2009

January 6 - Scrubs premieres its eighth season on ABC.
January 18 - Desperate Housewives airs its 100th episode on ABC.
February 8 - Sonny with a Chance premiered on the Disney Channel.
February 13 - Toon Disney ceases broadcast and is replaced by Disney XD on Eastern at midnight.
February 16
- New episodes of Phineas and Ferb started premiering on Disney XD before Disney Channel.
- The Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped premiered on the Disney Channel.
February 18 - Phineas and Ferb concluded its first season on Disney XD.
February 19 - Season 2 of Phineas and Ferb premiered on Disney XD.
March 12 - Stanley X! made it's main series premiere debut on Playhouse Disney.
March 20 - Phineas and Ferb concluded its first season on the Disney Channel.
March 27 - Season 2 of Phineas and Ferb premiered on the Disney Channel with the half-hour special "The Lake Nose Monster".
March 30 - The Replacements airs its final episodes.
April 4 - Special Agent Oso premiered on Playhouse Disney.
April 24 - Hatching Pete premiered on the Disney Channel.
May 2 - Jonas L.A. premiered on the Disney Channel.
May 6 - Scrubs concludes its eighth season.
June 26
- Stitch! airs its final episode, as being concluded its first season.
- Princess Protection Program premieres on the Disney Channel.
July 12 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh ends its second season.
July 17 - Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana premieres on the Disney Channel, ending the first season of The Suite Life on Deck .
August 7 - The Suite Life on Deck begins its second season on the Disney Channel.
August 15 - Imagination Movers concludes its first season.
August 21 - Wizards of Waverly Place concludes its second season.
August 28 - Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie premieres on the Disney Channel.
September 5 - Imagination Movers Season 2 premieres on Playhouse Disney.
September 8 - My Friends Tigger & Pooh Season 3 premieres on Playhouse Disney.
October 4 - Handy Manny concludes its second season on Playhouse Disney. Jungle Junction premieres afterwards.
October 9 - The third season of Wizards of Waverly Place premieres.
October 13 - Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibōken~ (Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~), the second season of Stitch! , premieres on TV Asahi and Disney Channel Japan.
October 26 - Have a Laugh! premieres on the Disney Channel.
November 22 - Sonny with a Chance ended its first season.
November 27 - Skyrunners premieres on Disney XD.
December 4 - The English dub of Stitch! premieres on the Australian Disney Channel.
December 6 - Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! premieres on Disney XD.
December 8 - Prep & Landing premieres on ABC.
December 11 - Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! premieres on the Disney Channel.
December 22 - Little Einsteins ends airing new episodes after the premiere of "Little Elephant's Big Parade".

Albums

Books

January 13 - Dadnapped: The Junior Novel
May 12
- Princess Protection Program: The Junior Novel
- Princess Protection Program: The Perfect Princess
July 28 - Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: The Junior Novel
September 15
- Princess Protection Program: Chasing the Crown
- Princess Protection Program: Royalty Undercover

Comics

March - Boom! Studios begins publishing comic books based on The Muppet Show and the Pixar movies
September - Boom! Studios acquires the publishing rights for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories , Mickey Mouse and Friends , Donald Duck and Friends , and Uncle Scrooge

Video games

February 3 - Phineas and Ferb on Nintendo DS
February 17 - Disney Sing It! – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (North America)
April 2 - Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves
April 7 - Hannah Montana: The Movie
May 26 - Up
May 30 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Japan)
August 14 - Toy Story Mania on iOS
August 25 - Wizards of Waverly Place on Nintendo DS (North America)
August 28 - Wizards of Waverly Place on Nintendo DS (Europe)
September 15 - Toy Story Mania on Wii (North America)
September 25 - Toy Story Mania on Wii (Europe)
September 29 - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (North America)
October 12 - Cars: Race-O-Rama (North America)
October 27 - Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
October 30 - Cars: Race-O-Rama (Europe)
November 10 - Jonas for Nintendo DS.
December 3 - Stitch! DS: Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken (Japan)

Live shows

Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate! began touring.

Home video releases

January 13
- Brideshead Revisited
- Swing Vote
- Geppetto (DVD only)
- Smart House (DVD only)
January 27
- The Secret of the Magic Gourd (DVD only)
- Mary Poppins: 45th Anniversary Edition (DVD only)
February 3
- Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition (DVD only)
- Space Buddies
February 10
- Pretty Woman
- Phineas and Ferb: The Daze of Summer (DVD only)
- Wizards of Waverly Place: Supernaturally Stylin (DVD only)
February 17 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
March 3
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- Air Bud: Special Edition (DVD only)
March 10
- Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
- Escape to Witch Mountain (DVD only)
- Return from Witch Mountain (DVD only)
March 17 - BunnyTown: Hello Bunnies!
March 24
- Bolt
- Lilo & Stitch: 2-Disc Big Wave Edition (DVD only)
March 31
- Schoolhouse Rock! Earth (DVD only)
- Hannah Montana: Keeping it Real (DVD only)
- Handy Manny: Manny's Green Team
April 7
- Bedtime Stories
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (DVD only)
- Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Volumes 1-3 (DVD only)
May 5
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Big Splash
- Imagination Movers: Warehouse Mouse Edition
May 12
- Hatching Pete and Dadnapped: Double Feature
- Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Volumes 4-6
May 19 - A Bug's Life
June 16
- Lost: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray only)
- Lost: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray only)
- Morning Light
June 23 - Confessions of a Shopaholic
June 30 - Princess Protection Program (DVD only)
August 4
- Race to Witch Mountain
- The Tigger Movie: 10th Anniversary Edition (DVD only)
August 18
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
- Pete's Dragon: High-Flying Edition (DVD only)
August 25
- The Suite Life on Deck: Anchors Away!
- Sonny with a Chance: Sonny's Big Break
- Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season
- Samantha Who? The Complete Second and Final Season
September 1
- Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season
- Disneynature's Earth
September 8
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland
- Little Einsteins: Fire Truck Rocket's Blastoff
September 15 - Grey's Anatomy: Fifth Season
September 22
- Castle: The Complete First Season
- Ugly Betty: The Complete Third Season
- Jonas: Rockin' the House
- Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana
September 29
- Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Shorts, Volume 7 - Mickey's Christmas Carol
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa: Extended Edition
- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving: 10th Anniversary Edition
October 6 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
October 13 - The Proposal
October 27 - Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
November 3
- Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (DVD only)
- Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete First Season (DVD only)
- Zorro: The Complete Second Season (DVD only)
November 10
- Up
- Monsters, Inc.
November 24
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition (DVD only)
- Santa Buddies
December 1
- Handy Manny: Motorcycle Adventure
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Choo-Choo Express (DVD only)
December 8 - Lost: The Complete Fifth Season
December 15
- G-Force
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: Extended Edition

Shorts

March 24 - Super Rhino (with Bolt)
November 10 - Dug's Special Mission (with physical releases of Up)
November 12 - George and A.J. (with digital release of Up)

Events

After Walt Disney Pictures left the Narnia franchise, and the failure of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian destroyed it, 20th Century Fox enters the Narnia franchise with Walden Media.
After 8 years, Pinocchio is the last DVD and Blu-ray to be released with the Platinum Edition label.
February 9 - Disney signs a distribution deal with Dreamworks Pictures to distribute around 30 movies for over 5 years under Touchstone Pictures.
March 18 - EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival runs until May 31.
May 12 - SIP Animation, minorty owned by Disney, files for liquidation and closes down.
May 18 - Bret Iwan is first called in to be the voice of Mickey Mouse shortly after the death of Wayne Allwine.
August 30 - Due to disappointing advanced ticket sales for the rest of the year, as well as to make room for The Addams Family, The Little Mermaid closes on Broadway.
August 31 - The Walt Disney Company announces a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for 4ドル.24 billion.
September 10 - The Disney D23 Expo was run until September 13.
September 25 - EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival runs until November 8.
November 21 - Up premieres at the Starz Denver Film Festival.
November 26 - The Sailor Mickey Mouse balloon appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Buzz Lightyear balloon makes his 2nd appearance.
November 27 - EPCOT Holidays Around the World runs until December 30.
December 1 - The creators of Tron: Legacy boards The Black Hole .
The release of The Princess and the Frog marks the beginning of the Modern Age of Disney Animation.
December 31 - Disney completes its acquisition of Marvel Entertainment.

Milestone events

January 31 - Family Guy (20th Television, FOX) celebrated its 10th anniversary.
March 4 - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers celebrated its 20th anniversary.
June 15 - The Lion King celebrated its 15th anniversary.
June 18 - Tarzan celebrated its 10th anniversary.
November 5 - The Incredibles celebrated its 5th anniversary.
November 17 - The Little Mermaid celebrated its 20th anniversary.
November 24 - Toy Story 2 celebrated its 10th anniversary.
December 17 - The Simpsons (20th Television, FOX) celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Character debuts

February 3 - Dr. Finkle, Spudnick
February 8 - Sonny Munroe, Tawni Hart, Chad Dylan Cooper, Nico Harris, Grady Mitchell, Zora Lancaster, Portlyn, Portlyn Maddison, Mackenzie
February 16 - Drill Sergeant
February 19 - Bob Webber
February 21 - Blanca Dishon, P. P. Otter, The Slacks (The name wasn't mentioned until 2011)
February 22 - Josh
March 1 - Joy Bitterman
March 7 - Sheamus
March 8 - Lucy, Murphy
March 13 - Seth and Sara, Jack Bruno, Henry Burke, The Siphon
March 15 - Sharona Skye, H.J. Darling
March 20 - Wendy
March 29 - Santiago Heraldo
April - Rollergrrl
April 10 - Oswald Granger, Pete Ivey, Cleatus Poole, Angela Morrisey, Vita
April 12 - James Conroy
April 18 - Meap, Mitch, Balloony
April 26 - Mr. Condor
May 1 - Moose
May 2 - Kevin Lucas, Joe Lucas, Nick Lucas, Tom Lucas, Stella Malone, Macy Misa, Martian Mickey, Pluto from Pluto
May 15 - Professor Poofenplotz
May 29 - Carl Fredricksen, Russell, Dug, Charles F. Muntz, Alpha, Beta and Gamma, Ellie Fredricksen, Russell's Mother, Construction Supervisor, Construction Foreman Tom, Construction Worker Steve, George, Nurse A.J., Kevin, Kevin's Babies, Muntz's Dogs, Gus, Peck, Clouds, Storks, Claudia
May 30 - Xion
June - Mezmerella
June 15 - Thaddeus and Thor, Mandy, Nicolette
June 26 - Rosie Gonzalez, Carter Mason, Major Joe Mason, Queen Sophia, General Magnus Kane, Chelsea Barnes, Edwin "Ed", Brooke Angels, Mr. Elegante
July 1 - Buck, Momma Dino, Peaches, Rudy
July 5 - Jesse
July 11 - The Regurgitator
July 18 - Irving Du Bois, Mishti Patel
July 24 - Juliet Van Heusen, Alucard Van Heusen, Darwin, Hurley, Blaster, Juarez, Bucky, Speckles, Mooch, Leonard Saber, Kip Killian, Ben Kendall, Marcie, Carter and Trygstad, Harry, The Mice, Marcie
August 1 - Dennis the Bunny
August 16 - Hayden
August 18 - The Evil Queen's father
August 21 - Megan Russo
September 4 - Reina
September 11 - Becky Moldune
September 21 - Xavier and Fred Johnson, Amanda Johnson
September 26 - Opossum Twins
October 4 - Zooter, Ellyvan, Bungo, Coco the Coconutty Monkey
October 12 - Candice, Stinger
October 16 - Marcus Little, Mantooth
October 20 - Skunkuna
October 24 - Jerry the Platypus
October 27 - Fairy Gary, Grimsley, Leech
October 30 - Professor Poofenplotz
October 31 - Aloyse von Roddenstein
November 1 - Officer Rothband
November 7 - Mr. Garcia-Shapiro
November 10 - Sasha
November 24 - Stan Cruge, Eli the Elf, Santa Paws, Eddy, Tiny, Puppy Paws
November 25 - Dan Rayburn, Charlie Reed
December 8 - Lanny, Wayne, Magee, Waterkotte, Thrasher, Miss Holly, Dasher, Dancer, Timmy Terwelp
December 11 - Tiana, Prince Naveen, Louis, Ray, Doctor Facilier, Mama Odie, Juju, Charlotte La Bouff, Eli La Bouff, Stella, James, Shadow Demons, Firefly family, Reggie, Darnell, and Two Fingers, Spoonbills, Marcel, Georgia, Bayou Animals, King and Queen of Maldonia, Prince Ralphie, Mimi, Randy, Beaudreaux, Buford, Firefly Five Plus Lou

People

Births

January 5 - Walker Scobell (actor)
January 29 - Winslow Fegley (actor)
June 8 - Jecobi Swain (actor and voice actor)
August 8 - Marta Kessler (actress)
September 25 - Leah Sava Jeffries (actress, model, and social media personality)
October 17 - Freya Skye (actress and singer)
November 11 - Camila Rodriguez (actress)
November 30 - Landon Gordon (actor)
December 15 - Wesley Kimmel (actor and voice actor)
December 31 - Juliet Donenfeld (actress, voice actress, and comedian)

Deaths

January 5 - Robert F. Brunner (composer and songwriter)
January 6 - Cheryl Holdridge (actress and Mouseketeer)
January 13 - Patrick McGoohan (actor, director, screenwriter, and producer)
January 14 - Ricardo Montalbán (actor and voice actor)
January 19 - Bob Broughton (visual effects artist)
February 27 - Dorothea Redmond (designer and illustrator)
March 16 - Jack Lawrence (lyricist, composer, songwriter, and musician)
April 22 - Ken Annakin (director)
May 4 - Dom DeLuise (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, chef, and author)
May 18 - Wayne Allwine (voice actor, sound effects editor, and foley artist)
June 23 - Ed McMahon (comedian, game show host, and announcer)
June 25
- Farrah Fawcett (actress and artist)
- Michael Jackson (singer and actor)
July 1 - Karl Malden (actor)
July 14 - Dallas McKennon (actor and voice actor)
July 17 - Walter Cronkite (broadcast journalist)
August 6 - John Hughes (producer, director, and screenwriter)
August 15 - Virginia Davis (child actress)
September 14
- Henry Gibson (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, and songwriter)
- Patrick Swayze (actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter)
December 3 - Richard Todd (soldier, stage and film actor, and film director)
December 16 - Roy E. Disney (son of Roy O. Disney and nephew of Walt Disney)
December 20 - Brittany Murphy (actress, voice actress, and singer)