2004

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 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)

Shorts

March 6 - Lorenzo (Los Angeles, California)
May 28 - Lorenzo
November 5 - Boundin'

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 11⁄2
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
- Calendar Girls
- Herbie Rides Again
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
- Herbie Goes Bananas
- Miracle in Lane 2
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
- Balloon Farm
- Bear in the Big Blue House (10 DVDs)
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

Shorts

August 31 - One by One (with The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: 2-Disc Special Edition)
December 14 - The Cat That Looked at a King (with Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition)

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, Forest Animals
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 21 - King Ghosts, King Skeletons, Troll Skeletons, Orc Skeletons, Heat Skeletons, Treat, Fire King, Ice King, Mega Spiders, Baby Spiders, Oogie-Go-Round, Guillotine Skeletons, Gargoyle Statues
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)
January 15 - Grace VanderWaal (singer, songwriter and actress)
February 19 - Millie Bobby Brown (actress, model, and producer)
May 5 - Jenna Davis (actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter, TikToker, internet personality)
May 19 - Saylor Bell Curda (actress, musician, and singer)
May 22 - Peyton Elizabeth Lee (actress and voice actress)
June 7 - Saara Chaudry (actress)
June 16 - Charlie Bushnell (actor)
June 18 - Ricardo Ortiz (actor)
July 2 - Caitlin Carmichael (actress)
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 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)
August 19 - Harry Tytle (production manager and producer)
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)