1955

Theatrical releases

 * May 25 - Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
 * June 16 - Lady and the Tramp
 * September 14 - The African Lion
 * December 22 - The Littlest Outlaw

Theme parks

 * July 17 - The Disneyland Resort with Disneyland opens being the first Disney park to open.
 * December 25 - Fink 169 Boats opens at Disneyland.

Television

 * October 3 - The Mickey Mouse Club begins airing.

Births

 * January 6 - Rowan Atkinson (voice actor)
 * February 7 - Miguel Ferrer (voice artist)
 * February 19 - Jeff Daniels (actor)
 * February 21 - Kelsey Grammer (actor)
 * February 24 - Steve Jobs (animator)
 * February 27 - Lou Hirsch (actor)
 * Febrary 28 - Gilbert Gottfried (voice actor and comedian)
 * March 5 - Penn Jillette (comedian, magician and co-star of the Penn & Teller duo)
 * March 19 - Bruce Willis (actor)
 * March 28 - Reba McEntire (singer & actress)
 * May 6 - Tom Bergeron ( television personality and game show host )
 * May 31 - Susie Essman (voice artist)
 * June 16 - Laurie Metcalf (voice artist)
 * June 25 - Michael McShane (actor)
 * June 26 - Gedde Watanabe (actor)
 * July 3 - Jesse Corti (voice actor)
 * July 22 - Willem Dafoe (voice actor)
 * August 3 - Corey Burton (voice artist)
 * August 7 - Wayne Knight (voice artist)
 * September 15 - Bruce Reitherman (voice actor)
 * November 9 - Karen Dotrice (actress)
 * November 13 - Whoopi Goldberg (voice actress)
 * November 29 - Howie Mandel (actor, comdeian, voice actor)