January 8 - The Wind Rises (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
January 31 - The Wind Rises (Santa Barbara Film Festival)
February 21 - The Wind Rises is released to critical acclaim.
March 14 - Need for Speed is released to negative reviews.
March 21 - Muppets Most Wanted is released to positive reviews.
April 2 - The Pirate Fairy is released in European cinemas to positive reviews.
April 4 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier is released to positive reviews.
April 18 - Bears is released to positive reviews.
May 16 - Million Dollar Arm is released to favorable reviews.
May 30 - Maleficent is released to mixed reviews.
July 18 - Planes: Fire & Rescue is released to mixed reviews.
August 1 - Guardians of the Galaxy is released to positive reviews.
August 8 - The Hundred-Foot Journey is released to mixed-to-positive reviews. (Touchstone Pictures; distribution only)
October 10 - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is released to positive reviews.
November 7 - Big Hero 6 is released to positive reviews.
December 12 - Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast is released in European cinemas to positive reviews.
December 25 - Into the Woods is released to positive reviews.
Shorts[]
March 21 - Party Central
November 4 - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
November 7 - Feast
Events[]
February 25 - Disney forms the Disney Movies Anywhere website and app service platform for consumers to store their Disney digital film collection libraries.
March 5 - EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is held run until May 30.
The Gravity Falls Halloween episode "Little Gift Shop of Horrors" premieres on the Disney Channel.
October 6 - Little Shop of Horrors premieres on Disney XD.
October 10
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Pirate Adventure premieres on Disney Jr..
Night of the Living Pharmacists premieres on Disney XD.
October 17 - The Evermoor Chronicles premieres on the Disney Channel.
October 20
Kirby Buckets premieres on Disney XD.
Mighty Med begins its second and final season.
October 24 - Henry Hugglemonster Season 2 premieres on the Disney Channel.
October 26
Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Battle for the Book premieres on Disney Jr., the Disney Channel, and the WATCH Disney Channel and WATCH Disney Jr. apps.
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion premieres on ABC.
November 2 - Binny and the Ghost premieres on Disney Channel Germany.
November 25 - Disney Magic Moments premieres on Disney Channel Germany.
November 28 - Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker & Joey premieres on the Disney Channel. It also serves as the conclusion of the series' third season.
November 29 - Limon and Oli premieres on Disney Channel Turkey.
December 2 - Toy Story That Time Forgot premieres on ABC.
December 5
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's Winter Bow Show premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
Sheriff Callie's Wild West ends its first season on the Disney Channel.
A sneak peek of Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero premieres on Disney XD.
December 7 - I Didn't Do It ends its first season on the Disney Channel.
December 16 - The teaser and official trailer for Miles from Tomorrowland premiere.
December 19
Pokémon : Advanced and Sonic X airs for the last time on Disney XD
Kate & Mim-Mim premieres in the United States on Disney Jr..
December 24 - We Wish You a Merry Walrus premieres on the Disney Channel.
December 26 - The 7D started airing reruns on Disney Jr..
December 30 - Disney Magic Moments concludes its first season.
Albums[]
January 28 - Sofia the First: Songs From Enchancia
February 11 - Disney Channel Play It Loud
March 18
Disney Junior DJ Shuffle
Muppets Most Wanted
April 15 - Music Inspired by The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
April 22 - Dconstructed
April 29 - DuckTales Remastered
May 19 - Million Dollar Arm
May 27 - Maleficent
June 17 - Aladdin: Original Broadway Cast Recording
June 24 - The Legacy Collection: The Lion King
July 15 - Planes: Fire and Rescue
July 22 - Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
July 29 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
August 26 - The Legacy Collection: Mary Poppins
October 7 - The Legacy Collection: Sleeping Beauty
October 27 - Now That's What I Call Disney 3
November 17 - The Legacy Collection: The Little Mermaid
Comics[]
May 2
Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 5: Outwits the Phantom Blot
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Volume 8: Trail of the Unicorn
June 11 - Disney Kingdoms: Figment
October 4 - The Don Rosa Library - Volume 1: The Son of the Sun
October 20 - Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 6: Lost In Lands Long Ago
November 5 - The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library - Volume 5: The Seven Cities of Gold
November 16 - The Don Rosa Library - Volume 2: Return to Plain Awful
December 2 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX (North America)
December 5 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX (Europe)
December 11 - Marvel: Contest of Champions
Home video releases[]
Beginning with the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of The Pirate Fairy and the DVD release of Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast onward, the 32-year contract for Macrovision encoding (signed in 1982) expires (except for Sofia the First: The Floating Palace and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Around the Clubhouse World DVDs).
Disney and Lionsgate got the rest of the OLD Miramax features (That are owned by Bob & Harvey Weinstein and distributed by Disney) from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, although the new Miramax got started with the release of Dimension's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
Blu-ray/DVD releases[]
January 28 - The Fifth Estate (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
February 11 - The Jungle Book: Diamond Edition
February 25 - Thor: The Dark World (Marvel Studios)
March 11 - Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo: Hippity Hoppity Roo Edition
July 18 - Windlifter, Lil' Dipper, Blade Ranger, Cabbie, Cad Spinner, Muir, Secretary of the Interior, Ol' Jammer, Pulaski, Ryker, Maru, Harvey and Winnie, Blackout, Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, Bubba, Andre, Nanny Nell
July 25 - Gwen, Chef Andre, Queen Amena
July 27 - Danica Bricker
August 1 - Undead, Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Drax the Destroyer, Yondu Udonta, Ronan the Accuser, Nebula, Meredith Quill, Korath the Pursuer, Rhomann Dey, Irani Rael, Kraglin Obfonteri, Howard the Duck, Agent Powers, Agent Trigger, Sofia the Worst, Lady Joy, Lord Gilbert, Tom Fairbanks, Doug, Emerson, Carol
December 2 - Reptillus Maximus, Angel Kitty, PEZ Cat, Battlesaurs, Goliathon, The Cleric, Ray-Gon, Mason,
December 5 - Penn Zero, Boone, Sashi Kobayashi, Rippen, Principal Larry, Brock Zero, Vonnie Zero, Aunt Rose and Uncle Chuck, The Chinchilla, Phyllis, Mr. Snowman, Ivan McCorkin, Ruth McCorkin, Joe
December 7 - Jan
December 9 - Gordon
December 12 - Nyx, Fury, Gruff, Glacia the Ice Witch, Winter
December 14 - Niklas Neudecker
December 25 - Baker, Witch, Baker's Wife, The Wolf, Cinderella, Cinderella's Prince, Jack, Rapunzel, Rapunzel's Prince, Cinderella's Mother, Florinda, Lucinda, Little Red Riding Hood, The Giant, Baker's Father, Granny
People[]
Deaths[]
February 10 - Shirley Temple (actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former United States ambassador)
February 14 - John Henson (Muppet performer and son of Jim Henson)
April 6 - Mickey Rooney (actor, voice actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer, and radio personality)
April 29 - Bob Hoskins (actor and film director)
May 2 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (actor and voice actor)
July 7 - Dickie Jones (actor, voice actor, and singer)
July 19 - James Garner (actor, voice actor, and producer)
August 11 - Robin Williams (comedian, actor, and voice actor)
September 10 - Richard Kiel (actor and voice actor)
October 24 - Marcia Strassman (actress, television personality, and singer)
November 3 - Tom Magliozzi (radio show host and mechanic)
December 22 - Christine Cavanaugh (actress and voice actress)
December 31 - Edward Herrmann (actor, director, writer, and comedian)
