1977

Feature films

 * March 11 - Escape from the Dark and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
 * April 15 - Fantasia (re-release; simulated stereo version), The Three Caballeros (re-release) and Never a Dull Moment (re-release)
 * June 10 - The Boatniks (re-release)
 * June 22 - A Tale of Two Critters and The Rescuers
 * June 24 - Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
 * November 3 - Pete's Dragon
 * December 16 - Candleshoe

Television

 * Televangelist Pat Robertson founds the cable channel which will eventually become ABC Family.
 * The New Mickey Mouse Club premieres on January 16.

Artists Joined

 * John Musker - Co-Director with Ron Clements for Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Frog, The Great Mouse Detective, Hercules and Treasure Planet.
 * Jerry Rees - Animator/Director on The Brave Little Toaster, The Fox and the Hound, Tron and The Small One.
 * David Block - Animator for Tarzan, Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove and The Fox and the Hound.
 * Phil Young - Animator for The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.

Theme parks

 * Disneyland's PeopleMover receives the SuperSpeed Tunnel, located inside what is now the upper level of Innoventions, a section of the ride which placed riders on a speedway using projections. In 1982, it was re-themed as the Tron SuperSpeed Tunnel, and placed riders and their PeopleMover in a light cycle race.
 * January 2 - Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland closes at Disneyland to make way for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
 * May 27 - Space Mountain, Starcade and the Space Stage open in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.

Births

 * Peter Sohn (animator, voice actor and storyboard artist)
 * January 13 - Orlando Bloom (actor)
 * January 19 - Bart the Bear (bear actor)
 * January 31 - Bobby Moynihan (actor and comedian)
 * February 6 - Josh Stewart (actor)
 * February 17 - Jim (Hong Kong actor)
 * March 24 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
 * April 10 - Stephanie Sheh (voice actress, ADR director, singer and producer)
 * April 14 - Sarah Michelle Gellar (actress and producer)
 * April 23 - John Oliver (British writer, producer, television host, actor, voice actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian)
 * April 24 - Rebecca Mader (actress)
 * April 26 - Jason Earles (actor and comedian)
 * May 2 - Jenna von Oÿ (actress and country music singer)
 * May 16 - Lynn Collins (actress)/Melanie Lynskey (actress)
 * July 10 - Gwendoline Yeo (actress, voice actress and musician)
 * July 13 - Kari Wahlgren (voice actress)
 * July 15 - Lana Parrilla (actress)
 * July 29 - Mike MacRae (voice actor and comedian)
 * October 16 - John Mayer (singer)
 * October 26 - Jon Heder (actor and filmmaker)
 * November 10 - Brittany Murphy (actress)
 * December 10 - Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress)

Deaths

 * January 6 - Niall MacGinnis (actor)
 * January 14 - Peter Finch (actor)
 * February 18 - Andy Devine (character actor and comic cowboy sidekick)
 * May 10 - Joan Crawford (actress)
 * June 2 - Forrest Lewis (actor)
 * June 13 - Matthew Garber (actor)
 * June 14 - Alan Reed (actor and voice actor)
 * August 3 - Alfred Lunt (American stage director and actor)
 * August 16 - Elvis Presley (singer and actor)
 * August 22 - Sebastian Cabot (actor)
 * September 8 - Zero Mostel (actor, comedian and singer)
 * September 13 - Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
 * September 29 - Robert McKimson (animator, illustrator and director)
 * October 14 - Bing Crosby (singer and actor)
 * December 25 - Charlie Chaplin (actor)