Theatrical releases

• February 9 - The North Avenue Irregulars
• June 7 - 101 Dalmatians (re-release)
• June 22 - The Muppet Movie is released in theaters. The movie was not created by Disney, but has been owned along with The Muppets themselves by Disney since 2004.
• June 27 - The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
• July 26 - Unidentified Flying Oddball
• September 28 - Sleeping Beauty (re-release)
• December 20 - The Black Hole

Theme parks

• August 14 - Sherrill Anne Hoffman, slips into a coma after riding Space Mountain.
• September 2 - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens at Disneyland.

Laserdisc releases

• Kidnapped
• Kids Is Kids
• At Home with Donald Duck
• The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale
• May: The Coyote's Lament

Albums

• Mickey Mouse Disco

People

Births

• Julie Fowlis (singer)
• February 11 - Brandy Norwood (actress and singer)
• February 21 - Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress and singer)
• April 12 - Jennifer Morrison (actress, model, and film producer)
• April 13 - Baron Davis (NBA basketball player and voice actor)
• April 21 - James McAvoy (actor)
• May 26 - Elisabeth Harnois (actress)
• June 24 - Mindy Kaling (actress, comedian, writer and producer)
• July 9 - Ella Koon (Hong Kong voice actress)
• July 18 - Jason Weaver (voice actor and singer)
• July 31 - B. J. Novak (actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director)
• September 23 - Laura Dickinson (actress and singer)
• September 28 - Anndi McAfee (actress and singer)
• October 10 - Mýa (singer and actress)
• October 18 - Ne-Yo (singer and actor)
• October 20 - John Krasinski (actor, director,writer)
• December 30 - Catherine Taber (actress and voice actress)

Deaths

• January 5 - Billy Bletcher (voice actor)
• February 3 - Mildred Gordon (author)
• March 13 - Tudor Owen (voice actor)
• April 1 - Barbara Luddy (voice actress)
• April 6 - Norman Tokar (prolific director)
• July 25 - Alexander Key (science fiction writer)
• September 12 - Les Clark (animator)
• November 30 - Dick Huemer (animator)