2004

Feature films

 * January 22 - Teacher's Pet: The Movie
 * February 12 - Miracle
 * February 26 - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
 * March 12 - Hidalgo
 * April 2 - Home on the Range is released to mixed reviews and is a commercial disappointment.
 * April 16 - Sacred Planet
 * June 11 - Around the World in 80 Days
 * July 15 - America's Heart and Soul
 * July 22 - King Arthur (Touchstone Pictures)
 * August 13 - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
 * November 5 - The Incredibles is released to critical acclaim and commercial success.
 * November 19 - National Treasure
 * December 17 - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Touchstone Pictures)

Shorts

 * November 5 - Boundin'

Television

 * January 23 - Dave the Barbarian premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * February 14 - Power Rangers: Dino Thunder premieres on Toon Disney
 * February 14 - Lizzie McGuire airs its last episode "Magic Train" on the Disney Channel.
 * February 27 - Lloyd in Space airs its last episode "The Ride Along" on Toon Disney.
 * February 29 - The Weekenders airs its last episode "Tino's Dad" on Toon Disney.
 * August - Teamo Supremo airs its last episode on Toon Disney.
 * August 21 - Brandy & Mr. Whiskers premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * September 22 - Lost, a presentation of Touchstone Television, begins airing on ABC.

Theme parks

 * January 3 - Food Rocks closes at Epcot.
 * April 15 - Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * May 5 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens at Disney's California Adventure.
 * November 16 - Stitch's Great Escape! opens at the Magic Kingdom.
 * December 1 - The Disney Bear debuts at the Tokyo Disney Resort as part of its Christmas celebrations.

Video games

 * March 19 - Aladdin for Game Boy Advance
 * March 31 - Home on the Range for Game Boy Advance
 * September 22 - Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise for Game Boy Advance
 * October 31 - The Incredibles is released in North America for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
 * November 5 - The Incredibles is released in Europe for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
 * December 7 - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is released for the Game Boy Advance

Business

 * February 17 - After 15 years of on-again, off-again negotiations, Michael Eisner purchases the Muppets from The Jim Henson Company. This sale does not include the characters from Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock or shows or movies created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop (such as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and Farscape).

Events

 * December 15 - Mary Poppins opens in London's West End.

DVD and VHS releases

 * January 27 - Alice in Wonderland: The Masterpiece Edition
 * February 3 - Ruby Bridges
 * March 16 - Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
 * March 30 - Brother Bear
 * April 6 - Angels in the Endzone
 * April 20 - The Haunted Mansion
 * May 18 - Miracle, Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume 2, Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Walt Disney Treasures: Walt Disney on the Front Lines, and Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland
 * June 15 - Teacher's Pet: The Movie
 * June 29 - The Cheetah Girls
 * July 20 - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
 * August 3 - Oliver Twist
 * August 31 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: 2-Disc Special Edition
 * September 7 - Disney Princess Sing Along Songs - Once Upon a Dream
 * September 14 - Home on the Range
 * October 5 - Aladdin: Platinum Edition
 * October 26 - Mulan: Special Edition
 * December 7 - Gargoyles: The Complete First Season; Kim Possible: The Villain Files; Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black & White Volume 2, The Complete Pluto, Volume 1, and The Mickey Mouse Club, Week One
 * December 14 - Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
 * December 20 - Around the World in 80 Days

Direct-to-video releases

 * February 10 - The Lion King 1½
 * March 9 - Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
 * August 17 - Mickey, Donald and Goofy: The Three Musketeers
 * November 3 - Mulan II (premiere)
 * November 9 - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

Character debuts

 * April 2 - Maggie, Mrs. Calloway, Grace, Buck, Alameda Slim Rico, The Willie Brothers, Ollie, Rusty, Lucky Jack, Jeb, Audrey, Pearl Gesner, Piggies, Sheriff Sam Brown, Larry, Junior the Buffalo, Barry and Bob, The Chicks, Wesley, Farm Animals
 * August 21 - Brandy Harrington, Mr. Whiskers
 * November 5 - Bob Parr, Helen Parr, Dash Parr, Violet Parr, Jack-Jack Parr, Frozone, Syndrome, Edna Mode, Mirage, The Underminer, Omnidroid v.10

Births

 * January 10 - Kaitlyn Maher (child singer and actress)
 * June 8 - Francesca Capaldi (child actress)
 * August 2 - Marlowe Peyton (child actress)

Deaths

 * January 22 - Ann Miller (dancer, singer and actress)
 * January 23 - Bob Keeshan (television producer and actor)
 * January 27 - H.B. Haggerty (professional wrestler and actor)
 * February 4 - Jason Raize (voice and Broadway actor)
 * February 5 - John Hench (Imagineer)
 * February 11 - Tony Pope (voice actor)
 * March 28 - Peter Ustinov (actor and writer)
 * March 30 - Hubert Gregg (BBC broadcaster, writer and stage actor)
 * May 15 - Jack Bradbury (animator and comic book artist)
 * May 17 - Tony Randall (actor, comic, producer and director)
 * June 5 - Ronald Reagan (actor and 40th President of the United States of America)
 * June 10 - Ray Charles (musician)
 * July 1 - Marlon Brando (movie star and political activist)
 * July 9 - Sammy McKim (film actor and inspirational sketch artist)
 * July 16 - Andy Engman (animator)
 * July 21 - Jerry Goldsmith (composer and conductor)
 * July 28 - Sam Edwards (actor)
 * August 18 - Elmer Bernstein (composer and conductor)
 * September 8 - Frank Thomas (animator)
 * October 5 - Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedian and actor)
 * October 10 - Christopher Reeve (actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist)
 * December 28 - Jerry Orbach (actor and voice actor)