May 17

==Theatrical releases==
===Films===
*1952 - Pinocchio is released in Japan.
*1962 - Bon Voyage!
==Television==
*1964 - The Wonderful World of Color episode "Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair premieres in syndication.
*1972 - The Mouse Factory episode "Sports" premieres in syndication.
*1996 - The Boy Meets World season three finale "Brother, Brother" premieres on ABC.
*1997 - The Nightmare Ned episode "Headless Lester/My, How You've Grown" premieres on ABC.
*1998 - PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episodes "Big Time Bass-Off Contest/The Sleeping Beagle".
*2009
**The Hannah Montana episode "Once, Twice, Three Times Afraidy" premieres on Disney Channel.
**The Jonas L.A. episode "Keeping It Real" premieres on Disney Channel.
**The Sonny with a Chance episode "The Heartbreak Kid" premieres on Disney Channel.
*2010 - The Zeke and Luther episode "Kojo's BFF" premieres on Disney XD.
*2012 - The Special Agent Oso episodes "Diamonds Are for Baseball/Tomorrow Never Ducks" premiere on Disney Channel.
*2013
**The Sofia the First episode "Tri-Kingdom Picnic" premieres on Disney Channel.
**The Phineas and Ferb episode "Primal Perry" premieres on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on March 2).
**Fish Hooks concludes its second season on Disney Channel with the episode "Fish Prom".
*2016 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. two-part season three finale "Absolution" and "Ascension" premieres on ABC.
*2018 - The Sofia the First episode "Return to Merroway Cove" premieres on Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
*2019
**The Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episodes "Mickey's Fun-tastical Field Day/Clarabelle on the Mooo-ve!" premiere on Disney Channel.
**The PJ Masks episodes "PJ Comet/Glowy Moths" premiere on Disney Channel.
**The Puppy Dog Pals episodes "Wonder-Bob/Yay, Earth Day!" premiere on Disney Channel.
**The DuckTales episode "The Duck Knight Returns!" premieres on Disney Channel.
**The Big Hero 6: The Series episode "Lie Detector" premieres on Disney Channel.
**The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Window of Opportunity" premieres on ABC.
*2020 - The Spider-Man episode "Amazing Friends" premieres on Disney XD.
*2021 - The Mira, Royal Detective episodes "The Case of the Lost Puppy/The Submarine Mystery" premiere on Disney Jr.
*2024 - The Firebuds episodes "Woodland Wiley/P.I. Piston" premiere on Disney Jr.
==Video games==
*2018 - Disney Heroes: Battle Mode was released.
==Streaming==
===Series===
*2019 - Catch-22 premieres on Hulu.
==Online==
*2022 - The Owl House Chibi Tiny Tales short "The Bake Off! 🥧" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube channel.
==Theme park happenings==
*2004 - The Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa opens at Walt Disney World.
==DVD releases==
*2005 - Scrubs: The Complete First Season and The Golden Girls: The Complete Second Season (Touchstone Television)
==Books==
*2011 - Cars 2: Ultimate Sticker Book
*2022 - The Art of Lightyear
==Events==
*2018 - Disney Channel renews their new upcoming animated series Big City Greens for a second season, just a month before the shows premiere.Erik Pedersen (May 17, 2018). "Big City Greens Renewed for Season 2 Ahead of Disney Channel Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
*2021 - The Owl House gets renewed for a third season, just nearly a month before the premiere of Season 2.Petski, Denise (May 17, 2021). "‘The Owl House’ Renewed For Season 3 By Disney Channel Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere". Deadline.
==Character debuts==
*2013 - Prince Jin, Empress Lin-Lin, Prince Khalid, Lord Henry Mystic, Mary Oceaneer, Prof. R. Blauerhimmel, Charlton J. Taboret, Dr. J.L. Baterista, Albert the Monkey, Maestro D'Elfman, Chinese Dragon Statue, Chinese Armor, Carnivorous Plant, Samurai Armor, Lava Idol, Warrior Idols, Monkey King Statue, Officer Zzzzyxxx
*2018 - Nerissa
==People==
===Births===
*1908 - Ralph Wright † (actor, writer, director, and animator)
*1936 - Dennis Hopper † (actor, director, screenwriter, editor, photographer, and artist)
*1950 - Howard Ashman † (playwright, lyricist, librettist, and musician)
*1954 - David Zippel (lyricist and songwriter)
*1955 - Bill Paxton † (actor, musician, director, producer, and writer)
*1956 - Bob Saget † (stand-up comedian, actor, and television host)
*1962 - Craig Ferguson (television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer, and voice actor)
*1965 - Trent Reznor (musician)
*1975 - Rufus Jones (actor, voice actor, and writer)
*1984 - Lena Waithe (actress, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter)
*1985 - Jonathan McDaniel (actor and rapper)
*1986 - Tahj Mowry (actor, voice actor, dancer, and singer)
*1996 - Ryan Ochoa (actor and musician)
*2011 - Rylee Alazraqui (actress and voice actress)
===Deaths===
*2020 - Shad Gaspard (professional wrestler and actor)
*2021 - Tai the Elephant (animal actress)
*2024 - Dabney Coleman (actor)
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