January 1

Theme Parks

 * 1959 - The Fantasyland Autopia opens at Disneyland.
 * 1995 - Symbiosis closes at Epcot's The Land pavilion to be replaced by Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable.

Feature films

 * 2000 - Fantasia 2000 is released.
 * 2002 - Beauty and the Beast is re-released exclusively in IMAX theaters.

Shorts

 * 1925 - Alice Comedies: Alice Cans the Cannibals
 * 1926 - Alice Comedies: Alice on the Farm
 * 1943 - Der Fuehrer's Face

Births

 * 1880 - Edie Martin (actress)
 * 1938 - Frank Langella (stage and film actor)
 * 1939 - Atsushi Ii (Japanese voice actor)
 * 1943 - Don Novello (writer, film director, producer, actor, singer and comedian)
 * 1968 - Cat Cora (chef)
 * 1969 - Mr. Lawrence (voice actor, writer, director and storyboard artist)
 * 1981 - Eden Riegel (actress)
 * 1985 - Sophie McShera (actress)

Deaths

 * 1953 - Hank Williams (singer-songwriter)
 * 1994 - Cesar Romero (film and television actor)
 * 1997 - Joan Rice (film actress)

Books

 * 1978 - Country Mouse, City Mouse
 * 1981 - Goofy in the Wild West
 * 1985 - Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge Year Book 1985
 * 1986 - Donald Duck Buys a House
 * 1992 - Ariel's Painting Party, Castles in the Sand, Flounder's Folly and Flounder, My Hero
 * 2001 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire
 * 2002 - Cinderella's Countdown to the Ball
 * 2008 - Walt Disney
 * 2009 - Disney's My First Songbook Vol. 3
 * 2010 - Cinderella
 * 2012 - Toy Story 3

Trivia

 * Walt Disney's parents get married.