March 17 - Beauty and the Beast is released to positive reviews.
April 21 - Born in China is released to positive reviews.
May 5 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is released to positive reviews.
May 26 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is released to negative reviews.
June 16 - Cars 3 is released to positive reviews.
July 7 - Spider-Man: Homecoming is released to positive reviews. (Sony; co-production and distribution)
July 14 - Detective Jagga is released in India to mixed reviews.
October 19 - The Last Knight is released in Russia.
November 3 - Thor: Ragnarok is released to positive reviews.
November 22 - Coco is released to universal acclaim.
December 8 - The Dreaming Man is released in China to mixed reviews. It is the first Chinese film produced by Disney.
December 15 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi is released to positive reviews.
Shorts[]
March 7 - Gone Fishing
June 16 - Lou
November 7 - Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
November 22 - Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Theme parks and resorts[]
January 3 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror closes in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure.
January 8
Space Mountain: Mission 2 closes in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris in time for its 25th anniversary celebration.
Paint the Night has its final performance at Disneyland.
January 11
Grand Circuit Raceway closes in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland, due to the construction of Fantasyland expansion.[1]
Iron Man Experience and Iron Man Tech Showcase opens in Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland.[2]
January 14 - Walt Disney Studios Park's Season of the Force event begins.
January 20 - Main Street Electrical Parade returns to Disneyland and runs until August 20.
January 29 - Fantasy in the Sky has its final performance at Disneyland.
February 3 - Remember... Dreams Come True returns to Disneyland after two years on hiatus.
February 17 - Rivers of Light premieres in Asia at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
February 24 - Village Haus Restaurant at Disneyland is temporarily rethemed as the Red Rose Taverne.[3]
March 12 - Miss Adventure Falls opens at Typhoon Lagoon.
March 16 - Walt Disney Studios Park celebrates its 15th anniversary.
March 17 - A Table is Waiting has its final performance in American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea.
March 24 - Disney Magic on Parade and Disney Dreams! have their final performance at Disneyland Paris, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
March 26 - Disneyland Paris begins its 25th anniversary celebration.[4]
Disney Stars on Parade, Mickey presents: “Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris”, The Starlit Princess Waltz, and Disney Illuminations premieres.
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens in Discoveryland.[5]
March 29 - CinéMagique closes Production Courtyard at Walt Disney Studios Park, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
April 12 - Disneyland Paris and Disneyland Park (Paris) celebrates its 25th anniversary.
April 21 - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opens in World Bazaar at Tokyo Disneyland.[6]
April 30
Incredibles Super Dance Party has its final performance in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom.
Disney's Explorers Lodge opens at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.[7]
May 7 - Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain opens in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
May 11 - Wishes has its final performance at the Magic Kingdom.
May 12
Happily Ever After premieres at the Magic Kingdom.[8]
Nemo & Friends SeaRider opened in Port Discovery at Tokyo DisneySea.
May 13 - The Incredibles' Challenge premieres in Production Courtyard at Walt Disney Studios Park, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
May 16 - The entrance to Toontown is removed at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for a meet and greet attraction as Minnie's Style Studio.[9]
May 19 - Cosmic Dance Party premieres in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom.
May 26 - Disney Movie Magic premieres in Hollywood Boulevard at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
May 27
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! opens in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure.[10]
Pandora: The World of Avatar opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
May 29 - Hyperspace Mountain closed in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
June 1 - Space Mountain returns to Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
June 19 - Euro Disney S.C.A., operating company of Disneyland Paris, is acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
July 3 - DisneyQuest closes at Disney Springs to make way for the NBA Experience, after a failed attempt in 2016.
July 17 - Fantasmic! returns in Frontierland to Disneyland and will feature a new sequence with segments from The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Tangled.
July 29 - Disneyland Railroad and Rivers of America, which consists of Mark Twain Riverboat and Sailing Ship Columbia, returns to Frontierland at Disneyland.
July 31 - Celebration Cafe closes in Fantasyland at Shanghai Disneyland to make way for Toy Box Cafe in the future site of Disney•Pixar Toy Story Land.
August 13
Ellen's Energy Adventure closes at Epcot to make way for Wonders of Xandar Pavilion (as future home of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind) in the future site of World Discovery.
The Great Movie Ride closes in Hollywood Boulevard at Disney's Hollywood Studios to make way for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.
August 20
Pixar Play Parade has its final performance at Disney California Adventure.
Main Street Electrical Parade has its final performance at Disneyland.
August 31 - Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters closes in Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland to make way for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle!.[11][12]
September 1 - Star Command Suppliers closes in Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland.
September 3 - La Forêt de l'Enchantement: Une aventure musicale Disney in Frontierland and Jedi Training Academy in Discoveryland[13] have their final performance at Disneyland Paris.
September 10 and 11 - Walt Disney World Resort temporarily closes for two days due to Hurricane Irma.
September 12 - Walt Disney World Resort reopens after Hurricane Irma.
October 1 - EPCOT celebrates its 35th anniversary.
October 8 - Stitch's Alien Encounter Character Greeting! Meet-and-greet be opened in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom.
October 10 - Star Jets closes in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for The Happy Ride with Baymax.
November 5 - Mickey's Soundsational Parade has its final performance at Disneyland and returns on January 25, 2019.
November 6 - Once Upon a Time has its final performance at Tokyo Disneyland.
December 7 - Stan Lee takes a visit to Hong Kong Disneyland at night.[14]
December 14 - A temporary Royal Princess Garden opens in Main Street, U.S.A. at Hong Kong Disneyland, including a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.[15]
December 18 - The Hall of Presidents reopens in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom as the debut of the Donald Trump animatronic figure.
December 31
Flights of Wonder has its final performance in Asia at Disney's Animal Kingdom.[16]
La Nouba had its final performance at Disney Springs.
Cruise ships[]
Villains Tonight! has its final performance on the Disney Dream.
November 6 - Beauty and the Beast premieres on the Disney Dream.
November 16 - Marvel Heroes Unite premieres on the Disney Magic.
Television[]
January 2
Beyond premieres on Freeform.
Disney Magic Moments concludes its third season.
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything airs its final episode.
January 7
Ultimate Spider-Man aired its last episode.
A new programming block, Get Animated! (also known as Disney Channel Weekend Mornings), launches on the Disney Channel, whose initial line-up features Elena of Avalor, Gravity Falls, and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
January 13 - K.C. Undercover concludes its second season.
January 15 - Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (then known as Mickey and the Roadster Racers) premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
January 16 - Ban Jin & Ba Liang premieres on Shanghai Eastern Channel.[17]
January 20 - Girl Meets World aired its last episode.
January 27 - Bizaardvark concludes its first season.
January 31 - The Fosters returns with the second half of its fourth season on Freeform.
February 2 - Kirby Buckets aired its last episode.
February 3 - The second season of Stuck in the Middle premieres on the Disney Channel.
February 13 - Sheriff Callie's Wild West aired its last episode on Disney Jr..
February 17 - PJ Masks concludes its first season on the Disney Channel.
February 27
Star vs. the Forces of Evil concludes its second season on Disney XD.
When We Rise begins its four-part miniseries on ABC.
March 3 - When We Rise airs its final part on ABC.
March 10
The Tangled series pilot Before Ever After premieres on the Disney Channel.
Andi Mack premieres on the Disney Channel app.
March 14 - The Real O'Neals aired its last episode.
March 24
Liv and Maddie aired its final episode.
Tangled: The Series premiered on the Disney Channel.
March 25
Get Animated!'s line-up changes, with Tangled: The Series and Milo Murphy's Law replacing The ZhuZhus and Gravity Falls.
Star Wars Rebels ends its third season on Disney XD.
March 27 - Stitch & Ai premieres on CCTV-1 and CCTV-14.
March 31 - Sofia the First concludes its third season on the Disney Channel.
April 7 - Andi Mack premieres on the Disney Channel.
April 11 - Switched at Birth aired its last episode.
April 14 - Puppy Dog Pals premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
April 21 - The Lion Guard concludes its first season on the Disney Channel.
April 28 - Sofia the First begins its fourth and final season on the Disney Channel.
May 16 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ends its fourth season.
May 22 - Baby Daddy aired its last episode.
May 24 - Bunk'd concludes its second season.
June 3
The miniseries Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer premieres on the Disney Channel.
Tangled: The Series premieres on Disney Jr..
June 9 - Mickey Mouse begins its fourth season on the Disney Channel.
June 23
Andi Mack concludes its first season.
The second season of Bizaardvark premieres on the Disney Channel.
Bizaardvark Shorts premieres afterwards.
June 24 - Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles premieres on the Disney Channel.
June 25 - Hotel Transylvania: The Series premieres on the Disney Channel.
June 27 - Downward Dog aired its last episode.
July 3 - Star Wars: Forces of Destiny premieres on YouTube and the Disney Channel.
July 7
The Lion Guard begins its second season.
The third and final season of K.C. Undercover premieres on the Disney Channel.
July 15
The television film Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni premieres on Disney XD doubling as the Season 3 premiere.
Disney XD airs their new video game related block from 9pm until 3am all summer long, only targeted at 13+ age requirement to watch called D|XP.
Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Street Fighter V EVO 2017 finals tournament airs live on Disney XD as part of D|XP block.
July 21
Descendants 2 premieres on 5 networks simultaneously on Disney Channel, Disney XD, ABC, Freeform, and Lifetime[18] to over 13 million views in ratings.
Raven's Home, a spin-off of That's So Raven, premieres on the Disney Channel.
July 28 - Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero aired its last episode.
July 29 - The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
August 12
The DuckTales reboot premieres on Disney XD with a one-hour TV film "Woo-oo!" (as a sneak preview).
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins premieres on the Disney Channel.
August 19 - Marvel's Spider-Man premieres on Disney XD.
August 26 - Miles from Tomorrowland concludes its second season with the series' only one-hour episode, "Connect and Protect".
September 18 - Goldie & Bear begins its second and final season on the Disney Channel.
September 23 - DuckTales (2017) officially premieres on Disney XD.
September 25 - The drama series The Good Doctor premieres on ABC.
September 29 - Marvel's Inhumans airs its first two episodes on IMAX starting on September 1 before airing the rest of the series on ABC.
September 30 - Milo Murphy's Law concludes its first season on Disney XD with the half-hour special "Fungus Among Us", though two holiday specials would premiere later this year.
October 1
Vampirina premieres on Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
Elena of Avalor concludes its first season on the Disney Channel.
October 3
Comedy series The Mayor premieres on ABC.
Comedy-drama series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World premieres on ABC.
October 6 - Once Upon a Time begins its seventh and final season on ABC.
October 7 - The Milo Murphy's Law Halloween special "Milo Murphy's Halloween Scream-A-Torium" premieres on Disney XD.
October 14 - The second season of Elena of Avalor premieres on the Disney Channel.
October 16
The fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels premieres on Disney XD.
The third and final season of Miles from Tomorrowland premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr. under the new title Mission Force One.
October 20 - Raven's Home concludes its first season.
October 27
Stuck in the Middle concludes its second season.
The second season of Andi Mack premieres on the Disney Channel.
November 3 - Sofia the First airs its 100th episode on the Disney Channel.
November 13 - The fourth season of Disney Magic Moments premieres on Disney Channel Germany.
November 19 - Tangled: The Series airs its second TV special "Queen for a Day" on the Disney Channel.
November 20 - Big Hero 6: The Series premieres with the TV movie Baymax Returns on the Disney Channel and Disney XD. It would officially premiere later on June 9, 2018.
December 1 - The fifth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres on ABC.
December 2 - The Milo Murphy's Law Christmas special "A Christmas Peril" premieres on Disney XD; the series also goes on a hiatus after the episode until January 5, 2019.
December 8 - The third and final season of Stuck in the Middle premieres on Disney Channel.
December 18 - Disney Magic Moments aired its last episode.
December 25 - The 7D is taken off the air.
Streaming[]
March 17 - Marvel's Iron Fist premieres on Netflix.
August 18 - Marvel's The Defenders premieres on Netflix.
November 17 - Marvel's The Punisher premieres on Netflix.
November 21 - Marvel's Runaways premieres on Hulu.
Albums[]
February 6 - DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
March 10 - Beauty and the Beast
April 21
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
June 9 - Cars 3
July 21 - Descendants 2
August 4 - The Legacy Collection: Robin Hood
November 3 - Olaf's Frozen Adventure
November 10 - Coco
December 15 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Comics[]
Joe Books stops publishing Darkwing Duck and Frozen.
May 23
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics, Volume 4
June 6
The Don Rosa Library - Volume 6: "The Treasure of the Ten Avatars"
Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 11: Mickey vs. Mickey
July 12 - IDW Publishing begins publishing Star Wars Adventures
August 15 - Disney Descendants: School of Secrets: Lonnie's Warrior Sword
August 29 - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons
September 5
Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon
Disney Who's Who: An A to Z of Disney Characters
September 19 - Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food
October 10 - The Art of Coco
October 24 - Coco: The Junior Novelization, Coco: Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony
November 14 - Disney Descendants: Carlos's Scavenger Hunt
December 15 - The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Video games[]
January 12 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix) was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan.[19]
January 24 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix) was released for PlayStation 4 in North America.
March 7 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Capcom) was re-released worldwide as both a digital download and as a hard copy for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
March 9 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix (Square Enix) was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan.[20]
March 23 - Kingdom Hearts Union χ (Square Enix) was released for iOS/Android in Japan.
March 28 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix (Square Enix) was released for PlayStation 4 in North America.
March 31 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix (Square Enix) was released for PlayStation 4 in Europe.
April 6 - Kingdom Hearts Union χ (Square Enix) was released for iOS/Android in North America.
April 18 - The Disney Afternoon Collection (Capcom/Digital Eclipse) was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
June 13 - Cars 3: Driven to Win (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/Avalanche Software) was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Wii U.
September 19 - Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (Capcom) was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
October 31
Disneyland Adventures and Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure (Microsoft Studios/Asobo Studio), remasters of two games that were originally Kinect-required Xbox 360 titles, are released for the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows 10.
Disney Tsum Tsum Land (COLOPL) was released for iOS/Android in Japan.
November 17 - Star Wars Battlefront II (Electronic Arts/EA DICE) was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Home video releases[]
DVD and Blu-ray[]
January 24 - The Light Between Oceans (Touchstone Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures)
May 13 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- is held in KKLC Plenary Hall. (Malaysia)[27]
May 21 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- is held in Asia World Expo Runaway 11. (Hong Kong)[28]
June 10 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- is held until June 11 and 14 in Dolby Theatre. (North America)[29]
June 23 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- is held until June 24 in United Palace Theatre. (North America)[30]
July 8 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- is held in ORIX Theater. (Japan)[31]
July 14 - The D23 Expo is held until July 16 in the Anaheim Convention Center.[32]
August 22 - Disney officially enters the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray market.
August 31 - EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is held run until November 13.
September 8 - The Muppets Take the Bowl is held until September 10 at the Hollywood Bowl
September 29 - Disney formed the DisneyNOW website and app service platform network by rebranding and combining Watch Disney Channel, Watch Disney Jr., Watch Disney XD, and Radio Disney website and app service platform networks into one single unified digital content library website and app service platform network.
October 17 - The Brave Little Toaster has a 30th anniversary screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
November 19 - EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is held run until December 30.
November 23 - The Olaf balloon makes its debut at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Business[]
January 24 - Avalanche Software, previously shuttered by Disney in May 2016, is acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and reopened.
Club Penguin shuts down on March 30, 2017, after 11 years.
December 14 - The Walt Disney Company announces they will be acquiring 21st Century Fox, Inc. at $52.4 Billion in stock, thus gaining the X-Men and Fantastic Four film rights for Marvel Studios, as well as acquiring other properties such as The Simpsons, Avatar, and Searchlight Pictures' library.
Character debuts[]
January 6 - Grimtrix, Wriggley, Pumpkin, and Chester
April 7 - Andi Mack, Cyrus Goodman, Buffy Driscoll, Bex Mack, Celia Mack, Jonah Beck, Ham Mack, Amber, Dale
April 8 - Scarlett Turner
April 14 - Bingo, Rolly, Hissy, A.R.F., Cupcake, Rufus, Bob, Frank and Esther Exposition, Emmy Lou, Wreck Marauder
April 17 - Feldspar
April 21 - Friedborg, Kifaru, Mwenzi
April 22 - Victor Delgado, Carla Delgado
April 28 - Lance Strongbow and Anthony the Weasel
May 5 - Mantis, Ego the Living Planet, Ayesha, Taserface, Charlie-27, Brahl, Stakar Ogord, Aleta Ogord, Mainframe, Krugarr, Dragons of Enchancia, Jonathan, Bowie Quinn
May 12 - Buddy McBilly, SeaRider, Cagey
May 14 - Coven of the Eight, Lucy
May 23 - Arabella
May 26 - Captain Salazar, Carina Smyth, Uncle Jack, Shansa, Lesaro, Crew of the Silent Mary, Scarfield, Mayor Dix, Ghost Sharks, Ghost Seagulls
May 27 - Shaman of Songs
June 3 - Billy Dilley, Judy
June 13 - Ninja-Rina, Mr. Hansen, Dr. Gomez, Mrs. Gomez, Bobby Swift
June 16 - Cruz Ramirez, Jackson Storm, Natalie Certain, Sterling, Miss Fritter, Cal Weathers, Junior, River, and Louise, Smokey, Chase Racelott, Danny Swervez, Hamilton, Tim Treadless, Harvey Rodcap, Bubba Wheelhouse, Lou, J.J.
