 27
- The Disney Channel airs the last episode of the Treasure of Lost Creek serial on the Mickey Mouse Club. [501.569]
- November 28
- Disney announces it will create a new division for recorded music, tentatively named Hollywood Records. [1] [283.D1] [293.33]
- November 29
- The Gambia issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters riding carousel horses. [653.39]
- November 30
- Dominica issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters and Hollywood. [648.755]
- (month unknown)
- Disney re-acquires the rights to publish its own characters in comic books from licensees. [312.S3.5]
- December 2
- The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Spooner. [501.518]
- December 3
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, part one. [228.343]
- December 10
- The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, part two. [228.343]
- December 12
- Disneyland raises entrance gate prices by US$2 to US$25.50 for adults and US$20.50 for children. [279.D8]
- December 13
- Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Blaze to theaters. It cost US$25 million to make. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$22 million.) [1] [14] [85.319] [105.125] [112.446] [373.389] [579.50] [1378.84]
- December 15
- The Star Tours attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios park. [501.521]
- December
- Richard Purdum resigns as director of Beauty and the Beast. [28.144]
- December 16
- The One Man's Dream show begins performances at the Videopolis in Disneyland. [228.373]
- December 18
- Sierra Leone issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in classic cars. [656.981]
- December 19
- The Gambia issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters and classic automobiles. [653.40]
- December 20
- The Grenadines of St. Vincent issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in classic cars. [656.808]
- Year
- Total new Disney animation created for television for the year: 44 hours. [260.D8] [300.S2.26]
- North American theater market share by ticket revenue: Disney is #4 with 13.9%. [454.63]
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