1982

Epcot's Spaceship Earth 2008 — EPCOT Center opens.

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1982.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

February 5 -Night Crossing
March 26 -Robin Hood (re-issue)
April 2 -Fantasia (re-issue)
June 4 -Bambi (re-issue)
July 9 -Tron
July 30 -Tex
December 17 -Peter Pan (re-issue)

Shorts[]

September 22 -Buyer Be Wise (Educational)
September 23 -Get It Right: Following Directions with Goofy (Educational)
October -Vincent (Chicago International Film Festival)
October 1 -Vincent
October 27 -Fun with Mr. Future (Los Angeles,California)

Television[]

Events[]

TheWalt Disney Home Video ending promo, titledWalt Disney and You, debuts in November 1982.
November 25 - The Mickey Mouse balloon makes its twelfth appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Theme parks and resorts[]

October 1 -Walt Disney World'sEPCOT Center opens as the second theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Home video releases[]

VHS[]

January
- Condorman
- The Devil and Max Devlin
- Goofy Over Sports
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (re-issue)
- The North Avenue Irregulars (re-issue)
- The Shaggy Dog
- Treasure Island
- Winter 1982 trailer reel (includesMary Poppins andThe Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
April
- Herbie Rides Again
- Pollyanna
- The Sign of Zorro
- A Tale of Two Critters
- The Watcher in the Woods
- Spring 1982 trailer reel (includesOld Yeller andMickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections)
June
- The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale (re-issue)
- A Day at Disneyland
- Freaky Friday
- Justin Morgan Had a Horse
- Swiss Family Robinson
- Summer 1982 trailer reel (includes theMickey Mouse and Donald Duck Collection,Old Yeller andThe Black Hole)
September
- Blackbeard's Ghost
- Goofy Over Sports
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Night Crossing
- The Three Caballeros
- The Wind in the Willows
- Fall 1982 trailer reel (includesThe Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh,Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Collection,The Black Hole, andOld Yeller)
October
- Dumbo (re-issue)
- Fun and Fancy Free
November
- Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
- Snowball Express
- A Walt Disney Christmas
December
- Babes in Toyland
- Storybook Classics
- Tron

Laserdisc[]

June -Dumbo
? -The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Video games[]

Mickey and Donald (Nintendo Game and Watch) (Multi-screen variety)
Tron (Arcade)
Tron: Deadly Discs (Intellivision)
Tron: Solar Sailer (Intellivision)
Tron: Maze-a-Tron/Adventures of Tron (Intellivision and Atari 2600)

Character debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

January 15 -Cynthia Kaye McWilliams (actress and voice actress)
January 22 -Toby Ganger (actor and rapper)
January 24 -Daveed Diggs (actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, and rapper)
February 3 -Ashley Brown (actress, singer, and dancer)
February 22 -Dichen Lachman (actress and producer)
February 27 -Adetokumboh M'Cormack (actor and voice actor)
March 3 -Jessica Biel (actress)
March 6 -Felicia Barton (singer, songwriter, and musician)
March 10 -Thomas Middleditch (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
March 11 -Robbie Daymond (actor and voice actor)
March 12 -Samm Levine (actor)
March 18 -Adam Pally (actor, comedian, and writer)
March 20 -Erica Luttrell (actress and voice actress)
March 21 -Santino Fontana (actor and voice actor)
March 25
- Jenny Slate (stand-up comedian, actress, voice actress, and author)
- Danica Patrick (professional stock car racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman)
- David Lengel (actor)
March 28 -Flula Borg (actor, screenwriter, comedian, youtuber, DJ, MC/rapper/hype man, singer, songwriter, record producer, and audio engineer)
March 30 -Jason Dohring (actor and voice actor)
March 31 -Brian Tyree Henry (actor)
April 1 -Taran Killam (actor and comedian)
April 3 -Cobie Smulders (actress)
April 5 -Hayley Atwell (actress)
April 9 -Jay Baruchel (actor and voice actor)
April 15 -Seth Rogen (actor, stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and director)
April 19 -Ali Wong (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
April 22 -Cassidy Freeman (actress and musician)
April 24 -Kelly Clarkson (singer, songwriter, author, and actress)
April 28 -Harry Shum Jr. (actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer)
April 30
- Kirsten Dunst (actress, singer, and model)
- Drew Seeley (actor, singer-songwriter, and dancer)
May 3 -Rebecca Hall (actress)
May 11 -Jonathan Jackson (actor, musician, and author)
May 16 -Tiya Sircar (actress and voice actress)
May 25
- Esmé Bianco (actress and voice actress)
- Fryda Wolff (voice actress)
June 24 -Laura Donnelly (actress)
June 29 -Matthew Mercer (actor and voice actor)
June 30 -Lizzy Caplan (actress)
July 8 -Sophia Bush (actress, voice actress, director, spokesperson, and activist)
July 18 -Priyanka Chopra (actress, producer, singer, and model)
July 24
- Elisabeth Moss (actress)
- Anna Paquin (actress and voice actress)
July 30 -Martin Starr (actor and comedian)
August 1 -Deborah Baker Jr. (actress)
August 13 -Sebastian Stan (actor)
August 19 -Melissa Fumero (actress and voice actress)
August 22 -Aparna Nancherla (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
August 25 -Ben Diskin (voice actor and actor)
August 26 -John Mulaney (stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer)
September 10
- Bret Iwan (voice actor and illustrator)
- Misty Copeland (ballet dancer)
September 22 -Katie Lowes (actress, voice actress, and theater director)
September 27 -Anna Camp (actress, voice actress, and singer)
September 30 -Lacey Chabert (actress and voice actress)
October 3 -Erik von Detten (actor and voice actor)
October 6 -Michael Arden (actor, singer, composer, and stage director)
October 10
- Dan Stevens (actor and producer)
- Erik Santos (singer and actor)
October 15 -Lane Toran (actor, voice actor, musician, and songwriter)
October 19 -Gillian Jacobs (actress and director)
October 23 -Bradley Pierce (actor, voice actor, producer, and cinematographer)
October 28 -Matt Smith (actor)
November 1 -Michaela Dietz (voice actress)
November 12 -Anne Hathaway (actress, voice actress, and singer)
November 18
- Francisco Angones (writer, director, producer, and story editor)
- Damon Wayans Jr. (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and writer)
November 25 -Natalia Cordova-Buckley (actress)
November 28 -Adam McArthur (actor, voice actor, and martial artist)
November 29 -Gemma Chan (actress)
December 5 -Gabriel Luna (actor and producer)
December 14 -Jesse Garcia (actor)
December 15 -Charlie Cox (actor)
December 24 -Robert Schwartzman (actor and singer)
December 29 -Alison Brie (actress)