October 18

Films

 * 1967 - The Jungle Book 
 * 2007 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Re-release) premieres at the El Capitan Theater.

Television

 * 1986 - The Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears episode "The Crimson Avenger" premieres on NBC. Also, the Disney Channel Premiere Film, Spot Marks the X, premieres on Disney Channel.
 * 1989 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "Throw Mummy From the Train" premieres in syndication.
 * 1994 - The Aladdin episode "The Game" premieres in syndication.
 * 1996 - The Mighty Ducks episode "Beak to the Future" premieres in syndication.
 * 1997 - The Disney's Doug episode "Doug's Dougapalooza", the Jungle Cubs episode "Kasaba Ball/Trunks for the Memories", the 101 Dalmatians: The Series episode "Bad to the Bone/Southern Fried Cruella", the Recess episode "My Fair Gretchen"/"Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye", and the Pepper Ann episode "The Big Pencil"/"Sani-Paper" premiere on ABC.
 * 2000 - The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Mira's Wedding" premieres on UPN and in syndication.
 * 2003 - The Fillmore! episode "Immune to All but Justice" premieres on ABC.
 * 2008 - The My Friends Tigger and Pooh episode "Pooh's Bees Buzz Off"/"Buster's Buried Treasure" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * 2013 - The Fish Hooks episode "Milo's Pony", the Mickey Mouse episode "O Sole Minnie", and the Wander Over Yonder episode "The Bad Guy" premiere on Disney Channel.

Stage Productions

 * 1979 - Snow White Live! debuts at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.

VHS & DVD releases

 * 2005 - Tarzan: Special Edition and The Emperor's New Groove: New Groove Edition

Blu-ray & DVD releases

 * 2011 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Births

 * 1926 - Chuck Berry (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
 * 1940 - Cynthia Weil (songwriter)
 * 1945 - Huell Howser (television personality)
 * 1951 - Pam Dawber (actress)
 * 1956 - Cindy O'Callaghan (actress)
 * 1982 - Ne-Yo (R&B recording artist, record producer, dancer, and actor)
 * 1987 - Zac Efron (actor)

Deaths

 * 1999 - Paddi Edwards