April 15

Events

 * 2002 - Production begins on The Incredibles.

Feature Films

 * 1994 - White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
 * 2016 - The Jungle Book

Shorts

 * 1932 - Barnyard Olympics
 * 1938 - Donald's Nephews

Theme Park Happenings

 * 1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opens.
 * 1996 - Toontown opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * 2004 - Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * 2016 - The Year of Wishes promotion begins for the Tokyo DisneySea 15th Anniversary celebration

Television

 * 1998 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "The Way I Feel Today" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * 2002 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Tru Confessions premieres on Disney Channel.
 * 2005 - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody premiere on the Disney Channel with the episode "The Prince & The Plunger", and the Kim Possible episode "Overdue" premiere on Disney Channel.
 * 2011 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth premieres on Disney Channel.
 * 2013 - Henry Hugglemonster premiered on Disney Junior.
 * 2014 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Providence" premieres on ABC.

VHS & DVD Releases

 * 1997 - 101 Dalmatians
 * 2003 - Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away

Books

 * 2008 - Cinderella and Belle Kindness Counts is published.

Disney parks and attractions

 * 1983 - Tom Sawyer Island Rafts トムソーヤ島いかだ

Births

 * 1452 - Leonardo Da Vinci (scientist, artist and inventor)
 * 1885 - Albert Sharpe (actor)
 * 1917 - Hans Conried (actor and voice actor)
 * 1933 - Roy Clark (musician and singer)
 * 1949 - Craig Zadan (producer, director and screenwriter)
 * 1952 - Glenn Shadix (actor); Sam McMurray (actor and voice actor)
 * 1959 - Emma Thompson (actress, comedian and screenwriter)
 * 1962 - Tom Kane (voice actor)
 * 1972 - Lou Romano (voice actor and animator)
 * 1975 - Elissa Knight (voice actress and Pixar employee)
 * 1979 - Luke Evans (actor and singer)
 * 1982 - Seth Rogen (actor, filmmake and comedian)
 * 1990 - Emma Watson (actress)
 * 1993 - Madeleine Martin (actress)
 * 2001 - Django Marsh (voice actor)
 * 2007 - Nathan Mack (actor and voice actor)

Deaths

 * 1865 - Abraham Lincoln (politician)
 * 1949 - Wallace Beery (actor)
 * 1980 - Raymond Bailey (actor)
 * 1990 - Greta Garbo (actress)
 * 2013 - Richard LeParmentier (actor)
 * 2017 - Clifton James (actor)