1980

Theatrical releases

 * February 8 - Midnight Madness
 * March 7 - Lady and the Tramp (re-issue)
 * April 17 - The Watcher in the Woods
 * June 25 - Herbie Goes Bananas and The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
 * October 8 - Song of the South (re-issue)
 * December 12 - Popeye (co-production with Paramount)
 * December 19 - The Aristocats (re-issue)

Theme park happenings

 * June 7 - 18-year-old Gerardo Gonzales dies in an accident on the PeopleMover at Disneyland.
 * July 17 - Disneyland celebrates it 25th anniversary
 * November 15 - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens at Magic Kingdom

Home Video Releases

 * March 4 - Pete's Dragon, The Black Hole, The Love Bug, Escape to Witch Mountain, Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The North Avenue Irregulars, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Hot Lead and Cold Feet, On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends, Kids Is Kids, and The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale. (All tapes were rental only until October)
 * December 30 - Mary Poppins

Births

 * January 18 - Jason Segel, actor
 * February 26 - Alex Fong, voice artist