2014

Feature films

 * February 21 - The Wind Rises was released to positive reviews.
 * March 14 - Need for Speed was released to negative reviews.
 * March 21 - Muppets Most Wanted was released to positive reviews.
 * April 2 - The Pirate Fairy was released in European cinemas to positive reviews.
 * April 4 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released to critical acclaim.
 * April 18 - Bears was released to critical acclaim.
 * May 16 - Million Dollar Arm was released to favorable reviews.
 * May 30 - Maleficent was released to mixed reviews.
 * July 18 - Planes: Fire & Rescue was released to mixed reviews.
 * August 1 - Guardians of the Galaxy was released to critical acclaim.
 * August 8 - The Hundred-Foot Journey was released to mixed-to-positive reviews. (Touchstone Pictures; distribution only)
 * October 10 - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was released to positive reviews.
 * November 7 - Big Hero 6 was released to critical acclaim.
 * December 12 - Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast was released in European cinemas to positive reviews.
 * December 25 - Into the Woods was released to positive reviews.

Shorts

 * March 21 - Party Central
 * November 4 - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
 * November 7 - Feast

Television

 * January 13 - Switched at Birth began its third season on ABC Family.
 * January 15 -  began its third season on ABC Family.
 * January 17
 * Cloud 9, a Disney Channel Original Movie, premiered.
 * The series premiere of I Didn't Do It aired on the Disney Channel shortly afterward.
 * January 20 - Sheriff Callie's Wild West officially premiered on the Disney Junior channel.
 * February 14 - Sheriff Callie's Wild West premiered on the Disney Channel's Disney Junior programming block.
 * February 16 - Good Luck Charlie 's series finale, "Good Bye Charlie", aired on the Disney Channel.
 * March 3 - Win, Lose or Draw officially premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * March 4 - Sofia the First began its second season on Disney Junior the channel.
 * March 9
 * Resurrection premiered on ABC.
 * Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers premiered in Japan.
 * March 21 - ANT Farm aired its series finale on the Disney Channel.
 * March 24 - The Fosters ended its first season on ABC Family.
 * March 31 - Wander Over Yonder starts airing new episodes on Disney XD.
 * April 4 - Fish Hooks aired its series finale on the Disney Channel.
 * April 11 - Mickey Mouse began its second season on the Disney Channel.
 * April 17 - Scandal airs its final episode of third season on ABC.
 * April 21 - Gravity Falls began airing new shorts on Disney XD before airing them on the Disney Channel.
 * May 11 - Once Upon a Time airs its third season finale on ABC.
 * June 6 - Disney Junior's first ever original special Lucky Duck premiered on the WATCH Disney Junior app two weeks before the official television premiere.
 * June 16 - The Fosters aired its second season on ABC Family.
 * June 9 - Phineas and Ferb Save Summer premiered on Disney XD as part of its 2014 Summer event Animacation.
 * June 18 -  ended its third season on ABC Family.
 * June 20
 * Phineas and Ferb Save Summer premiered on the Disney Channel
 * Disney Junior's first ever original special Lucky Duck officially premiered on the Disney Junior channel.
 * June 21 - Disney Junior's first original special Lucky Duck premiered on the Disney Channel's Disney Junior programming block.
 * June 25 -  premiered on ABC Family.
 * June 27
 * Zapped, a Disney Channel Original Movie, premiered.
 * The series premiere of Girl Meets World aired on the Disney Channel shortly afterward.
 * July 7
 * The 7D premiered on Disney XD.
 * The U.S. dub of the Japan animated series Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future premiered on Disney XD.
 * July 19 - Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja began its second season on Disney XD.
 * July 26 - Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * August 1 - Gravity Falls aired its second season premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * August 4 - Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars and the second season of Gravity Falls premiered on Disney XD.
 * August 11 - Crash & Bernstein aired its series finale on Disney XD.
 * August 15 - How to Build a Better Boy, a Disney Channel Original Movie, premiered.
 * August 27 -  ended its first season on ABC Family.
 * August 31 - Ultimate Spider-Man began its third season on Disney XD.
 * September 21 - Liv & Maddie began its second season on the Disney Channel.
 * September 23 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. began its second season on ABC.
 * September 25 - Scandal aired its fourth season on ABC.
 * September 26 - Dog With a Blog began its third season on the Disney Channel.
 * September 28 - Once Upon a Time began its fourth season on ABC.
 * October 3 - Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion officially premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * October 6 - Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion premiered on Disney XD as the series premiere special.
 * October 13 - Doc McStuffins ' second season finale aired.
 * October 20 - Mighty Med began its second season on Disney XD.
 * October 22 -  began its fourth season on ABC Family.
 * October 26
 * Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Battle for the Book premiered on Disney Junior, the Disney Channel and the WATCH Disney Channel and WATCH Disney Junior apps.
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion premiered on ABC.
 * November 23 - Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * November 28
 * Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker & Joey premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * Wander Over Yonder aired its first season finale.
 * December 2 - Toy Story That Time Forgot premiered on ABC.
 * December 5 - A sneak peak of Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero premiered on Disney XD.
 * December 8 - Switched at Birth ended its third season on ABC Family.
 * December 24 - We Wish You a Merry Walrus premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * December 26 - The 7D started airing reruns on Disney Junior on the Disney Channel.

Soundtracks

 * January 28 - Sofia the First: Songs From Enchancia
 * February 11 - Disney Channel Play It Loud
 * March 18
 * Disney Junior DJ Shuffle
 * Muppets Most Wanted
 * April 15 - Music Inspired by The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
 * April 22 - Dconstructed
 * April 29 - DuckTales Remastered
 * May 19 - Million Dollar Arm (soundtrack)
 * May 27 - Maleficent (soundtrack)
 * June 17 - Aladdin: Original Broadway Cast Recording
 * June 24 - The Legacy Collection: The Lion King
 * July 15 - Planes: Fire and Rescue (soundtrack)
 * July 22 - Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (soundtrack)
 * July 29 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
 * August 26 - The Legacy Collection: Mary Poppins
 * October 7 - The Legacy Collection: Sleeping Beauty
 * October 27 - Now That's What I Call Disney 3
 * November 17 - The Legacy Collection: The Little Mermaid

Theme parks

 * January 4 - Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade has its final performances at Magic Kingdom.
 * January 6 - Camp Minnie-Mickey at Disney's Animal Kingdom closes to make way for Pandora: The World of Avatar.
 * March 9 - Festival of Fantasy Parade premiered at Magic Kingdom.
 * March 20 - Tokyo Disney Resort's 30th anniversary celebration end.
 * May 28 - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train officially opens at Magic Kingdom.
 * May 29 - Once Upon a Time premiered at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * May 31 - Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade has its final performance at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
 * July 10 - Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy officially opens at Walt Disney Studios Park.
 * August 30 - The American Idol Experience closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * September 27 - Studio Backlot Tour closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * October 1 - Paint the Night Parade premiered at Hong Kong Disneyland.
 * October 5 - Maelstrom closes at Epcot to make way for Frozen Ever After.
 * November 2
 * Phineas and Ferb's Rockin' Rollin' Dance Party has its final performances at Disney California Adventure.
 * Remember... Dreams Come True closed temporarily at Disneyland in preparation of 60th Anniversary celebration.
 * November 6 - The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Home video releases

 * Beginning with the Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack of The Pirate Fairy and the DVD release of Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast onward, the thirty-two year contract for Macrovision encoding (signed in 1982) expires (with the exception of Sofia the First: The Floating Palace and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Around the Clubhouse World DVDs).
 * Disney and Lionsgate got the rest of the OLD Miramax features (That are owned by Bob & Harvey Weinstein and distributed by Disney) from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, although the NEW Miramax got started with the release of Dimension's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

Blu-ray/DVD releases

 * January 28 - The Fifth Estate (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * February 11 - The Jungle Book: Diamond Edition
 * February 25 - Thor: The Dark World (Marvel Studios)
 * March 11 - Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo: Hippity Hoppity Roo Edition
 * March 18
 * Frozen
 * Saving Mr. Banks
 * The Jungle Book 2
 * March 25 - Delivery Man (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * April 1 - The Pirate Fairy
 * July 1 - Oliver & Company/The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 3-Movie Collection
 * August 5 - Need for Speed (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * August 12
 * Special Editions:
 * Hercules
 * Tarzan
 * Bedknobs and Broomsticks
 * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
 * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad / Fun and Fancy Free 2-Movie Collection
 * Mickey, Donald and Goofy: The Three Musketeers: 10th Anniversary Edition
 * Muppets Most Wanted
 * Bears
 * August 19
 * Toy Story of Terror!
 * Once Upon a Time: The Complete Third Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 9
 * The Apple Dumpling Gang (Disney Movie Club Exclusive)
 * Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Marvel Studios)
 * The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (Disney Movie Club Exclusive)
 * Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season One (ABC Studios)
 * October 7
 * Sleeping Beauty: Diamond Edition
 * Million Dollar Arm
 * November 4
 * Maleficent
 * Planes: Fire & Rescue
 * Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas / Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas 2-Movie Collection
 * November 11 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions (Lucasfilms)
 * November 18 - The Wind Rises (Touchstone) and Princess Mononoke
 * December 2
 * Herbie Rides Again (Disney Movie Club Exclusive)
 * The Hundred-Foot Journey (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * December 9 - Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Studios)
 * December 16 - The Love Bug (Disney Movie Club Exclusive)

DVD-only releases

 * February 11 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie Special: Disney's Minnie-Rella
 * April 8 - Sofia the First: The Floating Palace
 * April 22 - Cloud 9
 * May 20 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Around the Clubhouse World
 * June 10 - Resurrection: The Complete First Season (ABC Studios)
 * August 5 - Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast
 * August 26
 * ​General Retail:
 * Austin & Ally: Chasing The Beat
 * Good Luck Charlie: So Long, Farewell!
 * Gravity Falls: Even Stranger
 * Henry Hugglemonster: Roarsome Tales
 * Special Agent Oso: License To Play
 * Revenge: The Complete Third Season (ABC Studios)
 * ​Mickey Mouse: Season One (Walmart exclusive)
 * September 2 - Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Tenth Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 9 - Doc McStuffins: School of Medicine
 * September 16 - Castle: The Complete Sixth Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 23 - Nashville: The Complete Second Season (ABC Studios) and Scandal: The Complete Third Season (ABC Studios)
 * October 14
 * Walmart exclusives:
 * DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
 * Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two
 * Goof Troop: Volume 1, Volume 2, and Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas
 * TaleSpin: Volume 3
 * The Incredible Journey
 * ' Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (general retail)
 * November 4 - Sofia the First: Holiday in Enchancia
 * November 11 - Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
 * November 18
 * Frozen: Sing-Along Edition
 * Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's Winter Bow Show
 * December 2 - Mickey Mouse: Season One (general retail)

Comics

 * May 2
 * Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 5: Outwits the Phantom Blot
 * The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Volume 8: Trail of the Unicorn
 * June 11 - Disney Kingdoms: Figment
 * October 4 - The Don Rosa Library - Volume 1: The Son of the Sun
 * October 20 - Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 6: Lost In Lands Long Ago
 * November 5 - The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Volume 5: The Seven Cities of Gold
 * November 16 - The Don Rosa Library - Volume 2: Return to Plain Awful

Books

 * January 7
 * Doc McStuffins: As Big as a Whale
 * Monsters University: Big Monster, Little Monster
 * Minnie Mouse: Bow-Bot Robot
 * Sofia the First: Bunny Magic!
 * Cars: The Easter Buggy
 * Merida: Legend of the Emeralds
 * Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex
 * Planes: Plane Pals
 * Rapunzel's Pretty Pony
 * Monsters, Inc.: Puppy Problems!/Sulley Visits the Doctor
 * Disney Princess: A Royal Easter
 * Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Shadow Play!
 * Thumper and the Noisy Ducky
 * Disney Princess: Travel Like a Princess
 * January 14
 * Aladdin
 * The Book of Doof: How to Find an Arch Nemesis and Other Evil Advice
 * Sofia the First Read-Along Storybook and CD: Once Upon a Princess
 * January 21 - Sofia the First: The Royal Games
 * February 4
 * Don't Meddle with Miss Nettle
 * Jake's Birthday Bash
 * Muppets Most Wanted: Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * Doc McStuffins: Guess Who, Doc!
 * Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast
 * February 7 - The Muppets Character Encyclopedia
 * February 11
 * Muppets Most Wanted:
 * ​Kermit's Double Trouble
 * The Official Tour Book
 * The Junior Novel
 * February 18 - An Amazing Snowman
 * March 4
 * Sofia the First:
 * ​Royal Lessons
 * Sofia Takes the Lead
 * ​Captain America: The Winter Soldier junior novel
 * March 11
 * Mickey & Friends: Huey, Dewey, and Louie's Rainy Day Adventure
 * Iron Man vs. Whiplash
 * March 18 - Doc McStuffins: Leilani's Lu'au
 * March 25 - Lost in the Museum
 * April 1 - Kingdom Keepers VII
 * April 8 - The Art of the Disney Golden Books
 * May 13 - Minnie in Paris
 * May 20
 * Trouble Times Two
 * Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Cubby's Mixed-Up Map
 * The Staff of Serapis
 * June 3
 * Planes: Fire and Rescue:
 * Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * The Junior Novel
 * Wishing on a Bow
 * July 1
 * The Birthday Disaster
 * Jake and the Never Land Pirates:
 * Sailing the Never Sea
 * Pirate Island Adventure
 * July 21
 * Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars Rebels
 * Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
 * July 22
 * Ariel's Royal Wedding/Aurora's Royal Wedding
 * Happy Summerween! / The Convenience Store...of Horrors!
 * Pining Away
 * Jessie: Livin' the Life
 * M Is for Monster
 * This Little Piggy
 * Toy Story of Terror
 * August 5
 * Treasure of the Tides
 * Star Wars Rebels: Ezra's Wookiee Rescue
 * Star Wars Rebels: A New Hero
 * August 26 - Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
 * September 2
 * Dear Princess
 * A Goofy Fairy Tale
 * Battle for the Book
 * September 9 - Disney Christmas Storybook Collection
 * September 16
 * Minnie's Winter Bow Show
 * A Merry Christmas Cookbook
 * A Very McStuffins Christmas
 * Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Winter Never Land
 * September 23 - Phantoms of Arendelle
 * October 7
 * 5-Minute Minnie Tales
 * The Curse of Princess Ivy
 * Dipper's & Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun!
 * Once Upon a Swine
 * Marc Davis: Walt Disney's Renaissance Man
 * Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit
 * October 14 - The Missing Necklace
 * October 28 - Disney During World War II: How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory in the War
 * November 18 - A Walk in the Park
 * December 19 - Star Wars Rebels: The Inquisitor's Trap

Video games

 * April 11 - Disney Magical World (North America)
 * June 19 - Star Wars: Scene Maker
 * September 18 - Disney INFINITY: 2.0 Edition (Europe and Australia)
 * September 23 - Disney INFINITY: 2.0 Edition (North America)
 * September 19 - Disney Violetta: Rhythm & Music
 * October 2 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX (Japan)
 * October 21 - Fantasia: Music Evolved
 * October 30 - Big Hero 6: Baymax Blast
 * November 3 - Big Hero 6: Bot Fight
 * November 4 - Planes: Fire & Rescue
 * December 2 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX (North America)
 * December 5 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX (Europe)
 * December 11 - Marvel: Contest of Champions

Deaths

 * January 1 - Juanita Moore (actress)
 * January 16 - Dave Madden (actor)
 * January 27 - Ichirō Nagai (voice actor)
 * February 1 - Maximilian Schell (actor, screenwriter, director, and producer)
 * February 2 - Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor and director)
 * February 10 - Shirley Temple (actress, singer, dancer, author, and politician)
 * February 14 - John Henson (Muppet performer and son of Jim Henson)
 * February 15 -
 * Christopher Malcolm (actor)
 * Mary Grace Canfield (actress)
 * March 25 - Lynda Petty (actress)
 * April 6 - Mickey Rooney (actor and comedian)
 * April 29 - Bob Hoskins (actor and director)
 * May 2 - Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (actor)
 * May 6 - Farley Mowat (author)
 * May 9 - Mary Stewart (author)
 * May 28 - Maya Angelou (actress and author)
 * June 9 - Rik Mayall (actor)
 * June 15 - Casey Kasem (actor, voice actor and comedian)
 * June 23 - Steve Viksten (screenwriter voice actor)
 * June 24 - Eli Wallach (actor)
 * June 26 - Mary Rodgers (screnwriter and composer)
 * June 28 - Meshach Taylor (actor)
 * July 7 - Dickie Jones (actor)
 * July 19 - James Garner (actor)
 * August 11 - Robin Williams (comedian, actor, and voice actor)
 * August 12 - Lauren Bacall (film and stage actress and model)
 * August 18 - Don Pardo (voice actor)
 * September 4 - Joan Rivers (actress and television host)
 * September 10 - Richard Kiel (actor)
 * October 6 - Marian Seldes (actress)
 * October 9 - Jan Hooks (actress)
 * October 14 - Elizabeth Peña (actress)
 * October 19 - Gerry Parkes (actor)
 * October 24 - Marcia Strassman (actress and singer)
 * November 3 - Tom Magliozzi (radio show host)
 * December 22 - Christine Cavanaugh (voice actress)
 * December 31 - Edward Herrmann (actor)

Character debuts

 * January 21 - Milk, Chou, Souffle
 * March 4 - John Garrett, Lorelei
 * March 21 - Constantine, Dominic Badguy, Nadya, Jean Pierre Napoleon
 * March 31 - Sir Brad Starlight, Princess Demurra, King Drakor
 * April 1 - Zarina
 * April 4 - Alexander Pierce, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch
 * June 7 - Vanilla, Blue, Pie
 * June 20 - Lucky, Snap, Flo, Danny
 * June 30 - Gelatoni
 * July 7 - Hildy Gloom, Grim Gloom, Queen Delightful, Lord Starchbottom
 * July 12 - RoseRose and Mauve
 * July 18 - Windlifter, Lil' Dipper, Blade Ranger, Cabbie, Cad Spinner, Secretary of the Interior, Ol' Jammer, Pulaski, Ryker, Maru, Harvey and Winnie, Blackout, Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, Bubba
 * August 1 - Nebula
 * September 22 - Giffany
 * September 30 - Sinjin Knightfire, Mirror Julian
 * October 1 - Levander Hart
 * October 3 - Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Garazeb Orrelios, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, C1-10P, Agent Kallus, The Inquisitor
 * October 6 - Scone, Rusk
 * October 10 - Tara Crossley, Seb Bailey, Bella Bailey, Cameron, Evermoor Mayor
 * October 13 - Maketh Tua
 * November 7- Hiro Hamada, Baymax, Honey Lemon, Go Go Tomago, Fred, Wasabi, Yokai, Tadashi Hamada, Cass Hamada, Alistair Krei, Mr. Yama, Abigail Callaghan, Mochi, Heathcliff, Sergeant Gerson
 * November 28 - Lord Dominator
 * November 8 - Salt
 * December 5 - Penn Zero, Boone, Sashi, Rippen, Principal Larry

Events

 * March 20 - Aladdin opens on Broadway.
 * August 24 - Newsies plays its final performance on Broadway.
 * September 28 - Mary Poppins premiered at the Milwaukee Film Festival

Behind the scenes

 * July - Production began on the Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie 2.
 * October 8 - IDW Publishing obtains the rights to publish the "core four" Disney comic books (Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge).