1971





Theatrical releases

 * March 17 - The Barefoot Executive
 * June 22 - Scandalous John
 * June 30 - The Million Dollar Duck
 * December 13 - Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Theme park happenings

 * October 1 - The Walt Disney World Resort opens.

Books

 * Surprise for Mickey Mouse
 * Big Al Moves In

Births

 * January 7 - Jeremy Renner (actor)
 * February 1 - Hynden Walch (voice actress)
 * February 22 - Lea Salonga (actress and singer)
 * March 16 - Alan Tudyk (actor)
 * March 29 - Michael-Leon Wooley (voice artist)
 * March 31 Ewan McGregor (actor)
 * May 27 - Paul Bettany (voice actor)
 * May 30 - Idina Menzel (actress and singer)
 * July 12 - Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater)
 * June 16 - Corey Feldman (actor and singer)
 * July 20 - Sandra Oh (actress)
 * September 1 - Dave Wittenberg (voice actor)
 * October 29 - Winona Ryder (actress and producer)
 * November 11 - David DeLuise (actor)
 * December 1 - Emily Mortimer (voice actress)
 * December 7 - Stephanie D'Abruzzo (actress and puppeteer)

Deaths

 * April 6 - Igor Stravinsky (composer)
 * July 7 - Ub Iwerks (animator)
 * July 8 - Bill Thompson (voice artist)
 * August 15 - Paul Lukas (actor)
 * September 23 - Billy Gilbert (voice actor)
 * December 20 - Roy Oliver Disney (co-founder of The Walt Disney Company)
 * December 28 - Burt Gillett (animator)

Events

 * The Disney studio purchases the screen rights to Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain book series, that would be adapted into the film The Black Cauldron.