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Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1928 - Oh What a Knight
• 1953 - Melody
• 2004 - Lorenzo

Films

• 1993 - Super Mario Bros. (1993) (Hollywood Pictures)
• 2004 - Raising Helen
• 2010 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released in the United States
• 2014 - Maleficent (premiered in the El Capitan Theatre)
• 2021 - Cruella
• 2027 - Star Wars: Starfighter (Lucasfilm)

Television

• 1961 - The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs the segments "Disneyland '61" and "Olympic Elk".
• 1978 - The Wonderful World of Disney episode "The Young Runaways" premieres on NBC.
• 1999 - Timon & Pumbaa premieres on Disney Channel with the episodes "No-Good Samaritan/Living in De Nile".
• 2000
  • PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episodes "On the Right Track/Itchy Situation".
  • A Kid in King Arthur's Court premieres on ABC.
• 2004 - The That's So Raven episode "Leave it to Diva" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2021
  • The Chicken Squad episodes "Roommate Rumble/The Need for Speed" premiere on Disney Jr.
  • Big City Greens concludes it's second season on Disney XD with the following episodes:
    • "The Van/Bat Girl" (Original Disney Channel air date: March 27, 2021)
    • "Cousin Jilly/Gloria's Café" (Original Disney Channel air date: April 3, 2021)
• 2022 - The Owl House concludes its second season on Disney Channel with the episode "King's Tide".

Streaming

• 2021
  • Launchpad premieres on Disney+
  • The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series episode "Valentine's Day" premieres on Disney+.
  • The Star Wars: The Bad Batch episode "Rampage" premieres on Disney+.

Home media

• 1986 - Alice in Wonderland and some reissues of Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, Mickey Knows Best, The Importance of Being Donald, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!, and Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
• 2002
  • The Book of Pooh: Fun with Make Believe
  • The Book of Pooh: Fun with Manners
  • Rascal
  • The Journey of Natty Gann
  • Cheetah

Theme park happenings

• 1960
  • Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland opens at Disneyland.
  • The Art of Animation exhibit opens at Disneyland.
• 1966 - It's a Small World opens at Disneyland.
• 1994 - Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens at Walt Disney World.
• 2014 - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train officially opens at Magic Kingdom.

People

Births

• 1944 - Gladys Knight (singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author)
• 1952 - Tad Stones (animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and storyboard artist)
• 1954 - Townsend Coleman (voice actor and DJ)
• 1976 - Liam O'Brien (voice actor, screenwriter, and voice director)
• 1977 - Alan Barillaro (director, animator, and writer)
• 1981 - Laura Bailey (actress, voice actress, and voice director)
• 1999 - Cameron Boyce † (actor, voice actor, singer, and dancer)

Deaths

• 1978 - Basil Davidovich (animator and layout artist)
• 1995 - Tom Mahoney (dancer, choreographer, and actor)
• 1998 - Phil Hartman (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist)