1997
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- The Lion King (musical) premieres.
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[edit] Theatrical Releases
- March 7 - Jungle 2 Jungle
- June 6 - Con Air (Touchstone Pictures)
- June 15 - Hercules
- July 18 - George of the Jungle
- July 18 - Nothing to Lose (Touchstone Pictures)
- August 22 - G.I. Jane (Touchstone Pictures)
- November 26 - Flubber (remake of The Absent-Minded Professor)
[edit] Theme Park Happenings
- April 6 - Disneyland's Captain Eo closes.
- June 1 - Disneyland's Lion King Celebration parade ends its near three-year-run.
- September - Disneyland's Rocket Jets closes.
[edit] Deaths
- January 19 - Adriana Caselotti (b. 1916)
- December 16 - Lillian Disney, wife of Walt Disney, named Mickey Mouse and was an ink artist for Plane Crazy (b. 1899)
[edit] VHS Releases
- February 4 - Bambi
- March 4 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- July 15 - Fun and Fancy Free
- August 26 - Mary Poppins
- September 16 - Sleeping Beauty
- October 14 - The Jungle Book
