May 5 is also known as Cinco de Mayo Day.
Theatrical releases
Shorts
Films
- 2017 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel Studios)
- 2023 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvel Studios)
Television
- 1984 - DTV premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 1990 - TaleSpin premieres on the Disney Channel with the episode "I Only Have Ice for You".
- 1991 - The Darkwing Duck episode "Beauty and the Beet" premieres on Disney Channel.
- 1995 - The Boy Meets World episode "The Thrilla' in Phila" premieres on ABC.
- 2000 - "Brave New World" the series finale of Boy Meets World premieres on ABC.
- 2001 - The Three Caballeros, Disney's famed trio of songbirds, reunite for a special Cinco de Mayo episode of "Disney's House of Mouse", on ABC-TV.
- 2006
- The Brandy & Mr. Whiskers episodes "Stress Test/A Little Problem" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- The Emperor's New School episodes "Fortune Cookie Day/Gold Fools" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- Finding Nemo premieres on the Disney Channel for the very first time ever.
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse premieres on Playhouse Disney in primetime with the episode "Daisy Bo-Peep".
- 2007
- The Handy Manny episodes "Cinco De Mayo/Best Repairman" premieres on the Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney.
- The Kim Possible episode "Stop Team Go" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2008 - The Emperor's New School episode "Guaka Rules" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2012
- The Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil episode "Bad Table Manners" premieres on Disney XD.
- The Fish Hooks episode "Oscar's Secret Admirer" premieres on Disney XD (originally premiered on the Disney Channel on February 10).
- 2013
- The Good Luck Charlie episode "Doppel Date" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The Dog with a Blog episode "Crimes of the Art" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The Once Upon a Time episode "Second Star to the Right" premieres on ABC.
- The Austin & Ally episode "Couples & Careers" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2015 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Scars" premieres on ABC.
- 2017
- The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Free Whaley/Putting It Together" premiere on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
- The Andi Mack episode "She Said, She Said" premieres on the Disney Channel.
- The Sofia the First episode "The Secret Library: Tale of the Eternal Torch" premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr..
- 2018 - The DuckTales episode "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!" premieres on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on December 2, 2017).
- 2019
- The Star vs. the Forces of Evil episodes "Sad Teen Hotline/Jannanigans" and "Mama Star/Ready, Aim, Fire" premiere on the Disney Channel.
- The first two parts of the four-part Guardians of the Galaxy episode "Black Vortex" premieres on Disney XD.
- 2023
- Secrets of Sulphur Springs concludes its third season on the Disney Channel with the episode "Nick of Time".
- The Saturdays episodes "The Return of Roxie" and "Rollin' With Paris" premiere on the Disney Channel.
VHS & DVD releases
- 1993 - The Distinguished Gentleman
- 2009 - October Road: The Complete Second and Final Season (ABC Studios), Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Big Splash and Imagination Movers: Warehouse Mouse Edition
Theme park happenings
- 1953 - The Globe Theatre at 205 West 46th Street in midtown-Manhattan reopens as the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in honor of actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
- 2001 - Frontierland was reopened to the public after a large cork oak tree fell accident was solved.
- 2004 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens at Disney's California Adventure.
- 2005
- Disneyland begins its 50th Anniversary celebration.
- Soarin' opens at Epcot.
- Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show opens at Disney-MGM Studios.
- 2006 - Cinderellabration is a live musical stage show, located on the castle forecourt stage at Magic Kingdom, which portrays the coronation of Cinderella.
- 2009 - A soft-opening afternoon performance of Stitch's SuperSonic Celebration takes place at the Magic Kingdom.
Books
- 2015
- Inside My Mind: A Book About Me!
- Inside Out: Driven by Emotions
- Joy's Greatest Joy/Simply Sadness
- The Bing Bong Book
Events
- 1987 - Disneyland introduces Disney Dollars, its exclusive line of currency featuring Mickey Mouse on the $1 bill and Goofy on the $5 bill.
- 1992 - Former Philadelphia mayor (and later Pennsylvania governor) Ed Rendell declared the hoagie the Official Sandwich of Philadelphia, and started the trend as National Hoagie Day.
- 2000 - The second annual Star Wars Weekends kicks off for 4 consecutive weekends at Disney-MGM Studios in Florida.
- 2001
- The 4th Annual Disneyana Shop Celebration takes place at the Disneyland Resort.
- The first 1000 guests who visit the Disneyana Shop on Main Street, receive a free limited-edition mini-lithograph.
- On her birthday, Disney Legend Ilene Woods, the original voice of Cinderella, unites with the voice of Aurora, fellow Legend Mary Costa, for a Cinderella Birthday Ball held in Knoxville, Tennessee, benefiting Childhelp U.S.A.
- 2004 - The 30th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2003, are held at the Universal Sheraton Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
- 2006 - Disney's acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios is completed, so Pixar is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
- 2007 - The Ninth-annual Fullerton Railroad Days kicks off for a weekend of special exhibits at the corner of Pomona Avenue and Santa Fe Street in Fullerton, California. Featured is the Disneyland Railroad the C. K. Holliday steam locomotive and the Kalamazoo handcar! Holliday, a 4-4-0 locomotive built by the Walt Disney Studios in 1954, was named after Cyrus Kurtz Holliday, founder of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, which was the sponsor of the Disneyland Railroad from 1955 to 1974.
- 2008 - This would be the last day of Disney California's Food and Wine Festival.
- 2009 - Performances begin for Disney's musical The Lion King at the Mandalay Bay Theatre in Las Vegas, and the show opened on May 16.
Albums
- 1997 - The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy, an album by American rock band The Minus 5, is released on Disney's Hollywood Records.
- 2017 - Welcome to the Club, a digital-download album by British pop rock band Hope Club, is released on Disney's Hollywood Records.
People
Births
- 1905 - Floyd Gottfredson † (comic book artist)
- 1913 - Hal King † (animator)
- 1915 - Ben Wright † (actor and voice actor)
- 1927 - Pat Carroll † (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- 1929 - Ilene Woods † (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- 1940 - Lance Henriksen (actor, voice actor, and artist)
- 1944
- John Rhys-Davies (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- Roger Rees † (actor, voice actor, and director)
- 1948 - Peter Young † (screenwriter)
- 1957 - Richard E. Grant (actor, screenwriter, and director)
- 1959 - Gary Dubin † (actor and voice actor)
- 1981 - Danielle Fishel (actress, voice actress, screenwriter, director, and television personality)
- 1983 - Henry Cavill (actor and model)
Deaths
- 1821 - Napoleon Bonaparte (military and political leader and Emperor of the French)
- 1972 - Frank Tashlin (animator, screenwriter, and film director)
- 2022 - Mike Hagerty (actor and comedian)