November 8

Films

• 1935 - Metropolitan (20th Century Fox)
• 1973 - Robin Hood (Disney)
• 2013 - Thor: The Dark World (Marvel Studios)

Television

• 1994 - Aladdin premieres in syndication with the episode "The Wind Jackals of Mozenrath".
• 1997 - The Recess episode "The Box/The Trial", the 101 Dalmatians: The Series episode "No Train, No Gain", and the Pepper Ann episode "The Environ-Mentals" premiere on ABC.
• 1999 - The Recess episode "Gus and Misdemeanors"/"A Science Fair to Remember" first airs on UPN.
• 2008 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh premieres on Disney Channel with the episode "No More Honey for Pooh/Stuck Be a Piglet".
• 2013
  • Sofia the First premieres on Disney Channel with the episode "The Baker King".
  • Doc McStuffins premieres on Disney Junior with the episodes "Disco Dress Up Daisy" and "The Glider Brothers".
• 2015 - The Once Upon a Time episode "Nimue" premieres on ABC.

VHS DVD, & Blu-Ray releases

• 2005
  • DuckTales: Volume 1
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers: Volume 1
• 2011
  • Bolt (3D Blu-ray)
  • Chicken Little (3D Blu-ray)
  • Meet the Robinsons (3D Blu-ray)
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure
  • G-Force (3D Blu-ray)

Video games

• 2000 - 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is released for PlayStation.
• 2011 - Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks is released for Wii and Nintendo DS.

Theme park happenings

• 1980 - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad officially opens at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

People

Births

• 1925 - Joe Flynn (actor and voice actor)
• 1952 - Alfre Woodard (actress, voice actress, producer, and political activist)
• 1953 - John Musker (animator, director, producer, and screenwriter)
• 1958 - Phil Fondacaro (actor and voice actor)
• 1966 - Gordon Ramsay (chef, restaurateur, and television personality)
• 1967 - Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress)
• 1973 - Sam Levine (writer and storyboard artist)
• 1988 - Matt Braly (animator, director, screenwriter, producer) 

Deaths

• 2012 - Lucille Bliss (actress and voice actress)