2017

Feature films

 * March 17 - Beauty and the Beast will be released.
 * April 21 - Born in China will be released.
 * May 5 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be released.
 * May 26 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will be released.
 * June 16 - Cars 3 will be released.
 * July 7 - Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released.
 * November 3 - Thor: Ragnarok will be released.
 * November 22 - Coco will be released.
 * December 15 - Star Wars: Episode VIII will be released.

Television

 * January 2 - Beyond and second season of Shadowhunters premiere on Freeform.
 * January 7 - Ultimate Spider-Man airs its series finale on Disney XD.
 * January 15 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers premieres on Disney Junior.
 * January 20 - Girl Meets World will air its series finale on the Disney Channel.
 * Early 2017- Andi Mack will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * Spring - The second and final season of Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero airs.
 * March
 * Liv and Maddie will air its series finale on the Disney Channel.
 * The Tangled series pilot, Before Ever After will premiere on Disney Channel.
 * Tangled: The Series will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * March 17 - Marvel's Iron Fist will premiere on Netflix.
 * June 23 - Descendants 2 will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * September - Marvel's The Inhumans will air its first two episodes on IMAX starting on September 4 before airing the rest of the series on ABC on September 26.
 * November - A second untitled Tangled TV special will premiere.
 * Summer
 * A new DuckTales series is slated to premiere on Disney XD.
 * Spider-Man will premiere on Disney XD.
 * Fall - Big Hero 6: The Series will premiere on Disney XD
 * Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer will premiere on Disney XD.
 * November 19 - An Untitled Disney Junior Presents Movie Event premieres on Disney Channel.
 * Vampirina will air.
 * Puppy Dog Pals will air.
 * Olaf's Frozen Adventure will premiere on ABC.
 * Right Hand Guy will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * K.C. Undercover will premiere its third season on the Disney Channel.
 * Forever Boys will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * Marvel's The Defenders will premiere on Netflix
 * Marvel's The Punisher will premiere on Netflix
 * Untitled That's So Raven spinoff will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * Still Star-Crossed will premiere on ABC

DVD and Blu-ray releases

 * January 24 - The Light Between Oceans (Touchstone/Dreamworks)
 * January 31 - Pinocchio: Signature Edition, Queen of Katwe, Lilo & Stitch/Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and The Fox and the Hound/The Fox and the Hound 2
 * February 28 - Doctor Strange (Marvel Studios), Pocahontas/Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World and Mulan/Mulan II 
 * March 7 - Moana
 * April 4 - Rogue One (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)

DVD-only releases

 * February 7 - Elena and the Secret of Avalor
 * February 28 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Signature Edition and Beauty and the Beast: 25th Anniversary Signature Edition

Comics

 * January 4 - A Mysterious Melody is published in the United States
 * January - Joe Books will begin publishing a new Toy Story comic book

Books

 * January 3
 * Elena and Naomi's Big Adventure
 * Disney Princess Beginnings
 * Anna Takes Charge
 * January 31 - Beauty and the Beast: Junior Novelization
 * February 17 - Before Ever After
 * February 21 - My Best Friend's Birthday
 * February 28 - Tangled: Before Ever After Cinestory
 * March 7 - Star and Marco’s Guide to Mastering Every Dimension
 * March 28 - Kingdom KeepersThe Return: Disney at Last
 * April 25 - Once Upon a Time: Regina Rising
 * May 2 - Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy
 * May 23 - Isle of the Lost 3: A Descendants Novel
 * August 29 - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons

Theme parks

 * January 3 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror closed at Disney California Adventure.
 * January 8 - Space Mountain: Mission 2 closed at Disneyland Park (Paris).
 * January 11
 * Grand Circuit Raceway closed at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for that park's Fantasyland expansion.
 * Iron Man Experience and Iron Man Tech Showcase opened at Hong Kong Disneyland.
 * January 20 - Main Street Electrical Parade will return at Disneyland until June 18.
 * February 3 - Remember... Dreams Come True will return at Disneyland.
 * March 17 - A Table is Waiting will have its final performance at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * March 18 - Star Tours: The Adventures Continue will open at Disneyland Park (Paris).
 * Spring
 * Disney's Explorers Lodge Hotel will open at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
 * Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain: Rebel Mission will open at Disneyland Paris.
 * May 12 - Nemo & Friends SeaRider will open at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * Summer
 * Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! will be opening at Disney California Adventure.
 * Rivers of America which consists of Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, and Fantasmic! will reopen at Disneyland.
 * Pandora: The World of Avatar will open at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
 * October 10 - Star Jets at Tokyo Disneyland will close.
 * Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters at Hong Kong Disneyland will be closing to make way for the Ant-Man Ride.
 * Rivers of Light will premiere at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Events

 * January 9-15 - Kingdom Hearts launches 15th anniversary ‘Memorial Stained Glass Clock’ campaign is held in Shinjuku Station.
 * March 10, 11 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in Tokyo International Forum Hall A (Japan).
 * March 18, 19 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in Salle Pleyel (France).
 * March 27, 28 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in Central Hall Westminster (England).
 * May 5, 6 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in Esplanade Concert Hall (Singapore).
 * May 28 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in Mercedes Benz Arena (China).
 * June 10, 14 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in Dolby Theatre (North America).
 * June 24 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in United Palace Theatre (North America).
 * July 8 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- will be held in ORIX Theater. (Japan)

Video games

 * January 12 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (PS4) (Japan)
 * January 24 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (PS4) (North America)
 * March 9 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix (PS4) (Japan)
 * March 28 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix (PS4) (North America)
 * March 31 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix (PS4) (Europe)

Character debuts

 * March 17 - Cadenza


 * May 5 - Mantis, Ego the Living Planet, Simon Williams, Ayesha, Taserface, Gef, Tullk, Wretch, Half-Nut, Brahl, Oblo, Narblik
 * June 16 - Cruz Ramirez, Jackson Storm
 * July 7 - Flash Thompson, Michelle, Vulture, Liz Allan, Ned Leeds, Tinkerer, Shocker, Jason, Principal Morita, Mr. Harrington, Sally, Jorge, Coach Wilson, Ms. Warren, Abraham, Cindy, Betty Brant, Mr. Cobwell, Tiny
 * November 3 - Hela, Valkyrie, Skurge, Grandmaster
 * November 22 - Miguel, Ernesto De La Cruz, Hector, Abuelita, Mama Coco

Deaths

 * January 6 - Francine York (actress) and Sylvester Potts (musician)
 * January 9 - Paula Dell (stuntwoman and actress)
 * January 11 - Tommy Allsup (musician)
 * January 13 - Magic Alex (electronics engineer) and Dick Gautier (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer and singer)