- February 5
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the 15th "Texas John Slaughter" episode, A Holster Full of Law. [370.396] [501.548]
- February 10
- Disney generally releases the film One Hundred and One Dalmatians to theaters. [43.799] [23] [79.181] (March [111.380])
- February 19
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the film Westward Ho the Wagons, part one. [370.396]
- February 26
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the film Westward Ho the Wagons, part two. [370.396]
- February 27
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Goliath II for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. [39.505]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Islands of the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects. [39.505]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Horse with the Flying Tail for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Features. [39.505]
- March 5
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the animated film The Coyote's Lament. It is a compilation of Disney cartoons, with new coyote animation. Pluto also appears. [97.43] [370.396] [1378.159]
- March 12
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring "Daniel Boone: Episode III. The Wilderness Road". [370.396] [1378.170]
- March 16
- Disney releases the animated short film The Saga of Windwagon Smith to theaters. [16] [23] [85.350] [501.482]
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- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Absent Minded Professor to theaters. The film is based on a story by Samuel W. Taylor. [13] [17] [23] [43.1] [40.267] [209.30] [232.84] [370.185] [1378.2]] (April [111.328])
- March 19
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring "Daniel Boone: Episode IV. The Promised Land". [370.396] [1378.170]
- March 26
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the film Man in Flight. [370.396]
- March 27
- The Snow White Wishing Well and Grotto opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26.26] [501.509] [1300.382]
- April 2
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the Zorro episode Auld Acquaintance. [370.396] [384.142] [501.630]
- April 9
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled Battle for Survival. [370.396] [1378.61]
- April 10
- The Monorail is temporarily shut down for extension to the Disneyland Hotel. [1300.291]
- April 16
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the 16th "Texas John Slaughter" episode, A Trip to Tucson. [370.396] [501.549]
- April 17
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Features) for the film The Horse with the Flying Tail. [23] [38.326] [39.505]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Honorary Award) to Hayley Mills for most outstanding juvenile performance of 1960, in the film Pollyanna. [39.505]
- April 19
- Disneyland welcomes its 25-millionth guest, Dr. Glenn C. Franklin. [228.134] [910.27]
- April 23
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the 17th "Texas John Slaughter" episode, Frank Clell's in Town. [370.396] [501.549]
- April 25
- Walt and Roy Disney pay off all existing loans. [48.295] [49.268] [267.250]
- April 30
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled Flash, the Teenage Otter. [228.187] [370.396]
- May 7
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring "Andrews' Raiders, episode 1: Secret Mission". It is a TV version of the film The Great Locomotive Chase. [370.396] [1378.31]
- May 14
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring "Andrews' Raiders, episode 2: Escape to Nowhere". [370.396] [1378.31]
- May 21
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled Wonders of the Water World. [370.396] [501.618]
- May 28
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring Disneyland '61 and Olympic Elk. [228.137] [370.396]
- June 1
- The Disneyland Monorail re-opens, extended to the Disneyland Hotel, crossing over West Street. This extends the line from 0.8 to 2.5 miles. A third train is added. All engines are replaced by Mark II versions. [9] [23] [29] [267.254] [328.298] [757.37] [1300.291]
- June 11
- The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring The Title Makers, the film Nature's Half Acre, and a preview of the film The Parent Trap. [370.396] [501.559]
- June 15
- The first Disneyland Grad Nite Party is held. About 8500 students attend from 28 Los Angeles schools, the largest high school graduation party ever in the US. [228.214] [757.37] [1300.192] [1364.77]
- June 21
- Disney releases the Donald Duck film Donald and the Wheel to theaters. [16] [23] [85.350] [228.143]
- Disney releases the Donald Duck film The Litterbug to theaters. [16] [23] [85.350] [228.290]
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Parent Trap to theaters. The film is based on the book Das Doppelte Lottchen by Erich Kastner. [13] [23] [15] [43.824] [111.382] [228.379] [246.91] (June 12 [370.188]) (July [79.188])
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- The Buena Vista International company is incorporated. [228.71]
- Dick Nunis becomes director of Operations for Disneyland. [228.363] [409.2]
- Marc Davis retires from animation work, and switches to designing Disneyland park attractions. [259.72]
- Work on a stop-motion version of The Emperor's Nightingale is suspended. [176.70]
- Disney releases the film Greyfriars Bobby to theaters in Great Britain. [43.433]
- Disneyland welcomes its 24 millionth guest. [26.26]
- The American Humane Association awards a PATSY award (Third Place (Motion Picture), tied) to Mr. Stubbs, the monkey from the film Toby Tyler. [45.612]
- Walt Disney buys the rights to A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh" characters. [1] [193.70] (Ron Miller buys rights in 1965 [1])
- Disney produces the Circle-Vision film Italia '61 - Circling Italy with Circarama for Fiat. The film is shown at the 1961 Exposition in Turin. [23] [228.258]
- Disney releases the live-action feature film The Magnificent Rebel to theaters in Europe. [23] [85.361]
- Disney creates the animated mad scientist duck Ludwig Von Drake. [1]
- Tinker Bell makes her debut at Disneyland. The part is performed by Tiny Kline, a 71-year old circus aerialist from Europe. [4] [26.26] [450.109]
- A study for a location of a second Disney park recommends Ocala or Orlando in Florida. [23] [48.333]
- Disney releases the live-action feature film The Horsemasters to theaters in Europe. [23] [85.360]
- Disney releases the animated film compilation Mickey Mouse Cartoon Festival to theaters in Panama. [23]
- Disney officially retires Donald Duck from animated short films. [108.vii] [434.33]
- The Submarine Voyage attraction at Disneyland is updated with new animation. [501.529]
- July 12
- The first draft of a screenplay is completed for the film Mary Poppins. [48.318]
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Nikki, Wild Dog of the North to theaters. The film is based on the novel Nomads of the North by James Curwood. [13] [23] [43.772] [85.190] [111.379] [228.359]
- August 6
- The Flying Saucers ride opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [4] [26.26] [193.16] [228.189] [245.92] [757.37] [1300.173] (Flying Saucer Ride [910.36])
- September
- The Holidayland picnic area at Disneyland closes. [228.237] [1300.209]
- Don DeFore's Silver Banjo Barbecue food facility at Disneyland closes. [228.143] [1300.146]
- Disney releases the 16-mm film Japan Harvests the Sea for educational use. The film was previously released as The Ama Girls. [23] [228.262]
- Disney reaches an initial agreement with General Electric for the Carousel of Progress attraction for the New York World's Fair in 1964. [1102.576]
- September 17
- The ABC TV network airs the last Walt Disney Presents show. [381.24] [501.593]
- September 24
- The NBC TV network debuts the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, on Sunday nights from 7:30 to 8:30. The first show is entitled An Adventure in Color, Mathmagic Land. A new character, Ludwig von Drake, is introduced. This show airs the previously released film Donald in Mathmagic Land. [24] [34.250] [48.287] [57.48] [58.44] [83.697] [84.898] [97.125] [370.396] [381.71] [387.182] [501.597] [1102.570] [1248.43] [1378.7] (September 21 [40.267]) (1960 [47.140]) (on ABC [23])
- September 30
- Louis Armstrong performs at Disneyland for the first time, for the second Dixieland at Disneyland show. [228.29] [756.42]
- October 1
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Horsemasters, part one. [228.242] [370.396]
- October 8
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Horsemasters, part two. [228.242] [370.396]
- October 11
- Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Greyfriars Bobby to theaters. The film is based on the book by Eleanor Atkinson. [13] [23] [43.433] [79.192] [111.356] (September 28 [85.192]) (July 17 [228.219])
- October 15
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote. [370.396] [1378.132]
- October
- Disney releases the 16-mm film Christmas Capers. It was previously released as Toy Tinkers. [1378.134] (1960 [23])
- October 22
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Hunting Instinct, with Ludwig von Drake. [228.247] [370.396]
- November 5
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Inside Donald Duck, with Ludwig von Drake. [228.256] [370.396]
- November 12
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Return of True Son. This is part one of the film The Light in the Forest. [370.396]
- November
- NBC renews its Disney TV show for two more years. [1102.571]
- November 19
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled True Son's Revenge. This is part two of the film The Light in the Forest. [370.396]
- November 26
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Holiday for Henpecked Husbands, with Goofy. [228.236] [370.396]
- December 3
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled A Fire Called Jeremiah. [228.185] [370.396]
- December 10
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Kids is Kids with Ludwig von Drake. [228.274] [370.396]
- December 14
- Buena Vista releases Disney's first live-action musical feature film Babes in Toyland to theaters. The film is based on the operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen McDonough. [13] [23] [37.120] [43.52] [111.331] [230.30] [370.194] [1378.51]
- December
- Disney releases the live-action feature film Gunfight at Sandoval to theaters in Germany. The film is a compilation of TV episodes of "Texas John Slaughter". [23] [228.222]
- December 17
- The Babes in Toyland exhibit opens at the Opera House on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. It shows sets from the movie of the same name. [9] [4] [26] [1300.61] [1378.52]
- The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Backstage Party, to promote the Babes in Toyland film. [23] [370.396] [1378.54]
- December
- A 24-foot Christmas star is added to the top of the Matterhorn Mountain in Disneyland. [4]
- December 20
- Disney releases the Goofy film Aquamania to theaters. [16] [23] [85.350] [1378.38] (1952 [15])
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