Theatrical releases

• March 10 - Return from Witch Mountain
• June 9 - The Jungle Book (re-release) and The Cat from Outer Space
• July 5 - Hot Lead and Cold Feet
• December 16 - Pinocchio (re-release) and The Small One

Theme parks

• June - The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland re-opens after improvements have been made to the interior, adding the Abominable Snowman (three of them), an ice cavern with glowing crystals and snow storms
• July 14th - The American Egg House restaurant opens on Main Street at Disneyland
• September 1 - The Stage Door Cafe restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.

Books

• Donald Duck, Instant Millionaire

People

Births

• January 24 - Kristen Schaal (actress and comedian)
• April 9 - Veronica Taylor (voice actress)
• April 19 - James Franco (actor)
• May 10 - Kenan Thompson (actor and comedian)
• May 22 - Ginnifer Goodwin (actress)
• April 29 - Tyler Labine (actor)
• June 8 - Maria Menounos (actress, television presenter, and journalist)
• June 19 - Zoe Saldana (actress)
• July 19 - R.J. Williams (actor, television host, television producer, and entrepreneur)
• August 18 - Andy Samberg (actor, comedian, and writer)
• October 7 - Omar Benson Miller (actor)
• October 14 - Usher (singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor)
• November 24 - Katherine Heigl (actress and producer)
• November 30 - Clay Aiken (singer, actor, and television personality)

Deaths

• January 18 - Junius Matthews (voice artist)
• April - Thelma Boardman (voice artist)
• July 26 - Mary Blair (artist)
• August 24 - Louis Prima (musician)
• September 30 - Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist)
• October 8 - Karl Swenson (actor)
• November 5 - Denis O'Dea (stage and film actor)

Home video

• MCA releases several Disney laserdiscs.