An overview of all Disney-related events that will or can be expected to occur in the year 2026.
Theatrical releases[]
- January 30 - Send Help (20th Century Studios) will be released.
- March 6 - Hoppers (Pixar) will be released.
- May 1 - Avengers: Doomsday (Marvel Studios) will be released.
- May 22 - The Mandalorian & Grogu (Lucasfilm) will be released.
- June 19 - Toy Story 5 (Pixar) will be released.
- July 10 - Moana (Walt Disney Pictures) will be released.
- July 31 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Marvel Studios/Sony; co-production and distribution) will be released.
- December 18 - Ice Age 6 (20th Century Studios) will be released.
Television[]
- TBA
- Sofia the First: Royal Magic will premiere on Disney Jr.[1][2]
- Descendants: Wicked Wonderland will premiere on the Disney Channel.
Streaming[]
- March - The second season of Daredevil: Born Again will premiere on Disney+.
- TBA
- Vision Quest will premiere on Disney+.
- Sofia the First: Royal Magic will premiere on Disney+.
- Untitled Punisher TV Special will premiere on Disney+.
- JoJo's Circus will premiere on Disney+.
- Stanley will premiere on Disney+.
- Descendants: Wicked Wonderland will premiere on Disney+.
- The second season of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will premiere on Disney+.
- The second season of X-Men '97 will premiere on Disney+.
- Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord will premiere on Disney+.
- The Ninth Jedi will premiere on Disney+.
Comics[]
Reprint collections[]
- January 20 - Gargoyles Remastered, Volume 3: Bad Guys
Theme park and resorts happenings[]
- February 8 - Disney California Adventure will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
- March 19 - Duffy & Friends 20th: Colorful Happiness will end at Tokyo DisneySea.
- April 15 - Sparkling Jubilee will begin at Tokyo DisneySea until March 31, 2027.
- May 28 - It's a Small World will celebrate its 60th anniversary.
- June 16 - Shanghai Disneyland will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- September 4 - Tokyo DisneySea will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
- October 1 - Walt Disney World will celebrate its 55th anniversary.
- TBA
- Avengers Campus will open at Shanghai Disneyland.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will reopen at the Magic Kingdom.
- Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin will reopen at the Magic Kingdom.
- Monstropolis will open at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
- Untitled Wreck-It Ralph attraction will open in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland.
- Un spectacle nocturne will premiere at Disney Adventure World.
- Stark Expo will open at Hong Kong Disneyland.
- World of Frozen and Adventure Way will open at Disney Adventure World.
- DinoLand U.S.A. will close at Disney's Animal Kingdom to make way for Tropical America.
Other events[]
- January 1 - Assuming no copyright extension (unless change is necessary by law), works (books, films, etc) published in 1930 will enter the public domain after this date in the United States, later than most countries and regions. This includes the first appearances of Clarabelle Cow, an unnamed Pluto, and the first serialized stories of the Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse comic strip.
- March - The Walt Disney Company is set to move production of 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, 20th Television and FX Networks productions from the Fox Studio Lot in Century City to its headquarters in Burbank, effectively ending the seven year lease of using the Fox Studio Lot to avoid production interruptions.[3][4]
Milestone anniversaries[]
- January 13 - House of Mouse will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
- January 20 - High School Musical will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- January 25 - One Hundred and One Dalmatians will celebrate its 65th anniversary.
- January 27 - The Emperor's New School will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- February 3 - Pixar will celebrate its 40th anniversary.
- February 14
- Disney Jr. will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- Mickey's Mousekersize will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- A Poem Is... will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- February 16 - Bridge to Terabithia will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- March 4 - Zootopia will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- March 5 - Raya and the Last Dragon will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- March 31 - Darkwing Duck will celebrate its 35th anniversary.
- April 14 - The Wild will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- April 20 - Make Mine Music will celebrate its 80th anniversary.
- May 5 - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- May 6 - Captain America: Civil War will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- May 27 - Alice Through the Looking Glass will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- June 9 - Cars will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- June 15 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
- June 16 - Cars 3 will celebrate its 9th anniversary.
- June 17 - Finding Dory will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- June 18 - Luca will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- June 19 - Inside Out will celebrate its 11th anniversary.
- June 20 - The Reluctant Dragon will celebrate its 85th anniversary.
- June 21 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
- June 23 - The Great Mouse Detective will celebrate its 40th anniversary.
- June 24 - Cars 2 will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- July 2 - The Great Mouse Detective will celebrate its 40th anniversary.
- July 7
- Monsters at Work will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- July 10 - The Fox and the Hound will celebrate its 45th anniversary.
- July 15 - Winnie the Pooh will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- July 28 - Alice in Wonderland will celebrate its 75th anniversary.
- The Replacements will celebrate is 20th anniversary.
- August 3 - The Princess Diaries will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
- August 6 - Spidey and his Amazing Friends will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- August 12 - The live-action remake of Pete's Dragon will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- August 20 - Mickey Mouse Funhouse will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- August 26 - Yin Yang Yo! will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- September 3 - Quack Pack will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
- September 24 - Ludwig Von Drake will celebrate his 65th birthday.
- October 22 - Ron's Gone Wrong (20th Century Studios) will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- October 1 - The Ghost and Molly McGee will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- October 31 - Dumbo will celebrate its 85th anniversary.
- November 2 - Monsters, Inc. will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
- November 3 - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
- November 4 - Doctor Strange will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- November 20 - Song of the South will celebrate its 80th anniversary.
- November 22 - Beauty and the Beast will celebrate its 35th anniversary.
- November 23
- The Muppets will celebrate its 15th anniversary.
- Moana will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
- November 24 - Encanto will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
Character debuts[]
References[]
- ↑ "Disney Jr. Greenlights 'Sofia the First: Royal Magic', Sequel to Emmy- and Humanitas-Winning Hit Series 'Sofia the First'". Disney Branded Television. Retrieved on August 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Disney Jr. Greenlights Sofia the First: Royal Magic Sequel Series". Laughing Place.
- ↑ Disney to Vacate Fox Studio Lot By Year's End, Relocating to Burbank
- ↑ Disney Moving Out Of The FOX Lot By The End Of The Year
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