Disney.com 1996

Petition to give Forgotten Disney More Love

Welcome to the first part in my series where I look at the old Disney websites via The Way Back Machine and document the things that are now Forgotten Disney. So we're starting with the year the Disney website launched in 1996, and going aaaaaalll the way to 2019.

So here we go!

Sadly the 1996 website is a little bit lackluster compared to later years, but I got what I could of it.

Here's the movie list on the sidebar of the website. Aladdin and The King of Thieves was released directly to Walt Disney Home Video in 1996 while the live action 101 Dalmatians and The Hunchback of Notre Dame were released in theaters then.

And on the television side we've got Quack Pack and The Mighty Ducks (You know the cartoon where they're actually ducks.)

Ooooh an Oliver and Company (Or Oliver & Co.) storybook. Sadly the link was broken, but it would have been cool to look at.

Here we got The Christmas Tree airing on ABC near the holidays, and some dalmatians for 101 Dalmatians. I'm sure that Disneyland link would have had some neat extinct attractions too. Also the  stars section, could have seen the stars of some more Forgotten Disney stuff.

Whooooo here's a big one, not only do we got some 101 Dalmatians merch, but we also get a sneak peak at Flash Forward, another Disney Channel show lost to time.

And finally we've got this banner. Although this Pongo is from the 1961 film, they did use the cartoon style of that film a lot in promotional material (A practice that continued with 102 Dalmatians in 2000), so it works. Then we can also raid Cruella's closet, no doubt full of exotic furs and such.