America Sings opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol, Performed by The Walt Disney Players
An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1974.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 18 - Son of Flubber (re-issue)
- March 15 - Alice in Wonderland (first-ever re-issue)
- June 6 - Herbie Rides Again
- June 12
- The Incredible Journey (re-issue)
- Old Yeller (re-issue)
- July 31 - The Bears and I
- August 7
- The Absent-Minded Professor (re-issue)
- The Castaway Cowboy
- October 9 - The Shaggy Dog (re-issue)
- November 22 - Lt. Robin Crusoe USN (re-issue)
- December 20 - The Island at the Top of the World
Shorts[]
- June 19 - Man, Monsters and Mysteries
- August 3 - Steel and America: A New Look (re-issue)
- December 20 - Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
- Unknown date
- Building a Building (re-issue)
- The Klondike Kid (re-issue)
- The Mail Pilot (re-issue)
- Mickey's Good Deed (re-issue)
- Shanghaied (re-issue)
- Touchdown Mickey (re-issue)
- Two-Gun Mickey (re-issue)
Character debuts[]
- June 6 - Willoughby Whitfield, Nicole Harris, Mrs. Steinmetz
- June 19 - Nessie
- June 29 - Sam the Eagle, Ollie the Owl, Saddlesore Swanson, Swamp Boys, Plaintive Possum, Singing Geese, Boothill Boys, Tex Ranger, Colonel Houndstoothe, Big Daddy, Singing Bullfrogs, River Belle Chorus, Prospector, The Weasel, Mother Rabbit, Wandering Rabbit, Showgirl Pig, Bird in a Gilded Cage, Donkey, Geese Can-Can Dancers, Singing Storks, Ol' Gray Mare, Porcupine, Rooster, and Stork, Collegiate Quartet, Forlorn Fox, Blossom Nose Murphy, Desert Critters, The Owl, Pig Waiter, Hound Dog, Hippie Stork, Alligator, Tenor Fox, Rabbit and Fox, Officer Dog, Biker Storks
- December 20 - Sir Anthony Ross, Professor Ivarsson, Captain Brieux, Oomiak, Donald Ross, The Godi
- December 31 - Goofy's Mother
Theme parks and resorts[]
- January 1 - The Fort Wilderness Railroad opens at Walt Disney World Resort.
- June 29 - America Sings opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- July 8 - 18-year-old cast member Deborah Gail Stone is killed during an intermission of America Sings in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- October 1 - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ceases sponsorship of the Santa Fe-Disneyland Railway. It is then renamed Disneyland Railroad.
Events[]
- November 28 - The Mickey Mouse balloon makes its fourth appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Albums[]
People[]
Births[]
- January 10 - Jemaine Clement (actor, voice actor, musician, comedian, singer, director, and writer)
- January 18 - Maulik Pancholy (actor and voice actor)
- January 19 - Frank Caliendo (actor, voice actor, comedian, and impressionist)
- January 23 - Tiffani Thiessen (actress and voice actress)
- January 24 - Ed Helms (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- January 30
- Christian Bale (actor)
- Olivia Colman (actress)
- February 6 - David Gerstein (comics author, editor, and animation historian)
- February 8
- Seth Green (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director)
- Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo (musician)
- February 9 - Amber Valletta (actress, voice actress, and fashion model)
- February 10 - Elizabeth Banks (actress, producer, and director)
- February 17 - Jerry O'Connell (actor, screenwriter, producer, and director)
- March 3 - David Faustino (actor, voice actor, comedian, and rapper)
- March 5 - Matt Lucas (comedian, screenwriter, singer, and actor)
- March 21 - Rhys Darby (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- March 23
- Jaume Collet-Serra (film director and producer)
- Randall Park (actor and comedian)
- March 24 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
- April 11 - Tricia Helfer (model and actress)
- April 18 - Edgar Wright (actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, and producer)
- April 28 - Penélope Cruz (actress and voice actress)
- May 2 - Matt Berry (actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, and writer)
- May 3 - Joseph Kosinski (film director, film producer, and screenwriter)
- May 6 - Matthew Yang King (actor and voice actor)
- May 7 - Breckin Meyer (actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, writer, producer, and drummer)
- May 22 - Sean Gunn (actor)
- May 30 - CeeLo Green (actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer)
- June 1 - Henry Jackman (composer)
- June 7
- Dave Filoni (director, animator, and screenwriter)
- Bear Grylls (British adventurer, writer, and television presenter)
- June 12 - Jared Bush (television writer, television producer, screenwriter, and film director)
- June 19 - Bumper Robinson (actor, voice actor, musician, and singer)
- June 22 - Donald Faison (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- June 23 - Joel Edgerton (actor and filmmaker)
- July 4 - Mick Wingert (voice actor and voice-over coach)
- July 19 - Ramin Djawadi (film score composer, conductor, and record producer)
- July 25 - Lauren Faust (animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer)
- July 27 - Takehiro Hira (actor)
- August 20 - Amy Adams (actress, voice actress and singer)
- September 1 - Jhonen Vasquez (cartoonist, animator, writer, producer, and director)
- September 4 - James Monroe Iglehart (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- September 6 - Doug Sweetland (animator and filmmaker)
- September 28 - Geoff Zanelli (musician and composer)
- October 5 - Heather Headley (singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress)
- October 6 - Jeremy Sisto (actor, voice actor, producer, and screenwriter)
- October 7 - Numan Acar (actor, film producer, and comedian)
- October 17
- Rizwan Manji (actor, producer, and director)
- Matthew Macfadyen (actor)
- October 28 - Joaquin Phoenix (actor, voice actor, music video director, producer, musician, and social activist)
- November 4 - Carl Steven (former child actor and voice actor)
- November 11 - Leonardo DiCaprio (actor and film producer)
- November 14 - Dana Snyder (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 17
- Sarah Paulson (actress, director, and producer)
- Paul Briggs (story artist, story department supervisor, and voice actor)
- December 24 - Ryan Seacrest (television host, radio personality, and producer)
- December 27 - Masi Oka (actor, producer, and digital effects artist)
Deaths[]
- January 15 - C.O. Slyfield (sound engineer)
- January 16 - Ralph Hulett (watercolorist, background artist, and animator)
- February 4 - Stuart Buchanan (voice actor, announcer, and educator)
- March 8 - Martha Wentworth (actress and voice actress)
- March 18 - Bill Roberts (animator, director, and illustrator)
- March 19 - Edward Platt (actor, singer, and producer)
- April 14 - Sylvia Holland (storyboard artist, illustrator, concept artist, and architect)
- April 30 - Agnes Moorehead (actress)
- July 19 - Joe Flynn (actor and voice actor)
- September 14 - Barbara Jo Allen (actress)
- September 21 - Walter Brennan (actor)
- October 13 - Ed Sullivan (writer and television host)
- November 25 - Joe Rinaldi (screenwriter and storyboard artist)
Artists joined[]
- Ron Clements - Co-director with John Musker for The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana.
- Glen Keane - Supervising Animator on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Tarzan.
1974