- March 18
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring the film The Omega Connection. [228.369]
- March 25
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Born to Run, part one. [1378.91]
- April 1
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Born to Run, part two. [1378.91]
- April
- Disney signs a 45-year contract with the Oriental Land Company, for Tokyo Disneyland. [1] [55.37] [238.263]
- May 13
- The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Sky Trap. [501.504]
- May
- Groundbreaking begins for EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World. [22]
- June 7
- Disney releases the live-action short film Footloose Fox to theaters. [23] [85.325] [228.190]
- June 27
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again to theaters. The film is a sequel to the 1975 film The Apple Dumpling Gang. [23] [370.315] [1378.38]
- (month unknown)
- Disney sells the Celebrity Sports Center, in Denver, Colorado. The sports facility had been used for training new employees for Walt Disney World. [228.85]
- Buena Vista releases a shortened version of the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks to theaters. [23] [370.311] [1378.67]
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- Film box office market share for the Disney studio drops to four percent, the lowest of the seven major studios. Film profits of US$40.3 million for the year are the lowest in a decade. [1]
- Sherrill Anne Hoffman, riding the Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland, becomes ill, almost unconscious. Taken to a hospital, she falls into a coma and dies a week later. Doctors discover she had a heart tumor which was likely dislodged by the ride, travelled to her brain, and killed her. [450.175]
- Bradley introduces the "Disco Mickey" watch package, including a 45 rpm recording of "Disco Mouse" by the Mousketeers. [230.66]
- Walt Disney Productions licenses the Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation of New York to produce an extensive range of Disney character stamps for various countries. [96.89] [228.256] [501.521]
- Disney releases the animated film compilation Donald Duck's Carnival of Laughs to theaters in Denmark. [23]
- Disney re-releases the film Sleeping Beauty to theaters. [25] [501.505]
- Disney re-releases the animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians to theaters. [25] [56.239] [228.372]
- Disney re-releases the film The Love Bug to theaters in the US. [228.296]
- The French Olympic team removes Goofy as their team mascot. [1175.13]
- Twelve Disneyana collectors form The Mouse Club. [1230.30]
- July 4
- The first baby is born at Disneyland, Teresa Salcedo, born to Rosa and Elias Salcedo of Los Angeles. [757.40] [1300.64] [1378.78]
- July 10
- Disney releases the live-action feature film The Spaceman and King Arthur in England. The film is based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. [501.581]
- July 26
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Unidentified Flying Oddball to theaters in the US. The film was released in Europe as The Spaceman and King Arthur. [23] [70.207] [370.315] [501.581]
- September 2
- The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. It cost US$15.8 million to build. [4] [9] [26.27] [328.288] [757.40] [1300.74] [1378.78] (September 15 [939.68])
- The NBC TV network airs the last episode of The Wonderful World of Disney. [501.618]
- September 9
- The NBC TV network begins airing the TV show Disney's Wonderful World. Former name for the show was The Wonderful World of Disney. [58.45] [59.165] [83.698] [84.899] [228.141]
- September 13
- Three leading animators (including Don Bluth) leave Walt Disney Productions. [23] [14] [56.98] [108.22] [255.S2.13] [370.275] [1378.86]
- September 14
- Eleven more animators leave Disney. The group forms the new studio of Sullivan and Bluth. [23] [14] [439.35] (total of 7 animators and 4 assistants [85.275]) (16 resign after Bluth leaves [34.272]) (form Don Bluth Productions [85.275])
- September
- Walt Disney Productions Japan is formed. [55.37]
- Disney releases the live-action 16-mm film The Restless Sea for educational use. [23] [501.467]
- Disney releases the animated and live-action 16-mm film Understanding Alcohol Use and Abuse for educational use. [23] [501.580]
- Disney releases the live-action film The Truly Exceptional: Carol Johnson. [23] [501.573]
- Disney releases the live-action film The Truly Exceptional: Dan Haley. [23] [501.573]
- Disney releases the live-action film The Truly Exceptional: Tom and Virl Osmond. [23] [501.573]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film The National Student Fire Safety Test for educational use. [23] [228.351]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film The National Student First Aid Test for educational use. [23] [228.351]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film The National Student Recreation Safety Test for educational use. [23] [228.351]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film The National Student School Safety Test for educational use. [23] [228.351]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film The National Student Traffic Safety Test for educational use. [23] [228.351]
- Disney releases the live-action 16-mm film Incident At Hawk's Hill for educational use. The film was part of The Boy Who Talked to Badgers. [23] [228.253]
- October 14
- The NBC TV network airs the Disney's Wonderful World show, entitled Baseball Fever. It is a collection of Disney cartoons about baseball. [1378.60]
- October
- In New York City, a stage show of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opens at Radio City Music Hall. [395.85] [501.509]
- October 22
- Walt Disney World welcomes its 100-millionth guest, Kurt Miller. [225.41] [501.596] [1073.115] (October 29 [5])
- November 2
- Turks and Caicos Islands issues ten postage stamps with various Disney characters, marking the International Year of the Child. [617.640]
- Dominica issues ten postage stamps with various Disney characters, marking the International Year of the Child. [648.748]
- Grenada issues ten postage stamps with various Disney characters playing sports, marking the International Year of the Child. [653.415]
- November
- The TV special Black Holes: Monsters that Eat Space and Time airs. It includes footage from the film The Black Hole. [1378.82]
- December 12
- Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters, marking the International Year of the Child. [653.452]
- December
- Maldives issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in postal scenes. [655.579]
- Disney releases the animated film Cosmic Capers to theaters in England. It is edited from the film Mars and Beyond. [23] [1378.155]
- December 16
- The TV show Major Effects airs. [228.307]
- December 18
- Buena Vista premieres the film The Black Hole in London, England. [1378.82]
- December 21
- Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Black Hole to theaters in the US. It is the first Disney-created film to be given a PG rating. The original title was Space Probe One. It cost US$20 million to make. [11] [14] [23] [70.92] [370.315] [438.60] (December 20 [232.92] [250.96] [1378.82])
- Disney releases the live-action feature film The London Connection to theaters in England. The film was previously released in the US under the title The Omega Connection. [23] [228.295]
- Year
- Of the seven major Hollywood film studios, Disney film revenues gives it four percent market share. [1073.131]
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