- February 3
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Greta, The Misfit Greyhound. [228.219] [370.397]
- February 10
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Inside Outer Space with Ludwig von Drake. [228.256]
- February
- Disney re-releases the film Fantasia to theaters, in "wide-screen SuperScope". [25] [34.256] [42.611] [370.45]
- February 17
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Banner in the Sky: To Conquer the Mountain. It is the first part of the film Third Man on the Mountain. [370.397] (March 17 [1378.59])
- February 24
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Banner in the Sky: The Killer Mountain. It is the second part of the film Third Man on the Mountain. [370.397] (March 17 [1378.59])
- February 25
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bon Voyage for an Oscar Award in the category Sound. [39.516]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bon Voyage for an Oscar Award in the category Costume Design, Color. [39.516]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Symposium on Popular Songs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.516]
- March 3
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Square Peg in a Round Hole with Ludwig von Drake, Donald Duck, and Goofy. [370.397] [501.520]
- March 10
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Horse with the Flying Tail. [370.397]
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- March
- A delegation from Saint Louis meets with Walt Disney at the Disney studio to discuss possible theme park in their city. [1102.603]
- March 17
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Kidnapped, part one. [370.397]
- March 24
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Kidnapped, part two. [370.397]
- March 29
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Miracle of the White Stallions to theaters. The film is based on the book The Dancing White Horses of Vienna by Colonel Alois Podhajsky. [13] [23] [43.710] [228.334] [370.208] (April [111.375])
- May 26
- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (outstanding program achievements in the field of children's programming) to the Walt Disney Studio for the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV show. [41.88] [59.164] [83.828] [84.996] [369.333] (1964 [228.161])
- June 13
- Disney releases the live-action short film Yellowstone Cubs to theaters. [23] [43.1249] [85.350] [501.626]
- June 23
- The Enchanted Tiki Room attraction opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. This is the first attraction with sophisticated Audio-Animatronic figures, 225 of them. [9] [19] [22] [23] [26.26] [48.307] [228.164] [242.22] [246.91] [650.22] [757.37] [939.140] [1300.154]
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- Pepsi-Cola asks Walt Disney to create a pavilion for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. [6]
- Disney re-releases the film Bambi to theaters. [25] [228.40] (1966 [1378.58])
- Disney releases the film Disneyland After Dark to theaters in the US. [85.350]
- The American Humane Association awards a PATSY award (First Place (Motion Picture)) to Big Red, the dog from the film Big Red. [45.612]
- Disney re-releases the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to theaters. [34.228] [501.575]
- Disney releases the live-action feature film The Horse Without a Head to theaters in Europe. [23] [85.361]
- Disney releases the live-action feature film Sammy, The Way-Out Seal is to theaters in the UK. [23] [85.361]
- Disney releases the live-action feature film Escapade in Florence in theaters in Europe. [23] [85.360]
- Walt Disney's 1953 contract with Walt Disney Productions is extended for ten years, covering his ownership of the Disneyland trains and monorail, and his royalty payments. [267.262]
- Topiary plants first appear at Disneyland. [26.161]
- A George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award (Youth and Children's Programs) is won by the Disney company for the TV show Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. [83.880] (1962 [369.330])
- Roy Disney gives his proposal for buying land in Florida to company lawyer Robert Foster. Foster agrees to begin quietly buying 5-10,000 acres. [267.278]
- Disney releases the animated film compilation Mickey Mouse Parade to theaters in Germany. [23]
- Disney releases the live-action short film Golden Horseshoe Revue to theaters in England. [23] [85.350,360]
- Walt Disney purchases a Grumman Gulfstream I airplane as a corporate plane. (It is in service from May 1964 to 1992.) [321.84]
- United Artists releases the film 40 Pounds of Trouble to theaters. Some scenes were filmed at Disneyland. [325.88]
- July 7
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Summer Magic to theaters. The film is based on the novel Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggins. [13] [23] [43.1045] [85.212] [111.397] [250.91] [501.529]
- July 17
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Savage Sam to theaters. The film is a sequel to the film Old Yeller, and is based on the book by Fred Gibson. [13] [23] [43.940] (June 1 [501.485]) (June 13 [370.210]) (June [111.390])
- September 29
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Horse Without a Head, part one. [228.242] [370.397]
- September 30
- The Babes in Toyland exhibit at Disneyland closes. [1300.61] [1378.52]
- October 6
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Horse Without a Head, part two. [228.242] [370.397]
- October 13
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Fly with Von Drake with Ludwig von Drake. Scenes from the film Victory through Air Power are shown. [228.189] [370.397]
- October 20
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Wahoo Bobcat. [370.397] [501.591]
- October 27
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Waltz King, part one. [370.397] [501.598]
- November 3
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Waltz King, part one. [370.397] [501.598]
- November
- Walt Disney and others take a plane trip across the US, to make a final selection of location for a second theme park. Central Florida is chosen, so as to not compete with areas on the Atlantic Ocean of the Gulf of Mexico. [48.334] [1102.605]
- November 17
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Truth About Mother Goose, with Ludwig von Drake. This is an expanded version of the 1957 short film. Also shown is Mickey and the Beanstalk. [370.397] [501.574]
- November 20
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Incredible Journey to theaters. The film is based on the book by Sheila Burnford. [13] [23] [15] [43.532] [79.214] (October [111.362]) (October 30 [228.253] [370.214])
- November 22
- Following the assassination of US President John Kennedy, Disneyland is closed for the rest of the day. [1300.157]
- December 1
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Pollyanna, part one. [370.397]
- December 8
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Pollyanna, part two. [370.397]
- December 11
- Buena Vista pre-releases Disney's live-action feature film The Three Lives of Thomasina to selected theaters in New York. [23] [15] [43.1101] [111.401] [370.221] [501.554]
- December 15
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Pollyanna, part three. [370.397]
- December
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow to theaters in Europe. [23] [228.142] [370.313,361]
- December 25
- Disney releases the animated feature film The Sword in the Stone to theaters. The film is based on the book by T.H. White. [6] [8] [11] [13] [15] [16] [23] [24] [25] [43.1057] [370.216] [97.249] [190.25] [370.216] [501.535] (November [111.398]) (February 22, 1964 [113.304])
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