Disneyland's 30th anniversary
Events
- June 21 - Walt Disney Pictures introduced its logo.
Theatrical releases
- February 8 - Fantasia (re-issue) (digitally re-recorded release)
- March 22 - Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (Touchstone Pictures)
- June 21 - Return to Oz is released to mixed reviews and is a box-office bomb.
- July 24 - The Black Cauldron is released to mixed reviews and is a box-office failure just like Return to Oz.
- August 9 - My Science Project (Touchstone Pictures)
- September 27 - The Journey of Natty Gann
- November 22 - One Magic Christmas
- December 20 - 101 Dalmatians (re-issue)
Shorts
- Advice on Lice
- July 24 - Chips Ahoy (re-issue)
Television
- September 14 - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears premieres on Saturday mornings on NBC and The Wuzzles on CBS. Though Disney had a presence on TV since 1954, the company had never attempted to create its own animated shows due to the high cost of animation. With some computer assistance and other techniques that saved time and money, Disney finally entered the field with this venture. The animation was still of a remarkably higher quality than most other animated offerings of the time, and this show helped pave the way for Disney shows that would air daily instead of just weekly, such as DuckTales.
Movies
- January 5 - Black Arrow
- February 3 - Lots of Luck
- April 1 - The Undergrads
- November 15 - The Blue Yonder
Books
Storybooks
VHS releases
- January - The Prince and the Pauper (Live Action)
- March - Love Leads The Way
- April 23
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 11: The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale Featuring Donald Duck and Vol. 12: Disney's Tall Tales
- Welcome to Pooh Corner: Volume 3
- Summer Magic
- Mousercise
- Country
- June 18
- Paddington Bear: Volume One
- Candleshoe
- Black Arrow
- Five Mile Creek: Volume Five
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: Donald's Bee Pictures, The World According to Goofy, The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938, An Officer and a Duck, How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960, Life with Mickey!, and From Pluto with Love
- DTV: Love Songs
- July 16
- Pinocchio
- Welcome to Pooh Corner: Volume 4-6
- Too Smart for Strangers
- The Sword and the Rose
- DTV: Groovin' for the '60s Afternoon
- September - The Shaggy D.A.
- October 8
- November 6
- Dumbo
- The Black Hole
- Mary Poppins
- Old Yeller
- Pete's Dragon
- The Love Bug
- Herbie Goes Bananas
- Herbie Rides Again
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
- The Gnome-Mobile (re-issue)
- Tron
- Babes in Toyland
- Swiss Family Robinson
- Pollyanna
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (re-issue)
- A Disney Christmas Gift (re-issue)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (re-issue)
- November 19
- December 10
- The Mickey Mouse Club Volumes (1-5)
- Return to Oz
- The Small One
Direct-to-video releases
Theme Park happenings
- Disneyland celebrates its 30th anniversary.
- January 17 - Magic Journeys opens at Tokyo Disneyland.
- September 2 - Adventure Thru Inner Space closes at Disneyland.
People
Births
- January 1 - Sophie McShera (actress)
- January 7 - Lewis Hamilton (English racing driver)
- January 24 - Frankie J. Galasso (musician and actor)
- February 4 - Bug Hall (actor)
- February 7 - Deborah Ann Woll (actress)
- February 9 -
- David Gallagher (actor)
- Rachel Melvin (actress)
- February 19 - Haylie Duff (actress)
- March 4 - Scott Michael Foster (actor)
- March 21 - Sonequa Martin-Green (actress)
- March 26 -
- Jonathan Groff (singer-songwriter and actor)
- Keira Knightley (English actress)
- March 28 - Takki Wong (Hong Kong-based singer and actress)
- April 1 - Josh Zuckerman (actor)
- April 10 - Christie Laing (actress)
- April 20 - Billy Magnussen (actor)
- April 28 - Brandon Baker (actor)
- May 10 - Odette Annable (actress)
- May 27 -
- Andrew Francis (actor and voice artist)
- Traci Hines (singer)
- June 18 - Alex Hirsch (voice actor, executive producer, creator, and director)
- June 21 - Lana Del Rey (singer-songwriter, musician, and model)
- June 22 - Lindsay Ridgeway (child actress)
- June 30 - Michael Phelps (swimmer)
- July 2 - Ashley Tisdale (actress)
- July 21 - Vanessa Lengies (actress, dancer, and singer)
- August 9 - Anna Kendrick (actress and singer)
- August 16 - Agnes Bruckner (actress)
- August 21 - Laura Haddock (actress)
- August 23 - Adrian Molina (director, screenwriter)
- September 9 - Amy Manson (actress)
- September 14 - Aya Ueto (Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality)
- September 16 - Madeline Zima (actress)
- October 10 - Leyla Rangel (voice actress)
- October 11 - Michelle Trachtenberg (actress)
- November 7 - Paul Terry (actor)
- November 21 - Carly Rae Jepsen (Canadian singer and songwriter)
- November 27 - Alison Pill (actress)
- November 30 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
- December 2 - Jenelle Brook Slack (voice actress)
- December 10 - Raven-Symoné (actress, comedian, model, singer, songwriter, dancer, television producer, and television host)
- December 11 - Karla Souza (actress)
- December 26 - Beth Behrs (actress)
Deaths
- January 25 - Paul Smith (music composer)
- February 8 - Marvin Miller (film and voice-over actor)
- February 20 - Clarence Nash (voice of Donald Duck)
- February 27 - J. Pat O'Malley (singer and character actor)
- March 8 - Edward Andrews (actor)
- March 24 - Dick Kinney (animator and comic book writer)
- April 25 - Richard Haydn (actor)
- May 9 - Edmond O'Brien (actor)
- May 11 - Chester Gould (cartoonist)
- June 21 - Ettore Boiardi (chef and founder of Chef Boyardee)
- August 2 - Bob Holt (actor)
- August 29 - Patrick Barr (film and television actor)
- October 10 - Orson Welles (actor, director, writer, and producer)
- October 16 - Peter Young (screenwriter)
- November 1 - Phil Silver (actor and comedian)
- November 19 - Stepin Fetchit (comedian and film actor)
- November 29 - Bill Scott (voice actor and writer)
Artists Joined
- Duncan Marjoribanks - Supervising animator for Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and Pocahontas
- Ellen Woodbury
- Kevin Lima - Animator/Director for Tarzan, A Goofy Movie, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and Enchanted.
- Anthony DeRosa - Animator on The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Princess and the Frog.
- Gary Trousdale - Director/Screenwriter who worked on Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and The Lion King.
Character debuts
- June 21 - Dorothy Gale, Jack Pumpkinhead, Tik-Tok, Billina, Dr. Worley, Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, Tin Woodman, Toto, Nome King, Nurse Wilson, Princess Ozma, The Scarecrow
- July 24 - Taran, Eilonwy, Dallben, Fflewddur Fflam, King Eidilleg, Gurgi, Doli, Hen Wen, Horned King, Horned King's guards, Creeper, Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch
- September 14 - Cubbi Gummi, Sunni Gummi, Grammi Gummi, Tummi Gummi, Zummi Gummi, and Gruffi Gummi
1985