2016

Feature films

 * January 29 - The Finest Hours will be released in theaters.
 * March 4 - Zootopia will be released in theaters.
 * April 15 - The Jungle Book will be released in theaters.
 * April 22 - Born in China will be released in theaters.
 * May 6 - Captain America: Civil War will be released in theaters.
 * May 27 - Alice Through the Looking Glass will be released in theaters.
 * June 17 - Finding Dory will be released in theaters.
 * July 1 - The BFG will be released in theaters.
 * August 12 - Pete's Dragon will be released in theaters.
 * November 4 - Doctor Strange will be released in theaters.
 * November 23 - Moana will be released in theaters.
 * December 16 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be released in theaters.
 * The Queen of Katwe will be released in theaters.
 * The Light Between Oceans will be released in theaters.

Television

 * January 10 - Austin and Ally will air its last episode on the Disney Channel.
 * January 15 - The Lion Guard will premiere on Disney Junior.
 * January 23 - The 7D will begin its second season.
 * January - Further Adventures in Babysitting, a Disney Channel Original Movie, will premiere.
 * February 12 - Life-Size 2, a Disney Channel Original Movie, will premiere.
 * February 15 - Gravity Falls will air its final episode on Disney XD
 * March 6 - Once Upon a Time will air its 100th episode.
 * March 28 - The second season of Star vs. the Forces of Evil will premiere.
 * Throw Like Mo, a Disney Channel Original Movie, will premiere.
 * Elena of Avalor, a spin-off of Sofia the First, will premiere on the Disney Junior channel and programming block.
 * Lab Rats will air its final episode on Disney XD.
 * Stuck in the Middle will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * The new spin-off series Lab Rats: Elite Force will premiere on Disney XD.
 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil will begin its second season.
 * Girl Meets World will begin its third season on the Disney Channel.
 * Sofia the First: Journey to Avalor will premiere.
 * Elena of Avalor will premiere.
 * Liv & Maddie will begin its fourth season on the Disney Channel.

Soundtracks

 * January 8 - The Lion Guard

DVD and Blu-ray

 * January 5 - The Return of Jafar / Aladdin and the King of Thieves: 2-Movie Collection (General retail release)
 * February 2 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Signature Edition and Bridge of Spies (Touchstone Home Entertainment)
 * March 8 - The Good Dinosaur
 * April 5 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

DVD only

 * January 12 - Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates: The Great Never Sea Conquest
 * February 2 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Pop Star Minnie
 * February 23 - The Lion Guard Return Of The Roar
 * March 1 - Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (Lucasfilm)

Theme parks

 * Shanghai Disneyland in Shanghai, China is scheduled to be opened to the public. It will become the sixth Disney Resort to open and the fourth international Disney destination to open.
 * Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular will close on January 10th to make way for a brand new show based on Frozen.
 * Tokyo DisneySea will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
 * Iron Man Experience will open at Hong Kong Disneyland, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration.
 * Star Jets and Grand Circuit Raceway at Tokyo Disneyland will be removed to make way for that park's Fantasyland expansion.
 * Frozen Ever After is scheduled to open at Epcot's Norway Pavilion, replacing Maelstrom.
 * DisneyQuest will be closed to make way for The NBA Experience.

Comics

 * February 24 - Joe Books will begin publishing the Disney Princess comic book
 * Spring - Joe Books will begin publishing a new Darkwing Duck comic book

Graphic novels

 * January 14 - Winnie the Pooh Cinestory Novel
 * February 24 - DuckTales Cinestory Comic
 * March 30
 * Gargoyles Cinestory Comic
 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil Cinestory Comic
 * Zootopia Cinestory Comic

Reprint collections

 * February 18 - Donald and Mickey: The Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 75th Anniversary Collection
 * March 3 - Donald Duck: The Sunday Newspaper Comics Volume 1
 * March 31 - Silly Symphonies: Sunday Newspaper Comics Volume 1
 * ​April 5 - Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Volume 2
 * May 7 - The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Donald Duck: Terror of the Beagle Boys
 * June 5
 * The Don Rosa Library - Volume 5: The Richest Duck in the World
 * Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 9: Rise Of The Rhyming Man

Books

 * January 5
 * Girl Meets World: Let's Do This!
 * The Secret Admirer
 * April 5 - Demigods & Magicians
 * Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
 * May 3
 * Finding Dory Junior Novelization
 * ​The Trials Of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
 * Descendants: Return to the Isle of the Lost
 * June 21 - Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!: I Don't Know, You Tell Me! Adventure!
 * July 26 - Return to the Ice Palace
 * October 4 - Magnus Chase And The Gods Of Asgard: The Hammer Of Thor

Video games

 * Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (PS4)(in Japan)

Character debuts

 * March 4 - Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps, Gazelle
 * June 17 - Jenny, Charlie, Bailey, Dory's adopted sister, Hank