2009

Events

 * After Walt Disney Pictures left the Narnia franchise and the failure of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian destroyed it, 20th Century Fox entered the Narnia franchise with Walden Media.
 * February 9 - Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, along with Paramount Pictures, enter a deal to become the distributors of DreamWorks films, starting in 2010.
 * May 18 - Bret Iwan was first called in to be the voice of Mickey Mouse shortly after the death of Wayne Allwine.
 * December 1 - The creators of Disney's upcoming Tron Legacy boards The Black Hole.
 * The release of The Princess and the Frog marks the beginning of the Modern Age of Disney Animation.

Theatrical releases

 * February 27 - Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
 * March 13 - Race to Witch Mountain
 * April 10 - Hannah Montana: The Movie
 * April 22 - Disneynature's Earth
 * May 22 - The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
 * May 29 - Up
 * June 19 - The Proposal (released under the Touchstone Pictures Banner)
 * July 24 - G-Force
 * September 9 - Walt & El Grupo
 * October 2 - Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are reissued as a 3-D double feature for two weeks
 * November 6 - A Christmas Carol
 * November 27 - Old Dogs
 * December 11 - The Princess and the Frog

Television

 * February 8 - Sonny with a Chance premieres on the Disney Channel
 * February 13 - Toon Disney ceases broadcast and is replaced by Disney XD
 * March 30 - The Replacements airs its final episodes
 * April 4 - Special Agent Oso premieres on Playhouse Disney
 * June 26 - Stitch! airs the last episode of the anime.
 * May 2 - Jonas premieres on the Disney Channel
 * August 15 - Pinocchio debuts on ABC Family
 * October 13 - Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibōken~ (~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~) premieres on TV Asahi and Disney Channel Japan.
 * December 6 - Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! premieres on Disney XD
 * December 8 - Prep & Landing premieres on ABC

Albums

 * September 22 - Phineas and Ferb

Books

 * September 15 - Phineas and Ferb: Oh, Christmas Tree!
 * December 8 - Phineas and Ferb: My Funny Valentine

Video games

 * February 3 - Phineas and Ferb on Nintendo DS
 * April 7 - Hannah Montana: The Movie (video game)
 * May 30 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Japan)
 * September 29 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (North America)

Theme parks

 * February 14 - The American Idol Experience officially opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * February 14 - Sweet Duffy 2009 begun at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * March 14 - Sweet Duffy 2009 ended.
 * April 14 - The Tokyo Disney Resort's 25th anniversary celebrations end.
 * April 15 - Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * June 12 - The Summer Nightastic! promotion begins at the Disneyland Resort, highlighting the return of Fantasmic! and an updated Disney's Electrical Parade
 * July 4 - The Hall of Presidents re-opens with a new Barack Obama animatronic, voiced by the president himself.
 * October 9 - Turtle Talk opens at Tokyo DisneySea.

Live shows

 * Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate! began touring

Deaths

 * May 18 - Wayne Allwine, - Voice of Mickey Mouse
 * June 25 - Michael Jackson - Singer and Actor
 * August 15 - Virginia Davis - Child Actress
 * December 16 - Roy E. Disney - Son of Roy O. Disney and nephew of Walt Disney, stomach cancer

Video releases

 * January 27 - Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
 * Feburary 3 - Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
 * Feburary 10 - Phineas and Ferb: The Daze of Summer (DVD); Wizards of Waverly Place: Supernaturally Stylin '  (DVD)
 * Feburary 17 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year (1-disc DVD, 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray)
 * March 3 - Beverly Hills Chihuahua (DVD and Blu-Ray); Air Bud: Special Edition
 * March 10 - Pinocchio: Platinum Edition (DVD and Blu-ray); Escape to Witch Mountain (DVD); Return from Witch Mountain (DVD)
 * March 24 - Bolt (DVD, Deluxe DVD, and DVD/Blu-Ray combo) and Lilo & Stitch: 2-Disc Big Wave Edition (DVD)
 * March 31 - Schoolhouse Rock! Earth (DVD)) and Hannah Montana: Keeping it Real (DVD)
 * April 7 - Bedtime Stories (DVD, 2-disc Deluxe and 3-disc DVD-Blu-ray combo), My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (DVD), and Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films, V1, V2, and V3 (all DVD)
 * May 5 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Big Splash (DVD); Imagination Movers: Warehouse Mouse Edition (DVD)
 * May 12 - Hatching Pete/Dadnapped (double feature DVD); Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films, V4, V5, and V6 (all DVD)
 * June 30 - Jonas Brothers: The (3D) Concert Experience (DVD, 2-disc DVD, and 3-Disc 2D/3D Extended Blu-ray/ DVD/Digital Copy Combo with glasses) and Princess Protection Program
 * August 4 - Race to Witch Mountain (DVD, Deluxe DVD, and DVD/Blu-ray combo) and The Tigger Movie: 10th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
 * August 18 - Hannah Montana: The Movie (DVD, 2-disc DVD, and DVD/Blu-Ray combo) and Pete's Dragon: High-Flying Edition (DVD)
 * September 1 - Earth (DVD) and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (DVD)
 * September 8 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland (DVD); Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition (DVD); Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (Special Edition DVD); Little Einsteins: Fire Truck Rocket's Blastoff (DVD)
 * September 22 - Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana (DVD)
 * September 29 - Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Shorts, Volume 7 - Mickey's Christmas Carol (DVD); Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (DVD)
 * October 6 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition (Blu-ray)
 * November 3 - Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete First and Second Season (seperate DVDs), ickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (DVD)
 * November 10 - Up (DVD Deluxe DVD, DVD/Blu-ray combo)
 * November 24 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition (DVD); Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (DVD)
 * December 1 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Choo-Choo Express (DVD)
 * December 15 - G-Force (DVD, Blu-ray, and DVD/Blu-ray combo); Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (DVD)

Direct-to-video releases

 * October 27 - Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DVD and DVD/Blu-ray combo)

Character debuts

 * Feburary 19 - Bob Webber
 * April 18 - Meap and Mitch
 * July 11 - The Regurgitator
 * July 18 - Irving
 * October 24 - Jerry the Platypus
 * November 6 - Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim
 * December 8 - Lanny, Wayne, Magee
 * December 11 - Tiana, Prince Naveen, Louis, Ray, Doctor Facilier, Mama Odie, Juju, Charlotte La Bouff, Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, Stella, James, Shadow Demons, Firefly family, Reggie, Darnell and Two Fingers