An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1952.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- February 13 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-issue)
- June 26 - The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Shorts
- January 4 - Father's Lion
- January 18 - Donald Applecore
- February 8 - Lambert the Sheepish Lion
- February 13 - The Olympic Elk
- February 19 - Hello Aloha
- March 21 - Two Chips and a Miss
- April 6 - Teachers are People
- April 25 - Let's Stick Together
- May 16 - Two Gun Goofy
- June 6 - Susie the Little Blue Coupe
- June 21 - Man's Best Friend
- June 26 - Water Birds
- July 18 - Uncle Donald's Ants
- August 8 - The Little House
- September 19 - Pluto's Party
- October 10 - Trick or Treat
- October 31 - Two Weeks Vacation
- November 21 - Pluto's Christmas Tree
- December 12 - How to Be a Detective
Comics
- March - Uncle Scrooge publishes its first issue
Character debuts
- February 8 - Lambert Lion, Mrs. Sheep
- March 21 - Clarice
- March - Cornelius Coot
- May - Gyro Gearloose
- June - April, May, and June
- June 6 - Susie the Little Blue Coupe
- June 26 - Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Sheriff of Nottingham, Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan-a Dale, Archbishop of Canterbury, King Richard, Will Scarlet, Will Stutely, Scathelock, Midge the Miller, Earl of Huntingdon, Hugh Fitzooth, Tyb, Red Gill, Queen Eleanor
- July 15 - Gilded Man
- August 8 - The Little House
- October 10 - Witch Hazel, Beelzebub
- The First Queen
- Jake McDuck
People
Births
- January 6 - Armelia McQueen (actress)
- January 19 - Beau Weaver (voice actor)
- January 20 - Dave Fennoy (voice actor)
- January 30 - Steve Bartek (guitarist, film composer, conductor, musician, and orchestrator)
- March 2 - Laraine Newman (actress and comedian)
- April 10 - Steven Seagal (actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician)
- April 15
- Glenn Shadix (actor and voice actor)
- Sam McMurray (actor and voice actor)
- April 16 - Billy West (voice actor, comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, and former radio personality)
- April 17 - Joe Alaskey (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and impressionist)
- April 20 - Mark Schiff (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- April 29 - Nora Dunn (actress and comedian)
- May 2 - Christine Baranski (actress)
- May 6
- Fred Newman (actor, voice actor, composer, comedian, sound effects artist, and former talk show host)
- Christian Clavier (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, film director, and film producer)
- May 11 - Shohreh Aghdashloo (actress and voice actress)
- May 14 - Robert Zemeckis (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- May 15 - Chazz Palminteri (actor, voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright)
- May 20 - Sherry Lynn (voice actress)
- May 21 - Mr. T (actor)
- May 28 - Tad Stones (animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and storyboard artist)
- June 7 - Liam Neeson (actor and voice actor)
- June 10 - Bob Crowley (theatre designer, costume designer, and director)
- June 18
- Carol Kane (actress and voice actress)
- Isabella Rossellini (actress, voice actress, author, filmmaker, model, and philanthropist)
- June 20 - John Goodman (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- June 22 - Graham Greene (actor)
- June 30 - Patrick Pinney (actor and voice actor)
- July 1
- Dan Aykroyd (actor, comedian, musician, director, screenwriter, and producer)
- Brian George (actor and voice actor)
- July 14 - Jerry Houser (actor and voice actor)
- July 15 - Terry O'Quinn (actor)
- July 17 - David Hasselhoff (actor, singer, producer, and businessman)
- August 16 - Reginald VelJohnson (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- August 18 - Patrick Swayze (actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter)
- August 19 - Jonathan Frakes (actor, voice actor, author, director, and television host)
- August 26 - Michael Jeter (actor and voice actor)
- August 27 - Paul Reubens (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, entertainer, and game show host)
- September 19 - David Hoberman (film and television producer)
- September 25 - Christopher Reeve (actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist)
- September 27 - Deanna Oliver (actress, voice actress, writer, and producer)
- September 28 - George Scribner (artist, director, and animator)
- October 4 - Ray Harris (assistant animator)
- October 9 - Sharon Osbourne (actress, television host, and author)
- October 21 - Christine McCarthy (businesswoman and former Disney CFO)
- October 22 - Jeff Goldblum (actor and musician)
- October 28 - Annie Potts (actress and voice actress)
- October 30 - Emily Kuroda (actress and voice actress)
- November 3
- Roseanne Barr (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, television producer, director, and politician)
- Jim Cummings (voice actor and singer)
- November 8 - Alfre Woodard (actress, voice actress, producer, and political activist)
- November 13 - Art Malik (actor)
- November 14
- Bill Farmer (voice actor, comedian, and impressionist)
- Maggie Roswell (actress, voice actress, writer, and producer)
- November 15 - Randy Savage (professional wrestler and actor)
- November 18 - Delroy Lindo (actor, voice actor, and theatre director)
- November 30
- Henry Selick (film director, film producer, character designer, stop motion animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and writer)
- Mandy Patinkin (actor and singer)
- December 2 - Keith Szarabajka (actor and voice actor)
- December 9 - Michael Dorn (actor and voice actor)
- December 15 - Julie Taymor (film and stage director and screenwriter)
- December 19 - Linda Woolverton (screenwriter, producer, author, and playwright)
- December 20 - Jenny Agutter (actress)
- December 25 - C.C.H. Pounder (actress and voice actress)
Deaths
- October 26 - Hattie McDaniel (actress and singer)
- November 23 - Fred Moore (artist and animator)
1952