1988

Events

 * Walt Disney Computer Software founded as a video game division of The Walt Disney Company.

Feature Films

 * February 12 - Shoot to Kill (Touchstone)
 * March 25 - The Fox and the Hound (re-release)
 * April 15 - Return to Snowy River
 * June 22 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
 * July 15 - Bambi (re-release)
 * August 5 - The Rescue
 * November 11 - Ernest Saves Christmas
 * November 18 - Oliver & Company and The Land Before Time
 * December 21 - Beaches

Television

 * January 17 - The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh premieres on ABC
 * July 4 - Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, an Independence Day special, is broadcast on television.
 * August 27 - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers airs its first episode as a preview on the Disney Channel
 * November 13 - Mickey's 60th Birthday airs on NBC
 * November 24 - DuckTales begins its second season with the 2-hour special episode "Time is Money" on NBC

VHS releases

 * February 5 - Benji the Hunted, Disney Sing Along Songs: You Can Fly!
 * October 4
 * Cinderella, and re-issues of Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo
 * DuckTales: Masked Marauders, Daredevil Ducks, Fearless Fortune Hunters, and High-Flying Hero
 * November 1 - Mickey's Magical World, The Wind in the Willows
 * November 15 - Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Special Edition, Disney Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs

Character debuts

 * June 22 - Roger Rabbit, Baby Herman, Jessica Rabbit, Benny the Cab, The Toon Patrol, Judge Doom, Eddie Valiant, Dolores, Marvin Acme, R.K. Maroon, Lt. Santino
 * August 27 - Monterey Jack, Zipper, Gadget Hackwrench, Professor Norton Nimnul
 * November 18 - Oliver, Dodger, Tito, Francis, Einstein, Rita, Fagin, Jenny, Georgette, Bill Sykes, Roscoe and DeSoto, Winston, Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike
 * November 24 - Bubba the Cave Duck, Tootsie the Triceratops