Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 21 - Freaky Friday
- March 11 -
- Escape from the Dark
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- April 15 -
- Fantasia (re-release; simulated stereo version)
- The Three Caballeros (re-release)
- Never a Dull Moment (re-release)
- June 10 - The Boatniks (re-release)
- June 19 - The Rescuers premiered in Washington, D.C.
- June 22 -
- June 24 - Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
- July 6 - The Rescuers (New York City, New York)
- November 3 - Pete's Dragon
- December 16 - Candleshoe
Television
- Televangelist Pat Robertson founds the cable channel which will eventually become ABC Family, under the name of Christian Broadcasting Network.
- The New Mickey Mouse Club premieres on January 16.
Artists Joined
- John Musker - Co-Director with Ron Clements for Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Frog, The Great Mouse Detective, Hercules and Treasure Planet.
- Jerry Rees - Animator/Director on The Brave Little Toaster, The Fox and the Hound, Tron and The Small One.
- David Block - Animator for Tarzan, Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove and The Fox and the Hound.
- Phil Young - Animator for The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
Theme parks
- Disneyland's PeopleMover receives the SuperSpeed Tunnel, located inside what is now the upper level of Innoventions, a section of the ride which placed riders on a speedway using projections. In 1982, it was re-themed as the Tron SuperSpeed Tunnel, and placed riders and their PeopleMover in a light cycle race.
- January 2 - Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland closes at Disneyland to make way for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
- May 27 - Space Mountain, Starcade and the Space Stage open in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- June 11 - The Main Street Electrical Parade is introduced to the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. Around the same time, the parade is also (re)introduced to Disneyland.
People
Births
- Peter Sohn (animator, voice actor and storyboard artist)
- January 13 - Orlando Bloom (actor)
- January 19 - Bart the Bear (bear actor)
- January 21 - Jerry Trainor (actor, comedian, and musician)
- January 31 -
- Bobby Moynihan (actor and comedian)
- Kerry Washington (actress)
- February 6 - Josh Stewart (actor)
- February 7 - Susanne Pollatschek (voice actress)
- February 17 -
- Jim (Hong Kong actor)
- Erin Cardillo (actress)
- March 2 - Heather McComb (actress)
- March 24 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
- April 10 - Stephanie Sheh (voice actress, ADR director, singer and producer)
- April 14 - Sarah Michelle Gellar (actress and producer)
- April 23 - John Oliver (British writer, producer, television host, actor, voice actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian)
- April 24 - Rebecca Mader (actress)
- April 26 - Jason Earles (actor and comedian)
- May 2 - Jenna von Oÿ (actress and country music singer)
- May 16 -
- Lynn Collins (actress)
- Melanie Lynskey (actress)
- May 19 - Kelly Sheridan (voice actress)
- July 1 - Liv Tyler (actress and child model)
- July 8 - Milo Ventimiglia (actor)
- July 10 - Gwendoline Yeo (actress, voice actress and musician)
- July 13 - Kari Wahlgren (voice actress)
- July 15 - Lana Parrilla (actress)
- July 29 - Mike MacRae (voice actor and comedian)
- July 30 - Jaime Pressly (actress and model)
- August 8 - Michael Chernus (actor)
- August 30 - Elden Henson (actor)
- October 16 - John Mayer (singer)
- October 20 - Samuel Witwer (actor and musician)
- October 26 - Jon Heder (actor and filmmaker)
- November 10 - Brittany Murphy (actress)
- November 16 - Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress)
- November 24 - Colin Hanks (actor and filmmaker)
- December 1 - Nate Torrence (actor)
- December 24 - Michael Raymond-James (actor)
Deaths
- January 6 - Niall MacGinnis (actor)
- January 14 - Peter Finch (actor)
- February 18 - Andy Devine (character actor and comic cowboy sidekick)
- April 27 - Scott Bradley (composer, pianist and conductor)
- June 2 - Forrest Lewis (actor)
- June 13 - Matthew Garber (actor)
- June 14 - Alan Reed (actor and voice actor)
- August 3 - Alfred Lunt (American stage director and actor)
- August 16 - Elvis Presley (singer and actor)
- August 22 - Sebastian Cabot (actor)
- September 8 - Zero Mostel (actor, comedian and singer)
- September 13 - Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
- September 29 - Robert McKimson (animator, illustrator and director)
- October 14 - Bing Crosby (singer and actor)
1977