March 4

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1949 - Pluto's Surprise Package

Films

• 1950 - Cinderella
• 2005
  • Dear Frankie (Miramax Films)
  • The Pacifier
• 2016 - Zootopia

Television

• 1962 - The Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "Carnival Time" premieres on NBC.
• 1989
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers premieres on the Disney Channel with the episode "Piratsy Under the Seas".
  • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh episodes "Party Poohper/The Old Switcheroo" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 1994 - The Bill Nye the Science Guy episode "Blood and Circulation" premieres in syndication.
• 1998 - 101 Dalmatians: The Series premieres in syndication with the series finale episode "Dalmatian Vacation, Part 3: Dearly Beloved".
• 2000
  • The Mickey Mouse Works episodes "Donald's Halloween Scare/Donald's Lighthouse/How to Take Care of Your Yard" premiere on ABC.
  • The Weekenders episodes "Shoes of Destiny" and "Sense and Sensitivity" premiere on ABC.
• 2005
  • The JoJo's Circus episodes "Goliath Gets a Boo Boo/Join the Club" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
  • The Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Checkers" premieres.
• 2011
  • The Suite Life on Deck episode "Snakes on a Boat" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The third season of Phineas and Ferb premieres on Disney Channel with the episodes "The Great Indoors/Canderemy".
  • The Fish Hooks episode "Flying Fish" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2012 - The Once Upon a Time episode "Dreamy" premieres on ABC.
• 2014 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "T.A.H.I.T.I." premieres on ABC.
• 2015 - The Kickin' It episode "Bringing Down The House" premieres on Disney XD.
• 2016
  • The Doc McStuffins episodes "Baby McStuffins/Selfless Snowman" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Sofia the First episode "Gone with the Wand" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2017
  • The Star Wars Rebels episode "Secret Cargo" premieres on Disney XD.
  • The Elena of Avalor episode "Flight of the Jaquins" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2018 - The pilot of late-night talk-show The Alec Baldwin Show premieres on ABC.
• 2022
  • The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Find That Fiddle/Cosmo Callahan and the Legend of the Crystal Squeaker" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Alice's Wonderland Bakery episodes "Cookie's Day Off/Picture Furfect" premiere on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney+ on February 9).
• 2023
  • The Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Moon Girl's Day Off" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Big City Greens episodes "Pen Pals/Study Abroad" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Hamster & Gretel episodes "When Life Gives You Lemons/Self-HEELP!" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The season finale of Chibiverse, "Chibi Villains Unite", premieres on Disney Channel.

Streaming

• 2025 - Daredevil: Born Again premieres on Disney+ with the episodes "Heaven's Half Hour" and "Optics".

Home media

• 1980 - Pete's Dragon becomes the first Walt Disney Home Video ever released.
• 1994
  • The Fox and the Hound
  • Bonkers
• 1997
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Treasure Island
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Kidnapped
  • Swiss Family Robinson
• 2003
  • Heavyweights
  • Man of the House
  • Blank Check
  • Three Colors Trilogy (Blue, White and Red) (Miramax Home Entertainment)
• 2008
  • 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition
  • My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Friendly Tails

Theme park happenings

• 1972 - Bear Country opens at Disneyland.
• 1995 - Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye opens in Disneyland to the public.
• 2008 - Spaceship Earth is rededicated.
• 2020 - Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and the Mickey Shorts Theater featuring "Vacation Fun" open at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Events

• 1927 - Winkler Pictures head Charles Mintz signed a contract with Universal Pictures vice president R. H. Cochrane; Winkler produced 26 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons for Universal throughout the 1927-1928 season.^[1]

Character debuts

• 2017 - Chief Zephyr, Ciela, Nico, Avión, Troyo
• 2023 - Stacy Grant

People

Births

• 1914 - Ward Kimball † (animator)
• 1932 - Frank Wells † (businessman)
• 1948 - Brian Cummings (voice actor)
• 1954 - Catherine O'Hara (actress, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and television personality)
• 1961 - Steven Weber (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• 1978 - Geno Segers (actor)
• 1986 - Margo Harshman (actress)
• 1990 - Andrea Bowen (actress)
• 1993 - Abigail Mavity (actress)

Deaths

• 1945 - Lucille La Verne (actress and voice actress)
• 1992 - Art Babbitt (animator)
• 1994 - John Candy (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• 1995 - Gloria Wood (singer and actress)
• 2019 - Luke Perry (actor and voice actor)

References