An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1977.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 21 - Freaky Friday
- March 11
- April 15
- Fantasia (re-issue; simulated stereo version)
- Never a Dull Moment (re-issue)
- The Three Caballeros (re-issue; featurette version)
- June 10 - The Boatniks (re-issue)
- June 19 - The Rescuers (Washington, D.C.)
- June 22
- June 24 - Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
- July 6 - The Rescuers (New York City, New York)
- July 14 - The Rescuers (Richmond, Virginia)
- July 29 - The Rescuers (Los Angeles, California)
- November 3 - Pete's Dragon
- December 16 - Candleshoe (Los Angeles, California)
Events[]
- November 24 - The Mickey Mouse balloon makes its seventh appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Character debuts[]
- June 22 - Bernard, Miss Bianca, Chairmouse, Rufus, Penny, Penny's Teddy Bear, Madame Medusa, Mr. Snoops, Orville, Brutus and Nero, Ellie Mae, Luke, Evinrude, Swamp Folk
- June 24 - Wheely Applegate, Diane Darcy, Bruno von Stickle, Max and Quincy, Inspector Bouchet, Fontenoy, Giselle
- July - Quackmore Duck
- November 3 - Pete, Elliott, Nora, Lampie, Dr. Terminus, Hoagy, The Gogans, Paul, The Mayor, Miss Taylor
- The Sleuth
Theme parks and resorts[]
- Disneyland's PeopleMover receives the SuperSpeed Tunnel, located inside what is now the upper level of Innoventions, a section of the ride which placed riders on a speedway using projections. In 1982, it was rethemed as the Tron SuperSpeed Tunnel, and placed riders and their PeopleMover in a light cycle race.
- January 2 - Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland closes in Frontierland at Disneyland to make way for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
- May 27 - Space Mountain, Starcade, and the Space Stage open in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- June 11 - The Main Street Electrical Parade is introduced to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. Around the same time, it is also reintroduced at Disneyland.
Television[]
- Televangelist Pat Robertson founds the cable channel which will eventually become Freeform, under the name of Christian Broadcasting Network.
- The Mickey Mouse Club premieres on January 17.
People[]
Births[]
- January 13 - Orlando Bloom (actor)
- January 28 - Joey Fatone (actor and singer)
- January 31
- Bobby Moynihan (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer)
- Kerry Washington (actress)
- February 2 - Shakira (singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model)
- February 3 - Maitland Ward (actress)
- February 7 - Susanne Pollatschek (actress and voice actress)
- February 17 - Matt Youngberg (writer, animator, storyboard artist, director, and producer)
- March 8 - James Van Der Beek (actor)
- March 15 - Brian Tee (actor)
- March 19 - Ebon Moss-Bachrach (actor)
- March 24 - Jessica Chastain (actress and producer)
- April 2 - Michael Fassbender (actor)
- April 10 - Stephanie Sheh (voice actress, ADR director, singer, and producer)
- April 14 - Sarah Michelle Gellar (actress and producer)
- April 23
- John Cena (professional wrestler, bodybuilder, rapper, actor, comedian, and reality television host)
- John Oliver (writer, producer, television host, actor, voice actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian)
- Eric Edelstein (actor and voice actor)
- Kal Penn (actor and voice actor)
- April 26 - Jason Earles (actor, comedian, and martial artist)
- May 1 - Christian Lanz (actor and voice actor)
- May 2 - Jenna von Oÿ (actress, voice actress, and country music singer)
- May 23 - Richard Ayoade (actor, broadcaster, comedian, writer, director, filmmaker, and voice actor)
- May 28 - Alan Barillaro (director, animator, and writer)
- May 31 - Eric Christian Olsen (actor)
- June 2 - Zachary Quinto (actor and producer)
- June 24 - Amir Talai (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
- June 30 - Colton Dunn (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- July 1 - Liv Tyler (actress and model)
- July 2 - John Paesano (composer, conductor, arranger, and musician)
- July 10
- Gwendoline Yeo (actress, voice actress, writer, and musician)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor (actor, screenwriter, and director)
- July 13 - Kari Wahlgren (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- July 29 - Mike MacRae (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, impressionist, director, producer, and writer)
- July 30 - Jaime Pressly (actress, voice actress, and model)
- August 2 - Artemis Pebdani (actress and voice actress)
- August 30 - Elden Henson (actor)
- September 8 - Nate Corddry (actor, voice actor, comedian, and TV personality)
- September 11
- Jackie Buscarino (actress, voice actress, producer, screenwriter, and writer)
- Lauren Maher (actress)
- September 15 - Kenn Michael (actor, voice actor, and filmmaker)
- October 18 - Peter Sohn (animator, film director, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
- October 20 - Sam Witwer (actor and voice actor)
- October 26 - Jon Heder (actor)
- November 10 - Brittany Murphy (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- November 16 - Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress)
- November 24 - Colin Hanks (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- December 1 - Nate Torrence (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 30 - Lucy Punch (actress)
Deaths[]
- February 18 - Andy Devine (character actor and comic cowboy sidekick)
- February 21 - John Hubley (artist, animation director, art director, producer, and writer)
- June 13 - Matthew Garber (actor)
- June 21 - John War Eagle (actor)
- August 16 - Elvis Presley (singer and actor)
- August 22 - Sebastian Cabot (actor)
- September 13 - Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
- September 29 - Robert McKimson (animator, illustrator, and director)
- October 14 - Bing Crosby (singer and actor)
- December 25 - Charlie Chaplin (actor, comedian, director, composer, screenwriter, producer, and editor)
Artists joined[]
- John Musker - Co-director with Ron Clements for The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana.
- Jerry Rees - Animator/Director on The Brave Little Toaster, The Fox and the Hound, Tron, and The Small One.
- David Block - Animator for The Fox and the Hound, Hercules, Tarzan, and The Emperor's New Groove.
- Phil Young - Animator for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.
1977