1981

Theatrical releases

 * March 6 - The Devil and Max Devlin
 * March 20 - Amy
 * June 26 - Dragonslayer
 * July 10 - The Fox and the Hound
 * August 7 - Condorman
 * December 18 - Cinderella (re-issue)

Events

 * After 26 years, the last Disney animated feature to use the Buena Vista logo was The Fox and the Hound.

Home video releases

 * June 26 - Dumbo (rental only), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (rental only), The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, The Absent-Minded Professor, Gus, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, Snow White Live at Radio City Music Hall, and Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volumes 1, 2, and 3.
 * October 15 - A Dream Called Walt Disney World, Alice in Wonderland (rental only), Old Yeller, Darby `O Gill and the Little People, Amy, Treasure Island, Herbie Rides Again, The Shaggy Dog, Goofy Over Sports, Pollyanna, A Walt Disney Christmas,The Sign of Zorro, Condorman, Blackbeard's Ghost, The Devil and Max Devlin, and The Watcher in the Woods.

Births

 * December 3 - Brian Bonsall, actor