Year
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Events
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Feature film releases
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1976
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1977
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1978
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1979
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- The release of
The Black Hole marks the first Disney film to be
rated PG. Costing $20 million to produce, the film would also be Disney's most expensive film ever up to that point.
[15]
- The film would ultimately get lost in the wide success of
Star Wars (1977) and its 1979 re-release.
[2]
-
Don Bluth and 12 fellow animators left Disney to found their own studio.
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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- In a reversal of a three-decade studio policy, the studio begins making cartoons for television.
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Touchstone Television is established to produce television programs and maintain Disney's strong network presence.
[4]
- The home video release of
Pinocchio becomes a best-seller.
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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- Disney announces plans to merge with
Capital Cities/ABC, whose assets include
ABC,
Kenworth,
McDonald's, and stakes in
A&E Television Networks,
ESPN,
Peterbilt,
Carlton Television,
Central,
Rover Group,
MG Cars and
DIC Entertainment.
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Blizzard Beach opens at Walt Disney World on April 1.
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Disney Online is founded.
- The
Disney Channel begins operation in the UK on October 1.
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Michael Ovitz becomes president on October 2.
- Walt Disney Pictures releases
Toy Story, which would be the first feature-length film of
Pixar Animation Studios and the first completely computer-animated feature film ever.
[20]
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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