Events[]
- 1929 - Walt Disney Studio changes its name to Walt Disney Productions, Ltd. and establishes a few subsidiaries - Walt Disney Enterprises (for merchandising), Disney Film Recording Company, Ltd. (for music), and Liled Realty and Investment Company (for real estate). About eight years later, the subsidiaries would merge with the main company to form Walt Disney Productions.
- 1952 - WED Enterprises (later renamed Walt Disney Imagineering) is founded.
Theatrical releases[]
Shorts[]
Films[]
- 1977 - Candleshoe
- 1978 - Pinocchio (Re-release)
- 1983 - The Rescuers (Re-release)
- 2016 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm)
- 2022 - Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios)
Television[]
- 1979 - The Disney's Wonderful World episode "Major Effects" premieres on NBC.
- 1989 - The Adventures of the Gummi Bears episode "Return to Ursalia" premieres on ABC.
- 1990 - Disney Channel Christmas premieres on Disney Channel.
- 1991 - The Darkwing Duck episode "Darkwing Doubloon" premieres in syndication.
- 1994 - The Boy Meets World episode "Turnaround" premieres on ABC.
- 1995 - The Timon & Pumbaa episodes "Okay Bayou?/Shake Your Djibouti" premiere in syndication.
- 2000
- The Teacher's Pet episode "A Dog for All Seasons" premieres on ABC.
- The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Holiday Time" premieres on ABC.
- 2005 - The That's So Raven episode "Cake Fear" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2006
- The W.I.T.C.H. episode "Y is for Yield" premieres.
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! premieres its final episode "Soul of Evil".
- The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Mickey Saves Santa" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- The Handy Manny episode "A Very Handy Holiday" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- American Dragon: Jake Long premieres on Disney Channel with the episode "Hairy Christmas".
- 2011
- The Handy Manny episode "Snow Problem" premieres on Disney Jr.
- PrankStars airs its final episode.
- 2014
- The Disney Magic Moments episode "Die lustigsten Sidekicks" premieres on Disney Channel Germany.
- The teaser and official trailer for Miles from Tomorrowland premiere.
- 2017 - The Tangled: The Series episode "The Alchemist Returns" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2022
- The Spidey and his Amazing Friends episodes "Follow That Sea Monster!/It's Bad to be Gooed" premiere on Disney Channel.
- The Firebuds episodes "Bayani Cookout/Rest of the Best" premiere on Disney Channel.
- 2023 - The Alice's Wonderland Bakery episodes "Switcheroo Day/Once in a Wondermoon" premiere on Disney Jr.
Streaming[]
- 2022 - Le Pupille premieres on Disney+.
Online[]
- 2023 - The Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law, and Hamster & Gretel Chibi Tiny Tales crossover short "Binocular Blues" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube channel (originally released as part of the Chibiverse episode "The Chibi Quiz Challenge").
Home media[]
- 1994 - Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life, You Can Fly, Heigh Ho, and Supercalifragilisticexpalidocious (re-issues)
- 2003 - Freaky Friday
- 2008
- The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea: Special Edition
- The Little Mermaid Trilogy Box set
- Peter Pan: 3-Movie Collection Box set
- The Cheetah Girls: One World: Extended Music Edition
- Power Rangers Jungle Fury Volumes 1 and 2
- 2014 - The Love Bug (Disney Movie Club Exclusive)
- 2017 - Frozen: Collector's Edition (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
- 2024- Disney Mirroverse closes.
Theme park happenings[]
- 2019 - The Disney's Riviera Resort opens at Walt Disney World.
Events[]
- 2024 - Disney Channel greenlights the animated series Messi and the Giants.
People[]
Births[]
- 1943 - Patti Deutsch † (voice actress)
- 1955 - Xander Berkeley (actor and voice actor)
- 1958 - Katie Leigh (actress and voice actress)
- 1961 - Shane Black (screenwriter, director, producer, and actor)
- 1963
- Benjamin Bratt (actor and producer)
- James Mangold (film director, screenwriter, and producer)
- 1981 - Krysten Ritter (actress, musician, writer, director, and model)
- 1998 - Kiara Muhammad (actress, voice actress, and singer)
Deaths[]
- 1859 - Wilhelm Grimm (writer)
- 1981 - Lawrence Edward Watkin (writer and producer)
- 1997 - Lillian Disney (ink/paint artist and wife of Walt Disney)
- 2009 - Roy E. Disney (Consultant of The Walt Disney Company; Walt Disney's nephew)
- 2011 - Dorse A. Lanpher (effects animator)