October 16

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1923 - Alice's Wonderland
• 1931 - The Spider and the Fly

Films

• 2015 - Bridge of Spies (Touchstone Pictures)

Television

• 1957 - Part 3 of The Saga of Andy Burnett premieres on ABC.
• 1972 - The Mouse Factory episode "Goliath II" premieres in syndication.
• 1987 - The DuckTales episode "Pearl of Wisdom" premieres in syndication.
• 1988 - The Magical World of Disney episode "Disney's All-American Sports Nuts" premieres on NBC.
• 1989 - The Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "A Case of Stage Blight" premieres in syndication.
• 1990 - The TaleSpin episode "A Baloo Switcheroo" premieres in syndication.
• 1991 - The Dinosaurs episode "Endangered Species" premieres on ABC.
• 1992 - The Goof Troop episode "Major Goof" premieres in syndication.
• 1993
  • The Little Mermaid episode "Giggles" premieres on CBS.
  • The Marsupilami episode "Mar-Sup-Du-Jour" premieres on CBS.
• 1996 - The Quack Pack episode "Long Arm of the Claw" premieres in syndication.
• 1998
  • The Hercules episode "Hercules and the Phil Factor" premieres in syndication.
  • The Boy Meets World episode "Friendly Persuasion" premieres on ABC.
• 1999 - The Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show episode "Honey, We're on TV" premieres in syndication.
• 2000 - The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "The Taking of PC-7" premieres on UPN and in syndication.
• 2004 - The Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! episode "The Sun Riders" premieres on ABC Family.
• 2009
  • The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Halloween" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Suite Life on Deck episode "Roomies" premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • The Phineas and Ferb half-hour special "Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown" premieres on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on October 12).
  • The Zeke and Luther episode "Haunted Board" premieres on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on October 5).
    • This was the last time the series aired on the Disney Channel.
• 2013
  • Toy Story of Terror! premieres on ABC.
  • The Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained (Gravity Falls) short "Lefty" premieres on the Disney Channel.
• 2015
  • The PJ Masks episodes "Speak Up, Gekko!/Catboy and Master Fang's Sword" premiere on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Sofia the First episode "New Genie on the Block" premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • The series finale of Jessie, "Jessie Goes to Hollywood", premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • The Descendants: Wicked World short "Voodoo? You Do" premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • Part 1 of the Girl Meets World episode "Girl Meets Texas" premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • I Didn't Do It airs its final episode "The Rescuers" on the Disney Channel.
  • The Gravity Falls episode "Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons" premieres on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on August 3).
  • The Pickle and Peanut episodes "Pickle the Falcon Master/Pickle Adopts a Family" premiere on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on September 21).
    • This was the first time the series aired on the Disney Channel.
• 2016
  • The Miles from Tomorrowland episodes "Building Day/Galactech: Flight of the Iotas" premiere on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney Jr. on October 15).
  • The Elena of Avalor episode "A Day to Remember" premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • The Once Upon a Time episode "Strange Case" premieres on ABC.
• 2017
  • The fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels premieres on Disney XD with the special "Heroes of Mandalore" (originally screened at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando on April 15).
  • The third and final season of Miles from Tomorrowland premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr. under the new title Mission Force One with the episodes "The Great Space Train Robbery/Mission Pets One".
  • The Vampirina episodes "Bone Appetit/Woodchuck Woodsies" premiere on the Disney Channel.
• 2018 - The Conners, a continuation of Roseanne without Roseanne Barr, premieres on ABC.
• 2019
  • The Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episodes "Animal Antics/Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!" premiere on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Elena of Avalor episode "Flower of Light" premieres on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Tangled: The Series episode "The King and Queen of Hearts" premieres on the Disney Channel.
• 2020
  • The Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episodes "Magic Tricked/Art From the Heart!" premiere on the Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Vampirina episodes "Remy's Recipe/Vampire Chaperone" premiere on Disney Jr.
  • Zombies: Addison's Moonstone Mystery premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • Disney Channel Halloween House Party premieres on the Disney Channel.
  • The Just Roll With It episode "Aliens Among Us" premieres on the Disney Channel.
• 2021
  • The Ghost and Molly McGee episodes "Mama's Gotta Hustle/Hooray for Mollywood!" premiere on the Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney+ on October 6).
  • The Amphibia episodes "Thai Feud/Adventures in Catsitting" premiere on the Disney Channel.
  • The Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir episode "Simpleman" premieres on the Disney Channel.
• 2023 - Once Upon a Studio premieres on the Disney Channel and all other Disney television networks in celebrating Disney's 100th anniversary (having already premiered on ABC the day prior).
• 2024
  • The Playdate with Winnie the Pooh episode "Rabbit, Bea and the Pumpkin" premieres on Disney Jr.
  • The Pupstruction episodes "Astropups/Twin Homes" premiere on Disney Jr.

Streaming

• 2020
  • Clouds premieres on Disney+.
  • The Rocketeer is added to Disney+.
  • Helstrom debuts on Hulu.
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua was released on Disney+.
  • Meet the Chimps premieres on Disney+.
  • Cheaper by the Dozen 2 premieres on Disney+.
• 2023 - Once Upon a Studio premieres on Disney+.
• 2024 - The Agatha All Along episode "Familiar by Thy Side" premieres on Disney+.

Events

• 1923 - The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded when Walt and Roy work out a contract deal with film distributor Margaret J. Winkler to produce the Alice Comedies series. The studio would eventually grow into The Walt Disney Company.
• 2023 - The Walt Disney Company celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Home media

• 2007 - The Invisible (Hollywood Pictures) and The Hoax (Miramax Home Entertainment)
• 2012
  • Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Jake Saves Bucky
  • Pete's Dragon: 35th Anniversary Edition, The Santa Clause Trilogy box set, The Santa Clause 2, and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

People

Births

• 1903 - Hamilton Luske ✝ (animator and film director)
• 1925 - Angela Lansbury ✝ (actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and writer)
• 1958 - Tim Robbins (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, and musician)
• 1962 - Flea (musician and actor)
• 1966 - Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (voice actress, singer-songwriter, ADR director, and ADR writer)
• 1968 - Todd Stashwick (actor and voice actor)
• 1975
  • Kellie Martin (actress, voice actress, and producer)
  • Alexandra Barreto (actress, producer, and writer)
• 2005 - Ruby Rose Turner (actress and singer)

Deaths

• 1975 - Don Barclay (actor, artist, and caricaturist)
• 1985 - Peter Young (screenwriter)
• 2017 - Roy Dotrice (actor)