2017

Beauty and the Beast

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Cars 3

Lou

Descendants 2

Tangled: Before Ever After

DuckTales (2017 series)

Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns

Raven's Home

Mickey and the Roadster Racers

Thor: Ragnarok

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Coco

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons

Puppy Dog Pals

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

Vampirina

Events

• August 22 - Disney officially entered the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray market.
• October 17 - The Brave Little Toaster had a 30th anniversary screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
• December 14 - The Walt Disney Company officially bought 20th Century Fox for $52.4 billion.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• March 17 - Beauty and the Beast was released to massive box office success and positive reviews.
• April 21 - Born in China was released to positive reviews.
• May 5 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was released to positive reviews.
• May 26 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was released to mixed-to-negative reviews.
• June 16 - Cars 3 was released to positive reviews.
• July 7 - Spider-Man: Homecoming was released to near-universal acclaim.
• July 14 - Jagga Jasoos (English: Detective Jagga) was released in India to mostly mixed-to-positive reviews.
• October 19 - Posledniy bogatyr (English: The Last Knight, The Last Hero or The Last Warrior) was released in Russia.
• November 3 - Thor: Ragnarok was released to near-universal acclaim.
• November 22 - Coco was released to universal acclaim.
• December 8 - Jia Ru Wang Zi Shui Zhao Le (English: The Dreaming Man) was released in China. It is the first Chinese film produced by Disney.
• December 15 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released to overwhelming box office success and universal acclaim.

Shorts

• March 7 - Gone Fishing
• June 16 - Lou
• November 7 - Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
• November 22 - Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Television

• January 2
  • Beyond premiered on Freeform.
  • Shadowhunters began its second season on Freeform.
  • Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything aired its last episode on Disney XD.
• January 7
  • Ultimate Spider-Man aired its series finale on Disney XD.
  • A new programming block, Get Animated! (also known as Disney Channel Weekend Mornings), launches on the Disney Channel, whose initial line-up featured Elena of Avalor, The ZhuZhus, Gravity Falls and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
• January 15 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers premiered on Disney Junior.
• January 16 - Ban Jin & Ba Liang premiered on Shanghai Eastern Channel.
• January 20 - Girl Meets World aired its series finale on the Disney Channel.
• January 26 - Scandal began its sixth season on ABC.
• January 31
  • The Fosters returned with its second half of the fourth season on Freeform.
  • Switched at Birth began its fifth and final season on Freeform.
• February 23 - How to Get Away with Murder ended its third season on ABC.
• February 27
  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil ended its second season on Disney XD.
  • When We Rise began its 4-part miniseries on ABC.
  • Beyond ended its first season on Freeform.
• March 3 - When We Rise aired its final part on ABC.
• March 10
  • The Tangled series pilot, Before Ever After, premiered on the Disney Channel.
  • Andi Mack premiered on the Disney Channel app.
• March 11 - Guardians of the Galaxy premiered its second season on Disney XD.
• March 13
  • Baby Daddy premiered its fifth and final season on Freeform.
  • Young & Hungry premiered its first half of fifth season on Freeform.
• March 14 - The Real O'Neals aired its series finale on ABC.
• March 17 - Marvel's Iron Fist premiered on Netflix.
• March 24
  • Tangled: The Series premiered on the Disney Channel.
  • Liv and Maddie aired its series finale on the Disney Channel.
• March 25 - Get Animated!'s line-up changed, with Tangled: The Series and Milo Murphy's Law replacing The ZhuZhus and Gravity Falls.
• March 27 - Stitch & Ai premiered on CCTV-1 and CCTV-14.
• April 7 - Andi Mack premiered on the Disney Channel.
• April 11
  • The Fosters ended its fourth season on Freeform.
  • Switched at Birth aired its series finale on Freeform.
• April 14 - Puppy Dog Pals premiered on Disney Junior.
• April 21 - The Lion Guard ended its first season on Disney Junior.
• May 14 - Once Upon a Time ended its sixth season on ABC.
• May 16 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ended its fourth season on ABC.
• May 17
  • Designated Survivor ended its first season on ABC.
  • Downward Dog premiered on ABC.
• May 18 - Scandal ended its sixth season on ABC.
• May 22
  • Baby Daddy aired its series finale on Freeform.
  • Young & Hungry ended its first half of fifth season on Freeform.
• June 3
  • Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer premiered on Disney XD.
  • Tangled: The Series premiered on Disney Junior.
  • Whisker Haven began its third season on Disney Junior.
• June 5 - Stitchers premiered its third season on Freeform.
• June 17 - LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures premiered its second season.
• June 23 - Andi Mack ended its first season on the Disney Channel.
• June 25 - Hotel Transylvania: The Series premiered on the Disney Channel.
• June 27 - Downward Dog aired its series finale on ABC.
• July 3 - Star Wars: Forces of Destiny premiered on YouTube and on the Disney Channel.
• July 7
  • The Lion Guard premiered its second season on Disney Junior.
  • K.C. Undercover premiered its third season on the Disney Channel.
• July 11 - The Fosters premiered its fifth season on Freeform.
• July 10 - The second and final season of Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero premiered on Disney XD.
• July 15
  • The television film Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni premiered on Disney XD doubling as the Season 3 premiere.
  • Disney XD aired their new video game related block from 9PM until 3AM all summer long, only targeted at 13+ age requirement to watch called D|XP.
  • Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Street Fighter V EVO 2017 finals tournament aired live on Disney XD as part of D|XP block.
• July 21
  • Descendants 2 premiered on 5 networks simultaneously on the Disney Channel, Disney XD, ABC, Freeform, and Lifetime to over 13 million views in ratings.
  • Raven's Home, a spin-off of That's So Raven, premiered on the Disney Channel.
• July 28 - Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero aired its series finale on Disney XD.
• July 29 - The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar premiered on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior.
• August 12
  • The DuckTales reboot premiered on Disney XD with a one-hour TV film.
  • Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins premiered on the Disney Channel.
• August 14
  • Stitchers ended its third and last season on Freeform.
  • Whisker Haven ended its third season on Disney Junior.
• August 18 - Marvel's The Defenders premiered on Netflix.
• August 19 - Marvel's Spider-Man premiered on Disney XD.
• August 26 - Miles from Tomorrowland ended its second season on Disney Junior.
• September 9 - MECH-X4 aired its second season on Disney XD.
• September 18 - Goldie & Bear premiered its second season on Disney Junior.
• September 25 - Drama series The Good Doctor premiered on ABC.
• September 27 - The second season of Designated Survivor premiered on ABC.
• September 28:
  • Grey's Anatomy aired its 14th season on ABC.
  • How to Get Away with Murder aired its 4th season on ABC.
• September 29 - Marvel's Inhumans aired its first two episodes on IMAX starting on September 1 before airing the rest of the series on ABC.
• October 1
  • Vampirina aired on Disney Junior.
  • Elena of Avalor ended its first season on the Disney Channel.
• October 3:
  • Comedy series The Mayor premiered on ABC.
  • Comedy-drama series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World premiered on ABC.
• October 5 - Scandal aired its seventh and final season on ABC.
• October 6 - Once Upon a Time returned for its seventh season on ABC.
• October 14 - Elena of Avalor premiered its second season on the Disney Channel.
• October 16
  • Miles from Tomorrowland aired its third season under the title Mission Force One.
  • Star Wars Rebels aired its fourth and final season on Disney XD.
• October 23 - Pickle and Peanut premiered its second season on Disney XD.
• October 27
  • Andi Mack premiered its second season on Disney Channel.
  • Stuck in the Middle ended its second season on Disney Channel.
• November 6 - Star vs. the Forces of Evil premiered its third season on Disney XD.
• November 17 - Marvel's The Punisher premiered on Netflix.
• November 19 - Tangled: The Series aired its second TV special "Queen for a Day" on Disney Channel.
• November 20 - Big Hero 6: The Series premiered with the TV movie event Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns on both Disney Channel and Disney XD.
• November 21 - Marvel's Runaways premiered on Hulu.
• December 1 - The fifth season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on ABC.
• December 8 - Stuck in the Middle premiered its third season with the movie event Stuck at Christmas on the Disney Channel.

Home video releases

DVD and Blu-ray

• January 24 - The Light Between Oceans (Touchstone Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures)
• January 31
  • Pinocchio: Signature Collection (General re-release)
  • Queen of Katwe
  • Lilo & Stitch: 15th Anniversary Edition/Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (General re-release)
  • The Fox and the Hound/The Fox and the Hound 2 (General re-release)
  • Bolt (General re-release)
  • The Last Flight of Noah's Ark: 35th Anniversary Edition (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
• February 28
  • Doctor Strange (Marvel Studios)
  • Pocahontas/Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (General re-release)
  • Mulan/Mulan II (General re-release)
  • The Princess and the Frog (General re-release)
• March 7 - Moana
• March 28 - Cool Runnings (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
• April 4 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
• May 23
  • The Mighty Ducks: 25th Anniversary Edition (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
  • D2: The Mighty Ducks (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
  • D3: The Mighty Ducks (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
• May 28
  • Cars (General re-release)
  • Cars 2 (General re-release)
  • Monsters, Inc. (General re-release)
  • Monsters University (General re-release)
• June 6
  • Bambi: 75th Anniversary Edition: Signature Collection (General re-release)
  • Bambi II (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
  • Beauty and the Beast
• July 18
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
  • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid: 25th Anniversary Edition (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
• August 15 - Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season (ABC Studios)
• August 22
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel Studios)
  • Jessica Jones: The Complete First Season (Marvel Television)
  • Daredevil: The Complete Second Season (Marvel Television)
• August 29
  • The Lion King: The Circle of Life Edition: Signature Collection (General re-release)
  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (General re-release)
  • The Lion King 1½ (General re-release)
  • Born in China
  • Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Three (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
• September 17
  • Iron Man (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Iron Man 2 (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Iron Man 3 (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Thor (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Thor: The Dark World (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • The Avengers: 5th Anniversary Edition (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Captain America: The First Avenger (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Captain America: Civil War (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
  • Ant-Man (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
• October 3 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
• October 17 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Marvel Studios)
• November 7
  • Cars (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
  • Cars 3
  • Brave: 5th Anniversary Edition (General re-release)
• December 12 - Luke Cage: The Complete First Season (Marvel Television)
• December 16 - Frozen: Collector's Edition (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases

• August 22 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel Studios) (First Disney film released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and first of a Marvel film)
• October 3 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (First Walt Disney Pictures film released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)
• October 17 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Marvel Studios)
• November 7 - Cars 3 (First Pixar Animation Studios film released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)
• December 19 - The Prestige (Touchstone Pictures) (General re-release)

DVD-only releases

• January 10 - The Lion Guard: Life in the Pride Lands
• February 7 - Elena and the Secret of Avalor
• February 21 - Nashville: The Complete Fourth Season (ABC Studios)
• February 28
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Signature Collection (General re-release)
  • Beauty and the Beast: 25th Anniversary Edition: Signature Collection (General re-release)
• March 7 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Volume 1
• April 4 - Tangled: Before Ever After
• July 25 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Minnie's Happy Helpers
• August 15
  • Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Start Your Engines
  • Descendants 2
• August 29 - Designated Survivor: The Complete First Season (ABC Studios)
• September 12 - Elena of Avalor: Celebrations To Remember
• September 26 - Mickey Mouse: Merry & Scary: Holiday Collection
• October 17 - Vampirina: Volume 1
• December 12
  • Tangled: The Series: Queen for a Day
  • DuckTales: Woo-oo!

Comics

• Joe Books stops publishing Darkwing Duck and Frozen
• May 23
  • The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
  • Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics, Volume 4
• June 6
  • The Don Rosa Library - Volume 6: "The Treasure of the Ten Avatars"
  • Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 11: Mickey vs. Mickey
• July 12 - IDW Publishing began publishing Star Wars Adventures
• July 18 - Donald Quest: Hammer of Magic
• July 25 - Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Volume #2
• July 31 - IDW began publishing a new DuckTales comic book
• August 5 - IDW began publishing a Tangled comic book
• September 19
  • The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library: The Secret of Hondorica
  • Walt Disney's Christmas Classics
• October 3
  • The Don Rosa Library - Volume 8: Escape From Forbidden Valley
  • Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 12: The Mysterious Dr. X
• October 10 - Silly Symphonies Volume 3: The Complete Disney Classics 1939-1942

Books

• January 3
  • Elena and Naomi's Big Adventure
  • Disney Princess Beginnings
  • Anna Takes Charge
• January 13 - From Donald Duck's Daddy to Disney Legend
• 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 Keepers The Return: Disney at Last
• April 25 - Once Upon a Time: Regina Rising
• May 2 - Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy
• May 23 - Rise of the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel
• July 25 - Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
• August 15 - Disney Descendants: School of Secrets: Lonnie's Warrior Sword
• August 29 - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons
• September 5 - Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon
• October 10 - Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties
• October 24 - Coco: The Junior Novelization, Coco: Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony
• November 14 - Disney Descendants: Carlos's Scavenger Hunt

Albums

• February 6 - DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
• March 10 - Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• April 21
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Volume 2
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)
• June 9 - Cars 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• July 21 - Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)
• August 4 - The Legacy Collection: Robin Hood
• November 3 - Olaf's Frozen Adventure: Original Soundtrack
• November 10 - Coco: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• December 15 - Star Wars: Last Jedi Motion Picture Soundtrack

Theme parks

• January 3 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror closed at Disney California Adventure.
• January 8 - Space Mountain: Mission 2 closed at Disneyland Paris.
• January 11
  • Grand Circuit Raceway closed at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for the Fantasyland expansion.
  • Iron Man Experience and Iron Man Tech Showcase opened at Hong Kong Disneyland.
• January 14 - Walt Disney Studios Park's Season of the Force event began.
• January 20 - Main Street Electrical Parade returned at Disneyland and ran until August 20.
• January 29 - Fantasy in the Sky had its final performance at Disneyland.
• February 3 - Remember... Dreams Come True returned at Disneyland after two years on hiatus.
• February 17 - Rivers of Light premiered at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
• February 24 - Village Haus Restaurant at Disneyland was temporarily rethemed as the Red Rose Taverne.
• March 12 - Miss Adventure Falls opened at Typhoon Lagoon.
• March 17 - A Table is Waiting had its final performance at Tokyo DisneySea.
• March 24 - Disney Magic on Parade and Disney Dreams! had their final performance at Disneyland Paris.
• March 26 - Disneyland Paris began its 25th anniversary celebration.
  • Disney Stars on Parade, Mickey presents: “Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris”, The Starlit Princess Waltz and Disney Illuminations premiered.
  • Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opened.
• March 29 - CinéMagique closed at Walt Disney Studios Park.
• April 21 - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opened at Tokyo Disneyland.
• April 30
  • Incredibles Super Dance Party had its final performance at Magic Kingdom.
  • Disney's Explorers Lodge Hotel opened at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
• May 7 - Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain opened at Disneyland Paris, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
• May 11 - Wishes had its final performance at Magic Kingdom.
• May 12
  • Happily Ever After premiered at Magic Kingdom.
  • Nemo & Friends SeaRider opened at Tokyo DisneySea.
• May 13 - The Incredibles' Challenge premiered at Walt Disney Studios Park.
• May 16 - The entrance of Toontown has been removed at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for a meet and greet attraction.
• May 19 - Cosmic Dance Party premiered at Magic Kingdom.
• May 26 - Disney Movie Magic premiered at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• May 27
  • Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! opened at Disney California Adventure.
  • Pandora: The World of Avatar opened at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
• May 29 - Hyperspace Mountain closed at Disneyland.
• June 1 - Space Mountain returned at Disneyland.
• June 19 - Euro Disney S.C.A., operating company of Disneyland Paris, was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
• July 3 - DisneyQuest closed to make way for the NBA Experience after a failed attempt in 2016.
• July 17 - Fantasmic! returned at Disneyland.
• July 29 - Disneyland Railroad and Rivers of America which consists of Mark Twain Riverboat and Sailing Ship Columbia returned at Disneyland.
• July 30 - Celebration Cafe closed at Shanghai Disneyland.
• August 13
  • Ellen's Energy Adventure closed at Epcot to make way for a Guardians of the Galaxy Ride.
  • The Great Movie Ride closed at Disney's Hollywood Studios to make way for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.
• August 20 - Pixar Play Parade had its final performance at Disney California Adventure.
• August 31 - Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters closed at Hong Kong Disneyland to make way for the Ant-Man Ride.
• September 1 - Star Command Suppliers closed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
• September 3 - La Forêt de l'Enchantement: Une aventure musicale Disney had its final performance at Disneyland Paris.
• September 10 and 11 - Walt Disney World temporarily closes for two days due to Hurricane Irma.
• September 12 - Walt Disney World reopens after Hurricane Irma.
• October 10 - Star Jets closed at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for Big Hero 6 Ride.
• November 5 - Mickey's Soundsational Parade had its final performance at Disneyland and will return in 2018.
• November 6
  • Once Upon a Time had its final performance at Tokyo Disneyland.
  • Beauty and the Beast premiered on the Disney Dream.
• December 7 - Stan Lee took a visit to Hong Kong Disneyland at night.
• December 14 - A temporary Royal Princess Garden opened at Hong Kong Disneyland, including a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.
• December 18 - The Hall of Presidents reopened at Magic Kingdom as the debut of Donald Trump animatronic.
• December 31 - Flights of Wonder had its final performance at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Other events

• January 9-15 - Kingdom Hearts launches 15th anniversary ‘Memorial Stained Glass Clock’ campaign was held in Shinjuku Station.
• March 10, 11 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Tokyo International Forum Hall A (Japan).
• March 18, 19 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Salle Pleyel (France).
• March 24, 25 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Central Hall Westminster (England).
• March 31 - "Blass Band Disney!" Concert was held in Maihama Amphitheater.
• May 6, 7 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Esplanade Concert Hall (Singapore).
• May 13 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in KKLC Plenary Hall (Malaysia).
• May 21 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Asia World Expo Runaway 11 (Hong Kong).
• June 10, 11, 14 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Dolby Theatre (North America).
• June 23, 24 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in United Palace Theatre (North America).
• July 8 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in ORIX Theater. (Japan)
• July 14-16 - The D23 Expo was held in Anaheim Convention Center.
• September 8-10 - The Muppets Take the Bowl was held at the Hollywood Bowl.

Video games

• January 12 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan.
• January 24 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue was released for PlayStation 4 in North America.
• March 7 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was re-released worldwide as both a digital download and as a hard copy for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.
• March 9 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan.
• March 23 - Kingdom Hearts Union χ was released for iOS/Android in Japan.
• March 28 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix was released for PlayStation 4 in North America.
• March 31 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix was released for PlayStation 4 in Europe.
• April 6 - Kingdom Hearts Union χ was released for iOS/Android in North America.
• April 18 - The Disney Afternoon Collection was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
• June 13 - Cars 3: Driven to Win was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Wii U.
• September 19 - Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
• October 31 - Disneyland Adventures and Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure, remasters of two games that were originally Kinect-required Xbox 360 titles, were released for the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows 10.
• November 17 - Star Wars Battlefront II was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Character debuts

• March 10 - Cassandra, Fidello, Lady Caine, Pete and Stan, Old Lady Crowley
• March 17 - Cadenza, Jean Potts, Belle's Mother, The King, The Queen
• March 24 - Hook Foot, Varian, Quirin, Rudiger
• March 31 - Monty
• April 4 - StellaLou
• April 7 - Andi Mack, Cyrus Goodman, Buffy Driscoll, Bex Mack, Celia Mack, Jonah Beck, Ham Mack, Amber
• April 14 - Bingo, Rolly, Hissy, A.R.F., Bob, Esther Exposition, Frank Exposition
• April 21 - Friedborg
• April 7 - Lance Strongbow, Weasel
• May 5 - Mantis, Ego the Living Planet, Ayesha, Taserface, Brahl
• May 26 - Captain Salazar, Carina Smyth, Henry Turner
• June 16 - Cruz Ramirez, Jackson Storm, Natalie Certain, Sterling, Miss Fritter, Chase Racelott, Danny Swervez, Hamilton
• July 7 - Flash Thompson, Michelle, Vulture, Liz Allan, Ned Leeds, Tinkerer, Shocker, Betty Brant
• July 14 - Uroho
• July 21 - Mpishi
• July 21 - King Trevor, Nigel
• July 29 - Makini, Shupavu
• July 30 - Fernanda Pizazzo, Doctor St. Croix
• August 6 - Andrew, Xavier
• August 11 - Kiburi
• September 19 - Ultron-Sigma
• September 29 - Black Bolt, Medusa Amaquelin, Crystal Amaquelin, Maximus, Karnak, Gorgon, Auran, Lockjaw
• October 1 - Angry and Red
• October 8 - Ruthless Ruth
• October 15 - Axel
• October 22 - Willow, Uumlaut
• November 3 - Hela, Valkyrie, Skurge, Grandmaster, Surtur, Kenge
• November 17 - Jigsaw, Microchip, Curtis Hoyle, William Rawlins
• November 21 - Alex Wilder, Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, Molly Hernandez, Gert Yorkes, Old Lace
• November 22 - Miguel Rivera, Ernesto de la Cruz, Héctor, Mamá Imelda, Abuelita, Mamá Coco
• November 25 - Mrs. Sugarby
• December 2 - Griffin of Pittsford
• December 15 - Rose Tico, Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, DJ

Business

• January 24 - Avalanche Software, previously shuttered by Disney in May 2016, was acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and reopened.
• December 14 - The Walt Disney Company announces they will be acquiring 21st Century Fox, Inc. at $52.4 Billion in stock, thus regaining the X-Men and Fantastic Four film rights, as well as acquiring other properties such as The Simpsons, Avatar, and Family Guy.

People

• July 10 - Steve Whitmire was announced to have had been fired from The Muppets.

Deaths

• January 13 - Dick Gautier (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer and singer)
• January 19 - Miguel Ferrer (actor, voice actor, director and cinematographer)
• January 25 - John Hurt (actor, voice actor and singer)
• January 28 - Richard Portman (re-recording mixer, foley mixer, assistant foley artist, sound recordist, sound re-recordist, re-recording supervisor, re-recordist, dubbing mixer and actor)
• February 19 - Chris Wiggins (actor, voice actor and singer)
• February 25 - Bill Paxton (actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, director, set decorator, set dresser, singer, art director, production designer and production manager)
• March 1 - Richard Karron (actor, voice actor and singer)
• March 6 - Robert Osborne (film historian, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer)
• March 18 - Chuck Berry (musician, singer, actor, composer and producer)
• April 6 - Don Rickles (comedian and actor)
• May 9 - Al Nalbandian (florist and actor)
• May 13 - John Cygan (actor, voice actor and director)
• May 14 - Powers Boothe (actor, voice actor and singer)
• May 23 - Roger Moore (actor, voice actor, producer, director, screenwriter and singer)
• May 31 - Tino Insana (actor, voice actor, story editor, screenwriter, producer and singer)
• June 8 - Glenne Headly (actress and voice actress)
• June 9 - Adam West (actor, voice actor, singer, director and creative consultant)
• June 16 - Stephen Furst (actor, voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and comedian)
• June 17 - Bill Dana (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer and singer)
• July 15 - Martin Landau (actor, voice actor and producer)
• July 9 - Wally Burr (actor, voice actor, director, producer, voice director and recording director)
• July 16 - George A. Romero (director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, photographer, actor and voice actor)
• July 26 - June Foray (actress, voice actress and singer) and Patti Deutsch (actress and voice actress)
• July 27 - Marty Sklar (imagineer)
• August 8 - Glen Campbell (singer, actor, voice actor and composer)
• August 14 - Andrzej Blumenfeld (actor and voice actor)
• August 18 - Bruce Forsyth (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, singer, producer and television host)
• August 20 - Jerry Lewis (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, singer, songwriter, producer, composer and comedian)
• August 24 - Jay Thomas (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, singer, comedian and radio show host)
• August 31 - Richard Anderson (actor, voice actor and producer)
• September 1 - Shelley Berman (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, director, comedian, poet, lecturer and teacher)
• September 10 - X Atencio (imagineer, animator, songwriter, screenwriter and voice actor)
• September 15 - Harry Dean Stanton (actor, voice actor and singer)
• September 26 - Barry Dennen (actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and associate director)
• September 29 - Wiesław Michnikowski (actor and voice actor) and Ryūji Saikachi (actor and voice actor)
• October 2 - Tom Petty (singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, actor and voice actor)
• October 11 - Don Pedro Colley (actor, voice actor, director and producer)
• October 16 - Roy Dotrice (actor, voice actor and screenwriter)
• October 21 - Lech Ordon (actor and voice actor)
• October 24 - Robert Guillaume (actor, voice actor, singer, director and producer) and Fats Domino (singer, songwriter and actor)
• November 13 - Alina Janowska (actress and voice actress)
• November 17 - Rikard Wolff (actor, voice actor and singer)
• November 19 - Warren Moore (singer and songwriter) and Della Reese (actress, voice actress, singer and screenwriter)
• November 21 - Rodney Bewes (actor, screenwriter, producer, singer and songwriter) and David Cassidy (actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, composer, producer and screenwriter)
• November 25 - Rance Howard (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, stuntman and dialogue director)
• November 30 - Jim Nabors (actor and singer) and Heather North (actress, voice actress and singer)
• December 14 - Tamio Ōki (voice actor)
• December 21 - Dick Enberg (sports announcer, actor, voice actor and producer)
• December 22 - Gerald B. Greenberg (editor and producer)

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