November 18

Theatrical releases[]

Shorts[]

• 1928 - Steamboat Willie, the first Mickey Mouse short to be released, debuts. It is also the date that the Walt Disney Company now recognizes as the official birthday of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse (despite the characters not sharing the same birthday in-universe).
• 2008 - BURN-E (released with the Blu-Ray & DVD releases of WALL-E)

Films[]

• 1988 - Oliver & Company
• 1994- The Lion King (Theatrical Re-Release)
• 2022 - The Menu (Searchlight Pictures)

Television[]

• 1987 - The DuckTales episode "Time Teasers" premieres in syndication.
• 1988 - Here's to You, Mickey Mouse premieres on Disney Channel.
• 1989
  • The Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears episode "A Gummi is a Gummi's Best Friend" premieres on ABC.
  • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh episodes "Prize Piglet/Fast Friends" premiere on ABC.
• 1991 - The Darkwing Duck episode "Life, the Negaverse, and Everything" premieres in syndication.
• 1992 - The Goof Troop episode "As Goof Would Have It" premieres in syndication.
• 1993 - The Bonkers episode "Toon with No Name" premieres in syndication.
• 1994
  • The Aladdin episode "Egg-stra Protection" premieres in syndication.
  • The Gargoyles episode "Deadly Force" premieres in syndication.
• 1995 - The Aladdin episode "The Shadow Knows" premieres on CBS.
• 1996 - The Timon & Pumbaa episode "Home Is Where the Hog Is" premieres in syndication.
• 1997 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Eat, Drink Juice and Be Merry" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
• 1998 - The Hercules episode "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods" premieres in syndication.
• 2000
  • The Teacher's Pet episodes "Bad to the Bone/Always Knock the Postman Twice" premiere on ABC.
  • The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Enemy Without a Face" premieres on ABC.
• 2001 - The Weekenders episodes "Clown/Testing Dixon" premiere on UPN and in syndication.
• 2005 - The Kim Possible episode "Gorilla Fist" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2006
  • The American Dragon: Jake Long episode "The Rotwood Files" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The W.I.T.C.H. episode "V is for Victory" premieres.
• 2008 - The BunnyTown episode "Barrel Full of Bunnies" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
• 2010 - Imagination Movers concludes its second season on Playhouse Disney with the episode "The Tale of Captain Kiddo".
• 2011
  • The Handy Manny episode "Manny's Wilderness Adventure" premieres on Disney Jr.
  • The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Harperella" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The A.N.T. Farm episode "slumber party ANTics" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Jessie episode "Creepy Connie Comes a Callin'" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Phineas and Ferb episode "Lotsa Latkes" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Fish Hooks episode "Adventures in Fish-Sitting" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2012
  • Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Dog with a Blog episode "Wingstan" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2013
  • The Mickey Mouse episode "Potatoland" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Kickin' It episode "School of Jack" premieres on Disney XD.
• 2014
  • Mickey's Happy Mousekeday premieres on Disney Jr.
  • The Mickey Mouse animated short "Mickey Monkey" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "The Things We Bury" premieres on ABC.
• 2015
  • The Goldie & Bear episodes "Moon Jump/Big Good Wolf" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Mickey Mouse animated short "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Star Wars Rebels episode "Blood Sisters" premieres on Disney XD.
  • The Kirby Buckets episode "Balloonacy!" premieres on Disney XD.
• 2016
  • The Lion Guard episode "Never Roar Again" premiere on Disney Channel (it was originally scheduled for June 24).
  • The Doc McStuffins episodes "Toy Hospital: Chuck Learns to Look!/Birthday Party Emergency" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Descendants: Wicked World short "Chemical Reaction" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Liv and Maddie episode "Sing it Louder!!-a-Rooney" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Girl Meets World episode "Girl Meets Hollyworld" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2017 - The Elena of Avalor episode "Three Jaquins and a Princess" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2018
  • The Avengers Assemble episode "The Good Son" premieres on Disney XD.
  • The Star Wars Resistance episode "Synara's Score" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2022
  • The Firebuds episodes "River Rescue/Big Tread" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Mickey Mouse Funhouse episodes "Finding Treasure!/Witchy Worries" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • PJ Masks concludes its fifth season on Disney Jr. with the episode "Luna's Moon Attack".
  • The Raven's Home episode "Bridge Over Troubled Daughter" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Villains of Valley View episode "No Escape" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2023 - The Ghost and Molly McGee episodes "F.O.N.A.A.!/Game On" premiere simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney XD^[1] (originally premiered on Disney+ on November 15).

Streaming[]

• 2020 - The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse premieres on Disney+ with the first two episodes "Cheese Wranglers" and "House of Tomorrow".
• 2022
  • Mickey: The Story of a Mouse premieres on Disney+.
  • The Wonderful Autumn of Mickey Mouse premieres on Disney+.

Films[]

• 2022 - Disenchanted premieres on Disney+.

Online[]

• 2023 - The Chibi Tiny Tales Hailey's On It! short "Beta in Love 💞" is released on Disney Channel's YouTube channel.

Video games[]

• 1994 - Animated StoryBook: The Lion King
• 1998 - A Bug's Life is released for the Sony PlayStation & PC.
• 2008
  • Kingdom Hearts coded
  • Bolt: The Video Game is released for Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3.
• 2012 - Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

VHS & DVD releases[]

• 2003 - The Santa Clause 2
• 2008 - Hannah Montana: The Complete First Season, Hannah Montana DVD Game and High School Musical DVD Game
• 2014 - Frozen: Sing-Along Edition and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's Winter Bow Show

Theme park happenings[]

• 2011 - Toy Story Land opens at Hong Kong Disneyland.
• 2016 - PizzeRizzo opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

DVD & Blu-ray releases[]

• 2008 - WALL-E
• 2014 - The Wind Rises (Touchstone Pictures)

Events[]

• 2021 - Disney Branded Television announces a new animated series greenlit for Disney Channel called "Hailey's On It!".^[2]

Character debuts[]

• 1928 - Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Parrot
• 2012 - Sofia, Princess Amber, King Roland II, Queen Miranda, Baileywick, Prince James, Cedric the Sorcerer, Wormwood, Jade, Ruby Hanshaw, Clover, Princess Jun, Prince Zandar, Princess Clio, Mia, Robin, Whatnaught, Nikki Ortiz, Christie, Rob, Evita Ortiz, Mandy, Blotworx, Adelle
• 2022 - Ruby, Rosaleen, Malvina Monroe, Tyson Monroe, Sofia Philip, Scroll, Edgar, The Gardeners, Kip and Skip

People[]

Births[]

• 1942 - Susan Sullivan (actress and voice actress)
• 1948 - Dom Irrera (actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian)
• 1952 - Delroy Lindo (actor, voice actor, and theatre director)
• 1958 - Oscar Nuñez (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• 1960 - Elizabeth Perkins (actress and voice actress)
• 1968 - Owen Wilson (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter)
• 1981
  • Nasim Pedrad (actress, writer, and comedian)
  • Christina Vidal (actress and singer)
• 1982
  • Francisco Angones (writer, director, producer, and story editor)
  • Damon Wayans Jr. (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and writer)
• 1983 - Robert Kazinsky (actor and model)

Deaths[]

• 2002 - James Coburn (actor and voice actor)

References[]