2011

Feature films

 * February 11 - Gnomeo & Juliet was released to mixed reviews. (Touchstone Pictures)
 * February 18 - I am Number Four, the first DreamWorks film to be distributed by Disney's Touchstone brand, was released to mixed reviews. (Touchstone Pictures)
 * March 11 - Mars Needs Moms, the last movie produced by Image Movers, was released to negative reviews.
 * April 29 - Prom was released to negative reviews.
 * May 20 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was released and becomes the second Pirates of the Caribbean film to gross $1 billion.
 * June 24 - Cars 2 was released to mixed to negative reviews.
 * July 15 - Winnie the Pooh was released to universal acclaim.
 * August 10 - The Help was released to positive reviews. (Touchstone Pictures)
 * August 19 - Fright Night was released to mixed reviews. (Touchstone Pictures)
 * September 16 - The Lion King was re-released in theaters in 3D.
 * October 7 - Real Steel was released to mixed reviews. (Touchstone Pictures)
 * November 23 - The Muppets was released to universal acclaim.
 * December 25 - War Horse was released to positive reviews. (Touchstone Pictures)

Shorts

 * February 16 - Checking in with Goofy
 * June 24 - Hawaiian Vacation
 * July 15 - The Ballad of Nessie
 * November 23 - Small Fry

Television

 * January 2 - Sonny with a Chance aired its final episode on the Disney Channel.
 * January 16 - Hannah Montana aired its final episode on the Disney Channel.
 * February 14 - Playhouse Disney was renamed Disney Junior; Jake and the Never Land Pirates and A Poem Is... premiered as part of the re-tooled 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 on the Disney Channel; a preview of A.N.T. Farm premiered afterward.
 * June 5 - So Random! premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * June 6 - Switched at Birth premiered on ABC Family.
 * June 13 - Kickin' It premiered on Disney XD.
 * June 17 - ANT Farm officially premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * August 5 - Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * August 27 - ABC Kids airs its final broadcast.
 * September 21 - Revenge premiered on ABC.
 * September 30 - Jessie premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * October 3 - Handy Manny aired its final episode on Disney Junior.
 * October 23 - Once Upon a Time premiered on ABC.
 * October 24 - Stitch! began airing in the United States on Disney XD, but was removed from the schedule four days later for unknown reasons.
 * November 5 - The Disney Channel began Disney Fairies Month.
 * November 11 - Geek Charming premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * November 14 - Minnie's Bow-Toons premiered on Disney Junior.
 * November 19 - Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * November 25 - A one-hour ANT Farm special, America Needs TalANT, premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * December 2 - Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! premiered on the Disney Channel; a preview of Austin & Ally was also shown.
 * December 4 - Austin & Ally officially premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * December 9 - I'm in the Band aired its final episode on Disney XD.

Theme parks

 * January 12 - The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) closes at Magic Kingdom following a fire that occurred in that attraction's building.
 * January 16 - The Wild Africa Trek opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
 * January 18 - The Flights of Fantasy Parade premiered at Hong Kong Disneyland as part of "Celebration in the Air".
 * January 21 - Hong Kong Disneyland's 5th anniversary celebration begins.
 * January 21 - Disney UniBEARsity, a Japan-only series of bears based on classic Disney characters, debuted with Mocha and Pudding, Mickey and Minnie's teddy bears.
 * January 24 - Mickey's PhilharMagic opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * February 11 - Mickey's Toontown Fair closes at Magic Kingdom for the Fantasyland expansion.
 * March 12 - The Tokyo Disney Resort was temporarily closed for five weeks to allow thorough inspection to check for damage caused by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.
 * March 14 - A new interactive queue area opened at The Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom.
 * April 7 - Disney officially broke ground for the Shanghai Disney Resort.
 * April 15 - Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and Disney Ambassador Hotel re-opened 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 resumed its normal operations under its normal schedule.
 * April 28 - Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta re-opened after a brief hiatus following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, Fantasmic! debuts at Tokyo DisneySea and the Mickey & Friends' Greeting Trails character greeting spot opened at Lost River Delta in Tokyo DisneySea.
 * May 20 - Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * June 3 - Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens at Disneyland; The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure opens at Disney California Adventure.
 * July 1 - Goofy's Sky School opens at Disney California Adventure.
 * July 8 - Cape Cod Village Greeting Place opens in the Cape Cod section of American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * July 18 - Jasmine's Flying Carpets opens at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * September 4 - Tokyo DisneySea's 10th anniversary celebration begins. Be Magical! also debuted on the same day.
 * September 5-October 31 - Duffy's Halloween Dream begins at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * September 10 - Journey into Narnia: Prince Caspian closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * September 22 - The Revenge of the Headless Horseman opens at Hong Kong Disneyland for the Halloween Season.
 * November 5 - Duffy the Disney Bear debuts at Disneyland Resort Paris.
 * November 13 - Jake from Jake and the Never Land Pirates begins doing meet and greets at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * November 18 - Toy Story Land opens at Hong Kong Disneyland.
 * December 7 - Whip & Puffy, Donald and Daisy's teddy bears, debut as part of the Disney UniBEARsity line.

Comics

 * February 2 - Uncle Scrooge publishes its 400th issue, and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories celebrates its 70th anniversary
 * May 25 - Boom! Studios publishes the first issue of a new DuckTales comic book
 * July - Boom! Studios 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 subsequently end in November
 * November 9 - Boom! Studios publishes their final Disney comic book issues, DuckTales #6 and Darkwing Duck #18

Reprint collections

 * June 15 - Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 1: Race to Death Valley
 * October 31 - Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 2: Trapped on Treasure Island
 * December 5 - The Complete Carl Barks Library - Volume 7: Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes

Magazines

 * March 22 - The first regular issue of the Phineas and Ferb magazine was published
 * May - A Cars 2 special magazine showed up at newsstands
 * July - A Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension special magazine was 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
 * February 15 - Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
 * 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 is released on the Wii, and Nintendo DS, and Cars 2 for the 3DS and PSP
 * November 15 -
 * Kinect: Disneyland Adventures is released for Kinect on the Xbox 360
 * Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Books

 * January 4 - Phineas and Ferb: It's Ancient History!
 * January 18 - Phineas and Ferb: Just Squidding, Disney Nursery Rhymes Read-Along Storybook and CD, and Bambi Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * March 8 - Disney Nature: African Cats: The Story Behind the Film
 * March 10 - Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Junior Novel
 * March 22 - Jasmine: The Missing Coin
 * April 5 - Prom: A Novelization and Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play
 * 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, The Kane Chronicles: The Throne Of Fire, Winnie the Pooh: A Day of Sweet Surprises, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Road Trip, and 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, and Cars 2: The Essential Guide, and Cars 2 Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * June 1 - The Ultimate Guide to Phineas and Ferb
 * June 7 - Special Agent Oso: Redfinger, Special Agent Oso: Gadget Book, and Special Agent Oso: You Always Look Twice
 * June 28 - Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension novelization, Disney Fairies Storybook Collection, and The Lion King Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * June 30 - Mickey Mouse: Lets Go to the Fire House
 * July 1 - Learn to Draw Winnie the Pooh
 * July 5 - Phineas and Ferb: The Best School Day Ever and Disney-Pixar Storybook Collection
 * July 7 - Pooh's School Day
 * July 12 - A Spooky Adventure, Wishes Come True
 * July 19 - 5-Minute Princess Stories and A Present for Tinker Bell
 * July 22 - Winnie the Pooh: Party in the Wood
 * July 30 - Disney Princess Cookbook
 * August 1 - Learn to Draw Phineas and Ferb and Learn to Draw Finding Nemo
 * 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, and 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 5 - Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet
 * September 6 - The Art of Epic Mickey, Who Could It Be, Pooh?, and Hello, Winnie the Pooh
 * September 13 - Phineas and Ferb: Christmas Vacation, A Toy Christmas, A Very Mater Christmas, and 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!, and The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom (2011 edition)
 * October 4 - Disney Junior: Fun Facts to Understand Our World, Heroes of Olympus: Son of Neptune
 * 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!, The Muppets The Movie Junior Novel, The Muppets: I Am Kermit the Frog, and The Muppets: The Reusable Sticker Book
 * 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 Anniversary: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation
 * November 21 - Minnie's Book of Secrets
 * December 13 - Phineas and Ferb: Chill Out!
 * December 27 - Rapunzel: A Day to Remember, Lady and the Tramp Read-Along Storybook and CD

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

DVD and Blu-ray releases

 * January 25 - Secretariat
 * February 1 -
 * Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition
 * Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
 * February 8 -
 * Dinosaur (combo pack)
 * Chicken Little (combo pack)
 * Meet the Robinsons (combo pack)
 * The Wild (combo pack)
 * Enchanted (combo pack)
 * National Treasure (combo pack)
 * National Treasure: Book of Secrets (combo pack)
 * You Again (Touchstone Home Entertainment)
 * March 1 -
 * Remember the Titans (combo pack)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (combo pack)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (combo pack)
 * Bambi: Diamond Edition
 * March 29 -
 * Invincible (combo pack)
 * High School Musical 2: Extended Edition (combo pack)
 * The Game Plan (combo pack)
 * The Rookie (combo pack)
 * Tangled
 * April 5 - Tron: Legacy
 * April 12 -
 * Cars
 * The Incredibles
 * April 19 - Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
 * May 10 -
 * Aspen Extreme,
 * V.I. Warshawski
 * Indian Summer
 * May 24 -
 * Gnomeo & Juliet (Touchstone Home Entertainment)
 * I am Number Four (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * July 5 -
 * Ratatouille (combo pack)
 * WALL-E (combo pack)
 * A Bug's Life (combo pack)
 * Up (combo pack)
 * Toy Story 3 (combo pack)
 * August 9 -
 * Mars Needs Moms
 * The Fox and the Hound
 * The Fox and the Hound 2 2-Movie Collection
 * August 23 -
 * Ernest Goes to Jail
 * Bambi II: Special Edition
 * Prom
 * August 30 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (3D-Blu-ray)
 * September 13 - The Tempest (Touchstone Home Entertainment)
 * September 20 -
 * Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition
 * Spooky Buddies
 * September 27 - Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Yo Ho Mateys Away
 * October 4 -
 * The Lion King: Diamond Edition
 * Beauty and the Beast (3D Blu-ray)
 * African Cats
 * October 18 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
 * October 25 - Winnie the Pooh
 * November 1 -
 * Cars 2
 * Toy Story (3D Blu-ray)
 * Toy Story 2 (3D Blu-ray)
 * Toy Story 3 (3D Blu-ray)
 * November 8 -
 * Bolt (3D Blu-ray)
 * Chicken Little (3D Blu-ray)
 * Meet the Robinsons (3D Blu-ray)
 * G-Force and (3D Blu-ray)
 * November 22 - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
 * December 6 - The Help (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * December 13 - Fright Night (Touchstone/DreamWorks)

DVD only releases

 * January 4 - Make It or Break It: Season 1, Volume Two (ABC Family)
 * February 8 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's Masquerade
 * March 8 -
 * Hannah Montana Forever: Season 4
 * Tales from Earthsea
 * April 19 - Bambi: Diamond Edition
 * May 3 - Make It or Break It: Season 2, Volume Three (ABC Family)
 * May 10 - Home Improvement: The 20th Anniversary Complete Collection (Touchstone Television)
 * May 24 -
 * Lemonade Mouth: 2-Disc Extended Edition
 * Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Great Outdoors
 * June 7 - The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Volume Six (ABC Family)
 * June 14 - Have a Laugh! Volumes 3 and 4
 * August 23 -
 * Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
 * Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Fifth Season (ABC Studios)
 * August 30 -
 * Desperate Housewives: The Complete Seventh Season (ABC Studios) and
 * Cougar Town: The Complete Second Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 13 -
 * Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Seventh Season (ABC Studios)
 * Private Practice: The Complete Fourth Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 20 -
 * Castle: The Complete Third Season (ABC Studios)
 * Body of Proof: The Complete First Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 27 -
 * Army Wives: The Complete Fifth Season (ABC Studios)
 * Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Yo Ho, Matey's Away
 * November 8 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure
 * November 15 -
 * Disney Junior: Live on Stage
 * The Lion King: Diamond Edition
 * November 22 -
 * Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
 * Prep and Landing
 * December 13 - Switched at Birth: Volume One (ABC Family)

Deaths

 * January 27 - Charlie Callas (comedian and actor)
 * February 10 - Bill Justice (animator)
 * February 12 -
 * Peter Alexander (Austrian actor, singer, and entertainer)
 * Kenneth Mars (actor)
 * March 17 - Michael Gough (character actor)
 * April 2 - Collin Campbell (artist and Imagineer)
 * April 4 - Wayne Robson (television, film, and stage actor)
 * April 9 - Sidney Lumet (filmmaker)
 * May 3 - Jackie Cooper (American actor, television director, producer, and executive)
 * May 10 - Norma Zimmer (vocalist)
 * May 16 - Bill Skiles (comedian and member of the Skiles and Henderson comedy team)
 * May 20 - Randy Savage
 * May 21 - Bill Hunter (actor)
 * June 3 - Wally Boag (actor and comedian)
 * June 4 - Betty Taylor (actress)
 * June 19 - Don Diamond (actor)
 * June 23 - Peter Falk (actor)
 * July 5 - Gordon Tootoosis (actor)
 * July 8 - Roberts Blossom (actor and poet)
 * July 31 - Carl Steven (former child actor and voice actor)
 * August 22 - Joan Gerber (voice actress)
 * August 29 - Junpei Takiguchi (Japanese voice actor and narrator)
 * October 5 - Steve Jobs (co-founder and CEO of Pixar)
 * December 7 - Harry Morgan (actor)
 * December 16 - Nicol Williamson (actor)
 * December 18 - Ted Markland (actor)

Character debuts

 * February 14 - Jake, Izzy, Cubby, Skully, Sharky and Bones
 * February 16 - Never Bird
 * February 24 - Marina the Mermaid
 * May 20 - Blackbeard, Angelica, King George II, Philip Swift, Syrena, Tamara, Marina, Mermaids of Whitecap Bay
 * May 21 - Winger, Wise Old Parrot
 * June 17 - Pirate Princess
 * June 24 - Finn McMissile, Holley Shiftwell, Professor Z, Grem, Acer, Francesco Bernoulli, Rod "Torque" Redline, Uncle Topolino, Mama Topolino, Miles Axlerod
 * July 15 - The Backson
 * July 22 - Captain America, Peggy Carter, James Barnes, Red Skull, Amin Damoola
 * August 5 - Perry the Platyborg, Phineas-2, Ferb-2, Candace-2, Lawrence-2, Dr. Baljeet, Buford-2, Linda-2, Isabella-2, Holly-2, Katie-2, Milly-2, Ginger-2, Adyson-2, and Gretchen-2, Norm Bots, Doofenshmirtz-2, Monogram-2, Terry the Turtle
 * August 12 - The unnamed brown-haired Fireside Girl
 * October 23 - VIC, HEX