1973

Feature Films

 * February 14 - The World's Greatest Athlete
 * March 23 - Cinderella (re-issue) and Charley and the Angel
 * May 25 - Mary Poppins (re-issue)
 * June 20 - One Little Indian
 * November 8 - Robin Hood
 * December 14 - Superdad

​Shorts

 * January - VD Attack Plan

Television releases

 * January 7 - The Mystery in Dracula's Castle, part one.
 * January 14 - The Mystery in Dracula's Castle, part two.
 * March 4 - Chester, Yesterday's Horse.
 * March 11 - The Little Shepherd Dog of Catalina
 * March 18 - The Boy and the Bronc Buster, part one.
 * March 25 - The Boy and the Bronc Buster, part two.
 * April 1 - Call It Courage
 * September 30 - Fire on Kelly Mountain
 * October 7 - Mustang!
 * October 23 - Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute
 * December 16 - The Proud Bird from Shanghai

Theme park happenings

 * May 20 - Tom Sawyer Island opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
 * June - 18-year-old Bogden Delaurot drowns in the Rivers of America trying to swim back.
 * December 15 - Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Magic Kingdom.

Births

 * January 30 - Paige Moss (actress)
 * February 12 - Tara Strong (voice actress)
 * March 1 - Jack Davenport (actor)
 * March 24 - Jim Parsons (television and film actor)
 * April 2 - Roselyn Sánchez (Actress, producer, writer, singer-songwriter, and model)
 * April 28 - Melissa Fahn (voice/stage actress and singer)
 * May 16 - Tori Spelling (actress and author)
 * May 27 - Jack McBrayer (voice actor and comedian)
 * June 13 - Ogie Banks (voice actor)
 * June 15 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
 * August 9 - Kevin McKidd (actor)
 * August 24 - Grey DeLisle (voice actress)
 * August 24 - Barret Oliver (actor and photographer)
 * September 18 - James Marsden (actor and singer)
 * September 29 - Brad Kane (singer)
 * October 3 - Neve Campbell (voice actress)
 * October 3 - Lena Headey (actress)
 * October 6 - Ioan Gruffudd (actor)
 * October 10 - Mario Lopez (actor and television host)
 * October 26 - Seth MacFarlane (actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director, and singer)
 * November 21 - Gina Tuttle (actress and voice actor)
 * December 3 - Bruno Campos (voice actor)
 * December 4 - Tyra Banks (model and media personality)

Deaths

 * January 31 - Jack MacGowran (character actor)
 * February 15 - Wally Cox (comedian and actor)
 * June 17 - Luis van Rooten (actor)
 * October 18 - Walt Kelly (animator and cartoonist)
 * November 11 - Ferdinand Hovarth (illustrator and sketch artist)
 * November 23 - Sessue Hayakawa (Japanese and American Issei actor)
 * December 13 - Allie Wrubel (composer and songwriter)