An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1970.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- February 11 - King of the Grizzlies
- March 18 - In Search of the Castaways (re-issue)
- March 25 - King of the Grizzlies (Boston, Massachusetts)
- June 10 - Sleeping Beauty (re-issue)
- June 19 - The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
- July 1 - The Boatniks
- September 30 - Son of Flubber (re-issue)
- December 11 - The Aristocats premieres in Los Angeles, California.
- December 15 - The Wild Country
- December 24 - The Aristocats
Shorts
- September 30 - Dad, Can I Borrow the Car?
- December 24 - Niok (re-issue)
Theme parks and resorts
- July 17 - Disneyland and Disneyland Resort celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Events
- This is the last Disney animated film to use the RCA Sound Recording logo.
- The staff of Walt Disney Productions are switched to RCA Photophone Sound Recording after the deal with RCA Sound Recording ended.
Character debuts
- Orange Bird
- February 11 - Colonel Pierson, Wahb, Moki, Shorty Russell
- February 22 - Fantomallard, Dolly Paprika
- December 24 - Duchess, Thomas O'Malley, Toulouse, Marie, Berlioz, Roquefort, Frou-Frou, Edgar, Madame Adelaide Bonfamille, Georges Hautecourt, The Milkman, Napoleon and Lafayette, Abigail and Amelia Gabble, Uncle Waldo, Scat Cat, Alley cats
- December 20 - Jeeves
- Fergus McDuck, Downy McDuck
People
Births
- January 7 - Doug E. Doug (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and film director)
- January 20 - Kerri Kenney (actress, voice actress, comedian, and writer)
- January 24 - Matthew Lillard (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- January 29 - Heather Graham (actress)
- January 31 - Minnie Driver (actress, singer, and songwriter)
- February 3
- Warwick Davis (actor and television presenter)
- Anthony Russo (director and producer)
- February 14 - Simon Pegg (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, and director)
- February 18 - Susan Egan (actress, singer, and dancer)
- February 23 - Niecy Nash (comedian and actress)
- February 24 - Stephen McFeely (screenwriter and producer)
- March 3 - Julie Bowen (actress and comedian)
- March 7 - Rachel Weisz (actress)
- March 14 - Meredith Salenger (actress and voice actress)
- March 18 - Queen Latifah (singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, model, television producer, record producer, comedian, and talk show hostess)
- March 20
- Linda Larkin (actress and voice actress)
- Andrew Kishino (actor, voice actor, and rapper)
- March 27 - Elizabeth Mitchell (actress)
- March 28 - Vince Vaughn (actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and activist)
- April 4 - Barry Pepper (actor)
- April 6 - Serena Valentino (author and writer)
- April 13 - Ricky Schroder (actor, screenwriter, director, and producer)
- April 21
- Nicole Sullivan (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- Rob Riggle (actor, voice actor, comedian, and U.S. Marine)
- April 22 - Leslie Iwerks (director, producer, and writer)
- April 25 - Jason Lee (actor, voice actor, comedian, photographer, producer, and professional skateboarder)
- April 29 - Uma Thurman (actress and model)
- May 3 - Bobby Cannavale (actor and voice actor)
- May 4 - Will Arnett (actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer)
- May 18 - Tina Fey (actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
- May 25
- Jamie Kennedy (comedian, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
- Octavia Spencer (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- June 2 - Karen Mok (singer, actress, voice actress, composer, producer, and designer)
- June 5 - Stephen J. Anderson (animator, storyboard artist, film director, screenwriter, and voice actor)
- June 7 - Dean DeBlois (film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, and film editor)
- June 15 - Leah Remini (actress, voice actress, producer, author, and comedian)
- June 17 - Will Forte (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
- June 19 - David Croft (British sports commentator)
- June 26
- Sean Hayes (actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer)
- Chris O'Donnell (actor)
- Nick Offerman (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
- June 27 - Jo Frost (nanny, television personality, author, and television producer)
- June 28 - Steve Burton (actor and voice actor)
- June 30 - Brian Bloom (actor, voice actor, and screenwriter)
- July 1 - Henry Simmons (actor)
- July 3 - Audra McDonald (actress and singer)
- July 8 - Matt Nolan (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- July 10 - Gary LeVox (singer-songwriter and musician)
- July 15 - Amber Hood (actress and voice actress)
- August 2 - Kevin Smith (filmmaker, actor, comedian, director, producer, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster)
- August 9 - Thomas Lennon (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director)
- August 10 - Charlie Bean (animator, director, storyboard artist, and writer)
- August 15 - Anthony Anderson (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
- August 17 - Tammy Townsend (actress and singer)
- August 20 - Ke Huy Quan (actor and stunt choreographer)
- August 23 - Jay Mohr (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, and radio host)
- August 26 - Melissa McCarthy (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
- September 3 - Maria Bamford (comedian, actress, and voice actress)
- September 7 - Tom Everett Scott (actor)
- September 11 - Taraji P. Henson (actress, voice actress, singer, and author)
- September 14 - Robert Ben Garant (screenwriter, producer, director, and actor)
- September 17 - Jim Conroy (actor and voice actor)
- September 18 - Aisha Tyler (actress, voice actress, talk show host, and game show host)
- September 24 - Bob Roth (producer, screenwriter, story editor, and designer)
- September 30 - Tony Hale (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- October 1 - Michael Wilkinson (costume designer)
- October 2 - Kelly Ripa (actress, talk show host, and television producer)
- October 6 - Matt Vogel (puppeteer, director, and singer)
- October 8 - Tetsuya Nomura (video game director, character designer, and Kingdom Hearts creator)
- October 11 - Constance Zimmer (actress)
- October 12 - Kirk Cameron (actor, evangelist, television and documentary host, and producer)
- October 15 - Kevin Kliesch (composer and songwriter)
- October 31 - Nolan North (actor and voice actor)
- November 6 - Ethan Hawke (actor, writer, and director)
- November 16 - Martha Plimpton (actress, voice actress, singer, and model)
- November 20 - Melissa Disney (actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, writer, and film producer)
- November 23 - Oded Fehr (actor)
- November 29 - Larry Joe Campbell (actor)
- December 1 - Sarah Silverman (stand-up comedian, actress, voice actress, producer, and writer)
- December 2 - Joe Lo Truglio (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 12 - Jennifer Connelly (actress)
- December 13 - Bart Johnson (actor)
- December 21 - Jamie Theakston (presenter, producer, actor, and voice actor)
- December 24 - Keith Silverstein (actor and voice actor)
- December 25 - Andy Fickman (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- December 28 - Elaine Hendrix (actress, model, producer, singer, dancer, and activist)
- December 29 - Kevin Weisman (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
Deaths
- April 9 - Gustaf Tenggren (children's book illustrator and inspirational sketch artist)
- October 31 - Grant Simmons (animator, director, and writer)
- December 23 - Charlie Ruggles (actor)
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