2009

Events

 * After Walt Disney Pictures left the Narnia franchise, and the failure of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian destroyed it, 20th Century Fox entered the Narnia franchise with Walden Media.
 * After 8 years the Pinocchio was last DVD and Blu ray to use the Platinum Edition series.
 * February 9 - Disney just signed the distribution deal with Dreamworks Pictures to be distributed 30 movies for over 5 years under its own distribution lable, Touchstone Pictures.
 * May 18- Bret Iwan was first called in to be the voice of Mickey Mouse shortly after the death of Wayne Allwine.
 * August 30 - Due to disappointing advanced ticket sales for the rest of the year, as well as to make room for The Addams Family, the Broadway production of The Little Mermaid closes.
 * August 31 - The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion.
 * November 21 - Up premiers at the Starz Denver Film Festival.
 * November 26- The Sailor Mickey Mouse balloon appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * December 1 - The creators of Disney's upcoming Tron Legacy boards The Black Hole.
 * The release of The Princess and the Frog marks the beginning of the Modern Age of Disney Animation.
 * December 31 - Disney completes its acquisition of Marvel Entertainment.

Feature films

 * February 13 - Confessions of a Shopaholic (Touchstone Pictures)
 * February 27 - Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience was released to negative reviews.
 * March 13 - Race to Witch Mountain
 * April 3 - Adventureland (Miramax Films)
 * April 4 - Fantasia was re-released in Buffalo, New York.
 * April 10 - Hannah Montana: The Movie
 * April 22 - Disneynature's Earth
 * May 22 - The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
 * May 29 - Up was released to universal acclaim.
 * June 19 - The Proposal (released under the Touchstone Pictures Banner)
 * July 24 - G-Force was released to negative reviews.
 * August 14 - Ponyo
 * September 6 - Waking Sleeping Beauty premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
 * September 9 - Walt & El Grupo
 * September 25 - Surrogates (Touchstone Pictures)
 * October 2 - Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are reissued as a 3-D double feature.
 * October 23 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (re-released in 3-D)
 * November 6 - A Christmas Carol
 * November 25 - Old Dogs
 * December 11 - The Princess and the Frog was released to positive reviews.

Shorts

 * May 29 - Partly Cloudy

Television

 * January 18 -  Desperate Housewives aired its 100th episode on ABC.
 * February 8 - Sonny with a Chance premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * February 13 - Jetix/Toon Disney ceases broadcast and is replaced by Disney XD.
 * March 30 - The Replacements airs its final episodes.
 * April 4 - Special Agent Oso premieres on Playhouse Disney, and The Doodlebops and The Wiggles get cancelled.
 * May 2 - Jonas premieres on the Disney Channel.
 * June 26 - The last episode of the anime Stitch! airs.
 * July 12 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh Season 2 final episode premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * August 15 - Imagination Movers Season 1 final episode premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * September 5 - Imagination Movers Season 2 premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * September 8 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh Season 3 premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * October 13 - Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibōken~ (~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~) premieres on TV Asahi and Disney Channel Japan.
 * December 6 - Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! premieres on Disney XD.
 * December 8 - Prep & Landing premieres on ABC.
 * December 22 - Little Einsteins airs its final episode, called Little Elephant's Big Parade.

Albums

 * March 24 - Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack
 * September 22 - Phineas and Ferb

Comics

 * March - Boom! Studios begins publishing comic books based on The Muppet Show and the Pixar movies
 * September - Boom! Studios acquires the publishing rights for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, Mickey Mouse and Friends, Donald Duck and Friends, and Uncle Scrooge

Video games

 * February 3 - Phineas and Ferb on Nintendo DS
 * April 7 - Hannah Montana: The Movie
 * May 30 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Japan)
 * September 29 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (North America)
 * October 12 - Cars: Race-O-Rama (North America)
 * October 30 - Cars: Race-O-Rama (Europe)

Theme parks

 * February 14 - The American Idol Experience officially opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * February 14 - Sweet Duffy 2009 begun at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * March 14 - Sweet Duffy 2009 ended.
 * April 14 - The Tokyo Disney Resort's 25th anniversary celebrations end.
 * April 15 - Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * May 4 - Mickey's Fun Wheel opens in Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure.
 * May 25 - The Mickey Mouse Revue closes at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * June 12 - The Summer Nightastic! promotion begins at the Disneyland Resort, highlighting the return of Fantasmic! and an updated Disney's Electrical Parade.
 * July 4 - The Hall of Presidents reopens with a new Barack Obama animatronic, voiced by the president himself.
 * September 25 - Edelweiss Snacks opens at Disneyland.
 * October 9 - Turtle Talk opens at Tokyo DisneySea.

Live shows

 * Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate! began touring.

Deaths

 * January 6 - Cheryl Holdridge (actress)
 * January 14 - Ricardo Montalbán (actor)
 * March 14 - Millard Kaufman (novelist and creator of Mr. Magoo)
 * March 18 - Natasha Richardson (actress)
 * April 25 - Bea Arthur (actress, comedian, singer)
 * May 4 - Dom DeLuise (actor and comedian)
 * May 18 - Wayne Allwine (voice of Mickey Mouse)
 * June 23 - Ed McMahon (comedian, game show host and announcer)
 * June 25 - Farrah Fawcett (actress) and Michael Jackson (singer and actor)
 * June 28 - Billy Mays (television actor and infomercial pitchman)
 * July 3 - David Carradine (actor, director, martial artist)
 * July 6 - Cathy Cahn (voice actress)
 * July 14 - Dallas McKennon (actor and voice actor)
 * August 15 - Virginia Davis (child actress)
 * September 14 - Henry Gibson (actor) and Patrick Swayze (actor and singer)
 * December 3 - Richard Todd (stage and film actor and soldier)
 * December 16 - Roy E. Disney (son of Roy O. Disney and nephew of Walt Disney)
 * December 20 - Brittany Murphy (actress)

DVD and Blu-ray releases

 * January 13 - Swing Vote (Touchstone Home Entertainment)
 * February 10 - Miracle at St. Anna (Touchstone Home Entertainment)
 * February 10 - Pretty Woman
 * February 17 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
 * March 3 - Beverly Hills Chihuahua
 * March 10 - Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
 * March 24 - Bolt
 * April 7 - Bedtime Stories
 * May 19 - A Bug's Life
 * October 6 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
 * November 10 - Up and Monsters, Inc.
 * December 15 - G-Force

DVD-only releases

 * January 13 - Geppetto and Smart House
 * January 27 - Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition
 * February 3 - Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition
 * February 10 - Phineas and Ferb: The Daze of Summer and Wizards of Waverly Place: Supernaturally Stylin
 * March 3 - Air Bud: Special Edition
 * March 10 - Escape to Witch Mountain and Return from Witch Mountain
 * March 24 - Lilo & Stitch: 2-Disc Big Wave Edition
 * March 31 - Schoolhouse Rock! Earth and Hannah Montana: Keeping it Real
 * April 7 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too and Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Volumes 1-3
 * May 5 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Big Splash and Imagination Movers: Warehouse Mouse Edition
 * May 12 - Hatching Pete, Dadnapped and Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Volumes 4-6
 * June 30 - Princess Protection Program
 * August 4 - The Tigger Movie: 10th Anniversary Edition
 * August 18 - Pete's Dragon: High-Flying Edition
 * September 8 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland, Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition, Little Einsteins: Fire Truck Rocket's Blastoff
 * September 22 - Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana
 * September 29 - Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Shorts, Volume 7 - Mickey's Christmas Carol, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa: Extended Edition
 * November 3 - Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete First Season and Zorro: The Complete Second Season
 * November 24 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
 * December 1 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Choo-Choo Express
 * December 15 - Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: Extended Edition

Direct-to-video releases

 * February 3 - Space Buddies
 * September 8 - Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
 * September 29 - Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving: 10th Anniversary Edition
 * October 27 - Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
 * November 3 - Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
 * November 24 - Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws

Character debuts

 * February 19 - Bob Webber
 * April 18 - Meap and Mitch
 * May 30 - Xion
 * July 11 - The Regurgitator
 * July 18 - Irving
 * October 12 - Candice, El Machismo, Stinger
 * October 24 - Jerry the Platypus
 * December 8 - Lanny, Wayne, Magee
 * December 11 - Tiana, Prince Naveen, Louis, Ray, Doctor Facilier, Mama Odie, Juju, Charlotte La Bouff, Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, Stella, James, Shadow Demons, Firefly family, Reggie, Darnell and Two Fingers