October 1 is known as the National Day of China.
Theatrical releases[]
Shorts[]
Films[]
Television[]
- 1961 - Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color debuts part 1 of The Horsemasters on NBC.
- 1972 - The Wonderful World of Disney episode "The Nashville Coyote" premieres on NBC.
- 1987 - The DuckTales episode "Lost Crown of Ghengis Kahn" premieres in syndication.
- 1988 - The Adventures of the Gummi Bears episode "There's No Place Like Home" premieres on ABC.
- 1990 - The TaleSpin episode "A Bad Reflection on You, Part 1" premieres in syndication.
- 1991 - The Darkwing Duck episode "Days of Blunder" premieres in syndication.
- 1992 - The Goof Troop episode "Inspector Goofy" premieres in syndication.
- 1993
- The Bill Nye the Science Guy episode "Skin" premieres in syndication.
- The Bonkers episode "Tune Pig" premieres in syndication.
- The Boy Meets World episode "On the Fence" premieres on ABC.
- 1994
- The Aladdin episode "The Prophet Motive" premieres on CBS. It was previewed on the Disney Channel on February 27 in the same year.
- The Bill Nye the Science Guy episode "Heat" premieres in syndication.
- The Little Mermaid premieres on CBS with the episode "Island of Fear".
- 1995 - The Disney Channel's first day of service in the United Kingdom.
- 1996 - The Quack Pack episode "Ready, Aim... Duck!" premieres in syndication.
- 1997 - The 101 Dalmatians: The Series episode "Shipwrecked" premieres in syndication.
- 1999 - The Boy Meets World episode "For Love and Apartments" premieres on ABC.
- 2002 - The Lloyd in Space episode "Gimme Some Skin" premieres on Toon Disney.
- 2003 - The JoJo's Circus episodes "Confetti Caper/JoJo on the Tightrope" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
- 2004
- The That's So Raven season three` premiere "Psychic Eye for the Sloppy Guy" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The Phil of the Future episode "We'll Fix it in Editing" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2007 - Happy Monster Band premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- 2010
- The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Wizards Unleashed" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The Fish Hooks episodes "Doris Flores Gorgeous/Underwater Boy" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- The Phineas and Ferb episodes "We Call it Maze/Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet Max Modem!" premiere on the Disney Channel in the United States. The episodes would be watched by 4.35 million people, making it the second highest non-special episode and fourth all-time as of the time.
- 2011 - The Handy Manny episodes "Fixit's Repair/Pottery Class" premiere on Disney Jr.
- 2012 - The Kickin' It episode "A Slip Down Memory Lane" premieres on Disney XD.
- 2013 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "0-8-4" premieres on ABC.
- 2016
- The Star Wars Rebels episode "The Holocrons of Fate" premieres on Disney XD.
- Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates: The Legion of Pirate Villains premieres on Disney Jr.
- 2017
- Elena of Avalor concludes its first season on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr. with the episode "Masks of Magic".
- The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Return to the Pumpkin Patch/Haunted Howl-oween" premiere on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
- Vampirina premieres simultaneously on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr. with the episodes "Going Batty/Scare B&B" (originally released on YouTube on September 27) and "The Sleepover/Portrait of a Vampire".
- The Tangled: The Series episode "Big Brothers of Corona" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2018
- The Vampirina episodes "Hauntleyween/Frankenflower" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- Goldie & Bear ends its run on Disney Jr. with the episodes "Witch Cat is Which?/Trick or Treat Trouble".
- 2020 - The Disney Channel, Disney Jr., and Disney XD close down (United Kingdom).
- 2021
- The Spidey and his Amazing Friends episodes "Rocket Rhino!/Trick or TRACE-E" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Halloween Puppy Fashion Show Party/Full Moon Fever" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- The Chicken Squad episodes "T-Wrecks/Trick or Eek" premiere on Disney Jr.
- The series finale of Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, "The Spooky Spook House!/Clarabelle's Banana Splitz!", premieres on Disney Jr.
- The Muppet Babies episodes "Oh My Gourd/The Curse of the Wereanimal" premiere on Disney Jr.
- Under Wraps premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The Ghost and Molly McGee premieres on the Disney Channel with the episodes "The Curse/First Day Frights".
- The Disney Channel and Disney Jr. close down (Southeast Asia).
- 2022
- The Big City Greens episodes "Country Side/Junk Mountain" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- The Hamster & Gretel episodes "The Nightmarionette/Abuelita's World" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- 2023 - Mickey and Friends: Trick or Treats premieres simultaneously on the Disney Channel, Disney Jr., and Disney XD.
- 2024 - The SuperKitties episodes "Super Spooky House/Pumpkin Ball" premiere on Disney Jr.
Online[]
- 2019 - The Broken Karaoke short "Queen of Nice" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube Channel.
- 2022 - The Chibi Tiny Tales Hamster & Gretel short "Museum Mayhem" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube Channel.
Home media[]
- 1993
- 2013
- The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition (Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and DVD)
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
- 2019 - Frozen (4K Ultra HD)
Events[]
- 1993 - Dealers start to officially advertise Aladdin's home video release.
- 2024 - ABC Signature, a unit of Disney Television Studios, was folded to 20th Television.[1]
Theme park happenings[]
- 1971 - The Walt Disney World Resort opens with the Magic Kingdom, Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
- 1982 - Walt Disney World's second theme park, and Disney's third theme park, Epcot opens.
- 1983 - One year after Epcot opens, Horizons, the attraction that focused on all the aspects of Future World, opens.
- 1992 - Splash Mountain opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
- 2014 - Paint the Night Parade premiere at Hong Kong Disneyland.
- 2019 - Epcot Forever premieres and the Epcot Experience preview center opens at the Odyssey Center.
- 2021
- The Walt Disney World Resort's 50th Anniversary began.
- Remy's Ratatouille Adventure opens at EPCOT.
- 2022 - EPCOT celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Books[]
- 1978 - Walt Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics
- 1996 - Since the World Began - Walt Disney World: The First 25 Years
- 1998 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
- 2003 - The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies
- 2013 - Frozen
Character debuts[]
- 2007 - L.O, Frred, Bluz. Ink, Roc, Raoul, La, Dee and Da
- 2016 - Captain Colossus, Wildfire
- 2017 - Angry and Red, Vampirina Hauntley, Oxana Hauntley, Boris Hauntley, Wolfie, Gregoria, Poppy Peepleson, Bridget, Demi, Edgar Peepleson, Edna Peepleson
- 2021 - Molly McGee, Scratch, Darryl McGee, Sharon McGee, Pete McGee, The Ghost Council (The Chairman, Lucretia, Sir Alister, Bartholomew, Grimbella), Grandma Nin, Libby Stein-Torres, Andrea Davenport
People[]
Births[]
- 1911
- Lee Blair † (artist)
- Irwin Kostal † (conductor, orchestrator, and musical arranger)
- 1927 - Tom Bosley † (actor)
- 1935 - Julie Andrews (actress, singer, and author)
- 1950 - Randy Quaid (actor and voice actor)
- 1961 - Steve Purcell (cartoonist, animator, director, game designer, and voice actor)
- 1962 - Hakeem Kae-Kazim (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- 1969 - Zach Galifianakis (stand-up comedian, actor, and pianist)
- 1973 - Christian Borle (actor, voice actor, singer, and dancer)
- 1984
- Josh Brener (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Beck Bennett (actor, writer, and comedian)
- 1986 - Jurnee Smollett-Bell (actress and voice actress)
- 1987 - Matthew Daddario (actor)
- 1989 - Brie Larson (actress, singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and director)
- 2005 - Rosalie Chiang (actress)
- 2008 - Jack Stanton (actor and voice actor)