December 15

Theatrical releases[ ]

Shorts[ ]

• 1924 - Alice the Piper
• 1934 - Two-Gun Mickey
• 1950 - Out on a Limb

Films[ ]

• 1970 - The Wild Country
• 2000 - The Emperor's New Groove
• 2017 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Television[ ]

• 1955 - Davy Crockett premieres on ABC.
• 1995 - The Boy Meets World episode "Train of Fools" premieres on ABC.
• 2000 - The Even Stevens episode "Luscious Lou" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2003 - The Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Sinker" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2005 - American Dragon: Jake Long premieres on Disney Channel with the episode "Keeping Shop".
• 2007
  • The Handy Manny episodes "All Tools on Deck/Tool Dance" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
  • The BunnyTown episode "Hiya Bunnies" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode "Tiptonline" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2008 - The My Friends Tigger & Pooh episodes "Darby's Lost and Found/Piglet's Mystery Pet" premiere on Disney Channel.
• 2009 - The My Friends Tigger & Pooh episodes "Porcupine Comes to Her Senses/Rabbit and Turtle's Re-Run" premiere on Disney Channel.
• 2013 - The Once Upon a Time mid-season three finale "Going Home" premieres on ABC.
• 2015 - The Disney Magic Moments episode "Die größten Happy Ends" premieres on Disney Channel Germany.
• 2017
  • The Once Upon a Time mid-season seven finale "The Eighth Witch" premieres on ABC.
  • The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "A Life Earned" premieres on ABC.
• 2019 - The Star Wars Resistance episode "Station to Station" premieres on Disney XD and Disney Channel.
• 2022 - Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration premieres on ABC.
• 2023 - The Firebuds episodes "Annie Spokely/Ingrid on Ice" premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
• 2025 - The Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures episodes "Apexx Awakens/Harvester Madness" premiere on Disney Jr. (originally premiered on Disney+ on December 8).

Streaming[ ]

• 2021
  • The Hawkeye episode "Ronin" premieres on Disney+.
  • Foodtastic' premieres on Disney+.
• 2022 - The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad premieres on Disney+.
• 2023
  • CMA Country Christmas premieres on Disney+.
  • Una Navidad Para Chueco premieres on Disney+.

Online[ ]

• 2020 - The Big City Greens Random Rings Christmas crossover shorts "Cricket Pranks Chandler" and "Tilly Tests Trevor" are released on Disney Channel's YouTube Channel.

Home media[ ]

• 1998
  • Air Bud: Golden Receiver
  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (Dimension Home Video)
• 2009
  • Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: Extended Edition
  • G-Force

Video games[ ]

• 2000 - Doug's Big Game is released for Game Boy Color.

Theme park happenings[ ]

• 1972 - Construction of Space Mountain begins at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
• 1973 - Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
• 1995 - Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade opens at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios.

Disney Cruise Line[ ]

• 2025 - The Disney Adventure embarks on its maiden voyage.

People[ ]

Births[ ]

• 1916 - Dick Kinney † (animator and comic book writer)
• 1933 - Tim Conway † (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer)
• 1952 - Julie Taymor (film and stage director and screenwriter)
• 1958 - Hendel Butoy (director, animator, and storyboard artist)
• 1963 - Helen Slater (actress and singer-songwriter)
• 1969
  • Ralph Ineson (actor)
  • Rick Law (illustrator and producer)
• 1981 - Brendan Fletcher (actor)
• 1982 - Charlie Cox (actor)
• 1989
  • Nichole Sakura (actress and voice actress)
  • Isaac Robinson-Smith (actor and voice actor)
• 2009 - Wesley Kimmel (actor and voice actor)

Deaths[ ]

• 1962 - Charles Laughton (actor, screenwriter, producer, and director)
• 1966 - Walt Disney (founder of The Walt Disney Company, Disneyland, and Walt Disney World and co-creator and original voice of Mickey Mouse)