An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1990.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• February 2 - Stella (Touchstone Pictures)
• February 23 - Where the Heart Is (Touchstone Pictures)
• March 12 - The Brave Little Toaster (Hyperion Pictures; Washington, D.C.)
• March 21 - Taran and the Magic Cauldron (Bend, Oregon; re-issue)
• March 23 - Pretty Woman (Touchstone Pictures) which despite mixed reception from critics ends up as huge success.
• April 6 - Ernest Goes to Jail (Touchstone Pictures)
• April 27 - Spaced Invaders (Touchstone Pictures)
• May 25 - Fire Birds (Touchstone Pictures)
• June 13 - Dick Tracy (Touchstone Pictures) premiered in Woodstock, Illinois.
• June 14 - Dick Tracy (Touchstone Pictures) premiered in Los Angeles, California and Orlando, Florida.
• June 15 - Dick Tracy (Touchstone Pictures) which despite the mixed reception from critics it became a huge success.
• June 22 - Betsy's Wedding (Touchstone Pictures)
• July 13 - The Jungle Book (final re-issue)
• July 18 - Arachnophobia (Hollywood Pictures)
• August 3 - DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp was released to positive reviews but became a financial disappointment.
• August 17 - Taking Care of Business (Hollywood Pictures)
• October 5 - Fantasia (re-issue, restored and remastered release)
• October 12 - Mr. Destiny (Touchstone Pictures)
• November 16 - The Rescuers Down Under was released to generally favorable reviews but was also a box office disappointment.
• November 21 - Three Men and a Little Lady (Touchstone Pictures)
• December 23 - Green Card (Touchstone Pictures) premieres in Los Angeles and in New York.

Shorts

• June 15 - Roller Coaster Rabbit (Touchstone Pictures) is released alongside Dick Tracy.
• July 13 - Mickey and the Seal (re-issue)
• August 3 - Dude Duck (re-issue)
• September 20 - Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
• October 19 - Mickey's Safety Club: Halloween Surprises
• November 16 - The Prince and the Pauper is released alongside The Rescuers Down Under.
• You and Your Five Senses (remake version)

Theme parks

• January 11 - The Party Gras Parade debuts at Disneyland.
• April 29 - The One Man's Dream show in Fantasyland at Disneyland has its final performance.
• May 26 - Mickey's Birthdayland is renamed Mickey's Starland at Magic Kingdom.
• July 17 - Disneyland and Disneyland Resort celebrates its 35th anniversary.
• November 18 - The Party Gras Parade at Disneyland has its final performance.
• December 7 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure opens in Streets of America at Disney-MGM Studios.
• December 31 - Dick Tracy Starring in Diamond Double Cross in Fantasyland at Disneyland has its final performance.

Albums

• September 10 - The Disney Afternoon
• November 16 - The Rescuers Down Under

Television

Specials

• April 21 - Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue airs on various television stations across the United States, including ABC, NBC, and CBS
• May 6 - The Muppets at Walt Disney World airs on NBC.
• November 21 - The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson airs on CBS.
• December 25 - The eighth annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade premieres on ABC.

Shows

• January 1 - The Baby-Sitters Club airs its first episode.
• February 11 - DuckTales concludes its third season.
• March 11 - Part 1 of The Magical World of Disney episode Sky High premieres on NBC.
• March 26 - The Baby-Sitters Club airs its last episode.
• May 5 - TaleSpin premieres as a "preview" on the Disney Channel; it would begin airing in syndication on September 7.
• September 10
  • The Disney Afternoon airs its first broadcast.
  • DuckTales begins airing its fourth and final season.
• November 19 - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers airs its final episode.
• November 28 - DuckTales airs its final episode.

Series finales

• November 19 - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, three seasons
• November 28 - DuckTales, four seasons

Comics

• April - Disney Comics (the company) is founded and publishes their first issues of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Donald Duck Adventures, DuckTales, Mickey Mouse Adventures, Goofy Adventures, and Roger Rabbit, alongside continuing Walt Disney's Comics and Stories and Uncle Scrooge.
• November - Disney Comics begins a four-issue TaleSpin mini-series.

Magazines

• October - The first issue of Disney Adventures is published

Books

• Cowboy Mickey
• Scrooge McDuck and the Big Surprise
• March 9 - Armstrong the Robot and Earthquack
• April - Sphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro Gearloose
• September - Mickey's Young Readers Library series
• December - The Prince and the Pauper (Little Golden Book)

Video games

• June - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and Adventures in the Magic Kingdom for NES
• November 20 - Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse for Sega Master System
• December 31 - DuckTales: The Quest for Gold for Amiga and Commodore 64
• Mickey Mouse wa Shouboushi (Epoch Handheld LCD)
• Mickey's 123: The Big Surprise Party (Amiga, DOS)
• Mickey's ABC's: A Day at The Fair (Amiga, DOS)
• Donald and Goofy (Epoch Handheld LCD)
• Cinderella (Tiger Handheld LCD)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Tiger Handheld LCD)
• Goofy (Tiger Handheld LCD)
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Adventure in Nimnul's Castle (DOS)
• Dick Tracy (NES, Game Boy)
• Dick Tracy (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad GX4000)
• Disney Animation Studio (Amiga, DOS)
• DuckTales (Tiger Handheld LCD)

Home video releases

VHS releases

• January 24
  • New York Stories
  • Turner & Hooch (Touchstone)
• March 16 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• March 28 - Dead Poets Society
• May 3 - The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Volume 1: The Great Honey Pot Robbery, Volume 2: The Wishing Bear, Volume 3: Newfound Friends (re-issues), Volume 4: There's No Camp Like Home and Volume 5: Wind Some, Lose Some
• May 18
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Disney's Sing Along Songs: Heigh Ho, Zip A Dee Doo Dah, You Can Fly, The Bare Necessities, Fun with Music (re-issues), Under the Sea
• July 25
  • Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
  • Cheetah
• August 14
  • DuckTales: Raiders of the Lost Harp and Space Invaders
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Danger Rangers and Super Sleuths
  • Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Disneyland Fun
• August 28
  • Blackbeard's Ghost (re-issue)
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes (re-issue)
  • The Watcher in the Woods (re-issue)
  • Walt Disney Mini Classics: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Donald's Scary Tales and Halloween Haunts
• September 21 - Peter Pan
• September 25
• Babes in Toyland (re-issue)
  • A Walt Disney Christmas (re-issue)
  • A Disney Christmas Gift (re-issue)
  • Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (re-issue)
  • Where the Toys Come From (re-issue)
  • Disney Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (re-issue)
  • Walt Disney Mini Classics: The Small One and Mickey's Christmas Carol
• October 19 - Pretty Woman (Touchstone)
• December 4 - Ernest Goes to Jail
• December 28 - Disney's Sing-Along Songs: I Love to Laugh!

Laserdisc releases

• September 12 - The Little Mermaid
• September 21 - The Little Mermaid (CAV release)
• October 19 - Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Donald's Scary Tales and Halloween Haunts

Events

• January - Muppet Vision 3-D is filmed.
• August 3 - Walt Disney Pictures introduces a variation of the original logo with a long version debuting in October, in front of the re-issue of Fantasia.

Character debuts

• January 6 - Buddy, Ursa, Gritty
• February 6 - Rat Capone, Arnold Mousenegger and Sugar Ray Lizard
• February 8 - Buffy Ratzkiwatzki, Ratso Ratzkiwatzki, Moose and Rocco
• February 11 - Aphroducky
• February 19 - Baby Thaddeus, Monrovia and Pomona
• February 21 - Foxglove, Winifred, Bud, Lou
• February 22 - Midge, Mrs. Sweeney, Todd, Jack and Nickels
• March 19 - Maltese de Sade, Le Sewer and Ratatouille
• April 6 - Felix Nash, Rubin Bartlett, Lyle, Rimshot
• May 1 - Kookoo and Boots, Professor
• May 5 - Baloo (TaleSpin), Kit Cloudkicker, Rebecca Cunningham, Don Karnage, Air Pirates, Prince Nevarhas Bin-Broak
• May 6 - Wildcat, Trader Moe
• May 13 - Louie (TaleSpin), Buffy and Muffy Vanderschmere
• May 19 - Molly Cunningham
• June 15 - Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy, Jr., Tess Trueheart-Tracy, Big Boy Caprice, Lips Manlis, Breathless Mahoney, Bug Bailey, D.A. Fletcher
• June - Rick Flint
• June 16 - Ivanod Spigot, Sergeant Dunder
• June 17 - Daring Dan Dawson
• August 3 - Merlock the Magician, Dijon, Gene the Genie
• August 18 - Dexter
• September 7 - Shere Khan (TaleSpin)
• September 10 - Darkwing Duck, Gosalyn Mallard, Professor Martin Torque
• September 12 - Abbot Costello
• September 19 - Heimlich Menudo, Weazel
• September 13 - Henry, MacKnee
• September 25 - Captain William Stansbury
• September 26 - Seymour, Inspector Burrow
• October - Phantom Brat
• October 4 - Kitten Kaboodle
• October 9 - Jack Case
• October 15 - Hans and Helga
• October 22 - Whistlestop Jackson
• November - Mrs. Fragmuffin
• November 1 - Emperor Wan Lo
• November 8 - Joe Magee, Doctor Cooper
• November 15 - Oscar Vandersnoot
• November 16 - Jake, Wilbur, Cody, Marahute, Percival McLeach, Joanna the Goanna, Dr. Mouse, Cody's Mother, Baitmouse, Frank, Faloo, Krebbs, Red, Sparky, The Dying King
• November 19 - Rafi
• November 20 - Mizrabel, Jack-In-The-Box, Old Oak Tree, Storm-Men, Licorice Dragon, Oafish Clock Maker
• November 27 - Katie Dodd, Thaddeus E. Klang, Poupon
• December 3 - Clementine Clevenger, Sheriff Gomer Cleghorn and Deputy Wendell
• Penny Pooch
• Doodles the Cat

People

Births

• January 6 - Natalie Palamides (actress, voice actress, comedian, and screenwriter)
• January 13 - Liam Hemsworth (actor)
• January 30 - Jake Thomas (actor, photographer, and director)
• March 4 - Andrea Bowen (actress)
• March 7 - Shakira Barrera (actress)
• March 24 - Keisha Castle-Hughes (actress)
• March 30 - Cassie Scerbo (actress, singer, and dancer)
• April 9 - Kristen Stewart (actress and director)
• April 15 - Emma Watson (actress, model, and activist)
• April 18 - Britt Robertson (actress)
• May 2 - Kay Panabaker (actress and voice actress)
• May 3 - Harvey Guillén (actor, voice actor, writer, and producer)
• May 16
  • Thomas Sangster (actor, voice actor, and musician)
  • Marc John Jefferies (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
  • Deniz Akdeniz (actor)
• June 13 - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (actor)
• June 19 - Ashly Burch (actress, voice actress, singer, and writer)
• June 28 - Jasmine Richards (actress and singer)
• June 29 - Aaron Spann (voice actor)
• July 6 - Jeremy Suarez (actor and voice actor)
• July 12 - Rachel Brosnahan (actress and voice actress)
• July 24 - Daveigh Chase † (actress, voice actress, and singer)
• July 29 - Matt Prokop (actor)
• August 10 - Lucas Till (actor)
• August 15 - Vargus Mason (actor, voice actor, and writer)
• August 16 - Michelle Ortiz (actress and voice actress)
• August 29 - Nicole Anderson (actress)
• September 5 - Max Mittelman (voice actor and actor)
• September 21 - Allison Scagliotti (actress, musician, and director)
• September 23 - Mabel Cadena (actress)
• September 29 - Doug Brochu (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• October 5 - Myles Jeffrey (actor, voice actor, producer, and director)
• October 19 - Ciara Renée (actress and musician)
• October 25 - Michael Cusack (animator, writer, and voice actor)
• November 6 - Bowen Yang (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• November 11 - Ashley Rose Orr (actress and voice actress)
• November 24 - Sarah Hyland (actress and voice actress)
• November 25 - Stephanie Hsu (actress)
• December 8 - Dana Terrace (animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, producer, and voice actress)
• December 13 - Joseph Garrett (actor and commentator)
• December 23 - Anna Maria Perez de Taglé (actress and singer)

Deaths

• January 8 - Terry-Thomas (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• January 17 - Ken O'Brien (animator)
• February 1 - Hal Ambro (animator and film director)
• March 11 - Dan MacManus (animator)
• April 7 - Dick Lundy (animator and film director)
• May 16 - Jim Henson (creator of the Muppets)
• June 21 - Margaret J. Winkler (producer)
• August 6 - Charlotte Huffine (ink artist and animator)
• August 26 - Retta Scott (artist)
• September 13 - Joaquin Garay (voice actor and singer)
• November 13 - Don Chaffey (director, writer, and producer)
• November 23 - Roald Dahl (author, novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot, and screenwriter)
• November 24 - Dodie Smith (novelist and playwright)
• December 9 - Mike Mazurki (actor and wrestler)
• December 18 - Dessie Flynn (voice actress)
• December 27 - Helene Stanley (actress, singer, and model)