2020

The Owl House

Underwater

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2

The Call of the Wild

Star Wars: The Clone Wars airs its final season.

Onward

Mira, Royal Detective

Stargirl

Zenimation

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II

Hamilton

Mulan

Muppets Now

Upside-Down Magic

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

The One and Only Ivan

The New Mutants

The King's Man

Black Widow

Soul

Free Guy

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• January 10 - Underwater (20th Century Fox) is released to mixed reviews.
• February 14 - Downhill (Searchlight Pictures) is released to negative reviews.
• February 21 - The Call of the Wild (20th Century Studios) is released to positive reviews.
• February 28 - Wendy (Searchlight Pictures) is released to negative reviews.
• March 6 - Onward is released to positive reviews.
• July 24 - Mulan will be released.
• August 7 - The Empty Man (20th Century Studios) will be released.
• August 14 - The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight Pictures, distribution in the United States only) will be released.
• August 28 - The New Mutants (20th Century Studios/Marvel Entertainment) will be released.
• September 18 - The King's Man (20th Century Studios) will be released.'
• October 9 - Death on the Nile (20th Century Studios) will be released.
• October 16 - The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) will be released.
• November 6 - Black Widow (Marvel Studios) will be released.
• November 13 - Deep Water (20th Century Studios) will be released.
• November 20 - Soul will be released.
• December 11 - Free Guy (20th Century Studios) will be released.
• December 18 - West Side Story (20th Century Studios) will be released.
• December 25 - The Last Duel (20th Century Studios) will be released.

Short films

• March 6 - Playdate with Destiny (20th Century Studios), a Simpsons short film, is released.

Television and streaming

• January 10
  • The Owl House premiered on the Disney Channel.
  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series concluded its 1st season.
• January 12 - Bless the Harts concludes its 1st season.
• January 17 - Diary of a Future President premieres on Disney+.
• January 23 - Outmatched premiered on FOX.
• January 26 - Star Wars Resistance aired its final episode.
• January 31 - Lamp Life, a Toy Story short, premiered on Disney+.
• February 5 - Toy Story 4 was released on Disney+.
• February 7 - Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, a feature-length film produced by Walt Disney Pictures premiered on Disney+.
• February 8 - Big Hero 6: The Series concludes its 2nd season.
• February 14 - Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 premiered on the Disney Channel.
• February 16 - Duncanville premieres on FOX.
• February 21 - The 7th and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered on Disney+.
• February 28
  • Shop Class premiered on Disney+.
  • The US premiere of 101 Dalmatian Street premiered on Disney+.
• March 1 - Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure airs its final episode.
• March 8 - Just Roll With It ends its first season.
• March 13 - Stargirl, a feature-length film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, premieres on Disney+.
• March 15 - Just Roll With It begins its 2nd season.
• March 20
  • Mira, Royal Detective premieres.
  • Disney Insider premieres on Disney+.
  • Descendants Remix Dance Party (TV Special) premieres
  • Gabby Duran & the Unsittables ends its first season.
  • BUNK'D ends its fourth season.
  • Onward arrives on digital just 2 weeks after its theatrical run due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• March 24 - Disney+ is released in the United Kingdom and other locations across Europe. A linear Disney+ television channel was launched in Spain alongside the streaming service.
• March 27 - Be Our Chef premieres on Disney+.
• March 31
  • Dlife, a women and family targeted channel of The Walt Disney Company Ltd. Japan and Disney Channels Worldwide, and through Broadcast Satellite Disney Co., Ltd., was officially shut down.
  • Disney XD shuts down in Spain and Germany.
• April 3
  • Diving with Dolphins premiered on Disney+.
  • Dolphin Reef, a documentary film produced by Disneynature, premiered on Disney+.
  • Elephant premiered on Disney+.
  • Onward releases on Disney+ in the US only 4 weeks after its theatrical run due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Life on the Edge premieres on Disney+.
  • In the Footsteps of Elephant premieres on Disney+.
• April 4 - The 3rd season of DuckTales premiered on Disney XD.
• April 7 - Disney XD shuts down in France.
• April 9 - Disney+ original content is licensed to pay television and streaming provider OSN in the Middle East, with Disney noting that they have no current "plan to launch Disney+ as a standalone service in the region in the near future".
• April 10
  • A Celebration of the Music from Coco premiered on Disney+.
  • Playdate with Destiny premieres on Disney+ after its brief run in theaters before the 2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic forced movie theaters to temporarily close.
• April 16 - The Disney Family Singalong premiered on ABC.
• April 18 - Doc McStuffins airs its final episode.
• April 19 - The 3rd season of Spider-Man: Maximum Venom premiered on Disney XD.
• April 21 - The Disney Family Singalong premiered on Disney+.
• April 30 - The Disney Channel and Disney Junior are shut down in Australia and Italy.
• May 1 - Prop Culture debuts on Disney+.
• May 3 - Raven's Home ended its 3rd season.
• May 4
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released on Disney+.
  • Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian premieres on Disney+.
• May 8 - Solar Opposites debuts on Hulu.
• May 15
  • It's a Dog's Life premiered on Disney+.
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil premiered on Disney+.
• May 17 - Duncanville concludes its first season.
• May 18 - Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert premieres on Disney+ for a limited time.
• May 22
  • Out, a SparkShorts short, premiered on Disney+.
  • Zenimation, premiered on Disney+.
  • The Big Fib premiered on Disney+.
• May 27 - The last season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on ABC.
• May 29 - Central Park debuts on Apple TV+.
• May 31 - Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD and Go Disney was shut down in Singapore.
• June 11 - Disney+ is released in Japan.
• June 12 - Artemis Fowl premiered on Disney+ to an overwhelmingly negative reception.
• June 26
  • Avengers: Infinity War releases on Disney+.
  • Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II will premiere on Disney+.
• July 3
  • Hamilton will premiere on Disney+.
  • Frozen II will premiere on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland.
• July 11 - The second season of Amphibia will premiere.
• July 30 - Incredibles 2 will be released on Disney+.
• July 31
  • Muppets Now will premiere on Disney+.
  • Upside-Down Magic will premiere on the Disney Channel.
• Summer
  • The 3rd season of Big Hero 6: The Series will premiere.
  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur will premiere.
• August
  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will premiere on Disney+.
  • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe will premiere on Disney+.
• August 14 - Ant-Man and the Wasp releases on Disney+.
• August 21 - The One and Only Ivan will premiere on Disney+.
• September 25 - Secret Society of Second-Born Royals will premiere on Disney+.
• September - Disney+ will be released in Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Nordic countries.
• Fall
  • The Right Stuff will premiere on Disney+.
  • Disney+ will be released on Latin America.
• October
  • The Curse of Molly McGee will premiere.
  • The second season of The Mandalorian will premiere on Disney+.
• November - Disney+ will launch in Brazil.
• December - WandaVision will premiere on Disney+.
• December 11 - Ralph Breaks the Internet releases on Disney+ in the US and some other countries
• TBA
  • The 4th season of Raven's Home will premiere.
  • The 2nd season of Gabby Duran & the Unsittables will premiere.
  • The 2nd season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will premiere on Disney+.
  • Helstrom will debut on Hulu.
  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will premiere on Disney+.
  • Magic Camp will premiere on Disney+.
  • The fifth season of BUNK'D will premiere.
  • The second season of Coop & Cami Ask The World will conclude.
  • Disney+ will launch in Réunion, Mayotte and Mauritius.
  • Disney+ will launch in Latin America.
  • Disney+ will launch in Southeast Asia.
  • Onward will premiere on Disney+ in the UK.

Theme parks

• January 5 - Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic closes at Walt Disney Studios Park.
• January 10 - The Very Very Minnie! event began at Tokyo Disneyland until February 29, due to the park being temporarily closed as the COVID-19 outbreak continued to evolve.
• January 11 - The Frozen Celebration event began at Disneyland Park (Paris) until March 15, due to the park being temporarily closed as the COVID-19 outbreak continued to evolve.
• January 17
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened at Disneyland.
  • Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, Canada: Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360, and Awesome Planet premiered at Epcot.
• January 25 - In response to the growing outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 spreading throughout China, the Shanghai Disney Resort closed its gates temporarily until May 11. As a response, the resort issued a temporary refund policy for guests wishing to reschedule or cancel their visits to Shanghai Disneyland, for guests wishing to reschedule or cancel their booked stays at the resort's hotels, and for guests that have purchased tickets for Beauty and the Beast can reschedule or receive a refund.
• January 26 - In response to the growing outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 spreading throughout China, the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort closed its gates temporarily until June 18. As a response, the resort issued a temporary refund policy for guests wishing to reschedule or cancel their visits to Hong Kong Disneyland.
• January 31 - Ariel's Greeting Grotto closes at Tokyo DisneySea; it was originally set to close on March 31.
• February 3 - In response to the growing outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 spreading throughout China, the Disney's Hollywood Hotel and Disney's Explorers Lodge close their gates temporarily until June 13.
• February 7 - A fire breaks out on Main Street, U.S.A. and the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland.
• February 17 - Agent P's World Showcase Adventure closes at Epcot.
• February 18 - The Castle Hub Stage is removed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
• February 19 - Regal Eagle Smokehouse opens at Epcot.
• February 22 - Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away has its final performance at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• February 27
  • Magic Happens premieres at Disneyland.
  • The Jungle Cruise's Bomokandi Bertha boat sinks at the Magic Kingdom.
• February 28
  • Lilo's Luau & Fun, Jungle Rhythms and Robo Astro have their final performances at Tokyo Disneyland.
  • Fantasmic! has its final performance at Tokyo DisneySea; it was originally set to close on March 25.
• February 29 - As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, The Oriental Land Company announced a temporary closure of the Tokyo Disney Resort originally until March 15. However, it has extended its closure until July 1. This applies to Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and the Ikspiari shopping complex. Guests with reservations for dinner shows, the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, and Vacation Packages will receive a full refund. Guests with unused tickets dated or expiring between February 29-May 31, 2020 can have their ticket changed to an open-dated ticket expiring March 31, 2021. Guests with Annual Passports will have the expiration date extended. The hotels throughout the Tokyo Disney Resort remained open prior to its temporary closure, but with some benefits and various services unavailable to guests staying at them. The Disney Resort Line remained under normal operation.
• March 4 - Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and Vacation Fun - an original animated short with Mickey & Minnie open at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• March 9 - Announced on their official website, the Shanghai Disney Resort resumed limited operations for the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel, Disneytown, and the Wishing Star Park. In accordance with health protocols in place to ensure the safety of park guests and Cast Members, guests with a green Shanghai QR code will be allowed to enter the resort, to undergo temperature screenings prior to arrival at the resort, to maintain respectful social distances at all times while in stores, queues and restaurants and are required to wear a mask during their entire visit. Shanghai Disneyland remained closed until reopening on May 11.
• March 12
  • In response to the coronavirus outbreak spreading throughout Europe, Disneyland Paris has announced that outdoor shows, including Disney Illuminations and Star Wars: A Galactic Celebration have been cancelled. The following shows will continue operations, but will be in limited capacity: Frozen: A Musical Celebration, Mickey and the Magician, and Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular. Other locations, including attractions, shops, restaurants, and Studio 1 will continue operations with capacity adjusted as necessary. Non-face character greetings and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show are still in operation.
  • Wonderful World of Animation has its final performance at Disney's Hollywood Studios; it was originally set to close on May 12.
  • Spaceship Earth closes temporarily at Epcot; it was originally set to close on May 26.
• March 13 - Disney Movie Magic returns at Disney's Hollywood Studios; however, it remains closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
• March 14 - As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the Disney Cruise Line has temporarily suspended departures and the Disneyland Resort, including Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, are temporarily closed, originally until March 31, but will remain closed until July 17, following the guidelines set forth by the Governor of California to prevent the spread of the virus. The hotels at the Disneyland Resort remained open until March 16, to give guests time to make all necessary travel arrangements. The Downtown Disney shopping and entertainment complex was also temporarily closed. Guests with packages booked through the Walt Disney Travel Company may currently reschedule for a "future date in 2020" without paying a charge fee of $50.
• March 15 - As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, Disneyland Paris, including Disneyland Park (Paris) and Walt Disney Studios Park, is temporarily closed, originally until March 31, but will remain closed until July 15.
• March 16 - As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the Walt Disney World Resort, including Magic Kingdom (until July 11), Epcot (until July 15), Disney's Hollywood Studios (until July 15), Disney's Animal Kingdom (until July 11), Disney's Blizzard Beach (until July 11), and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon (until July 11) is temporarily closed, originally until March 31, later extending to mid-April, then put on an indefinite pause, but wound up opening in phases starting on May 20 with the opening of Disney Springs.
• March 23 - Lumiere's Kitchen at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel resumes operations, but with health protocols in place to ensure the safety of park guests and Cast Members.
• March 24 - In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Aulani is temporary closed, originally until March 31, but will remain closed until further notice.
• March 27 - The closures of Disneyland and Walt Disney World are extended until further notice and Disneyland Paris is to remain closed until mid-July.
• April 1 - In response to the coronavirus outbreak, all onsite hotels at the Tokyo Disney Resort, including the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, the Disney Ambassador Hotel, the Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta and the Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel, are temporary closed, originally until after April 20, however, it was delayed until further notice.
• April 30 - Character dining at the Enchanted Garden Restaurant at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel resumes operation, with social distance guidelines between characters, guests and Cast Members.
• May 11 - Chip & Dale’s Trading Post opened at Shanghai Disneyland, after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting China, with taking into account guest capacity for social distancing, as well as health and prevention procedures that comply with local guidelines.
• May 20 - Disney Springs reopened at Walt Disney World Resort. Following the guidance of government and health officials, a limited number of shopping and dining experiences owned by third-party operating participants began to open during this initial phase.
• May 22 - All stage shows including Disney Color-Fest at Shanghai Disneyland resumes once again following its successful May 11 reopening, with strict COVID-19 social distance protocols in place.
• June 1 - Ikspiari, the shopping and dining complex of the Tokyo Disney Resort, reopened after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting Japan, with strict COVID-19 protocols in place, including temperature screenings and social distance markers.
• June 3 - Once Upon a Toy reopened at Disney Springs after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
• June 8 - Toy Story Hotel reopened at Shanghai Disney Resort, after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting China.
• June 10 - Pin Traders, Goofy’s Candy Co., Ever After Jewelry Co., and Star Wars Trading Post, DisneyStyle, Candy Cauldron, Star Wars Galactic Outpost, and MARVEL Super Hero Headquarters reopened at Disney Springs after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
• June 13 - Disney's Explorers Lodge reopened at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
• June 18 - Hong Kong Disneyland reopened, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• June 25 - Bon Voyage!, the park goods shop outside of Tokyo Disneyland, will reopen to guests after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting Japan.
• July 1 - Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will reopen, after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting Japan. Both parks will operate under a severely reduced capacity, with a lottery system being set up to allocate a portion of park admissions to guests holding Annual Passports during the period when it cannot be used for Park admission.
• July 8 - Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim is scheduled to reopen, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• July 11 - The Walt Disney World Resort will reopen in phases, starting with the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom, along with Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Disney's Blizzard Beach, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• July 15
  • Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios are scheduled to reopen, as part of the phased reopening of the Walt Disney World Resort, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Disneyland Park (Paris) and Walt Disney Studios Park will reopen, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• July 17 - Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will reopen in full, and will celebrate its 65th anniversary, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• July 23 - Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel will reopen, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• July 29 - Walt Disney World Dolphin and Walt Disney World Swan will reopen, after being temporarily closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
• Summer
  • Disney's DuckTales World Showcase Adventure will open at Epcot.
  • Cars: Route 66 Road Trip will open at Walt Disney Studios Park.
• September - Epcot Forever will have its final performance at Epcot.
• September 5 - Castle of Magical Dreams will open at Hong Kong Disneyland, as part of its 15th Anniversary celebration.
• September 12 - Hong Kong Disneyland will celebrate its 15th Anniversary.
• Fall - Winter
  • Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will open at Epcot.
  • Drawn to Life, the new Cirque Du Soleil and Walt Disney Animation Studios show, will premiere at Disney Springs.
  • Harmonious will premiere at Epcot.
  • Reflections of China closes at Epcot.
  • Wondrous China will premiere at Epcot.
  • Minnie's Style Studio, Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast, and The Happy Ride with Baymax will open and Mickey's Magical Music World will premiere at Tokyo Disneyland. Originally opening on April 15, they were all delayed in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  • The Oriental Land Company has announced the deployment of the new Type C monorail for the Disney Resort Line at the Tokyo Disney Resort.
  • Avengers Campus will open at Disney California Adventure, as part of the resort's 65th-anniversary celebration.
• TBA
  • Disneyland Hotel will reopen.

Home video releases

DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases

• January 14
  • The Jungle Book (2016) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
• February 11
  • Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
• February 25
  • Frozen II
  • Frozen/Frozen II (Target-exclusive 2-Movie Collection Blu-ray)
• March 3
  • Monsters, Inc. (Pixar) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • WALL-E (Pixar) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • A Bug's Life (Pixar) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Up (Pixar) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Monsters University (Pixar) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
• March 10
  • Beauty and the Beast: Signature Collection (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Beauty and the Beast (2017) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Spies in Disguise (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
• March 17
  • A Hidden Life (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
• March 31
  • Rogue One (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: A New Hope (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Lucasfilm) (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm Ltd.)
  • Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Best Buy-exclusive 9-movie Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray box set)
• April 14
  • Underwater (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) (Note: This is the final movie to use TCFHE as the main company to distributed this movie in home media.)
• May 12
  • The Call of the Wild (20th Century Studios) (Note: This is the first home media release under the 20th Century Studios rebranding, but still uses the TCFHE name as a copyright placeholder.)
• May 19
  • Onward
  • Downhill (Searchlight Pictures)
• September 15
  • Hocus Pocus (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
• TBA
  • The Jungle Book: Signature Collection (General re-release)
  • Mulan (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release)
  • Mulan (2020)

DVD-only releases

• May 19
  • Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2

Books

• February 4
  • Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale
  • Straight On Till Morning: A Twisted Tale
• February 11 - The Art of Mulan
• March 3
  • California Dreamin': Disney California Adventure: An Insider's Journey
  • The Art of Onward
• April 14 - The Art and Making of Artemis Fowl
• September 1 - Kingdom Hearts: The Official Handbook
• September 8
  • Disney Villains: The Essential Guide
  • Holiday Mischief with Stitch
• September 15 - The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky
• September 29 - Disney Villains: Wickedly Ever After
• October 13 - The Art of Soul
• October 20 - Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks: Celebrations Around the World from Fall to Winter
• October 27 - A Tale of Transformation: Twenty-Five Years of Beauty and the Beast On Stage
• November 3 - The Disney Princess: A Celebration of Art and Creativity
• November 17 - Phineas and Ferb: Candace Against the Universe Junior Novelization
• December 1 - The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to Tasty Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes

Comics

Reprint collections

• March 10 - Uncle Scrooge: The Cursed Cell Phone
• April 14 - Disney Masters - Volume 10: Mau & Bas Heymans - Donald Duck: Scandal of the Epoch Express
• May 12 - Disney Masters - Volume 11: Massimo De Vita - Mickey Mouse: The Ice Sword Saga Book II
• May 19 - The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Volume 22: The 24-Carat Moon
• July 14 - Disney Masters - Volume 12: Giorgio Cavazzano - Donald Duck: The Forgetful Hero
• August 11 - Disney Masters - Volume 13: Paul Murry with Carl Fallberg - Mickey Mouse: The Sunken City
• September 8 - The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Volume 23: Under the Polar Ice
• September 22 - Disney Masters - Volume 14: Dick Kinney & Al Hubbard - Donald Duck: Follow the Fearless Leader
• October 6 - DuckTales: Faires and Scares
• October 13 - Mickey All-Stars

Video games

• January 23 - The Kingdom Hearts III DLC Re:Mind (Square Enix) is released on PlayStation 4.
• February 18 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix) are both released on the Xbox One worldwide.
• February 25 - Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind (Square Enix) is released on Xbox One.
• April 24 - Predator: Hunting Grounds (20th Century Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment/Illfonic) is released for the PlayStation 4.
• June 22 - Kingdom Hearts Dark Road (Square Enix) will be released for Android and iOS.
• September 4 - Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix/Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Montréal) will be released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Personal Computers worldwide.
• October 20 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (LucasArts and Traveller's Tales) will be released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
• Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (Square Enix) will be released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Character debuts

• January 10 - Luz Noceda, Eda Clawthorne, King, Hooty, Owl Staff, Renee, Marcus, Maliga, Renee
• January 12 - Little Big Guywill
• January 24 - Amity Blight, Willow, Gus, Principal Bump
• February 7 - Lilith Clawthorne, Tziloco, Timmy Failure
• February 21 - Boscha
• February 28 - Emira and Edric Blight, Bat Queen
• March 6 - Ian Lightfoot, Barley Lightfoot, Laurel Lightfoot, Wilden Lightfoot, Blazey, Corey the Manticore, Colt Bronco, Dewdrop, Pixie Dusters, Grecklin, The Curse Dragon, Specter, Gore
• March 13 - Stargirl Caraway
• March 20 - Mira, Queen Shanti, Mikku, Chikku
• April 4 - Indy and Ty Sabrewing
• April 25 - Emma Glamour
• May 2 - Inspector Tezuka, Akita
• May 9 - Jormungandr, Strongbeard
• May 27 - Gemini
• June 12 - Artemis Fowl II, Mulch Diggums, Holly Short, Domovoi Butler, Artemis Fowl I, Opal Koboi, Briar Cudgeon
• August 28 - Cannonball, Mirage, Wolfsbane, Magik, Cecilia Reyes, Demon Bear
• November 6 - Taskmaster, Red Guardian, Crimson Widow, Melina Vostokoff
• November 20 - Joe Gardner, 22

Events

• January 6 - The Disney Channel became an uninterrupted to limited commercial service after 22 years of being commercial-free.
• January 17 - The Walt Disney Company announced that they have dropped the Fox name on both 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures and were respectively renamed as 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures. Its logos and fanfare were still kept intact.
• January 28 - Following the renaming of 20th Century Fox to 20th Century Studios and Fox Searchlight Pictures to Searchlight Pictures, its animation arm 20th Century Fox Animation was incorporated and registered legally as 20th Century Animation, Inc.
• February 25 - Bob Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, has stepped down from his role, and has named Bob Chapek of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, as its new CEO. He will assume the role of Executive Chairman and its Board of Directors to ensure a smooth transition through the end of his contract with the company on December 31, 2021.
• March 11 - Frozen played its final performance on Broadway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• March 24 - Disney+ was launched in Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, and Switzerland.
• April 2 - Disney+ launched in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
• April 3 - Disney+ was launched in India via its existing service, Hotstar, while also rebranding its paid tiers as a co-branded service.
• April 7 - Disney+ was launched in France. For its launch, Canal+ became the exclusive distributor for Disney+.
• April 8 - Disney+ surpasses 50 million paid subscribers after its launch on November 12.
• April 15 - The Walt Disney Company has elected its new CEO Bob Chapek to its Board of Directors. Chapek, however, will not be joining any board committees for the time being.
• April 30 - Disney+ was launched in Monaco, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, French West Indies and French Guiana, through its premium service provider Canal+.
• May 18
  • Josh D'Amaro was named as the new chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, taking over from former chairman and current CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Chapek.
  • Rebecca Campbell, who served as President of the Disneyland Resort, was named chairwoman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, taking over from Kevin Mayer.
  • Jeff Vahle, former President of Disney Signature Experiences, was named as President of the Walt Disney World Resort.
  • Ken Potrock, former President of Disney Consumer Products, was named as President of the Disneyland Resort.
  • Kareem Daniel, former President of Walt Disney Imagineering Operations/Product Creation/Publishing/Games, was named as President of Disney Consumer Products.
  • Thomas Mazloum, former Senior Vice President of Resort and Transportation Operations at the Walt Disney World Resort, was named as President of Disney Signature Experiences.

People

Deaths

• February 5 - Kirk Douglas (actor, producer, director, and author)
• February 12 - Cheryl Wheeler (stuntwoman, actress, and producer)
• February 16
  • Zoe Caldwell (actress and voice actress)
  • Jason Davis (actor, voice actor, and singer)
• March 8 - Max von Sydow (actor, voice actor, singer, and director)
• April 1 - Adam Schlesinger (songwriter, composer, and record producer)
• April 12 - Keiji Fujiwara (actor and voice actor)
• April 15
  • Brian Dennehy (actor, voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter)
  • Allen Daviau (cinematographer, director of photography, photographer, and screenwriter)
• April 24 - Rob Gibbs (animator, storyboard artist, actor, director, and screenwriter)
• May 1 - Else Blangsted (music editor)
• May 3 - John Ericson (actor)
• May 6 - Leslie Pope (set decorator)
• May 9 - Little Richard (singer, songwriter, composer, actor, voice actor, and producer)
• May 11 - Jerry Stiller (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• May 15 - Fred Willard (comedian, actor, voice actor, screenwriter, and singer)
• May 17 - Shad Gaspard (professional wrestler and actor)
• May 26 - Anthony James (actor and singer)
• May 28 - Lennie Nienhaus (musician, composer, and songwriter)
• June 2 - Chris Trousdale (actor and singer)
• June 3 - Bruce Jay Friedman (novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and actor)
• June 19 - Ian Holm (actor and voice actor)

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