- February 26
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Building a Building for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.361]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Three Little Pigs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.361]
- March 3
- The Mickey Mouse film Playful Pluto is released to theaters. Pluto also appears. [16] [23] [228.390]
- March 16
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film Three Little Pigs. [7] [16] [15] [22] [23] [38.49] [39.361]
- March 24
- The Silly Symphony film Funny Little Bunnies is released to theaters. [15] [16] [23] [228.199]
- April 2
- Ward Kimball begins work at the Disney Studios as an apprentice. [24] [34.83] [40.186] [367.28] [681.B11] [1102.227] [1371.112]
- April 14
- The Silly Symphony film The Big Bad Wolf is released. [16] [23] [97.55] [1378.77]
- May 19
- The Mickey Mouse film Gulliver Mickey is released to theaters. [16] [23] [15] [228.221]
- June 1
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases the film Hollywood Party to theaters. An animated Mickey Mouse argues with Jimmy Durante, and plays a piano. This is the first feature film appearance of Mickey Mouse. The film also includes a Disney-animated sequence entitled "The Hot Chocolate Soldier". [42.943] [96.26] [97.29] [228.237,243] [1141]
- June 5
- Walt Disney Productions is granted a trademark of "Mickey Mouse" for use in books and newspaper comic strips. [113.274]
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- June 9
- The Silly Symphony film The Wise Little Hen is released to theaters. Donald Duck makes his film debut, with a voice supplied by Clarence Nash. Nash also voices the character Peter Pig. [16] [1] [7] [22] [23] [40.149] [49.255] [48.129] [96.38] [97.69] [108.vii] [113.110] [228.144] [229.52] [242.22] [245.34] [246.91] [434.33] [501.617] [1248.40] (Donald debuts in \iThe Orphans' Benefit\i [34.182])
- June
- Walt Disney launches a recruiting drive to attract young animators. [1102.229]
- June 16
- The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Steam-Roller is released to theaters. Minnie Mouse also appears. [228.329] (Steamroller [16]) (Steam Roller [23])
- June 25
- Milt Kahl begins work at the Disney Studio. [1175.37]
- (month unknown)
- General Foods puts Mickey Mouse on the Post Toasties cereal box, making Mickey Mouse the first licensed character to appear on a cereal box. General Foods paid US$1.5 million for this right for a year. [245.46]
- Hollywood Film Enterprises begins selling 25-foot (one minute) length films in 16-mm format, created from Disney cartoons, for use in hand-crank toy projectors. (Later films are up to 400 feet (12 minutes), and switched to 8-mm format by the early 1940s, and made until about 1950.) [321.80]
- The British Art Workers Guild elects Walt Disney an Honorary member. [96.25]
- Roy Disney reluctantly agrees to accept US$400,000 investment from Joe Schenck (brother of owner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), in exchange for one-third interest in Walt Disney Productions. The money is needed for Walt to produce a cartoon feature film. (Before signing the contract, Schenck encounters financial difficulties and the deal is cancelled.) [267.98]
- The Encyclopedia Britannica adds an entry for "Mickey Mouse". [96.24]
- Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., of New York, publishes the Mickey Mouse Waddle Book, which includes cut-out models of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, and Tanglefoot the horse. [96.78] [113.164] (1933 [228.64])
- The book, Mickey Mouse Movie Stories Volume Two is published. [96.79]
- Cole Porter records the song "You're the Top", including the line "You're Mickey Mouse!". [96.6] [911.54]
- The jewellery company Cartier's begins selling diamond-studded Mickey Mouse pins. [96.76]
- The confectionary firm of E. Sharp & Sons begins selling Mickey Mouse toffee in England. [96.76]
- The book set Wee Little Books of Mickey Mouse titles is published. [259.31]
- July 14
- The Silly Symphony film The Flying Mouse is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.189]
- July 19
- The Lionel Corporation signs an agreement, via Herman Kamen, to produce The Mickey Mouse Handcar wind-up train toy. [96.76] [113.127] [328.41]
- July 31
- Disney files a lawsuit against the United Biscuit Company of America, Sawyer Biscuit Company, and the Chicago Carton Company. The case involves the unauthorized use of Disney characters for animal crackers. The suit is settled in favor of Disney after four months. [113.273]
- (month unknown)
- Walt Disney tells his artists of plans to make a feature-length movie of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. [23] [229.65] [40.155] [49.241] [88.40] [267.98] (February 1935 [92.14]) (early 1934 [177.7])
- August 9
- The first outline for the film Snow White is prepared. [23] [24] [177.7]
- August 11
- The Mickey Mouse film Orphan's Benefit is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow also appear. [16] [7] [23] [15] [228.374] [1248.42] (Goofy is named [49.254])
- August
- Walt Disney suggests 50 possible names for the dwarfs in the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. [49.255]
- August 27
- Fifteen months after the release of the short film Three Little Pigs, the film has grossed US$150,000. [97.55]
- September 1
- The Silly Symphony film Peculiar Penguins is released to theaters. [16] [23] [228.381]
- September 7
- The Fox Film Corporation releases the film Servant's Entrance to theaters. The "Gaynor's Nightmare" scene contains animation of kitchen items, provided by Walt Disney Productions, for US$12,500. [42.1894] [228.203] [501.493]
- September
- Frank Thomas joins the Disney studio, as an assistant animator. [501.551] [1102.228] [1371.202]
- September 16
- Donald Duck is introduced to comic strips in the Silly Symphony Sunday edition. [82.102]
- September 29
- The Mickey Mouse film Mickey Plays Papa is released to theaters. Pluto also appears. [16] [23] [228.324]
- October 21
- The first issue of Le Journal de Mickey is published, in France. (The magazine is published until 1940.) [96.78] [113.147] [501.615] [650]
- November 3
- The Silly Symphony film The Goddess of Spring is released to theaters. [16] [23] [24] [228.207]
- November
- Development begins on the proposed animated short film Hillbilly, with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Black Pete. [176.36]
- Vladimir "Bill" Tytla joins the Disney company. [1102.226]
- November 17
- The Mickey Mouse film The Dognapper is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Pete also appear. [15] [23] [228.143] (Dog Napper [16])
- December 14
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases the film Babes in Toyland to theaters in the USA. A costumed child dressed like Mickey Mouse appears. [96.26] [1140]
- December 15
- The Mickey Mouse film Two-Gun Mickey is released to theaters. Minnie Mouse also appears. [16] [23] [15] [501.577]
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