An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 2004.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 16 - Teacher's Pet: The Movie is released with generally positive reviews from critics but becomes a box office failure.
- February 6 - Miracle
- February 20 - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
- March 5 - Hidalgo (Touchstone Pictures)
- March 26
- Jersey Girl (Miramax Films)
- The Ladykillers (Touchstone Pictures)
- April 2 - Home on the Range is released to mixed reviews and becomes a commercial failure.
- April 9
- Ella Enchanted (Miramax Films)
- The Alamo (Touchstone Pictures)
- April 16 - Kill Bill Volume 2 (Miramax Films)
- April 22 - Sacred Planet
- May 28 - Raising Helen (Touchstone Pictures)
- June 16 - Around the World in 80 Days
- July 2 - America's Heart and Soul
- July 7 - King Arthur (Touchstone Pictures)
- July 30 - The Village (Touchstone Pictures)
- August 11 - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
- August 27 - Jet Li's Hero (Miramax Films)
- September 17 - Mr. 3000 (Touchstone Pictures)
- September 24 - The Last Shot (Touchstone Pictures)
- October 1 - Ladder 49 (Touchstone Pictures)
- October 4 - Aladdin (re-issue)
- October 15 - Shall We Dance? (2004) (Miramax Films)
- November 5 - The Incredibles is released to universal acclaim and commercial success.
- November 12 - Finding Neverland (Miramax Films)
- November 19 - National Treasure
- December 25 - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Touchstone Pictures)
- December 28 - Mulan II
Shorts
- March 6 - Lorenzo (Los Angeles, California)
- May 28 - Lorenzo
- August 31 - One by One
- November 5 - Boundin'
- December 14 - The Cat That Looked at a King
Events
- April 16 - EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is held runs until May 30, which is celebrated its 10th anniversary.
- October 1 - EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is held runs until November 14.
- November 25 - The Chicken Little balloon makes his debut at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- November 26 - EPCOT Holidays Around the World is held runs until December 30.
- December 15 - Mary Poppins opens in London's West End.
Theme parks
- January 3 - Food Rocks closes in The Land Pavilion at Epcot.
- April 15 - Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters opens in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland.
- May 1
- Disney-MGM Studios celebrates its 15th anniversary.
- Pleasure Island celebrates its 15th and final anniversary at Walt Disney World Resort.
- May 5 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens in Hollywood Land at Disney's California Adventure.
- June 1 - Disney's Typhoon Lagoon celebrates its 15th anniversary.
- September 15 - Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare opens in Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland.
- November 16
- Stitch's Great Escape! opens in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom.
- Turtle Talk with Crush opens in The Living Seas Pavilion at Epcot.
- December 1 - The Disney Bear debuts at the Tokyo Disney Resort as part of its Christmas celebrations.
Cruise ships
- The Golden Mickeys premiered on the Disney Dream.
- Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular premiered on the Disney Fantasy.
Television
- January 16 - Pixel Perfect premieres on the Disney Channel.
- January 23 - Dave the Barbarian premieres on the Disney Channel.
- February 14 - Jetix launches on Toon Disney as a programming block.
- March 5 - That's So Raven concludes its first season on the Disney Channel.
- March 19 - Going to the Mat premieres on the Disney Channel.
- March 30 - JoJo's Circus concludes its first season on Playhouse Disney.
- June 11 - Zenon: Z3 premieres on the Disney Channel.
- June 18 - Phil of the Future premieres on the Disney Channel.
- July 16 - Stuck in the Suburbs premieres on the Disney Channel.
- July 31 - The first Fox Kids channel to rebrand to Jetix is the Latin American feed. The French feed rebrands a day later and continues all across Europe and Israel until the German feed rebranded in June 2005, completing the rebranding from Fox Kids to Jetix.
- August 5 - Kim Possible concludes its second season on the Disney Channel.
- August 6 - Tiger Cruise premieres on the Disney Channel.
- August 21 - Brandy & Mr. Whiskers premieres on the Disney Channel.
- September 13 - Higglytown Heroes premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- September 18 - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! premieres on Jetix.
- September 22 - Lost, a presentation of Touchstone Television, premieres on ABC.
- September 24 - That's So Raven concludes its second season.
- September 25 - Kim Possible begins its third season on the Disney Channel.
- October 1 - That's So Raven begins its third season.
- October 3 - Desperate Housewives premieres on ABC.
- October 8 - Halloweentown High premieres on the Disney Channel.
- October 17 - JoJo's Circus begins its second season.
- December 18 - W.I.T.C.H. premieres on Jetix.
- December 25 - The 22nd annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade premieres on ABC.
Albums
Video games
- February 1 - Disney Princess Enchanted Learning for Leapster
- March 11 - The Lion King: Operation Pridelands for PC
- March 16 - The Lion King: Simba's Big Adventure for V.Smile
- March 19 - Aladdin for Game Boy Advance
- March 31 - Home on the Range for Game Boy Advance
- June 12 - The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Majestic Journey for V.Smile
- July 30 - Scene It? Disney Edition DVD Game
- September 8 - Finding Nemo: The Continuing Adventures for Game Boy Advance
- September 22 - Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise for Game Boy Advance
- October 12 - Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc is released for Game Boy Advance
- October 19 - Disney Princess Jewelry Box Collection: Princess Fashion Boutique / Magical Dress-Up / Ariel's Story Studio for PC
- October 31 - The Incredibles is released for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in North America
- November 5 - The Incredibles is released for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in Europe
- November 19 - Disney Move is released for PlayStation 2 in Europe
- December 7 - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is released for the Game Boy Advance
Home video releases
- January 6
- Rolie Polie Olie: Springy-Time Fun
- Where's Spot and Spot Goes to the Farm on DVD
- Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day/A Valentine for You
- January 20
- Pokémon Heroes
- MXP: Most Extreme Primate
- Open Range
- January 27 - Alice in Wonderland: The Masterpiece Edition
- February 3
- Ruby Bridges
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- February 10 - The Lion King 1½
- February 24 - Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- March 2
- Cold Creek Manor
- Duplex
- March 9 - Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
- March 16
- Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
- Lizzie McGuire: Starstruck and Totally Crushed
- Veronica Guerin
- March 23 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Little Patch of Heaven
- March 30 - Brother Bear
- April 6
- Angels in the Endzone
- The Doctor
- April 13 - Kill Bill Volume 1
- April 20 - The Haunted Mansion
- April 27 - Ghosts of the Abyss
- May 4
- May 11 - Scary Movie 3
- May 18
- Miracle
- Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume 2
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald
- Walt Disney Treasures: Walt Disney on the Front Lines
- Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland
- June 1
- My Baby's Daddy
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder Volume 1
- Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker
- Freaky Friday (1976)
- June 8 - City of God
- June 15 - Teacher's Pet: The Movie
- June 22 - Bad Santa
- June 29
- Cold Mountain
- Spider-Man vs Doc Ock
- Spider-Man: The '67 Collection
- The Cheetah Girls
- The English Patient Collector's Edition
- July 6
- July 13 - The Barbarian Invasions
- July 20
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
- People I Know
- The Human Stain
- August 3
- Hidalgo
- Oliver Twist
- The Princess Diaries: 2-Disc Special Edition
- August 10 - Kill Bill Volume 2
- August 17 - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
- August 24
- Boy Meets World: The Complete First Season
- Ella Enchanted (Miramax Home Entertainment)
- August 31 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: 2-Disc Special Edition
- September 7
- Alias: The Complete Third Season (Touchstone Television)
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs - Once Upon a Dream
- Disney Princess Stories Volume 1
- Disney Princess Party Volume 1
- The Ladykillers
- Jersey Girl
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder Volumes 2 and 3
- Clerks X: 10th Anniversary Edition
- September 14 - Home on the Range
- September 21
- Felicity: Junior Year Collection: The Complete Third Season
- Popular: First Season
- September 28 - The Alamo
- October 5 - Aladdin: Platinum Edition
- October 12
- Raising Helen
- Disney Learning Adventures: Winnie the Pooh ABC's Discovering Letters and Words
- Disney Learning Adventures: Winnie the Pooh 123's Discovering Numbers and Counting
- October 19 - Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui
- October 26 - Mulan: Special Edition
- November 2
- Around the World in 80 Days
- America's Heart and Soul (Costco release)
- November 9
- Bridget Jones's Diary on Miramax Collector's Series DVD
- Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
- November 16 - Eloise at Christmastime
- November 23
- Home Improvement: The Complete First Season (Touchstone Television)
- Boy Meets World: The Complete Second Season
- The Golden Girls: The Complete First Season
- Lizzie McGuire Box Set Volume 1
- In Search of Santa
- December 7
- Gargoyles: The Complete First Season
- Kim Possible: The Villain Files
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder Volumes 4 and 5
- Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black & White Volume 2, The Complete Pluto, Volume 1, The Mickey Mouse Club, Week One
- The Lion King Movie Collection
- That's So Raven: Supernaturally Stylish
- December 14
- Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
- December 21
- King Arthur
- Young Black Stallion
Character debuts
- January 2 - MC Honey
- January 5 - Angel
- January 9 - Felix
- January 11 - Hunkahunka, Sample, Merwin and Dean, Sara
- January 12 - Babyfier
- January 16 - Dr. Ivan Krank, Dennis and Adele, Bonnie & Clyde, Wilbur, Rochelle, Grover Brady, Bri-Dog, Becca Embarcadero, Fiona Ashbury, Stella Valenzia, Horace
- January 23 - Alexandria Quarry, Young Artist, Eric Orben, Sanjay, Dave Barbarian, Candy Barbarian, Fang Barbarian, Uncle Oswidge, Lula, Faffy, Quosmir, The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy, Princess Irmaplotz, Queen Zonthara, Argon the Ageless, Ned Frischman, Twinkle the Marvel Horse, Strom the Slayer, Dinky and Cheezette
- January 26 - Slugger
- January 30 - Team Go, Aviarius, Nadine Carter
- February 6 - Zit
- February 10 - Uncle Max, Iron Joe
- February 20 - Lola Cep, Carla Santini
- February 28 - Drowsy, Stopgo
- February 29 - Mr. Tonitini
- March 5 - Vivian
- March 6 - Lorenzo, Molly
- March 26 - Larry
- April 2 - Maggie, Mrs. Calloway, Grace, Buck, Alameda Slim Rico, The Willie Brothers, Ollie, Rusty, Lucky Jack, Jeb, Audrey, Pearl Gesner, Piggies, Sheriff Sam Brown, Larry, Junior the Buffalo, Barry and Bob, Chicks, Wesley, Oh Boyz
- April 23 - Penny, Wanda Wong, Hank Perkins
- May 21 - Motor Ed, Felix Renton
- May 7 - Mrs. Lipsky
- June 16 - Lau Xing, Phileas Fogg, Monique La Roche, Lord Kelvin, Lord Rhodes, Prince Hapi, Inspector Fix, General Fang, Black Scorpions, Steamer Captain
- June 18 - Lloyd Diffy, Barbara Diffy, Phil Diffy, Pim Diffy, Keely Teslow, Curtis, Debbie Berwick, Lil Danny Dawkins, Tia Deanna Fedichelli, Neil Hackett
- July 7 - Arthur Castus, Guinevere, Lancelot (King Arthur), Dagonet, Bors, Galahad, Tristan, Merlin (King Arthur), Cerdic, Cynric
- July 30 - Emmett
- August 5 - Mim Possible, Jon Stoppable, Wayne, Bartholomew Lipsky, Miss Go, Professor Demens
- August 11 - Andrew Jacoby, Viscount Mabrey, Nicholas Devereaux
- August 17 - The Troubadour
- August 21 - Brandy Harrington, Mr. Whiskers, Cheryl and Meryl, Ed the Otter, Lola Boa, Margo, Gaspar Le'Gecko
- September 18 - Chiro, Jinmay, Antauri, Sparx, Gibson, Otto, Nova
- October 8 - Ethan Dalloway, Edgar Dalloway, Cody, Phil Flanagan, Pete, Chester
- October 24 - Radika Zamin, Mrs. Gross
- November 5 - Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Dash Parr, Violet Parr, Jack-Jack Parr, Frozone, Gilbert Huph, Syndrome, Edna Mode, Mirage, The Underminer, Omnidroid v.8, Omnidroid v.9, Omnidroid v.10, Gazerbeam, Bomb Voyage, Bernie Kropp, Syndrome's Security Guards, Stanley, Spike, Dr. Gladys Okra, Squeak
- November 9 - Mona
- November 12 - Frenchfry
- November 16 - Sergeant C4703BK2704-90210
- November 19 - Benjamin Franklin Gates, Riley Poole, Abigail Chase, Ian Howe, Patrick Henry Gates, Peter Sadusky, Victoria, Swapper
- December 7 - Naminé, Axel, Joss Possible, Slim Possible
- December 10 - Shoe, Backhoe
- December 14 - Cat, King, Queen, Prime Minister
- December 17 - Cindy
- December 18 - Will Vandom, Irma Lair, Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale, Hay Lin, Elyon Brown
- December 26 - Mongo
Business
- January 6 - ABC Cable Networks Group, Fox Kids Europe, and Fox Kids Latin America agree to rebrand its operations under a single umbrella name - Jetix. It would be used as a block on Toon Disney US, and as the replacement name for Fox Kids in Europe, Israel, and Latin America.
- February 17 - After 15 years of on-and-off negotiations, Michael Eisner purchases the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House from The Jim Henson Company. This sale does not include other Henson properties such as Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock or shows or movies created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop (such as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and Farscape).
People
Births
- January 7 - Sofia Wylie (actress and dancer)
- January 10 - Kaitlyn Maher (singer and actress)
- February 19 - Millie Bobby Brown (actress, model, and producer)
- May 19 - Saylor Bell Curda (actress, musician, and singer)
- May 22 - Peyton Elizabeth Lee (actress and voice actress)
- June 16 - Charlie Bushnell (actor)
- June 18 - Ricardo Ortiz (actor)
- July 2 - Caitlin Carmichael (actress)
- July 15 - Hayden Rolence (actor)
- July 28 - Lauren Lindsey Donzis (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- August 2 - Marlowe Peyton (actress and voice actress)
- September 23 - Anthony Gonzalez (actor)
- October 30 - Elisha Henig (actor)
- November 17 - Andre Robinson (actor and voice actor)
- November 27 - Jet Jurgensmeyer (actor and voice actor)
- December 3 - Ruby Jay (actress and voice actress)
- December 12 - Sky Katz (rapper and actress)
- December 22 - Bryce Gheisar (actor)
Deaths
- January 10 - Sidney Miller (actor, television director, writer, and songwriter)
- February 3 - Jason Raize (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- February 5 - John Hench (Imagineer and Disney Legend)
- February 11 - Tony Pope (voice actor)
- March 7 - Paul Winfield (actor and voice actor)
- March 28 - Peter Ustinov (actor, writer, dramatist, and filmmaker)
- May 15 - Jack Bradbury (animator and comic book artist)
- June 5 - Ronald Reagan (actor, politician, and 40th President of the United States of America)
- June 10 - Ray Charles (composer, musician, arranger, and bandleader)
- July 1 - Marlon Brando (actor and political activist)
- July 9 - Sammy McKim (film actor and inspirational sketch artist)
- July 16 - Andy Engman (animator)
- July 28 - Sam Edwards (actor)
- September 8 - Frank Thomas (animator)
- October 5 - Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, musician, and author)
- October 10 - Christopher Reeve (actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist)
- October 29 - John P. Miller (character designer, animator, and illustrator)
- December 28 - Jerry Orbach (actor, voice actor, and singer)
2004