2013





Feature Films

 * March 8 - Oz: The Great and Powerful was released in theaters to mixed reviews.
 * May 3 - Iron Man 3 was released in theaters to positive reviews.
 * June 21 - Monsters University was released in theaters to positive reviews.
 * July 3 - The Lone Ranger was released in theaters to negative reviews.
 * August 9 - Planes was released in theaters to negative reviews.
 * September 20 - The Little Mermaid: Second Screen Live is released in theaters.
 * November 8 - Thor: The Dark World will be released in theaters.
 * November 27 - Frozen will be released in theaters.
 * December 20 - Saving Mr. Banks will be released in theaters.

Shorts

 * June 11 - Get A Horse!
 * June 21 - The Blue Umbrella

Television

 * January 7 - Motorcity ends its run on Disney XD.
 * January 11 - Sofia the First premiered on Disney Junior.
 * January 28 - Tron: Uprising ends its run on Disney XD
 * March 15 - A final Wizards of Waverly Place special aired on the Disney Channel.
 * March 28 - Disney Cinemagic ceased operations in the United Kingdom, and was succeeded by Sky Movies Disney.
 * May 26 - A preview of Marvel's Avengers Assemble was shown on Disney XD.
 * June 28 - Mickey Mouse premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * July 7 - Marvel’s Avengers Assemble officially premieres on Disney XD.
 * July 19 - Teen Beach Movie premiered on the Disney Channel to 8.4 million viewers. After the movie, a preview episode aired for Liv and Maddie.
 * August 2 - The Gravity Falls season finale, "Gideon Rises", premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * August 11 - Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. premiered on Disney XD.
 * August 16 - "Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel" premiered on the Disney Channel. Wander Over Yonder had a preview episode afterward.
 * September - Sheriff Callie's Wild West will premiere on Disney Junior.
 * September 13 - Wander Over Yonder officially premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * September 15 - Liv and Maddie premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * September 24 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on ABC.
 * September 29 - Jake's Never Land Rescue premiered on Disney Channel.
 * October 16 - Toy Story of Terror aired on ABC.
 * November 10 - Shake It Up's last episode, Remember Me, airs on Disney Channel.

Home video

 * January 8 - Frankenweenie (DVD, Blu-ray + DVD, and Blu-ray 3D + Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy)
 * February 5 - Peter Pan Diamond Edition (Blu-ray + DVD; 3-disc set with digital copy)
 * February 19 - The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Volume 6, Monsters Inc. (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)
 * February 26 - Phineas and Ferb: Animal Agents (DVD)
 * March 5 - Wreck-It Ralph (DVD, Blu-ray + DVD, and Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy), Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (DVD), The Weekenders: Volume 1 (DVD), The Weekenders: Volume 2 (DVD)
 * March 12 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray), Brother Bear & Brother Bear II (Blu-ray), and The Hunchback of Notre Dame & The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (Blu-ray) Mulan 15th Anniversary and Mulan II (Blu-ray)
 * April 2 - The Avengers (10-disc Blu-ray collection)
 * April 16 - Wings of Life (DVD and Blu-Ray)
 * April 30 - Goof Troop: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (DVD)
 * May 7 - Finding Nemo (DVD), Monsters, Inc. (DVD), Doc McStuffins: Time for Your Check Up (DVD)
 * May 21 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Quest for the Crystal Mickey! and My Neighbor Totoro (Blu-ray)
 * June - Oz: The Great and Powerful (DVD, Blu-ray + DVD, and Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)
 * June 11 - The Emperor's New Groove & Kronk's New Groove (Blu-ray + DVD), Atlantis: The Lost Empire & Atlantis: Milo Returns (Blu-ray + DVD), Lilo & Stitch & Lilo & Stitch II: Stitch Has a Glitch (Blu-ray + DVD), and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's the Wizard of Dizz
 * June 18 - Shake It Up: Mix It Up, Laugh It Up (DVD), and Good Luck Charlie: Enjoy the Ride (DVD)
 * June 25 - The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (DVD), Gargoyles: Season 2, Volume 2 (DVD), and TaleSpin: Volume 3 (DVD)
 * July 30 - Teen Beach Movie (DVD)
 * August 6 - Oliver and Company (Blu-ray + DVD), The Sword in the Stone (Blu-ray + DVD), and Robin Hood (Blu-ray + DVD)
 * August 13 - The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
 * August 20 - Return to Neverland (Blu-ray and DVD), Pixie Hollow Games: Pixie Party Edition (DVD), Peter Pan Diamond Edition (DVD)
 * August 27 - Super Buddies (DVD), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Blu-ray + DVD)
 * September 10 - The Nightmare Before Christmas: 20th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy, and Blu-ray + DVD)
 * September 17 - Sofia the First: Ready to Be a Princess
 * September 24, Iron Man 3 (DVD, Blu-ray + DVD, and Blu-ray 3D + Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy)
 * October 1 - The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition (Blu-ray + DVD; 4-disc set with digital copy, and 1-Disc DVD Edition), Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (DVD)
 * October 8 - Marvel's Avengers Assemble: Assembly Required
 * October 15 - Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales (DVD)
 * October 29 - Cars 3D: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray) and Monsters University (DVD, Blu-ray + DVD, and Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)
 * November 5 - Mickey's Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-Ray, DVD + Digital Copy) and Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (Blu-Ray, DVD + Digital Copy)
 * November 19 - Jake And The Never Land Pirates: Jake's Never Land Rescue (DVD), The Little Mermaid (single dsc DVD), Planes (DVD and Blu-ray), and The Little Mermaid II and Ariel's Beginning 2-Movie Collection (Blu-ray + DVD)
 * December 10 - Mary Poppins (DVD and Blu-Ray), Muppet Treasure Island & The Great Muppet Caper (Blu-ray+DVD)
 * December 17 - The Lone Ranger (DVD and DVD/Blu-Ray/Digitalcopy)

Soundtracks

 * Jaunary 29 - Disney Favorites, Disney's Karaoke Series: Shake It Up
 * Feburary 12 - Sofia the First, Club Penguin: Party Starts Now
 * March 5 - Songs & Story: Wreck-It Ralph
 * March 12 - Shake It Up: I <3 Dance
 * March 19 - Songs & Story: Mulan
 * June 18 - Monsters University, Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is In, Songs & Story: Jake & The Never Land Pirates and Minnie's Favorites
 * June 25 - The Lone Ranger
 * July 16 - Teen Beach Movie, Disney's Karaoke Series: Teen Beach Movie
 * August 6 - Planes
 * August 13 - Muppet Movie
 * September 10 - Phineas and Ferb: Rockin' and Rollin'
 * August 20 - Songs & Story: Sofia the First
 * September 24 - Little Mermaid Greatest Hits
 * October 15 - Jake & The Never Land Pirates: Yo Ho Matey!
 * November 26 -Frozen
 * December 10 - Saving Mr. Banks

Theme parks

 * January 14 - Sweet Duffy 2013 began at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * March 12 - The Fantasy Faire area opened at Disneyland.
 * March 14 - Sweet Duffy 2013 at Tokyo DisneySea ends.
 * March 18 - Mickey &amp; Duffy's Spring Voyage 2013 began at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * April 15 - Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates its 30th anniversary, under the theme "The Happiness Year". Happiness is Here, a parade at Tokyo Disneyland, as part of the resort's 30th anniversary celebrations, debuted on the same date. Happiness Greeting on the Sea, a nautical-themed show at Tokyo DisneySea, debuted as part of the celebrations.
 * May 7 - Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opened at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * May 17 - Mystic Point opened at Hong Kong Disneyland.
 * June 30 - Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage 2013 at Tokyo DisneySea ends.
 * July 8 - Disney Summer Festival and Disney's Natsu Matsuri begins at Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo Disneyland, respectively. Minnie's Tropical Splash debut on the same date. Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom starts construction.
 * September 9 - Disney's Halloween 2013 begins at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.

Books
NOTE: Release dates subject to change.
 * January 2 - The Muppets: For the Love of Piggy
 * January 8 - Alice in Wonderland, Bambi's Hide and Seek, Jasmine and the Star of Persia, Doc McStuffins: Run Down Race Car, Doc McStuffins: Bubble Trouble, Doc McStuffins: Caught Blue-Handed, Doc McStuffins: Loud Louie, Disney Fairies: In a Blink, Disney Fairies: A Space Between, Jake and the Never Land Pirates: A Noisy Treasure, Planes Junior Novelization, A Princess Easter, Jasmine: The Jewel Orchard, Mulan, Phineas and Ferb: Destination: Amazon!, Wreck-It Ralph: Candy Karts, Wreck-It Ralph: Fast Kart, Slow Kart, Peter Pan, and Peter Pan Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * January 10 - Club Penguin: Agent Rookie's Secret Mission
 * January 15 - Disney Princess Read-Along Storybook and CD, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Top O'The Clubhouse, and Phineas and Ferb: The Sky's the Limit!
 * January 22 - Art of Oz: The Great and Powerful, Mickey & Friends: Goofy at Bat: A Rhyming Reader, Mickey & Friends: Mickey's Birthday, and Oz (Film) Junior Novel
 * January 29 - Shake It Up!: Step by Step
 * February 5 - Disney 5-Minute Fairy Tales and Disney It's A Small World: Around-the-World Safari, Oz: The Great and Powerful Junior Novel, The Witches of Oz, and The Muppets: Easter Eggstravaganza!
 * February 12 - Disney Princess: P is for Princess and Phineas and Ferb: Boggie Down
 * February 19 - Cars: Take-Along Tales, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Tales: Classic Stories , Spider-Man's Greatest Battles , and Avengers's Greatest Battles
 * February 26 - The Disney Difference
 * March 1 - Aladdin - Wishes Can Come True, Learn to Draw Disney's Enchanted Princesses and Aladdin: Moonlight Ride
 * March 5 - Jake and the Never Land Pirates Read-Along Storybook and CD, Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Save Me, Smee!, Mickey & Friends: Goofy at Bat: A Rhyming Reader, Mickey & Friends: Mickey's Birthday, and Jake and the Never Land Pirates: The Key to Skull Rock
 * March 12 - Minnie's Bow-Toons: Blooming Bows
 * March 19 -Iron Man's Greatest Battles The Story of Iron Man, and Disney Buddies: Meet the Buddies
 * March 26 - How to Act Like a Kid and Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Mama Hook Knows Best: A Pirate Parent's Favorite Fables
 * April 2 - Kingdom Keepers VI: Dark Passage, Iron Man 3 Junior Novel, Iron Man Fights Back, Iron Man : Suits of Armor, and The Muppets: Fozzie's Funny Business
 * April 9 - Disney Princess: Tiara Time
 * April 16 - Minnie's Big Bow Party
 * May 7 - Phineas and Ferb: Doodle-Inator, Teen Beach Movie junior novel, Frankenweenie: A Graphic Novel, and Tomorrowland: A Graphic Novel
 * May 14 - Monsters University junior novel, This Is Monstropolis!, Monsters University Read-Along Storybook and CD, Marvel's Iron Man 3: The Art of the Movie Slipcase, Monsters, Inc. Storybook Collection, and Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet: Where No Muppet Has Gone Before
 * May 16 - Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World®'s Best Kept Secrets
 * May 21 - The Lone Ranger Junior Novelization
 * May 28 - Doc McStuffins: All Stuffed Up and Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Tales: Classic Stories
 * June 4 - Disney Jake & the Never Land Pirates Yo Ho! Let's Go!
 * June 11 - Mickey & Friends: Donald Takes a Trip
 * June 15 - Disney Pixar: Planes: Look and Find and Sofia the First: The Perfect Tea Party
 * June 18 - Doc McStuffins: Engine Nine, Feelin' Fine!
 * June 25 - Cars: Driving School
 * July 2 - Doc McStuffins: The Mermaid Dives In, Disney Planes: The Essential Guide, Planes Built For Speed, Part of Their World, Planes Junior Novelization, Planes Read-Along Storybook and CD, Planes: Dusty's Great Race
 * July 9 - Baby Einstein: Who Is That? and Ultimate Spider-Man: Why I Hate Gym
 * July 23 - Disney Buddies: The Halloween Visitor, Jake and the Neverland Pirates: The Pirate Pup, Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Trick or Treasure?, Phineas and Ferb: Invasion of the Evil Platypus Clones / Night of the Giant Floating Baby Head, Rapunzel's Royal Wedding/Belle's Royal Wedding, Princesses and Puppies, Sofia the First: The Perfect Tea Party, Five Tales from the Road, Cars: Time Travel Mater, Disney Princess: Princesses and Puppies, Phineas and Ferb: Science Nerds Rule!, Cars: Deputy Mater Saves the Day!, Phineas and Ferb: Ghost Stories, Phineas and Ferb: Lights, Camera, Perry?, Doc McStuffins: Boomer Gets His Bounce Back, Winnie the Pooh: Pooh's Halloween Pumpkin, The Little Mermaid Junior novelization, and Princess Adventure Stories
 * July 30 - The Little Mermaid Read-Along Storybook and CD ', Minnie & Daisy Best Friends Forever: Dance Jitters, Sofia the First Read-Along Storybook and CD: Once Upon a Princess, and Sofia the First: The Halloween Ball
 * August 1 - Learn to Draw Disney's The Little Mermaid: Learn to Draw Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, Ursula, and Other Favorite Characters Step by Step!
 * August 6 - Jessie: New Nanny
 * August 13 - Disney Buddies: Budderball's First Fair, Doc McStuffins: Brontosaurus Breath, and Sofia the First: All Croaked Up
 * August 27 - The Kree-Skrull War
 * September 3 - The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince, Doc McStuffins Read-Along Storybook and CD: Doctoring the Doc, Shake It Up: Born to Dance, and Sofia the First: Ready to be a Princess
 * September 10 - Christmas in the Castle, Doc McStuffins: Jingle Bell Doc, Merry Christmas, Woody, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Super Adventure, Phineas and Ferb: Not a Creature Was Stirring, Except for a Platypus, Doc McStuffins: Snowman Surprise, and Sofia the First: Holiday in Enchancia
 * September 12 - Handsome Heroes and Vile Villains: Masculinity in Disney's Feature Films
 * September 17 - Tiana: The Stolen Jewel, Doc McStuffins: Doctor Bag, and Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Mama Hook Knows Best: A Pirate Parent's Favorite Fables
 * September 24 - Sofia the First The Floating Palace, Super Buddies Junior Novel, and The Muppets: Bunsen and Beaker Save the Show
 * October 1 - Spider-Man: Spidey's New Costume, Learn to Draw Your Favorite Disney/Pixar Characters: Featuring Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Lightning McQueen, Mater, and other favorite characters, Tinker Bell: An Evolution, Frozen Junior Novelization, Frozen Read-Along Storybook and CD, Frozen: A Sister More Like Me, 5-Minute Snuggle Stories, Wreck-It Ralph: President Vanellope’s First Year, The Disney Princess Cookbook, and Disney Frozen The Icy Journey
 * October 8 - Doc McStuffins: Chilly Catches a Cold, It's Your Call: Phineas and Ferb: It's Your Call: Secret Agent Showdown, Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Bucky Makes a Splash, Thor: The Dark World Junior Novel, Mickey & Friends: Goofy's Sledding Contest, and Minnie: Case of the Missing Sparkle-izer
 * October 15 - Disney Infinity: Infinite Possibilities
 * October 29 - Jerry Bruckheimer: When Lightning Strikes: Four Decades of Filmmaking, Sofia the First: The Royal Games
 * November 5 - Secrets of Walt Disney World: Weird and Wonderful Facts about the Most Magical Place on Earth
 * November 12 - Phineas and Ferb: Let's Bounce!
 * December 3 - Jessie: Crush Crazy
 * December 17 - Disney Buddies: Puppy Love, Minnie: Be My Sparkly Valentine and Minnie: Minnie's Valentine

Video games

 * March 14 - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (in Japan)
 * August 6 - Planes (3DS, DS, Wii U, Wii)
 * August 13 - DuckTales Remastered (Wii U, PC, and PS3), Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff (Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, DS, 3DS)
 * August 18 - Disney INFINITY (Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, IOS, PC/Mac, 3DS, PlayStation 3)
 * September 2 - Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Microsoft Windows)
 * September 10 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX (In North America and Europe) (PlayStation 3)
 * November 12 - DuckTales Remastered (Xbox 360, Wii U, and PS3 retail version)
 * November 26 - Disney INFINITY 's Frozen and Toy Story packs will be released. The 2nd series of Power Discs will be released as well.

Deaths

 * January 6 - Huell Howser (television personality)
 * January 7 - David R. Ellis (director and stuntman)
 * January 30 - Patty Andrews (singer)
 * February 1 - Ed Koch (lawyer, politician, political commentator, movie critic and television reality show "judge"/arbitrator)
 * February 10 - W. Watts Biggers (novelist)
 * March 1 - Bonnie Franklin (actress)
 * March 28 - Richard Griffiths (actor)
 * March 30 - Phil Ramone (recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer)
 * April 2 - Jane Henson (puppeteer and wife of Jim Henson)
 * April 4 - Roger Ebert (journalist, film critic, and screenwriter)
 * April 8 - Annette Funicello (Actress, singer, Mousketeer)
 * April 11 - Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor and artist)
 * April 15 - Richard LeParmentier (actor)
 * May 7 - Ray Harryhausen (effects creator, writer and producer)
 * May 12 - Constantino Romero (Spanish dub actor)
 * May 18 - Arthur Malet (stage, film and television actor)
 * May 31 - Jean Stapleton (actress)
 * June 19 - James Gandolfini (actor)
 * July 28 - Eileen Brennan (actress)
 * August 19 - Lee Thompson Young (actor)
 * October 25 - Marcia Wallace (actress, voice actress and comedienne)

Merchandise

 * January 21 - Souffle, the Disney UniBEARsity bear, based on the likeness of the Cheshire Cat was released to celebrate its 2nd anniversary.
 * March - The "Chogokin (Super Alloy) King Robot Mickey & Friends" figure will go on sale, only in Japan.
 * July 6 - Melon and Soda, Mike and Sulley's teddy bears, were released for the Disney UniBEARsity line, for the release of Monsters University in Japan.
 * September 9 - Duffy's Fun Halloween, a Halloween-themed merchandise line for Duffy and ShellieMay, were released at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * October 5 - Maple & Syrup, UniBEARsity teddy bears for Pluto and his Quin-puplets were released.
 * November 7 -Santa's Coming Tonight, a Christmas themed merchandise line for Duffy and ShellieMay, were released at Tokyo DisneySea.

Events

 * May 11 - Merida joined the Disney Princess Line-up with a coronation ceremony.
 * August 9-11 - The D23 Expo was held in Anaheim, California.
 * October 12-14 - The D23 Expo is held at the Tokyo Disney Resort.

Character debuts

 * Janaury 13 - Prince Hugo, Minimus
 * January 21 - Souffle
 * Feburary 1 - Goodwin the Great, Winifred
 * Feburary 22 - Princess Vivian, Crackle
 * March 1 - Lyla Lolliberry, Professor Bannister
 * March 8 - China Girl, Oscar Diggs, Evanora the Wicked Witch of the East, Finley, Glinda the Good Witch of the South, Theodora the Wicked Witch of the West, Winged Baboons, Winkie Guards
 * March 15 - Mermando, Evil Alex
 * May 3 - Trevor Slattery, Aldrich Killian, Maya Hansen
 * June 14 - Beatrice Le Beak
 * June 21 - Art, Don Carlton, Terri and Terry, Scott "Squishy" Squibbles, Carrie Williams, Archie the Scare Pig, Claire Wheeler, Brock Pearson, Dean Hardscrabble, Professor Knight, Mrs. Squibbles
 * July 6 - Melon & Soda
 * July 12 - Bill Cipher
 * July 26 - Gubbles
 * August 9 - Chug, Dusty Crophopper, Dottie, Leadbottom, Ned & Zed, Skipper Riley, Ripslinger
 * August 16 - Wander, Sylvia, Lord Hater, Peepers, Watchdogs, Emperor Awesome, Fist Fighters
 * September 13 - Binglebops, King Bingleborp, Doom Dragon
 * September 24 - Melinda May, Skye, Grant Ward, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons
 * October 5 - Maple & Syrup
 * November 8 - Malekith the Accursed, Algrim, Dark Elves
 * November 27 - Anna, Elsa the Snow Queen, Kristoff, Hans, Olaf, Sven, The Duke of Weselton, Snowmen Army, Marshmallow, Oaken