An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1954.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 3 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (New York City, New York)
- February 10 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (Los Angeles, California)
- February 18 - Pinocchio (re-issue)
- February 27 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
- August 16 - The Vanishing Prairie (New York City, New York)
- December 23 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (New York City, New York)
Shorts[]
- January 15 - Spare the Rod
- February 19 - Pecos Bill (re-issue)
- March 5 - Donald's Diary
- March 12 - Stormy, the Thoroughbred
- April 7 - The Lone Chipmunks
- April 23 - Two for the Record
- May 21
- Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet (re-issue)
- Pigs Is Pigs
- June 18
- Casey Bats Again
- The Martins and the Coys (re-issue)
- July 16
- Casey at the Bat (re-issue)
- Dragon Around
- August 13
- Grin and Bear It
- Little Toot (re-issue)
- August 17 - Willie the Operatic Whale (re-issue)
- September 17 - Once Upon a Wintertime (re-issue)
- October 15 - Social Lion
- November 12 - The Flying Squirrel
- December 23 - Grand Canyonscope
- December 24 - Siam
Events[]
- May 9 - Walt's daughter, Diane marries future Disney CEO Ron W. Miller
Character debuts[]
- March 5 - Daisy's parents
- May - Gilbert Goof
- June 18 - The Caseyettes
- August 13 - J. Audubon Woodlore, Brownstone National Park Bears
- November 7 - Witch of Potions, King Claw, Queen Yunaka, Woozy Wizard, Sir Frido
- November 12 - Flying Squirrel
- December 23 - Ned Land, Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, Captain Nemo, Giant Squid
Television[]
- October 27 - Disneyland premieres on ABC with the episode "The Disneyland Story." Under various titles and on various networks, this show ran regularly until 2005 and still airs sporadically today.
- December 8 - The Disneyland episode "Operation Undersea" airs on ABC.
- December 15 - The Disneyland episode "Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter" airs on ABC, spawning a pop culture sensation in the United States.
People[]
Births[]
- January 19 - Katey Sagal (actress and singer-songwriter)
- January 20 - Ken Page (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- January 24 - William Allen Young (actor)
- January 29 - Oprah Winfrey (media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist)
- February 1 - Bill Mumy (actor, comedian, writer, and musician)
- February 17 - Rene Russo (actress and former model)
- February 18 - John Travolta (actor, voice actor, dancer, and singer)
- March 1 - Ron Howard (actor, director, and producer)
- March 4 - Catherine O'Hara (actress, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and television personality)
- March 8 - Susan Arnold (chairwoman of The Walt Disney Company)
- March 11 - David Newman (composer)
- March 24 - Robert Carradine (actor)
- April 7 - Jackie Chan (actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer, and stunt performer)
- April 8 - Jeanne Sakata (actress and voice actress)
- April 9 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
- April 10 - Peter MacNicol (actor and voice actor)
- April 11 - Michael Giaimo (animator and character designer)
- April 13 - Glen Keane (animator)
- April 26 - Sindy McKay (actress, voice actress, and television writer)
- April 27 - John Cygan (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- May 8 - Stephen Furst (actor, voice actor, comedian, and director)
- May 10 - Mike Hagerty (actor and comedian)
- May 17 - David Zippel (lyricist and songwriter)
- May 28 - Townsend Coleman (voice actor and DJ)
- June 2
- Dennis Haysbert (actor and voice actor)
- Leslie Pope (set decorator)
- June 6 - Harvey Fierstein (actor, voice actor, and playwright)
- June 14 - Jan Rabson (actor and voice actor)
- June 15 - Jim Belushi (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, and musician)
- June 19 - Kathleen Turner (actress, voice actress, and director)
- July 6 - Allyce Beasley (actress and voice actress)
- August 16 - James Cameron (film director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, visual artist, and editor)
- August 20 - Al Roker (journalist, television personality, weather forecaster, actor, comedian, and author)
- August 23 - Jeannie Elias (voice actress)
- August 24 - Joe Ochman (actor, voice actor, and stage director)
- August 30 - David Paymer (actor, comedian, and director)
- August 31 - Julie Brown (actress, comedian, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, and director)
- September 13 - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (actor, voice actor, writer, and director)
- September 29 - Cindy Morgan (actress)
- October 9
- John O'Hurley (actor, voice actor, comedian, author, and television personality)
- October 10 - Patric Zimmerman (retired actor and voice actor)
- October 22 - Ellen Gerstell (voice actress)
- November 5 - Mike Gabriel (animator, director, and storyboard artist)
- November 16 - Scott Wittman (composer, lyricist, songwriter, and writer)
- November 27 - Kimmy Robertson (actress and voice actress)
- December 14 - James Horan (actor and voice actor)
- December 18 - Ray Liotta (actor)
- December 28 - Denzel Washington (actor, director, and producer)
Deaths[]
- March 14 - Hugh Hennesy (layout artist and art director)
- November 22 - Moroni Olsen (actor)
1954