January 1 is known as New Year's Day.
Theatrical releases[]
Shorts[]
- 1925 - Alice Comedies: Alice Cans the Cannibals
- 1926 - Alice Comedies: Alice on the Farm
- 1943 - Der Fuehrer's Face
Films[]
- 1979 - Take Down
- 2000 - Fantasia 2000
- 2002 - Beauty and the Beast is re-released exclusively in IMAX theaters.
Television[]
- 1973 - The Mouse Factory episode "Automobiles" premieres in syndication.
- 1983 - "Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald" premieres on CBS.
- 1986 - Jiminy Cricket: Storyteller premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 1988 - DuckTales airs its first season finale "Till Nephews Do Us Part" in syndication.
- 1999 - The third season of Timon & Pumbaa premieres on Toon Disney with the episodes "Whiff/To Be Bee or Not to Be Bee".
- 2000 - PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episodes "Butter's First Check-Up/The Legend of Ponce de L'Otter".
- 2004 - The That's So Raven episode "Clothes Minded" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2005
- The Phil of the Future episode "Double Trouble" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The JoJo's Circus episodes "Hi There, Small Fry!/My Dinner with the Tightropes" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
- 2006 - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode "Kisses & Basketball" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2007 - The Hannah Montana episode "My Boyfriend's Jackson and There's Gonna Be Trouble" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2009 - The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Make It Happen" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2021
- Disney XD was shut down in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand), the Scandinavian Peninsula (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia), and the Middle East.
- Disney Jr. and the Disney Channel shut down in Malaysia and Brunei.
- Fox Life shut down in South Korea and Turkey.
- Fox shut down in South Korea.
- The Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episodes "There Goes Our Fun!/Don't Wake the Baby!" premiere on Disney Jr.
- 2022 - The Disney Channel in Taiwan permanently shuts down, and all of its content moved exclusively to Disney+.
- 2024 - National Geographic and its remaining sister channels owned by Disney permanently shut down in Taiwan, and most of its content moved exclusively to Disney+.
- 2025
- A sneak peek of StuGo premieres simultaneously on the Disney Channel and Disney XD with the episode "Dog Eat Dog", prior to its official premiere on January 11.
- Family Guy returned to Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Adult Swim for the first time in four years since its 2021 retirement departure, sharing its broadcasting rights with Disney-owned FX, FXX, and Freeform and Paramount Global-owned Comedy Central.
- The Disney Channel, Disney Jr., and Disney XD shut down their commercial-free television operations in France and their content moved exclusively to Disney+.
Streaming[]
- 2021
- Austin & Ally is added to Disney+.
- Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer is added to Disney+.
- One Strange Rock is added to Disney+.
- The Proud Family is added to Disney+.
- Year Million is added to Disney+.
- 2025
- Alien: Romulus is released on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand.
- The fifteenth season of Bob's Burgers premieres on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand.
- Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae premieres on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand.
- New episodes of Morphle: Shorts are released on Disney+.
- The first four Indiana Jones movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) are re-released on Disney+.
Books[]
- 1978 - Country Mouse, City Mouse
- 1981 - Goofy in the Wild West
- 1985 - Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge Year Book 1985
- 1986 - Donald Duck Buys a House
- 1992 - Ariel's Painting Party, Castles in the Sand, Flounder's Folly, Flounder, My Hero, and Her Majesty, Ariel
- 1996 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- 2000 - The Emperor's New Groove
- 2001 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- 2002 - Cinderella's Countdown to the Ball
- 2008 - Walt Disney
- 2009 - Disney's My First Songbook Vol. 3
- 2010 - Cinderella
- 2012 - Toy Story 3
Theme park happenings[]
- 1959 - The Fantasyland Autopia opens at Disneyland.
- 1974 - The Fort Wilderness Railroad opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1994 - Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe opens at the Magic Kingdom.
- 1995 - Symbiosis closes at Epcot's The Land pavilion to be replaced by Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable.
- 2007 - Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot closes.
- 2022 - The Disney's Magical Express service ceased operations; it was replaced with a new Disney branded airport shuttle bus service to and from the resort later in the year called "The Sunshine Flyer". The new service was centered around 1920s-era steam locomotives honoring Walt Disney's love of trains and opened as part of Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration.
People[]
Births[]
- 1904 - Grace Bailey † (ink artist and supervisor)
- 1926 - William Glover (actor, voice actor, and theatre director)
- 1938 - Frank Langella (actor)
- 1943 - Don Novello (writer, film director, producer, actor, singer, and comedian)
- 1953 - Kori Rae (producer and animation manager)
- 1957 - Terri Minsky (television writer and producer)
- 1958 - Peter de Sève (artist, illustrator, and character designer)
- 1959 - Anthony DeRosa (animator)
- 1964 - Tony Fucile (animator)
- 1967 - Mark McCorkle (producer, screenwriter, director, and animator)
- 1969 - Verne Troyer † (actor, comedian, YouTuber, and stunt performer)
- 1976 - Qui Nguyen (playwright, screenwriter, and director)
- 1981 - Eden Riegel (actress and voice actress)
- 1985 - Sophie McShera (actress)
- 1999 - Diamond White (singer and actress)
Deaths[]
- 1972 - Maurice Chevalier (actor, singer, and dancer)
- 1994 - Cesar Romero (actor and activist)
- 2021 - Ron Dominguez (former vice president of Disneyland and Walt Disney Attractions)
Events[]
- 1888 - Walt Disney's parents get married.
- 2024 - Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy (the silent version), and The Gallopin' Gaucho (the silent version) enter the public domain.