May 1

Theatrical releases[]

1957 - The Disneyland episode "The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country" premieres on ABC.
1982 - Walt Disney episode "A Disney Vacation" premieres on CBS.
1990 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "Gorilla My Dreams" premieres in syndication.
1994 - The Aladdin episode "Raiders of the Lost Shark" premieres on the Disney Channel.
1996 - The Gargoyles episode "Vendettas" premieres in syndication.
1998 - The Boy Meets World episode "Prom-ises, Prom-ises" premieres on ABC.
1999
- PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episodes "Gotta Dance/Otter Pox".
- Mickey Mouse Works premieres on ABC.
2009 - The Suite Life on Deck episode "Mulch Ado About Nothing" premieres on Disney Channel.
2010 - The Imagination Movers episode "Bye Bye Butterfly" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
2011
- The Good Luck Charlie episode "Meet the Parents" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Shake It Up episode "Sweat It Up" premieres on Disney Channel.
2016 - The Once Upon a Time episode "Firebird" premieres on ABC.
2020
- The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Anchors Away/Prospector Pups" premiere on Disney Channel.
- The Mira, Royal Detective episodes "The Mysterious Polo Player/The Case of the Secret Treasure" premiere on Disney Channel.
2024 - The Me & Winnie the Pooh episode "Eeyore and Tigger Meditate" premieres on Disney Jr.

2020
- The Be Our Chef episode "Slimy Yet Satisfying" premieres on Disney+.
- The Disney Family Sundays episode "Star Wars: Clock" premieres on Disney+.
- The One Day at Disney episode "Robin Roberts: Good Morning America Co-Anchor" premieres on Disney+.
- Prop Culture premieres on Disney+.
- The Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Shattered" premieres on Disney+.
2024
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch concludes on Disney+ with the episode "The Cavalry Has Arrived".
- Part 1 of the X-Men '97 episode "Tolerance is Extinction" premieres on Disney+.
- Sand Land concludes on Disney+ and Hulu with the episode "The Battle Comes to an End".
2025
- The first seven episodes from the second season of Rise Up, Sing Out are released on Disney+.
  - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is released on Disney+.

1989 - Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World.
2000 - The Disney's Animal Kingdom attraction Countdown to Extinction changes its name to Dinosaur.
2019
- Disney's Hollywood Studios celebrates its 30th anniversary.
- Wonderful World of Animation premieres at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

1994 - Lady and the Tramp
1998 - Disney Duos: Intermediate Level Piano Duets
2000 - Dinosaur: The Essential Guide
2003 - The Gnome Eater
2004 - Cooking with Mickey and the Disney Chefs: Recipes from Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disney Cruise Line
2006 - Cars: The Essential Guide

1898 - Hazel Sewell † (animator, inker, and art director)
1904 - Fred Spencer † (animator)
1911 - Maurice Noble † (animation production designer, animation background artist, and layout designer)
1915 - Art Stevens † (animator, director, and producer)
1946 - Joanna Lumley (actress, voice actress, model, and author)
1955 - Eric Goldberg (animator, writer, director, and storyboard artist)
1966 - Charlie Schlatter (actor, voice actor, and writer)
1969 - Wes Anderson (director, producer, writer, and actor)
1972 - Julie Benz (actress)
1977 - Christian Lanz (actor and voice actor)
1979 - Kevin MacLean (animator)
1988 - Nicholas Braun (actor)