Big Thunder Mountain opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
July 4 is known as Independence Day in the United States.
Theatrical releases[]
Films[]
- 1992 - Beauty and the Beast is released in South Korea.
Television[]
- 1988 - Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, an Independence Day special, is broadcast on television.
- 2009 - The Handy Manny episodes "Lyle and Leland Lopart/Blackout on the Block" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
- 2014 - The Jake and the Never Land Pirates episodes "Hook's Treasure Nap/Princess Power!" premiere on Disney Channel.
- 2016 - The Lion Guard episode "The Imaginary Okapi" premieres on the Disney Junior app.
- 2019
- The Amphibia episodes "Civil Wart/Hop-Popular" premiere on Disney Channel.
- The Bunk'd episode "Yes, Lies and Tower Escape" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2020 - The Rocketeer episodes "Big Top Problems/One Trick Phony" premiere on Disney Jr.
- 2024 - The Ariel episodes "The Endless Sleepover/Daddy Daughter Dinner" premiere on Disney Jr.
Home media[]
- 2000
- Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, and Robin Hood are released as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection
- Scream 3
Theme park happenings[]
- 1956 - Indian War Canoes (now named Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes) opens at Disneyland.
- 1987 - Big Thunder Mountain opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
Comics[]
- 2023 - The Disney Afternoon Adventures, Volume 3: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers in "The Count Roquefort Case"
People[]
Births[]
- 1956 - Chuck Williams (animator and producer)
- 1961 - Ted Elliott (screenwriter, producer, and storyboard artist)
- 1971 - Al Madrigal (actor and comedian)
- 1974 - Mick Wingert (voice actor and voice-over coach)
Deaths[]
- 1826 - Thomas Jefferson (Third President of the United States)
- 1955 - Perce Pearce (writer and producer)
- 1989 - Vic Perrin (actor)
- 1995 - Eva Gabor (actress, socialite, and businesswoman)