April 5

Shorts

• 1935 - The Barnyard Concert
• 1940 - Donald's Dog Laundry
• 2012 - The Art of Vacationing

Films

• 1938 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released in Canada.
• 1962 - Moon Pilot
• 1991 - The Marrying Man
• 2001 - Recess: School's Out is released in Peru.
• 2002 - Tru Confessions

Theme park happenings

• 1956 - The Bathroom of Tomorrow, sponsored by the Crane Company, opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
• 2006 - Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour closes at Tokyo Disneyland; the very first Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opens at Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney Marketplace.
• 2008 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror officially opens at Walt Disney Studios Paris.

VHS & DVD Releases

• 1994
  • Alvin and the Chipmucks SING-ALONGS: Working on the Railroad
  • Alvin and the Chipmucks: School's Out for Summer

Television

• 1972 - The Mouse Factory episode "Homeowners" premieres in syndication.
• 1998 - PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episode "Invitation to the Snooties / Too Hot for Fishsicles".
• 2001 - Disney Channel debuts in Brazil.
• 2002 - The Disney Channel Original Movie, Tru Confessions premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2012
  • The Doc McStuffins episodes "Rest Your Rotors, Ronda/Keep on Truckin'" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • Scandal premieres on ABC.
• 2013 - The Gravity Falls episode "Carpet Diem" premieres on Disney Channel.

DVD & Blu-ray releases

• 2011 - Tron: Legacy
• 2016 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Books

• 2016 - Astra's Mixed-Up Mission

People

Births

• 1910 - Richard Irvine (art director and Imagineer)
• 1918 - Faz Fazakas (special effects designer and puppeteer)
• 1929 - Nigel Hawthorne (actor)
• 1930 - Mary Costa (singer and actress)
• 1976 - Sterling K. Brown (actor and voice actor)
• 1982 - Hayley Atwell (actress)
• 1989 - Lily James (actress)

Deaths

• 2008 - Charlton Heston (actor and voice actor)