An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1955.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- May 25 - Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
- June 16 - Lady and the Tramp premiered in Chicago, Illinois.
- June 22 - Lady and the Tramp
- July 20 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- September 14 - The African Lion
- October 5 - Music Land
- December 22 - The Littlest Outlaw
Shorts[]
- January 14 - No Hunting
- January 28 - The Pelican and the Snipe (re-issue)
- February 18 - Lake Titicaca (re-issue)
- March 11 - Contrasts in Rhythm
- April 1 - Blame It on the Samba (re-issue)
- April 22 - Chip an' Dale (re-issue)
- May 13 - Pedro (re-issue)
- May 25 - Arizona Sheepdog
- June 10 - El Gaucho Goofy (re-issue)
- June 24 - Aquarela do Brasil (re-issue)
- July 25 - The Flying Gauchito (re-issue)
- August 19 - Bearly Asleep
- September 2 - Beezy Bear
- September 14 - Peter and the Wolf (re-issue)
- September 23 - Up a Tree
- December 25 - The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (re-issue)
Theme parks[]
- July 17 - Disneyland opens, being the first Disney theme park to open.
- July 22 - Rocket to the Moon opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- July 31 - Casey Jr. Circus Train opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- August 5 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- August 16 - Dumbo the Flying Elephant opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- December 25 - Mike Fink Keel Boats opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
Television[]
- February 16 - The Disneyland episode "Cavalcade of Songs" airs on ABC.
- March 2 - The Disneyland episode "From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen" airs on ABC.
- March 9 - The Disneyland episode "Man in Space" airs on ABC.
- May 9 - Sam and Friends debuts on WRC in Washington, DC; the first significant show created by Jim Henson and the birthplace of Kermit the Frog.
- October 3 - The Mickey Mouse Club begins airing.
- October 26 - The Disneyland episode "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" airs on ABC.
- November 30 - The Disneyland episode "The Story of the Animated Drawing" airs on ABC.
- December 14 - The Disneyland episode "The Goofy Success Story" airs on ABC.
- December 28 - The Disneyland episode "Man and the Moon" airs on ABC.
Character debuts[]
- January 14 - Grandpa Duck, Hortense McDuck
- June 22 - Lady, Tramp, Jock, Trusty, Aunt Sarah, Si and Am, Jim Dear, Darling, Jim Jr., Tony and Joe, Mr. Busy, the Rat, Pound Dogs, Annette, Collette, and Danielle, Scamp, The Stray Dogs
- June 27 - Li'l Davy
- July 17 - Tropical Toucans, Hornbill, Tiger, King Cobras, Crocodiles Trader Sam, Esmeralda, Chief Nah-Mee, Headhunter Tribe, Gorilla Raiders, Ellie the Elephant, Python, Hippos, Crocodiles, Butterflies, Baboons, Water Buffalos, Dapper Dans, Red Devils, Dragon, Tilly, Jingles the Horse
- July 22 - Tom Morrow
- August - Space Man & Space Girl
- August 18 - Terries and Fermies
- Patrick Begorra
People[]
Births[]
- January 3 - Hal Rayle (actor and voice actor)
- January 6 - Rowan Atkinson (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- January 9 - J.K. Simmons (actor and voice actor)
- January 18 - Kevin Costner (actor, singer, musician, producer, and director)
- February 7 - Miguel Ferrer (actor and voice actor)
- February 9 - Charles Shaughnessy (actor)
- February 15
- Christopher McDonald (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Ed Grier (former president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts)
- February 19 - Jeff Daniels (actor, comedian, musician, and playwright)
- February 21 - Kelsey Grammer (actor)
- February 24 - Steve Jobs (animator)
- February 28 - Gilbert Gottfried (stand-up comedian, voice actor, and actor)
- March 5 - Penn Jillette (illusionist, comedian, musician, and author)
- March 6 - James Saito (actor and voice actor)
- March 13 - Glenne Headly (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- March 17 - Mark Boone Junior (actor and voice actor)
- March 19 - Bruce Willis (actor, comedian, producer, singer, and screenwriter)
- March 28 - Reba McEntire (singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and television producer)
- April 6 - Michael Rooker (actor)
- April 29
- Richard Epcar (actor, voice actor, director, and writer)
- Kate Mulgrew (actress and voice actress)
- May 1 - Eric Goldberg (animator, writer, director, and storyboard artist)
- May 6 - Tom Bergeron (television personality, game show host, and comedian)
- May 17 - Bill Paxton (actor, musician, director, producer, and writer)
- May 18 - Chow Yun-fat (actor)
- May 25
- Allan Trautman (actor and puppeteer)
- Mark Watters (composer and musician)
- May 31 - Susie Essman (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- June 6 - Sandra Bernhard (actress and comedian)
- June 16 - Laurie Metcalf (actress and voice actress)
- June 24 - Betsy Randle (actress)
- June 25 - Mike McShane (actor, voice actor, singer, and comedian)
- July 3 - Jesse Corti (actor and voice actor)
- July 22 - Willem Dafoe (actor and voice actor)
- August 3 - Corey Burton (voice actor)
- August 4 - Billy Bob Thornton (actor, voice actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician)
- August 7 - Wayne Knight (actor and voice actor)
- September 3 - Tim Landry (filmmaker and visual effects artist)
- September 9 - Edward Hibbert (actor, voice actor, and literary agent)
- September 10 - Joe Rohde (Imagineer)
- September 12 - Peter Scolari (actor, director, producer, and comedian)
- September 15 - Bruce Reitherman (actor and voice actor)
- October 2 - Warren Spector (video game designer, director, writer, producer, and production designer)
- October 20 - Thomas Newman (film composer)
- October 22 - Bill Condon (director and screenwriter)
- November 9 - Karen Dotrice (actress)
- November 13 - Whoopi Goldberg (actress, voice actress, comedian, author, and talk show host)
- November 15 - Michael Peraza Jr. (art director, layout artist, and conceptual artist)
- November 26 - Don Hahn (producer and director)
- November 27 - Bill Nye (science educator, mechanical engineer, and television presenter)
- November 29 - Howie Mandel (comedian, actor, television host, and voice actor)
- November 30 - Billy Idol (singer, songwriter, musician, and actor)
- December 3 - Andrea Romano (casting director, voice director, and voice actress)
- December 5 - Richard Gibbs (composer, producer, conductor, and musician)
- December 16 - Xander Berkeley (actor and voice actor)
- December 21 - Jane Kaczmarek (actress and voice actress)
Deaths[]
- April 18 - Albert Einstein (physicist and scientist)
- July 4 - Perce Pearce (writer and producer)
Artists joined[]
1955