Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World.
April 22 is also known as Earth Day.
Theatrical releases[]
Films[]
- 1963 - Fantasia (re-issue)
- 2004 - Sacred Planet
- 2005 - A Lot Like Love (Touchstone Pictures)
- 2009 - Earth
- 2010 - Oceans
- 2011
Television[]
- 2000
- The Weekenders episodes "Party Planning" and "Pudding Ball" premiere on ABC.
- The Disney Channel Original Movie Rip Girls premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2005
- The Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Ploot" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode "Footloser" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The That's So Raven episode "On Top of Old Oakey" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2008 - The Handy Manny episodes "Sculptor Manny/Manny Goes Solar" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
- 2011
- The Jake and the Never Land Pirates episodes "Save the Coral Cove!/Treasure Chest Switcheroo" premiere on Disney Jr.
- The Handy Manny episodes "To Catch a Litter Bug/Community Garden" premiere on Disney Jr.
- 2012
- The Austin & Ally episode "MyTAB & My Pet" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Once Upon a Time episode "The Return" premieres on ABC.
- 2013 - The Henry Hugglemonster episodes "Number One Fan/Henry's Hugglefish" premiere on Disney Jr.
- 2014 - Fixin' It with Soos: Cuckoo Clock (Gravity Falls) premieres on Disney XD.
- The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "The Only Light in the Darkness" premieres on ABC.
- 2016
- The PJ Masks episodes "Owlette of a Kind/Beat the Drum, Catboy" premiere on Disney Channel.
- The Lion Guard episode "The Mbali Fields Migration" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The Mickey Mouse animated short "Ku'u Lei Melody" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2017 - The Elena of Avalor episode "King of the Carnaval" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2019
- The Lion Guard concludes its second season on Disney Junior with the episode "Fire from the Sky".
- The Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir episodes "Kung Food" and "Gamer" premiere on Disney Channel.
- 2022
- The Chicken Squad series finale episodes "A Hard Day for Mr. Hardshell/The Doctor is in" premiere on Disney Jr.
- The T.O.T.S. episodes "Best Bird Detectives/Super-Duper Switcheroo" premiere on Disney Jr.
- The PJ Masks episodes "The PJ Riders/Flashcar in the Sky" premiere on Disney Jr.
- The Raven's Home episode "Retreat Yourself" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 2023
- The Ghost and Molly McGee episodes "A Period Piece/It's Always Sunny in Sunnyland" premiere simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney XD (originally released on Disney+ on April 2).
- The Kiff double-length episode "Principal Dance Socks" premieres simultaneously on Disney Channel & Disney XD (originally released on Disney+ on April 12).
- The Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Coney Island, Baby!" premieres on Disney Channel (originally released on Disney+ on April 12).
Streaming[]
- 2022 - The Simpsons: When Billie Met Lisa premieres on Disney+.
- 2025 - Season 2 of Andor will premiere on Disney+.
Online[]
- 2023 - How NOT to Draw concludes it's first season with the release of the short "Kiff Cartoon Come to Life!" on Disney Channel's YouTube channel.
Theme park happenings[]
- 1964 - "It's a small world", Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Carousel of Progress, and Ford Magic Skyway debut at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
- 1998 - Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1999 - Sounds Dangerous!: Starring Drew Carey opens in Disney's Hollywood Studios.
- 2022
- Disneyland Forever and The Main Street Electrical Parade both returned to Disneyland for a limited time.
- World of Color returned to Disney California Adventure.
- 2023
- Disney's Animal Kingdom celebrates its 25th anniversary.
- The Maleficent Dragon in Fantasmic! caught on fire at Disneyland.
Video games[]
- 2008 - High School Musical 2: Work This Out! is released for Nintendo DS.
DVD releases[]
- 2014 - Cloud 9
People[]
Births[]
- 1895 - Margaret J. Winkler † (producer)
- 1928 - Estelle Harris † (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- 1937 - Jack Nicholson (actor, film director, producer, and writer)
- 1948 - Larry Groce (singer-songwriter and radio host)
- 1959 - Ryan Stiles (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and director)
- 1967 - Sherri Shepherd (actress, comedian, author, and television personality)
- 1970 - Leslie Iwerks (director, producer, and writer)
- 1976 - Misty Lee (actress, voice actress, comedian, and magician)
- 1979 - Laura Williams (actress and singer)
- 1982 - Cassidy Freeman (actress and musician)
Deaths[]
- 1967 - Tom Conway (actor)
- 1994 - Richard Nixon (politician and U.S. president)
- 2009 - Ken Annakin (director)