January 4

Theatrical releases

1981 - Part 2 of "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" premieres on NBC.
2002
- The Even Stevens episode "Ren-Gate" premieres on Disney Channel.
- The The Proud Family episode "The Party" premieres on Disney Channel.
2010 - The Zeke and Luther episode "I, Skatebot" premieres on Disney XD.
2015
- The Binny and the Ghost episode "The Prom" premieres on Disney Channel Germany.
- Galavant premieres on ABC with the episodes "Pilot" and "Joust Friends".
2019
- The Muppet Babies episodes "Summer the Great/Planet Gonzo" premiere on Disney Channel.
- The Doc McStuffins episode "Toys in Space" premieres on Disney Channel.
2020
- The Doc McStuffins episode "Jumbo Mumbo" premieres on Disney Jr.
- The Big Hero 6: The Series episode "Hiro the Villain" premieres on Disney XD.
2021 - The third and final season of Muppet Babies premieres on Disney Jr. with the episodes "Oh Brother/Fozzie's Boo Boo Patrol".

2023
- The second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch premieres on Disney+ with the episodes "Spoils of War" and "Ruins of War".
- The National Treasure: Edge of History episode "Bad Romance" premieres on Disney+.
- The Willow episode "Chapter VII: Beyond the Shattered Sea" premieres on Disney+.

1989 - If You Had Wings closes at the Magic Kingdom to be transformed into Delta Dreamflight.
2005 - The Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot becomes a seasonal attraction.
2010 - Honey, I Shrunk the Audience closes at Disneyland to prepare for the return of Captain EO.
2022 - Expedition Everest closes temporarily due to the refurbishment in Asia at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

2011 - The Disney Dream cruise ship arrives at Port Canaveral for its maiden voyage.

1785 - Jacob Grimm † (writer)
1905 - Sterling Holloway † (actor and voice actor)
1918 - Buddy Baker † (composer)
1958 - Matt Frewer (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
1960 - April Winchell (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, talk radio host, and commentator)
1961 - Graham McTavish (actor and voice actor)
1963 - Dave Foley (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer)
1980
- Greg Cipes (actor, voice actor, singer, musician, and composer)
- June Diane Raphael (actress, comedian, and screenwriter)
1981 - Aaron Schwartz (actor)
1986 - Charlyne Yi (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer)
1998 - Coco Jones (actress, singer, rapper, and dancer)
2005 - Dafne Keen (actress)