1998

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Events

 * January - Production begins on Recess: School's Out
 * January 26 - Ranch and Grove Holding Corporation is merged into the Walt Disney World Company.

Theatrical releases

 * March 27 - Meet the Deedles is released to negative reviews and becomes a box office bomb.
 * June 19 - Mulan is released to positive reception.
 * July 29 - The Parent Trap is released to positive reception.
 * August 14 - Air Bud: Golden Receiver
 * November 13 - I'll Be Home For Christmas is released to extremely negative reviews and failure at the box office.
 * November 25 - A Bug's Life is released to very positive reviews and becomes a box office success.
 * December 25 - Mighty Joe Young becomes a box office bomb and gains mixed reviews from critics.

Television

 * January 1 - Movie Surfers begins airing on the Disney Channel
 * March 1 - Bug Juice premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * March 4 - 101 Dalmatians: The Series ends with "Dalmatian Vacation, Part 3: Dearly Beloved". Reruns continue on ABC until 1999.
 * March 15- PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * April 18 - Toon Disney begins broadcasting
 * August 31 - Hercules: The Series premieres on ABC and in syndication

VHS releases

 * February 3 - Hercules
 * February 10 - Thomas and His Friends Get Along and Other Thomas Adventures
 * February 14 - Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day (Re-issue)
 * February 17 - The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Strongest Man in the World, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit, and The Barefoot Executive
 * March 3 - Peter Pan and The Moon-Spinners
 * March 24 - Mary Poppins (re-issue), The Sword in the Stone (re-issue), Alice in Wonderland (re-issue), Pete's Dragon (re-issue), and Robin Hood (re-issue) and Dumbo (re-issue)
 * March 31 - The Little Mermaid
 * April 21 - Flubber
 * May 19 - The Apple Dumpling Gang and The Brave Little Toaster (re-issues)
 * June 2 - Melody Time
 * July 14 - The Spirit of Mickey
 * August 4 - The Black Cauldron and Mr. Magoo
 * August 25 - The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
 * September 15 - Lady and the Tramp
 * October -  101 Dalmatians Christmas 
 * December 8 - The Parent Trap and Mr. Magoo (Re-issue)
 * December 18 - Air Bud: Golden Reciever