

Older attractions remaining open after refurbishment: Autopia, Disneyland Monorail System, Space Mountain, Starcade, Star Tours, and Submarine Voyage. 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.April 22 - Disney's Animal Kingdom, the fourth theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, opens.April 15 - Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates its 15th Anniversary.April 12 - Disneyland Paris and Disneyland Park (Paris) celebrates its 5th anniversary.April 5 - The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) opens in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.February 17 - Construction begins on the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster in Sunset Boulevard at Disney-MGM Studios.February 14 - The Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop opens at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World Resort.February 1 - ILLUMinations 98 opens in World Showcase at Epcot.January 31 - The Magic Kingdom's Cinderella Castle, which was decorated to look like a cake for the 25th anniversary celebration, is returned to its normal look.

January 21 - The original Disneyland Parking Lot closes to make way for the Disneyland Resort expansion, including Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney, and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.December 25 - Mighty Joe Young becomes a box office bomb and gains mixed reviews from critics.November 25 - A Bug's Life was released to very positive reviews and becomes a box office success.November 20 - Enemy of the State (Touchstone Pictures).November 13 - I'll Be Home for Christmas was released to extremely negative reviews and becomes a box office failure.October 9 - Rushmore (Touchstone Pictures).September 11 - Simon Birch (Hollywood Pictures).July 29 - The Parent Trap remake was released to positive reception.July 1 - Armageddon (Touchstone Pictures).June 19 - Mulan was released to mostly positive reviews and commercial success.June 12 - Six Days, Seven Nights (Touchstone Pictures).May 23 - Kiki's Delivery Service premiered in Seattle International Film Festival.March 27 - Meet the Deedles (with DiC Entertainment) was released to negative reviews and became a box office bomb.February 27 - Krippendorf's Tribe ( Touchstone Pictures).February 20 - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn ( Hollywood Pictures) was released to a universally negative reaction and was a box office bomb.
