April 9

Films

 * 2000 - Angels in the Infield
 * 2004 - Ella Enchanted (Miramax Films)

Television

 * 1958 - The Disneyland episode "An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom" premieres on ABC.
 * 1989 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "Adventures in Squirrelsitting" premieres on Disney Channel.
 * 1999 - The Timon & Pumbaa episodes "Two for the Zoo" and "The Swine in the Stone" premiere.

Theme park happenings

 * 2005 - Space Mountain: Mission 2 opens at Disneyland Paris.

Births

 * 1935 - Avery Schreiber (actor and comedian)
 * 1954 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
 * 1976 - Blayne Weaver (actor and writer)
 * 1978 - Veronica Taylor (voice actress)
 * 1982 - Jay Baruchel (actor)
 * 1987 - Jesse McCartney (actor, singer-songwriter, and voice actor)
 * 1998 - Elle Fanning (actress)

Deaths

 * 1970 - Gustaf Tenggren (illustrator and sketch artist)