- February 7
- The film The New Spirit is premiered in Washington, DC. [1102.385]
- The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Birthday Party is released. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Clara Cluck, and Goofy also appear. The film is a color remake of the 1931 film The Birthday Party. [16] [23] [96.21] [228.324]
- February 9
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Dumbo for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. [39.397]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Baby Mine" from the film Dumbo for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song. [39.397]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Lend a Paw for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.397]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Truant Officer Donald for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.397]
- February
- A preview of the film Bambi is held at a theater in Pomona, California. [1102.397]
- February 26
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture) for the film Dumbo. [13] [23] [38.118] [11] [39.397]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film Lend a Paw. [7] [13] [16] [15] [23] [38.118] [39.397]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Walt Disney. [13] [17] [38.118] [39.397]
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- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Award) to music conductor Leopold Stokowski for the film Fantasia, for "widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form". [11] [13] [17] [23] [38.118] [39.397]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Award) to Walt Disney, William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins, and RCA Manufacturing Co. for the film Fantasia, for advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures. [17] [23] [38.118] [39.397] [369.32]
- February 28
- The Pluto film Pluto, Junior is released to theaters. [16] [23] [97.93] [228.393]
- March 20
- The Mickey Mouse film Symphony Hour is released to theaters. Donald Duck and Goofy also appear. [16] [23] [501.536]
- April 10
- The Donald Duck film Donald's Snow Fight is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [228.148]
- The film Fantasia is generally released in theaters. [37.54] [42.609] (no general release date [85.38])
- May 1
- The Donald Duck film Donald Gets Drafted is released to theaters. This is the first Disney war-themed cartoon released during the Second World War. [16] [23] [228.146]
- May 4
- Walt begins seeking the rights to the book Victory Through Air Power, to turn it into a film. [48.183]
- May
- The National Conference of Christians and Jews indirectly seeks Disney's services in producing a cartoon promoting national unity. Walt sees it as an attempt to promote communism in America, and refuses. [34.168]
- May 22
- The Pluto film The Army Mascot is released to theaters. [16] [23] [1378.41]
- June 12
- The Donald Duck film Donald's Garden is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.147]
- (month unknown)
- The National Board of Review awards a Best American Film award to Disney for the film Dumbo. [369.33]
- July 3
- The Pluto film The Sleepwalker is released to theaters. [16] [23] [97.93] [501.505]
- (month unknown)
- Ruth Clifford takes over from Thelma Boardman as the voice of Minnie Mouse. [96.35]
- The National Film Board of Canada releases Disney's film Four Methods of Flush Riveting. [23]
- Bob Karp adapts the screenplay for Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold into a 64-page Dell comic book. [383.176]
- Carl Banks writes the comic book "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold". [228.41]
- Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #9, "Donald Duck - Pirate Gold". [113.330]
- Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #12, "Bambi". [113.152]
- Story work on an animated short tentatively titled Mischievous Mouse is cancelled. [176.89]
- Disney produces the film Aircraft Carrier Landing Signals for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Aircraft Carrier Mat Approaches and Landings for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Aircraft Riveting for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Approaches and Landings for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Battle of Britain in part for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Bending and Curving for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Blanking and Punching for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Forming Methods for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Icing Conditions for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Know Your Enemy, Germany in part for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film The Nazi's Strike [Campaign in Poland] in part for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Prelude to War in part for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Protection Against Chemical Warfare for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film US Army Identification Series - WEFT for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film US Navy Identification Series - WEFT and Warships for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Stop That Tank for the National Film Board of Canada, which releases the film as part of Boys Anti-Tank Rifle film. [23] [501.524]
- Disney produces the film Food Will Win the War for the National Film Board of Canada. It cost US$20,000 to make. [23]
- July 12
- The last Silly Symphony color comic strip is published. [113.18]
- July 19
- The first color comic strip of "Bambi" is published in Sunday editions of newspapers. [113.326]
- July 21
- Disney delivers the educational film Food Will Win the War to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [228.190]
- July 24
- The Donald Duck film Donald's Gold Mine is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.147]
- July 28
- Walt Disney first meets with Major Alexander de Seversky, author of Victory Through Air Power, to purchase the film rights and commence work on a feature film based on the book. [23] [1102.393]
- July 29
- A preview of the film Saludos Amigos is held for US President Franklin Roosevelt, Nelson Rockefeller, and others in government. [1102.395]
- July 30
- Disney delivers the film Out of the Frying Pan into the Firing Line to the Conservation Division of the War Production Board. Minnie Mouse appears in the film. [23] [228.377] (1943 [370.16])
- (month unknown)
- Walt Disney decides to package 12 animated short films in three groups of four, to be released as feature films, based on his South American trip. [176.117]
- August 9
- The animated feature film Bambi world premieres in London, England. [1378.57]
- August 13
- RKO Radio Pictures premieres the Disney film Bambi in the US at Radio City Music Hall. It cost US$1.741 million to make. The film is based on the book by Felix Salten. (Worldwide theater gross receipts: US$3.39 million.) [7] [11] [13] [15] [16] [23] [25] [48.186] [50.158] [246.93] [97.176] [113.211] [191] [193.35][229.91] [242.23] [322.26] [370.53] [394.32] [395.62] [1378.57] (cost US$2.3 million [49.260])
- August 14
- The Pluto film T-Bone for Two is released to theaters. [15] [16] [23] [501.537]
- August
- The US military ends its occupation of the Disney studio. [34.167]
- August 24
- The animated feature film Saludos Amigos world premieres in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [23] [501.482]
- September 4
- The Goofy film How to Play Baseball is released to theaters. (Basketball [16]) [16] [23] [228.245]
- September 25
- The Donald Duck film The Vanishing Private is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.585]
- October 9
- The Goofy film The Olympic Champ is released to theaters. [16] [15] [23] [228.369]
- October 11
- The first color comic strip of "Jose Carioca" is published in Sunday editions of newspapers. [113.326]
- October 23
- The Goofy film How to Swim is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.246]
- November 6
- The Donald Duck film Sky Trooper is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.504]
- November
- The National Labor Relations Board rules that Disney must re-instate Art Babbitt. [1102.380] (1945 [34.185])
- November 20
- The Pluto film Pluto at the Zoo is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.393]
- November 23
- Disney delivers the 16-mm film South of the Border with Disney to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. [23] [37.73] [501.515]
- December 4
- The Goofy film How to Fish is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.245]
- December 18
- The Donald Duck film Bellboy Donald is released to theaters. [16] [23] [1378.70]
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