2003

Theatrical releases

 * February 14 - The Jungle Book 2
 * March 21 - Piglet's Big Movie
 * April 11 - Ghosts of the Abyss
 * April 18 - Holes
 * April 25 - It Runs in the Family
 * May 2 - The Lizzie McGuire Movie
 * May 30 - Finding Nemo
 * July 9 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the first PG-13 movie to be released under the Walt Disney Pictures label
 * August 6 - Freaky Friday
 * November 1 - Brother Bear
 * November 26 - The Haunted Mansion
 * December 25 - The Young Black Stallion

Television

 * January 17 - That's So Raven premieres on the Disney Channel
 * September 20 - Lilo & Stitch: The Series premieres on ABC and the Disney Channel
 * November 28 - Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time airs on the Disney Channel

Video games

 * February 2 - Piglet's Big Game
 * February 7 - Treasure Planet
 * April 4 - Disney Princess for Game Boy Advance
 * September 2 - Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
 * September 30 - The Lion King 1½ for Game Boy Advance
 * October 14 - Lizzie McGuire: On the Go!
 * November 4 - Brother Bear for Game Boy Advance
 * November 11 - Brother Bear for PC

Albums

 * Kim Possible

Theme park happenings

 * January 13 - A musical based on Aladdin premiers at the Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure
 * April 11 - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh opens at Disneyland.
 * May 22 - Reflections of China opens at the China Pavilion of the World Showcase at Epcot.
 * September 5 - 22-year-old Marcelo Torres is killed after suffering injuries, during a derailment of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland.
 * October 8 - Mickey's PhilharMagic opens at the Magic Kingdom.
 * October 9 - Mission: SPACE officially opens at Epcot.
 * October 12 - ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter closes at the Magic Kingdom.
 * December 5 - A Space Mountain roller coaster at Tokyo Disneyland derailed as it was returning to the loading station. No guests were injured.

Home video releases

 * February 25 - Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World: Special Edition
 * March - Who Framed Roger Rabbit Vista Series DVD
 * April 1 - Disney Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life and Sing a Song With Pooh Bear and Piglet too!
 * April 15 - Castle in the Sky
 * April 29 - Treasure Planet
 * May 6 - Toothless
 * May 13 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Special Edition)
 * May 20 - The Rescuers
 * June 10 - The Jungle Book 2
 * July 23 - The Great Mouse Detective
 * July 29 - Piglet's Big Movie
 * August 5 - Tower of Terror
 * August 12 - The Lizzie McGuire Movie
 * September 2 - Kim Possible: The Secret Files 
 * September 9 - Sleeping Beauty (Special Edition)
 * September 23 - Holes
 * October 7 - The Lion King: Platinum Edition
 * October 10 - Flight of the Navigator (Special Edition)
 * November 4 - Finding Nemo
 * December 2 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
 * December 9 - Lizzie McGuire: Fashionably Lizzie, Lizzie McGuire: Growing Up Lizzie, and Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (Re-issue)
 * December 16 - Freaky Friday

Direct-to-video releases

 * January 21 - 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
 * March 11 - Inspector Gadget 2
 * May 20 - Atlantis: Milo's Return
 * June 24 - Air Bud Spikes Back
 * August 26 - Stitch! The Movie
 * October 21 - George of the Jungle 2
 * October 28 - Disney Sing-Along Songs: On My Way
 * December 9 - Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade and Recess: All Growed Down

Character debuts

 * April 25 - Professor Dementor
 * May 16 - Frugal Lucre
 * May 30 - Nemo, Dory, Marlin, Coral, Bruce, Nigel, Darla Sherman, P. Sherman, Gil
 * August 26 - Sparky

Deaths

 * January 20 - Al Hirschfeld (artist)
 * March 20 - Michael Jeter (actor)
 * June 30 - Buddy Hackett (voice actor and comedian)
 * July 6 - Buddy Ebsen (character actor and dancer)
 * July 27 - Bob Hope (actor and comedian)
 * August 6 - Larry Taylor (actor and stuntman)
 * September 12 - Johnny Cash (singer)
 * October 27 - Rod Roddy (radio and television announcer)
 * November 12 - Jonathan Brandis (actor, director and screenwriter)
 * November 12 - Kay E. Kuter (voice actor)
 * December 5 - Bob Gregory (comics artist and writer)