Guy Williams as Zorro.
An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1957.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 14 - Cinderella (re-issue)
- June 19 - Johnny Tremain
- July 3 - Bambi (re-issue)
- July 10
- Johnny Tremain (Los Angeles, California)
- Johnny Tremain (New York City, New York)
- August 28 - Perri
- December 25
- Old Yeller (Los Angeles, California)
- Old Yeller (New York City, New York)
Shorts[]
- January 18 - Donald's Gold Mine (re-issue)
- February 8 - T-Bone for Two (re-issue)
- March 1 - Dumb Bell of the Yukon (re-issue)
- March 22 - Bone Trouble (re-issue)
- April 12 - Window Cleaners (re-issue)
- May 3 - The Sleep Walker (re-issue)
- May 24 - Trombone Trouble (re-issue)
- June 14 - In Dutch (re-issue)
- June 19 - The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A.
- July 5 - Squatter's Rights (re-issue)
- July 26 - Rescue Dog (re-issue)
- August 28
Television[]
- January 23 - The Disneyland episode "Our Friend the Atom" airs on ABC.
- February 13 - The Disneyland episode "Tricks of Our Trade" airs on ABC.
- March 20 - The Disneyland episode "The Adventure Story" airs on ABC.
- May 29 - The Disneyland episode "The Liberty Story" airs on ABC.
- September 11 - The fourth season of Disneyland opens with "The Fourth Anniversary Show."
- October 10 - Zorro begins airing.
- November 27 - The Disneyland episode "How to Relax" airs on ABC.
- December 4 - The Disneyland episode "Mars and Beyond" airs on ABC.
Theme park happenings[]
- April 29 - The Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough attraction in Fantasyland at Disneyland opens.
- June 10 - The Viewliner Train of Tomorrow attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland opens.
- October 8 - The Maxwell House Coffee House restaurant at Disneyland closes.
Character debuts[]
- August - Grandpa Beagle
- October 10 - Zorro, Sergeant Garcia
- December 4 - Martian Robot, Martian Mastermind
- December 25 - Katie Coates, Travis Coates, Arliss Coates, Old Yeller, Bud Searcy, Lisbeth Searcy, Burn Sanderson, Savage Sam, the Wolf, Jumper
- Fresh-Up Freddie
- Gray Sorceress
People[]
Births[]
- January 1 - Terri Minsky (television writer and producer)
- January 8 - Ron Cephas Jones (actor)
- January 12 - John Lasseter (animator, director, executive producer, and former CEO at Disney and Pixar)
- January 15 - David Pruiksma (animator)
- January 17 - Steve Harvey (comedian, television host, radio personality, actor, and author)
- January 25 - Jenifer Lewis (actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and activist)
- January 29 - Diane Delano (actress and voice actress)
- February 6 - Kathy Najimy (actress, voice actress, comedian, director, writer, producer, and activist)
- February 16 - LeVar Burton (actor, voice actor, presenter, director, producer, and author)
- February 19 - Ray Winstone (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- February 27 - Timothy Spall (actor and occasional presenter)
- February 28 - John Turturro (actor, writer, and filmmaker)
- March 6 - Eddie Deezen (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- March 9 - Mark Mancina (composer)
- March 20 - Chris Wedge (film director, film producer, screenwriter, cartoonist, actor, and voice actor)
- March 23
- Teresa Ganzel (actress, comedian, and voice-over artist)
- Amanda Plummer (actress and voice actress)
- March 28 - Paul Eiding (voice actor and voice director)
- April 1 - Andreas Deja (animator)
- April 9 - Kathryn Hunter (actress)
- April 13 - Clark Middleton (actor)
- April 14 - Marc Platt (film, TV, and theatre producer)
- May 3 - John Sachs (actor, voice actor, television presenter, voiceover, and commentator)
- May 5 - Richard E. Grant (actor, screenwriter, and director)
- May 21 - Judge Reinhold (actor)
- June 14 - Jay Roach (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- June 19 - Vanessa Bell Calloway (actress)
- June 21 - Terri Hardin (puppeteer, artist, and former Imagineer)
- June 23 - Frances McDormand (actress)
- July 21 - Jon Lovitz (actor, comedian, and singer)
- August 1 - Taylor Negron (actor, comedian, and playwright)
- August 4 - Rupert Farley (actor and voice actor)
- August 7 - David Shaughnessy (director, producer, actor, and voice actor)
- August 9 - Melanie Griffith (actress)
- August 18 - Denis Leary (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, writer, director, and producer)
- August 24 - Stephen Fry (actor, screenwriter, broadcaster, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television and radio presenter, film director, activist, and board member of Norwich City F.C.)
- August 28 - Daniel Stern (actor, voice actor, artist, director, and screenwriter)
- September 12 - Hans Zimmer (composer and record producer)
- September 24 - Brad Bird (director, screenwriter, animator, producer, and occasional voice actor)
- October 4 - Bill Fagerbakke (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- October 17 - Vincent Van Patten (actor and tennis player)
- October 24 - John Kassir (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- October 25 - Nancy Cartwright (actress and voice actress)
- October 29 - Dan Castellaneta (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- October 30 - Kevin Pollak (actor, voice actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian)
- November 6 - Cam Clarke (voice actor and singer)
- November 19 - Tom Virtue (actor)
- December 1 - Deep Roy (actor, stuntman, puppeteer, and comedian)
- December 5 - Thomas Schumacher (theatrical producer)
- December 9 - Donny Osmond (singer-songwriter, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol)
- December 10 - Michael Clarke Duncan (actor)
- December 13 - Steve Buscemi (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and former firefighter)
Deaths[]
- April 4 - Dorothy Ann Blank (writer)
- November 4 - Norman Ferguson (animator)
- November 21 - Bob Amsberry (actor)
1957