1986

Theatrical releases

 * January 31 - Down and Out in Beverly Hills
 * June 27 - Ruthless People
 * July 2 - The Great Mouse Detective
 * July 30 - Flight of the Navigator
 * August 17 - Luxo Jr.
 * October 17 - The Color of Money
 * December 19 - Lady and the Tramp (re-issue)

Theme park happenings

 * January 15 - The Living Seas opens at EPCOT Center.
 * July 11 - Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour opens at Tokyo Disneyland.

Video games

 * Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood

VHS releases

 * Old Yeller
 * Treasure Island
 * Pollyanna
 * Swiss Family Robinson
 * Babes in Toyland
 * Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
 * Greyfriars Bobby
 * Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
 * The Small One
 * Sammy the Way Out Seal
 * The Bears and I
 * The Light in the Forest
 * The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit
 * Elfego Baca Six Gun Law
 * The Ugly Dachshund
 * The Monkey's Uncle
 * Born to Run
 * Lots of Luck
 * Too Smart for Strangers with Winnie the Pooh
 * Miracle of the White Stallions
 * The Barefoot Executive
 * Moon Pilot
 * The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
 * One Little Indian
 * Unidentified Flying Oddball
 * The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
 * Now You See Him, Now You Don't
 * March 24 - The Sword in the Stone
 * May 28 - Alice in Wonderland
 * June 25 - Return to Oz, The Journey of Natty Gann, Return from Witch Mountain, and So Dear to My Heart.
 * October 14 - Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood (re-issue), Pinocchio (re-issue), Dumbo (re-issue)and Hot Lead and Cold Feet
 * December 23 - One Magic Christmas, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Jiminy Cricket's Christmas, and Disney Sing-Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.

Births

 * January 12 - Gemma Arterton (actress)
 * February 14 - Tiffany Thornton (actress and singer)
 * February 26 - Teresa Palmer (actress)
 * March 17 - Olesya Rulin (actress)
 * May 2 - Emily Hart (actress)
 * June 18 - Alex Hirsch (voice actor, executive producer, creator and director)
 * July 2 - Lindsay Lohan (actress and singer)
 * August 28 - Armie Hammer (actor)
 * September 16 - Kyla Pratt (actress)
 * October 13 - Tom Attenborough (theatre director)

Deaths

 * March 25 - Gloria Blondell (voice actress)
 * April 30 - Robert Stevenson (director)
 * August 19 - Hermione Baddeley (actress)
 * October 11 - David Hand (animator and filmmaker)
 * October 14 - Keenan Wynn (actor)
 * November 2 - Paul Frees (voice actor)
 * November 21 - Jerry Colonna (comedian and singer)
 * November 22 - Scatman Crothers (voice actor)
 * December 13 - Heather Angel (actress)
 * December 26 - Elsa Lanchester (actress)