1976

Theatrical releases

 * February 5 - No Deposit, No Return
 * March 26 - Dumbo (re-release) and Ride a Wild Pony
 * May 26 - Escape for the Dark
 * June 18 - Peter Pan (re-release)
 * July 1 - Treasure of Matecumbe
 * July 7 - Gus
 * December 17 - Freaky Friday and The Shaggy D.A.

Theme park happenings

 * June 20 - Disney's River Country opens
 * Winnie the Pooh for President promotional campaign
 * America on Parade debuts at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom

Television

 * September 5 - The Muppet Show premieres in syndication. The series was not created by Disney, but has been owned by Disney along with the Muppets themselves since 2004.

Births

 * January 21 - Emma Bunton (English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter and fashion designer)
 * February 3 - Isla Fisher (actress)
 * February 13 - Feist (singer-songwriter)
 * February 23 - Kelly Macdonald (voice actress)
 * February 25 - Rashida Jones (actress)
 * March 8 - Freddie Prinze, Jr. (actor)
 * March 14 - Corey Stoll (actor)
 * March 19 - Nicholas Stoller (screenwriter and director)
 * March 22 - Reese Witherspoon (actress)
 * March 23 - Keri Russell (actress)
 * April 1 Troy Baker (actor, voice actor)
 * April 2 - Aaron Lohr (American actor and singer)
 * April 9 - Blayne Weaver (actor and writer)
 * April 13 - Jonathan Brandis (actor, director and screenwriter)
 * April 18 - Melissa Joan Hart (actor, director, producer, writer, singer, businesswoman)
 * April 20 - Joey Lawrence (voice actor)
 * May 28 - Liam O'Brien (voice actor, writer, director)
 * May 25 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
 * May 31 - Colin Farrell (actor)
 * June 29 - Bret McKenzie (comedian, actor, Academy Award-winning musician and producer)
 * July 5 - Jamie Elman (actor)
 * July 15 - Gabriel Iglesias (stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and voice actor); Diane Kruger (actress)
 * July 19 - Benedict Cumberbatch (actor, producer)
 * August 6 - Soleil Moon Frye (actress)
 * August 11 - Will Friedle (voice actor); Tabitha St. Germain (voice actress)
 * September 19 - Alison Sweeney  (actress, reality show host, director and author)
 * October 9 - Sam Riegel (voice actor, voice director, writer, singer)
 * October 11 - Emily Deschanel (actress, television producer, and film producer)
 * October 31 - Piper Perabo (actress)
 * November 17 - Brian T. Delaney (actor and voice actor)
 * November 28 - Ryan Kwanten (actor)
 * December 5 - Amy Acker (actress)

Deaths

 * February 13 - John Lounsbery (animator)
 * March 3 - Ray Gilbert (lyricist)
 * March 24 - E.H. Shepard (illustrator)
 * April 11 - Liam Dunn (actor)
 * May 27 - Ruth McDevitt (stage, film, radio and television actress)
 * August 8 - Winston Hibler (screenwriter, film producer and director)
 * September 24 - Romney Brent (actor, director and dramatist)
 * November 7 - Roy Williams (Disney animator and mouseketeer)
 * December 20 - Walter Fitzgerald (character actor)
 * December 20 - Ned Washington (lyricist)
 * December 25 - Frankie Darro (actor)