1972

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1972.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*January 19 - Song of the South (re-issue)
*March 22 - The Biscuit Eater
*May 23
**One Hundred and One Dalmatians (re-issue)
**Swiss Family Robinson (re-issue)
*July 5
**The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (re-issue)
**Napoleon and Samantha
**White Wilderness (re-issue)
*July 12 - Now You See Him, Now You Don't
*August 23 - Now You See Him, Now You Don't (New York City, New York)
*October 11
**Dumbo (re-issue)
**The Legend of Lobo (re-issue)
*October 18 - Run, Cougar, Run
*December 20 - The African Lion (re-issue)
*December 22
**Snowball Express (Bismarck, North Dakota)
**The Sword in the Stone (re-issue)
===Shorts===
*December 22 - The Magic of Walt Disney World
==Events==
*May 14 - The first auction of Disney memorabilia takes place at Sothby's in Los Angeles, California.
*November 23 - The Mickey Mouse balloon makes his proper debut and Donald Duck makes his 11th appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
==Character debuts==
*June 17 - Snails, Lightning Bugs, Turtles, Centipide, Ladybug, Butterflies
*July 12 - Debbie Dawson, Cookie
*December 22 - Martin Ridgeway, Mr. Carruthers
*Reginella
==Theme parks==
*March 4 - Bear Country opens at Disneyland. 
**Country Bear Jamboree opens in Bear Country at Disneyland.
*June 5 - If You Had Wings opens in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom.
*June 17 - The Main Street Electrical Parade opens at Disneyland for the first ever time with 2D floats.
*December 15 - Construction of Space Mountain begins in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom.
==Television==
*January 26 - The Mouse Factory premieres in syndication.
==People==
===Births===
*January 2 - Christopher Lennertz (composer)
*January 11
**Amanda Peet (actress and author)
**Christian Jacobs (musician, television producer, voice actor, and actor)
*February 7 - Robyn Lively (actress)
*February 9 - Crispin Freeman (voice actor, ADR director, and script writer)
*February 22 - Chris Sonnenburg (animator, storyboard artist, producer, director, screenwriter, and voice actor)
*February 26 - Keith Ferguson (voice actor)
*March 6
**Jaret Reddick (musician, singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and voice actor)
**Shaquille O'Neal (former basketball player, actor, and personality)
*March 13
**Leigh-Allyn Baker (actress and voice actress)
**Common (rapper, actor, poet, and film producer)
*March 18 - Dane Cook (comedian and actor)
*March 21 - Kristen Anderson-Lopez (actress, voice actress, composer, and songwriter)
*March 24 - Tony Leondis (director, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
*March 26 - Leslie Mann (actress and comedian)
*April 15 - Lou Romano (animation production artist, producer, actor, and voice actor)
*April 17 - Jennifer Garner (actress and film producer)
*May 1 - Julie Benz (actress)
*May 2 - Dwayne Johnson (actor, voice actor, producer, and professional wrestler)
*May 8 - Brian Tyler (composer, conductor, arranger, and producer)
*May 16 - Khary Payton (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*May 26 - Selenis Leyva (actress and voice actress)
*May 30 - Joachim Rønning (film director)
*June 1 - Rick Gomez (actor and voice actor)
*June 2 - Wayne Brady (actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, television personality, and game show host)
*June 7 - Karl Urban (actor)
*June 14 - Aliki Theofilopoulos (writer, storyboard artist, lyricist, and voice actress)
*June 17 - C.H. Greenblatt (director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and storyboard artist)
*June 29 - Samantha Smith † (child actress and peace activist)
*July 1 - Steve Little (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*July 10
**Peter Serafinowicz (actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist, and director)
**John Viener (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
*July 15 - Scott Foley (actor, voice actor, director, and screenwriter)
*July 27 - Maya Rudolph (actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer)
*July 29 - Wil Wheaton (actor, voice actor, writer, and blogger)
*August 3 - Sumalee Montano (actress and voice actress)
*August 4 - Dan Payne (actor)
*August 6 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
*August 15
**Ben Affleck (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
**Matthew Wood (sound engineer and voice actor)
*September 6
**Idris Elba (actor, singer, and rapper)
**Anika Noni Rose (actress, voice actress, and singer)
**Justina Machado (actress and voice actress)
*September 12 - Gideon Emery (actor, voice actor, singer, and jazz musician)
*September 15 - John Schwab (actor, voice actor, musician, and producer)
*September 21 - Erin Fitzgerald (actress and voice actress)
*September 27 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress, singer, and author)
*October 5 - Ehren Kruger (screenwriter and film producer)
*October 28 - Brad Paisley (singer-songwriter and musician)
*October 29 - Gabrielle Union (actress, voice actress, activist, and author)
*November 6 - Rebecca Romijn (actress and model)
*November 7
**Christopher Daniel Barnes (actor and voice actor)
**James Bobin (film director, screenwriter, and producer)
*November 10 - Trevor Devall (actor, voice actor, and podcaster)
*November 11 - Adam Beach (actor)
*November 14 - Josh Duhamel (actor, voice actor, and model)
*November 17 - Leonard Roberts (actor)
*November 30 - Christophe Beck (television and film score composer)
*December 6 - Vince Corazza (actor and voice actor)
*December 18 - Jason Mantzoukas (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
*December 19 - Alyssa Milano (actress, producer, author, activist, and former singer)
*December 28 - Thomas Bromhead (actor, voice actor, comedian, and musician)
*December 29 - Jude Law (actor)
===Deaths===
*January 1 - Maurice Chevalier (actor, singer, and dancer)
*April 25 - George Sanders (actor and voice actor)
*May 5 - Frank Tashlin (animator, screenwriter, and film director)
*November 5 - Reginald Owen (actor)
*November 29 - Carl Stalling (composer, voice actor, arranger, and musician)
*December 6 - Janet Munro (actress)
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