1998

[edit] Theatrical Releases

April 22 - Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at the Walt Disney World Resort.
May 22 - The "New" Tomorrowland opens at Disneyland with the following new attractions: American Space Experience, Astro Orbitor, Cosmic Waves, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, and Rocket Rods. Older attractions remaining open after refurbishment: Autopia, Disneyland Monorail System, Space Mountain, Starcade, Star Tours, and Submarine Voyage.
June 19 - Animazement begins its run at Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre.
July 3 - Innoventions opens at Disneyland.
September 8 - Disneyland's 38-year-old Submarine Voyage closes. Will reopen nearly nine years later as Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
August 17 - Captain EO closes at Disneyland Paris
October 10 - Journey Into Imagination closes at Epcot to be replaced by the Journey Into Your Imagination version feeaturing Eric Idle without Figment or Dreamfinder.
December 8 - Epcot's attraction that replaced World of Motion, Test Track begins its soft openings
December 24 - On Sailing Ship Columbia at Disneyland, a cleat used to secure the ship to the dock tore loose, striking 33 year old, Luan Phi Dawson and his wife in the head, as their two children and other horrified park visitors looked on. Dawson was declared brain dead two days later and died when his life support system was disconnected. A park employee was also injured. (See Incidents at Disney parks.)

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