1997

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• The Lion King (musical) premieres.

Contents 1 Theatrical Releases 2 Theme Park Happenings 3 Deaths 4 VHS Releases

[edit] Theatrical Releases

• March 7 - Jungle 2 Jungle
• June 6 - Con Air (Touchstone Pictures)
• June 15 - A Goofy Movie
• 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