2002

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Events

 * Disney acquires Saban Entertainment during production of Saban's Power Rangers: Wild Force.
 * Lasse Åberg inaugurated the Åbergs Museum.

Theatrical releases

 * January 1 - Beauty and the Beast (IMAX Special Edition)
 * January 4 - Home Alone
 * January 18 - Snow Dogs
 * February 15 - Return to Never Land
 * March 29 - The Rookie
 * June 21 - Lilo & Stitch
 * July 26 - The Country Bears
 * August 2 - Signs (Touchstone Pictures)
 * October 11 - Tuck Everlasting
 * November 1 - The Santa Clause 2
 * November 27 - Treasure Planet
 * December 25 - The Lion King (IMAX Special Edition)
 * December 27 - Chicago (Miramax)

Television

 * January 12 - Teamo Supremo premieres on ABC
 * March 22 - ChalkZone premieres on Nickelodeon.
 * June 7 - Kim Possible premieres on the Disney Channel
 * September 14 - Fillmore! premieres on ABC Kids
 * Fall - The Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney receive a new on-air look simultaneously

Home media releases

 * January 29 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire
 * February 12 - Peter Pan, American Legends
 * March 19 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 * May 7 - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
 * May 14 - Snow Dogs
 * June 4 - Oliver and Company, Muppet Treasure Island
 * June 18 - Max Keeble's Big Move
 * July 19 - The Black Cauldron
 * July 23 - The Great Mouse Detective
 * August 13 - Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
 * August 20 - Return to Never Land
 * August 27 - The Rookie
 * September 17 - Monsters, Inc.
 * October 8 - Beauty and the Beast: Platinum Edition, The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * November 12 - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
 * December 3 - Lilo & Stitch, Walt Disney TreasuresWave 2
 * December 17 - The Country Bears