1972

Feature films

 * March 22 - The Biscuit Eater
 * July 5 - Napoleon and Samantha
 * July 12 - Now You See Him, Now You Don't
 * October 11 - Dumbo (re-issue)
 * October 18 - Run, Cougar, Run
 * November 26 - Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
 * December 22
 * Snowball Express (Bismarck, North Dakota)
 * The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
 * ? - Darby O'Gill and the Little People (re-issue)

Shorts

 * December 22 - The Magic of Walt Disney World

Events

 * May 14 - The first auction of Disney memorabilia takes place at Sothby's in Los Angeles, California.

Character debuts

 * March 24 - Henry, Wendell, Liver Lips McGrowl, Gomer, Ernest, Shaker, Trixie, Teddi Barra, Sun Bonnets, Five Bear Rugs, Big Al, Melvin, Buff, and Max, Sammy
 * July 5 - Mark Pierson
 * December 22 - Martin Ridgeway, Mr. Carruthers

Theme parks

 * March 24 - Country Bear Jamboree opens at Disneyland.
 * June 5 - If You Had Wings opens at Magic Kingdom
 * June 17 - The Main Street Electrical Parade opens at Disneyland for the first ever time with 2D floats
 * December 15 - Construction of Space Mountain begins at Magic Kingdom.

Television

 * January 26 - The Mouse Factory premieres in syndication.

Births

 * ? - Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo (radio personality)
 * January 11 - Christian Jacobs (musician, television producer, voice actor, and actor)
 * January 28 - Gillian Vigman (actress)
 * February 7 - Robyn Lively (actress)
 * February 8 - Paul Wight (professional wrestler and actor)
 * February 9 - Crispin Freeman (voice actor, ADR director, and script writer)
 * February 22 - Chris Sonnenburg (animator, storyboard artist, producer, director, screenwriter, and voice actor)
 * February 26
 * Keith Ferguson (comedian and voice actor)
 * Maz Jobrani (comedian and actor)
 * March 6 - Jaret Reddick (musician, singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and voice actor)
 * March 11 - Jennifer Barnhart (puppeteer, actress, and voice-over talent)
 * March 13 - Leigh-Allyn Baker (actress and voice actress)
 * March 18 - Dane Cook (comedian and actor)
 * March 24 - Tony Leondis (director, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
 * March 26 - Leslie Mann (actress)
 * April 15 - Lou Romano (animation production artist, producer, actor, and voice actor)
 * April 17 - Jennifer Garner (actress and film producer)
 * May 1 - Julie Benz (actress)
 * May 2 - Dwayne Johnson (actor)
 * May 22 - Alison Eastwood (actress, film director, fashion model, and fashion designer)
 * May 26 - Selenis Leyva (actress)
 * June 2 - Wayne Brady (actor, singer, comedian, and television personality)
 * June 14 - Aliki Theofilopoulous Grafft (television writer, storyboard artist, and voice actress)
 * June 17 - C.H. Greenblatt (screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and storyboard artist)
 * June 19 - Robin Tunney (actress)
 * June 23 - Selma Blair (actress)
 * July 1 - Steve Little (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
 * July 7 - Kirsten Vangsness (actress and writer)
 * July 10 - John Viener (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
 * July 11 - Michael Rosenbaum (actor, producer, and comedian)
 * July 15 - Scott Foley (actor)
 * July 27 - Maya Rudolph (actress)
 * July 29 - Wil Wheaton (actor, blogger, and writer)
 * August 6
 * Geri Halliwell (singer-songwriter, clothes designer, author, and actress)
 * Jason O'Mara (actor)
 * August 15
 * Ben Affleck (actor)
 * Matthew Wood (sound engineer and voice actor)
 * August 27 - Dalip Rana (professional wrestler, actor, and powerlifter)
 * August 30 - Cameron Diaz (actress)
 * September 6
 * Idris Elba (actor, singer, and rapper)
 * Anika Noni Rose (voice actress and singer)
 * Justina Machado (actress)
 * September 12 - Gideon Emery (actor, voice actor, singer, and jazz musician)
 * September 15 - John Schwab (actor, musician, and producer)
 * September 21 - Erin Fitzgerald (Canadian American actress and voice actress)
 * September 27 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress)
 * October 5 - Ehren Kruger (screenwriter and film producer)
 * October 22 - Saffron Burrows (actress)
 * October 28 - Brad Paisley (singer)
 * October 29 - Gabrielle Union (actress)
 * November 6
 * Rebecca Romijn (actress)
 * Thandie Newton (actress)
 * November 7 - Christopher Daniel Barnes (voice actor)
 * November 10 - Trevor Devall (actor and podcaster)
 * November 11 - Adam Beach (actor)
 * November 14 - Josh Duhamel (actor)
 * November 16 - Missi Pyle (actress and singer)
 * November 30 - Christophe Beck (television and film composer)
 * December 3 - Ethan Sandler (actor)
 * December 19 - Alyssa Milano actress, producer, and former singer)
 * December 27 - Thomas Wilson Brown (actor)
 * December 28 - Thomas Bromhead (actor, voice actor, comedian, and musician)
 * December 29 - Jude Law (actor)

Deaths

 * January 1 - Maurice Chevalier (actor, singer, and dancer)
 * April 25 - George Sanders (voice actor)
 * May 5 - Frank Tashlin (animator, screenwriter, and film director)
 * November 5 - Reginald Owen (actor)

1972