1978

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1978.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*March 10 - Return from Witch Mountain
*June 9
**The Cat from Outer Space
**The Jungle Book (re-issue)
*July 5 - Hot Lead and Cold Feet
*December 16 - Pinocchio (re-issue)
===Shorts===
*March - The Eyes Have It (re-issue)
*July 5 - The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad
*September 1 - Alice in Wonderland: A Lesson in Appreciating Differences
*September 3 - Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
*September 4 - Pinocchio: A Lesson in Honesty 
*September 5 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Lesson in Cooperation
*December 16 - The Small One
==Events==
*November 23 - The Mickey Mouse balloon makes its eighth appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
==Character debuts==
*March 10 - Dr. Victor Gannon
*June 9 - Zunar-J-5/9 Doric-4-7, Frank Wilson, Liz Bartlett, General Stilton, Mr. Stallwood, Norman Link, Doctor Heffel, Charlie Olympus, Omar and Mr. Smith
*December 16 - Small One, The Boy, The Father, The Three Merchants, The Potter, The Baker, Auctioneer, The Tanner, The Three Donkeys, Joseph, Virgin Mary
==Theme parks==
*June - Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland reopens after improvements have been made to the interior, adding the Yeti (three of them), an ice cavern with glowing crystals and snow storms.
*July 14 - The American Egg House restaurant opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland.
*September 1 - The Stage Door Café restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
==Television==
*November 19 - Mickey's 50 airs on NBC.
==Books==
*Donald Duck, Instant Millionaire
==Home video releases==
===LaserDisc releases===
*December - On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
*MCA released several Disney laserdiscs
==People==
===Births===
*January 24 - Kristen Schaal (actress, voice actress-comedian, and writer)
*January 26 - Kelly Stables (actress and voice actress)
*February 2 - Eden Espinosa (actress and singer)
*February 7 - Ashton Kutcher (actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model)
*February 14 - Danai Gurira (actress and playwright)
*February 20 - Jay Hernandez (actor and fashion model)
*February 21 - Kumail Nanjiani (comedian, actor, screenwriter, and podcaster)
*March 4 - Geno Segers (actor)
*March 17 - Patrick Seitz (voice actor, ADR director, and script writer)
*April 15 - Chris Stapleton (singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer)
*April 19 - James Franco (actor, director, producer, and writer)
*April 28 - Robert Oliveri (actor)
*April 29 - Tyler Labine (actor and voice actor)
*May 10 - Kenan Thompson (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*May 12 - Jason Biggs (actor and comedian)
*May 15 - David Krumholtz (actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer)
*May 22 - Ginnifer Goodwin (actress and voice actress)
*June 2
**Justin Long (actor, comedian, and humorist)
**Nikki Cox (actress and voice actress)
**Dominic Cooper (actor)
*June 7 - Bill Hader (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director)
*June 11 - Joshua Jackson (actor)
*June 12
**Shiloh Strong (actor, screenwriter, photographer, and film director)
**Timothy Simons (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*June 16 - Daniel Brühl (actor and filmmaker)
*June 19 - Zoë Saldaña (actress and dancer)
*June 29 - Nicole Scherzinger (singer and actress)
*July 1 - Hillary Tuck (actress)
*July 6 - Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry (twin actresses)
*July 12 - Topher Grace (actor)
*July 19
**R.J. Williams (actor, voice actor, television host, television producer, and entrepreneur)
**Chiara Zanni (comedian, actress, voice actress, and singer)
*July 23 - Travis Oates (actor, voice actor, director, and writer)
*August 7 - Alex Timbers (writer and director)
*August 18 - Andy Samberg (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, rapper, and producer)
*August 21 - Christopher Willis (composer)
*August 22 - James Corden (actor, comedian, writer, producer, and presenter)
*August 23 - Andrew Rannells (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
*August 25 - Kel Mitchell (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, rapper, and singer)
*September 4 - Wes Bentley (actor)
*September 18 - Billy Eichner (comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, and television personality)
*September 23 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
*October 4 - Dana Davis (actress and voice actress)
*October 7 - Omar Benson Miller (actor)
*October 14 - Usher (singer, songwriter, dancer, businessman, philanthropist, and actor)
*October 26 - Jac Schaeffer (screenwriter, producer, and director)
*November 12 - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (filmmaker, director, journalist, and activist)
*November 17
**Rachel McAdams (actress)
**Nonso Anozie (actor)
*November 23 - Destin Daniel Cretton (film director and screenwriter)
*November 24 - Katherine Heigl (actress and producer)
*November 28 - Aimee Garcia (actress and voice actress)
*November 29 - Ace Gibson (actor and voice actor)
*November 30
**Gael García Bernal (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
**Timm Sharp (actor)
*December 1
**Camille Cottin (actress and comedian)
**Stefan Kapičić (actor and voice actor)
*December 7 - Kristofer Hivju (actor)
*December 18 - Josh Dallas (actor)
*December 29 - Ali Hillis (actress and voice actress)
===Deaths===
*January 18 - Junius Matthews (actor and voice actor)
*April 21 - Thelma Boardman (voice actress and writer)
*May 28 - Basil Davidovich (animator and layout artist)
*July 26 - Mary Blair (visual development artist)
*August 24 - Louis Prima (singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter)
*September 30 - Edgar Bergen (actor, comedian, radio performer, and ventriloquist)
*October 8 - Karl Swenson (actor and voice actor)
==Artists joined==
*Chris Buck - Director/Animator who worked on The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, and Frozen.
*Phil Nibbelink - Animator on The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
*Darrell Van Citters - Animator who worked on The Fox and the Hound and directed the shorts Fun with Mr. Future and Sport Goofy in Soccermania.
*Michael Peraza Jr. - Art Director/Layout Artist on The Fox and the Hound, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
*Glenn Vilppu - Layout Artist on The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron.
*Ben Burgess - Assistant Animator who worked on The Fox and the Hound, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and The Black Cauldron.
*Ray Harris - Assistant Animator on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.
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