- February
- RKO Pictures re-releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in theaters in the US. The re-release was a gamble that paid off. [25] [34.179] [42.1985] [79.32] [177.72] [501.509] [1102.411]
- Walt Disney becomes vice-president and one of the founding members of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals. [34.171] [46.193] [92.89] [234.89]
- February 18
- The Donald Duck film Trombone Trouble is released to theaters. [16] [23] [501.572]
- March 7
- Walt Disney writes a letter to North Carolina Senator Robert R. Reynolds, urging that the House Un-American Activities Committee intensify its presence in Hollywood. [34.173] [92.89]
- March 10
- The Goofy film How to Play Golf is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.245]
- March 31
- The Donald Duck film Donald Duck and the Gorilla is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [15] [23] [228.145]
- April 4
- RKO Pictures re-releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in theaters in New York. (The film runs there for 12 weeks.) [867.S2.3] [1102.411]
- April 21
- The Donald Duck film Contrary Condor is released to theaters. [16] [23] [1378.152]
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- May 29
- The film The Amazon Awakens is delivered to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. [23] [1378.26]
- June 2
- The Donald Duck film Commando Duck is released to theaters. [16] [23] [1378.149]
- June 6
- "Mickey Mouse" is used as the password for the Allied D-Day invasion of Europe during World War II. [47.140] [96.67] [431.33] [911.81] [1102.411]
- June
- Work begins on the animated short film La Loca Mariposa, with Donald Duck. [176.48]
- June 23
- The Pluto film Springtime for Pluto is released to theaters. [16] [15] [23] [501.519]
- (month unknown)
- Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #49, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". [113.152]
- Disney produces the film Air Brakes, Principles of Operation for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Attack in the Pacific for the OWI. [23]
- Disney produces the film Automotive Electricity for Military Vehicles for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Basic Map Reading for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Battle of Cape Gloucester for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Carburetion, Basic Principles for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film The Case of the Tremendous Trifle for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Electric Brakes, Principles of Operation for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film The Equatorial Front for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film A Few Quick Facts #7 [Venereal Disease] for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Flying the Weather Map for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Fundamentals of Artillery Weapons for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film The Howgozit Chart for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Howitzer, 105mm M2A1 and Carriage M2, Principles of Operation for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film It's Your War, Too for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Operation and Maintenance of the Electronic Turbo Supercharger for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Theory of Simplex and Phantom Circuits for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Tuning Transmitters for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Two Down and One to Go for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Ward Care of Psychotic Patients for the US Army. [23]
- Disney produces the film Weather at War for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Weather for the Navigator for the US Navy. [23]
- Disney produces the film Your Job in Germany for the US Army. [23]
- Dell Publishing Company produces Dell Four Color Comics comic book #62, "Donald Duck - Frozen Gold". [113.330]
- Preproduction work begins on a live-action and animated feature film, tentatively titled Uncle Remus. (It will eventually be released as Song of the South.) [34.179]
- The Interracial Film and Radio Guild expresses concerns with Walt's announcement of work on the Uncle Remus film. The concern is that the film might portray blacks in a degrading fashion. As a result, Walt changes the name of the film to Song of the South. [34.183]
- The film Fantasia is re-released in theaters. [113.210] [370.45]
- RCA Victor releases the songs from the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on a record album. This is the first soundtrack album from a feature film. [206.B31]
- Walt Disney enters into a joint venture with RCA for a TV series called "The World in Your Living Room". [225.105]
- Construction work is started to accomodate the studio's soundstages for live-action productions. [34.183]
- Work on the animated short film The Good Samaritan is revived. [176.42]
- August 14
- Work on the animated film The Good Samaritan is canceled. [176.42]
- September 1
- The Donald Duck film The Plastics Inventor is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.390]
- September 15
- The Goofy film How to Play Football is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.245]
- September 22
- Disney releases the Pluto film First Aiders to theaters. Minnie Mouse and Figaro the cat also appear. [16] [23] (September 12 [228.186])
- October
- Disney completes the film The Three Caballeros. [370.67]
- December 8
- The Donald Duck film Donald's Day Off is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear. [16] [23] [228.148]
- December
- Filming begins on live action of the "Uncle Remus" film in Phoenix, Arizona, on a constructed plantation an cotton fields. [1102.436]
- December 21
- RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's animated and live-action feature film The Three Caballeros in theaters in Mexico City, Mexico. [23] [501.552] [1248.43]
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