The Simple Things, the last cartoon in the original Mickey Mouse series.
Glittering Goldie is introduced in "Back to the Klondike".
An overview of Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1953.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
Shorts
- February 5 - Bear Country
- February 18 - The Alaskan Eskimo
- March 28 - Father's Day Off
- April 18 - The Simple Things
- May 9 - For Whom the Bulls Toil
- May 28 - Adventures in Music: Melody
- May 30 - Don's Fountain of Youth
- June 20 - Father's Week-End
- July 11 - How to Dance
- July 23 - Prowlers of the Everglades
- August 1 - The New Neighbor
- August 14 - Mickey's Birthday Party (re-issue)
- August 28 - Tiger Trouble (re-issue)
- October 2 - Football (Now and Then)
- October 23 - Rugged Bear
- November 10
- November 11 - Working for Peanuts
- December 25
Events
- After 16 years, the last Disney animated feature distributed by RKO was Peter Pan.
- Buena Vista Distribution was founded after Walt Disney's deal with RKO ended.
Character debuts
- February 5 - Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy Darling, John Darling, Michael Darling, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tick-Tock the Crocodile, Lost Boys, Pirate Crew, Tiger Lily, Indian Chief, George Darling, Mary Darling, Nana, Mermaids, Peter Pan's Shadow
- March - Glittering Goldie
- May 28 - Professor Owl, Bertie Birdbrain, Penelope Pinfeather
- August 1 - Muncey, Roving Reporter
- September - Chisel McSue
- November 10 - Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom, Amos the Mouse
- Miklos the Grey Mouse
Comics
- March - Uncle Scrooge publishes its first issue
People
Births
- January 1 - Kori Rae (producer and animation manager)
- January 24 - Matthew Wilder (musician, composer, and record producer)
- January 25 - John Lustig (comics writer and former journalist)
- February 6 - Phil Snyder (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, author, animator, musician, singer-songwriter, director, screenwriter, and producer)
- February 8 - Mary Steenburgen (actress)
- February 9 - Ciarán Hinds (actor)
- February 26 - Michael Bolton (singer and songwriter)
- March 23 - Chaka Khan (musician, singer, songwriter, and occasional actress)
- April 1 - Barry Sonnenfeld (director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer)
- April 6 - Patrick Doyle (composer)
- April 18 - Rick Moranis (actor, comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and producer)
- April 25 - Ron Clements (animator, film director, producer, and screenwriter)
- April 29 - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (composer)
- May 1 - Naoya Uchida (voice actor, actor, and singer)
- May 4 - Masashi Ebara (voice actor, actor, and narrator)
- May 9 - Amy Hill (stand-up comedian, actress, and voice actress)
- May 16 - Pierce Brosnan (actor, producer, and environmentalist)
- May 24 - Alfred Molina (actor and voice actor)
- May 29 - Danny Elfman (film composer, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor)
- May 30 - Colm Meaney (actor)
- June 5 - Kathleen Kennedy (producer and president of Lucasfilm)
- June 13 - Tim Allen (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- July 11 - Mindy Sterling (actress and voice actress)
- July 29 - Tim Gunn (fashion consultant, television personality, actor, voice actor, comedian, and the chief creative officer of Liz Claiborne)
- August 2 - Butch Patrick (former child actor)
- August 4 - Richard White (actor, voice actor, and opera singer)
- August 8 - Jim Jinkins (animator, producer, writer, and storyboard artist)
- August 11 - Hulk Hogan (professional wrestler, actor, and musician)
- August 14 - James Horner (composer, conductor, and orchestrator)
- August 16 - Kathie Lee Gifford (television host, singer, songwriter, and actress)
- August 27 - Peter Stormare (actor, voice actor, theatre director, playwright, and musician)
- August 28 - Dee Dee Rescher (actress and voice actress)
- September 4 - Karen Keller (layout artist)
- October 9 - Tony Shalhoub (actor and voice actor)
- October 11 - David Morse (actor, singer, television director, and writer)
- October 15 - Larry Miller (comedian, actor, voice actor, podcaster, and columnist)
- October 26 - Roger Allam (actor)
- October 27
- Robert Picardo (actor)
- Peter Firth (actor)
- October 28 - Keith Scott (voice actor, comedian, impressionist, and animation historian)
- October 30 - Charles Martin Smith (film actor, writer, and director)
- November 3 - Kate Capshaw (actress)
- November 6 - Ron Underwood (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- November 8 - John Musker (animator, director, producer, and screenwriter)
- November 19 - George Kalogridis (president of Walt Disney World Resort)
- November 27 - Curtis Armstrong (actor and voice actor)
- November 28 - Pamela Hayden (actress and voice actress)
- December 6 - Tom Hulce (actor, voice actor, singer, and producer)
- December 8 - Kim Basinger (actress and former model)
- December 9 - John Malkovich (actor, director, producer, and fashion designer)
- December 17 - Bill Pullman (actor)
- December 31 - James Remar (actor and voice actor)
Artists joined
- Joe Hale
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