Theatrical releases
Feature films
- February 6 - The Strongest Man in the World
- March 21 - Escape to Witch Mountain
- June 20 - Bambi is re-issued to theaters
- July 1 - The Apple Dumpling Gang
- July 9 - One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing
- September 14 - The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
- November 21 - Treasure Island is re-issued to theaters
- December 20 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is re-issued to theaters for the sixth time
- December 25 - Ride a Wild Pony debuts in Australia
Shorts
- October - The Reluctant Dragon (re-issue)
- December 20 - Fantasy on Skis
- December 25 - The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad
Events
- October 4 - Yale Gracey, Imagineer, retires
Character debuts
- July 1 - Russell Donovan, Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale, Theodore and Amos, Frank Stillwell, Homer McCoy, Bobby Bradley, Clovis Bradley, Celia Bradley
Theme parks
- January 15 - Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom opens to the public.
- June 15 - America on Parade debuts at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom and runs until September 6, 1976.
People
Births
- January 3
- Jason Marsden (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- Thomas Bangalter (musician)
- January 5 - Bradley Cooper (actor and producer)
- January 17 - Freddy Rodriguez (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- January 29 - Sara Gilbert (actress)
- February 2 - Katherine Von Till (actress)
- February 17 - Raymond S. Persi (animator, director, and voice actor)
- February 22 - Drew Barrymore (actress, film director, screenwriter, producer, and model)
- February 23 - Robert Lopez (songwriter and composer)
- February 27 - Jennifer Cody (dancer, actress, and voice actress)
- March 11 - Josh Robert Thompson (actor, voice actor, impressionist, and comedian)
- March 21 - Kristen Anderson-Lopez (actress, voice actress, composer, and songwriter)
- March 25 - Erika Heynatz (singer, actress, and model)
- April 3 - Aries Spears (actor, voice artist, and comedian)
- April 6 - Zach Braff (actor, director, screenwriter, and producer)
- April 13 - Lou Bega (musician)
- April 15 - Elissa Knight (voice actress and Pixar employee)
- April 17 - Jason J. Lewis (actor and voice actor)
- April 19 - Hugh O'Conor (actor, director, and writer)
- May 2 - David Beckham (athlete)
- May 3 - Christina Hendricks (actress and voice actress)
- May 9 - Chris Diamantopoulos (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- May 10 - Julie Nathanson (voice actress, actress, and dancer)
- May 12 - Anne Meson (host and singer)
- May 17 - Rufus Jones (actor, voice actor, writer)
- May 27 - Jamie Oliver (chef, restaurateur, and media personality)
- May 29 - Mel B (recording artist, singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actress, voice actress, author, television presenter, talent competition judge, and model)
- June 4
- Russell Brand (actor and comedian)
- Angelina Jolie (actress and director)
- June 4 - Theo Rossi (actor and producer)
- June 12 - Stephanie Szostak (actress)
- June 25 - Linda Cardellini (actress)
- June 27 - Tobey Maguire (producer and actor)
- July 17 - Cécile de France (actress)
- July 19 - Reuben Langdon (stunt actor, motion capture actor, actor, martial artist, and voice actor)
- July 20
- Jason Raize (actor)
- Judy Greer (actress and voice actress)
- August 7 - Charlize Theron (actress, producer, director, and fashion model)
- August 11 - Roger Craig Smith (voice actor and former stand-up comedian)
- August 12 - Casey Affleck (actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer)
- August 18 - Kaitlin Olson (actress)
- August 21 - Alicia Witt (actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist)
- August 24 - Drew Sarich (stage actor and singer)
- August 28 - Eugene Byrd (actor and voice actor)
- August 29
- Dante Basco (voice artist)
- Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (actor)
- August 31 - Sara Ramirez (actress, singer, and songwriter)
- September 16 - Toks Olagundoye (actress, writer, and producer)
- September 18 - Charlie Finn (film and television actor)
- September 20 - Moon Bloodgood (actress and model)
- September 23 - Kip Pardue (actor and model)
- September 30 - Christopher Jackson (actor and singer)
- October 3 - Alanna Ubach (voice artist)
- October 5
- Scott Weinger (actor)
- Kate Winslet (actress and singer)
- October 9 - Artie Esposito (puppeteer)
- October 11- Nat Faxon (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- October 16 - Kellie Martin (voice artist)
- November 2 - Danny Cooksey (actor, voice actor, and musician)
- November 8 - Tara Reid (actress)
- November 28 - Sunny Mabrey (actress and model)
- December 10 - Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress)
- December 12 - Mayim Bialik (actress and neuroscientist)
- December 14 - KaDee Strickland (actress)
- December 17 - Milla Jovovich (actress)
- December 27 - Heather O'Rourke (actress)
Deaths
- June 28 - Rod Serling (screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator)
- July 2 - James Robertson Justice (character actor)
- August 5 - Bob Karp (comic writer)
- October 6 - Henry Calvin (actor)
Artists joined
- Randy Cartwright - Animator on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Princess and the Frog.
- Ed Gombert - Animator/Storyboard Artist who worked on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, and Mulan.
- Ron Husband - Animator on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.
- Ted Kierscey - Effects Animator on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.
- Dan Hansen - Layout Artist/Artistic Coordinator on Aladdin, Pocahontas, Hercules, and The Emperor's New Groove.
- Daniela Bielecka - Background Artist on The Rescuers and The Fox and the Hound.
- Jim Coleman - Background Artist on The Fox and the Hound, The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast.
1975