1972

Theatrical releases

 * January - Song of the South (re-issue)
 * March 22 - The Biscuit Eater
 * July 12 - Now You See Him, Now You Don't
 * July 19 - Napoleon and Samantha
 * October 18 - Run, Cougar, Run
 * November 26 - Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
 * December 22 - Snowball Express

Television

 * January 26 - The Mouse Factory premieres.

Theme park happenings

 * March 24 - Country Bear Jamboree opens at Disneyland.
 * December 15 - Construction of Space Mountain begins at Magic Kingdom.

Births

 * April 15 - Lou Romano, voice actor and animation production artist
 * May 2 - Dwayne Johnson, actor
 * September 27 - Gwyneth Paltrow, actress

Deaths

 * November 29 - Carl Stalling, composer

Events

 * May 14 - The first auction of Disney memorabilia takes place at Sothby's in Los Angeles, California.