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*[[Michael Eisner]] is hired as the CEO of [[Walt Disney Productions]]. He had previously worked as the head of [[ABC]] and then of Paramount Pictures. He would eventually bring ABC under Disney's ownership. He is most often credited with the company's turnaround in the late 1980s and early 1990s and, ironically, its subsequent downfall in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He would leave the company in [[2005]]. | *[[Michael Eisner]] is hired as the CEO of [[Walt Disney Productions]]. He had previously worked as the head of [[ABC]] and then of Paramount Pictures. He would eventually bring ABC under Disney's ownership. He is most often credited with the company's turnaround in the late 1980s and early 1990s and, ironically, its subsequent downfall in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He would leave the company in [[2005]]. | ||
+ | *Frank Wells becomes the president of Walt Disney Productions. He will served until his death on April 3, [[1994]]. | ||
*This was the first year in Disney history where no feature films were released from the Disney studio, which could be because of the change in ownership. | *This was the first year in Disney history where no feature films were released from the Disney studio, which could be because of the change in ownership. | ||
*[[December 5]] - [[Walt Disney Television Animation]] is established as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Productions. | *[[December 5]] - [[Walt Disney Television Animation]] is established as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Productions. |


Another Rainbow begins publishing the Carl Barks Library.




Donald Duck celebrates his fiftieth birthday.

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1984.
Character debuts
Business
People
- Josh Brener (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Beck Bennett (actor, writer, and comedian)
- May 2 - Bob Clampett (animator, director, producer, puppeteer, and voice actor)
- July 19 - Harry Stockwell (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- July 27 - James Mason (actor)
- August 8 - Richard Deacon (actor)
- December 18 - Edna Disney (artist and philanthropist)
Artists joined
- Chris Bailey - Animator/Director/Storyboard Artist on The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and on the Disney Channel series Kim Possible
- Dave Bossert - Effects Animator on The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas