2011

Theatrical releases

 * March 11 - Mars Needs Moms, the last movie produced by Image Movers, is released to negative reviews
 * April 29 - Prom
 * May 20 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides  and became the 2nd Pirates of the Caribbean film to gross $1 billion.
 * June 24 - Cars 2 is released to mixed to negative reviews
 * July 15 - Winnie the Pooh is released to overwhelmingly positive reviews
 * November 23 - The Muppets

Television

 * January 2 - Sonny With a Chance airs its last episode
 * January 16 - Hannah Montana shows its last episode
 * February 14 - Playhouse Disney was renamed Disney Junior; Jake and the Never Land Pirates premiered as part of the block
 * March 25 - The Suite Life Movie premiered on the Disney Channel
 * April 15 - Lemonade Mouth premiered on the Disney Channel
 * May 6 - The series finale of The Suite Life on Deck aired; a preview of A.N.T. Farm premiered afterward.
 * June 13 - Kickin' It premiered on Disney XD
 * June 17 - A.N.T. Farm officially premiered on the Disney Channel
 * August 5 - Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension premiered on the Disney Channel
 * September 30 - Jessie premiered on the Disney Channel
 * October 24 - Stitch! began airing in the United States on Disney XD.
 * November 5 - Disney Channel begins Disney Fairies Month
 * November 11 - Geek Charming will premiere on the Disney Channel
 * November 18 - Minnie's Bow-Toons will premiere on Disney Junior.
 * November 19 - Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games premieres on Disney Channel
 * December 2 - Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! and A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas will premiere on Disney Channel, also the preview of Austin & Ally will be shown
 * December 4 - Austin & Ally offically premieres on Disney Channel

Theme parks

 * January 18 - The "Flights of Fantasy Parade" in Hong Kong Disneyland premiered as part of "Celebration in the Air"
 * January 21 - Hong Kong Disneyland's 5th anniversary celebrations begin.
 * March 12 - Tokyo Disney Resort temporarily closes to allow thorough inspection to check for damage caused by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.
 * March 14 - A new interactive queue extension opens at The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom.
 * April 7 - Disney officially breaks ground for the Shanghai Disney Resort.
 * April 15 - Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Ambassador Hotel re-opens one month after the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. Until April 22, the park operated during daylight hours in an effort to conserve power.
 * April 22 - Tokyo Disneyland resumes its normal operations under its normal schedule.
 * April 28 - Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta re-opens after a brief hiatus following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, Fantasmic! debuts at Tokyo DisneySea. Also, the Mickey & Friends' Greeting Trails greeting spot opens at Lost River Delta at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * May 20 - Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort.
 * June 3 - Star Tours: The Adventures Continue and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure opens at the Disneyland Resort.
 * July 8 - Cape Cod Village Greeting Place opens at the Cape Cod section of American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * July 18 - Jasmine's Flying Carpets opens at Arabian Coast at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * September 4 - Tokyo DisneySea's 10th anniversary celebrations begin.
 * September 5 to October 31 - Duffy's Halloween Dream begins at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * September 22 - Aulani officially opens.
 * November 18 - Toy Story Land opens at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Comics

 * February 2 - Uncle Scrooge publishes its 400th issue, and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories celebrates its 70th anniversary
 * May 25 - Boom! Studios, now renamed Kaboom!, publishes the first issue of a new DuckTales comic book
 * June - Marvel Comics published the first issue of a new Cars comic book
 * June 15 - Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse - Volume 1: Race to Death Valley
 * July - Kaboom! loses the publishing rights to Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Mickey Mouse and Friends, Donald Duck and Friends, Uncle Scrooge, and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers; Darkwing Duck and DuckTales will end in November
 * October 31 - Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse - Volume 2: Trapped on Treasure Island
 * November - Kaboom! will publish their final Disney comic book issues

Magazines

 * March 22 - The first regular issue of the bimonthly Phineas and Ferb magazine is published
 * May - A Cars 2 special magazine shows up at newsstands
 * July - A Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension special magazine is published

Soundtracks

 * April 12 - Lemonade Mouth
 * June 14 - Cars 2
 * July 12 - Winnie the Pooh
 * August 2 - Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions
 * September 16 - Best of The Lion King
 * September 20 - Jake and the Never Land Pirates
 * October 11- A.N.T. Farm

Video games

 * January 11 - Kingdom Hearts Re:coded is released for the Nintendo DS
 * January 20 - Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix is released for PSP, only in Japan
 * May 10 - Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is released for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360, and PC
 * June 21 - Cars 2: The Video Game is released for the Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and PC
 * August 2 - Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension is released for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS
 * August 4 - Epic Mickey is released for the Wii in Japan
 * October 25 - Disney Universe is released for the Wii, PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360
 * November 8 - Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks will be released on the Wii, and Nintendo DS, and Cars 2 for the 3DS and PSP
 * November 15 - Kinect Disneyland Adventures will be released for Kinect on the Xbox 360

Books

 * January 4 - Phineas and Ferb: It's Ancient History!
 * January 18 - Phineas and Ferb: Just Squidding
 * March 10 - Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Junior Novel
 * March 22 - Jasmine: The Missing Coin
 * April 5 - Prom: A Novelization
 * April 12 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Junior Novel
 * April 15 - Look and Find: Disney Cars 2
 * April 19 - Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure novel
 * May 1 - Learn to Draw Cars
 * May 3 - Agent P's Top-Secret Joke Book, Winnie the Pooh: Hundred-Acre-Wood Treasury, Winnie the Pooh: Party in the Wood, Winnie the Pooh: A Day of Sweet Surprises, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Road Trip, The Ballad of Nessie
 * May 15 - Look and Find Phineas and Ferb
 * May 17 - Cars Storybook Collection, Cars 2 novelization, The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
 * May 27 - Cars 2: The Essential Guide
 * June 1 - The Ultimate Guide to Phineas and Ferb
 * June 7 - Special Agent Oso: Redfinger, Special Agent Oso: Gadget Book; Special Agent Oso: You Always Look Twice
 * June 28 - Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension novelization, Disney Fairies Storybook Collection
 * July 1 - Learn to Draw Winnie the Pooh
 * July 5 - Phineas and Ferb: The Best School Day Ever, Disney-Pixar Storybook Collection
 * July 7 - Pooh's School Day
 * July 12 - A Spooky Adventure, Wishes Come True
 * July 19 - 5-Minute Princess Stories, A Present for Tinker Bell
 * July 22 - Winnie the Pooh: Party in the Wood
 * August 1 - Learn to Draw Phineas and Ferb, Finding Nemo (Learn to Draw Favorite Characters)
 * August 2 -  Spooky Buddies Junior Novel
 * August 9 - A Fairy Frost, The Pet Problem, Secret Agent Mater, Tangled Big Golden Board Book, Team Spirit, Tink in a Fairy Fix, Tractor Trouble
 * August 16 - Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets
 * August 23 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Space Adventure
 * September 1 - Learn to Draw Mickey Mouse and His Friends
 * September 6 - The Art of Epic Mickey, Who Could It Be, Pooh?, Hello, Winnie the Pooh (Hardcover)
 * September 13 - Phineas and Ferb: Christmas Vacation, A Toy Christmas, A Very Mater Christmas, Phineas and Ferb Robotinator
 * September 27 - A Magical Christmas
 * September 28 - The History of Walt Disney Animation
 * October 1 - Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar Cars: Expanded Edition!, Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar Toy Story: New Editon!
 * October 4 - Disney Junior: Fun Facts to Understand Our World
 * October 11 - Phineas and Ferb's Guide to Life, Phineas and Ferb:The Beak Strikes!, Frogs Are Funny!: The Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Muppets Joke Book EVER!, and The Muppets The Movie Junior Novel
 * October 14- Duffy the Disney Bear: Mickey's New Friend
 * October 18 - Meet the Cars
 * October 25 - Cars 2: Ride with Mater
 * November 2 - The Art of Pixar: 25th Anniv.: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation
 * November 21 - Minnie Mouse:Minnie's Book of Secrets
 * December 13 - Phineas and Ferb: Chill Out!
 * December 27 - Rapunzel: A Day to Remember

Live Shows

 * August 21 - Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! began touring
 * September 3 - Disney On Ice: Dare to Dream begins touring

Video releases

 * February 1 - Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
 * March 1 - Bambi: Diamond Edition (Blu-ray)
 * March 29 - Tangled (DVD, Blu-ray, and 3-D Blu-ray)
 * April 5 - Tron: Legacy (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * April 19 - Bambi: Diamond Edition (DVD)
 * May 24 - Lemonade Mouth: 2-Disc Extended Edition (DVD); Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Great Outdoors (DVD)
 * June 14 - Have a Laugh! Volumes 3 and 4 (DVD)
 * July 5 - Ratatouille (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * August 9 - Mars Need Moms (DVD and Blu-ray); The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2: 2 Movie Collection (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * August 23 - Bambi II (DVD and Blu-ray); Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (2-disc DVD), Prom (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * September 20 - Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition (DVD and Blu-ray), Spooky Buddies (DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray, and DVD combo pack)
 * September 27 - Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Yo Ho Mateys Away
 * October 4 - The Lion King: Diamond Edition (Blu-ray), Beauty and the Beast (3D Blu-Ray)
 * October 18 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray combo, and in a 5-pack combo, Blu-ray 3D + 2 Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy, and a 15-disc with digital discs of all 4 movies)
 * October 25 - Winne the Pooh (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * November 1 - Cars 2 (DVD, Blu-ray, 5-disc Blu-Ray, 11- disc Director's cut, and 3-D Blu-ray); Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 (3-D Blu-ray 3-pack)
 * November 8 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure
 * November 15 - Disney Junior: Live on Stage (DVD)
 * November 22 - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (DVD and Blu-ray); Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World (DVD), Prep and Landing (DVD)
 * December 13 - The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
 * Unknown - Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games

Direct-to-video releases

 * April 19 - Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * September 20 - Spooky Buddies (DVD and Blu-ray)
 * October 4 - African Cats (DVD and Blu-ray)

Deaths

 * Febuary 12 - Kenneth Mars, actor (King Triton)
 * June 3 - Wally Boag, 90, actor/comedian (Pecos Bill in The Golden Horseshoe Revue, José in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room)
 * June 4 - Betty Taylor, 91, actress (Slue Foot Sue in The Golden Horseshoe Revue)

Character debuts

 * February 11 - Princess Baldegunde
 * February 14 - Jake, Izzy, Cubby, Skully
 * Febuary 16 - Never Bird
 * February 24 - Marina the Mermaid
 * May 20 - Blackbeard, Angelica, Scrum, King George II
 * May 21 - Winger, Wise Old Parrot
 * June 17 - Pirate Princess
 * June 24 - Finn McMissile, Holley Shiftwell, Professor Z, Grem, Acer, Francesco Bernoulli, Siddeley, Rod "Torque" Redline, Tomber, Jeff Gorvette, Lewis Hamilton (Car), Brent Musburger, David Hobbscap, Uncle Topolino, Mama Topolino, The Queen, Crabby, John Lassetire, Miles Axlerod, Shu Todoroki, Rip Clutchgoneski‎, Raoul ÇaRoule‎‎, Carla Veloso‎, Nigel Gearsley‎, Galloping Geargrinder‎
 * July 15 - The Backson
 * August 12 - The unnamed brown-haired Fireside Girl