- March 27
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Castaway. [16] [23]
- April 6
- The Mickey Mouse film The Castaway is released to theaters. [1378.123]
- April
- Columbia Pictures learns of Disney's film distribution deal with United Artists. [1102.159]
- April 11
- The Silly Symphony film Mother Goose Melodies is completed. [16] [23]
- April 13
- Disney officially announces its film distribution contract with United Artists. [1102.160]
- April 16
- The Silly Symphony film Mother Goose Melodies is released to theaters. [228.342]
- April 30
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Moose Hunt. Pluto also appears, and is first called by name. Pluto speaks for the first and only time in his career. [16] [7] [23] [49.254] [97.42] [1073.29]
- May 3
- The Mickey Mouse film The Moose Hunt is released to theaters. [228.341]
- May 16
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The China Plate. [16] [23]
- May 23
- The Silly Symphony film The China Plate is released to theaters. [1378.133]
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- June 6
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Delivery Boy. Minnie Mouse also appears. [16] [23]
- June 13
- The Mickey Mouse film The Delivery Boy is released. [1378.180]
- June 22
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Busy Beavers. [16] [23]
- June 30
- The Silly Symphony film The Busy Beavers is released. [1378.106]
- (month unknown)
- Walt Disney begins sending his animators to the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. [229.60]
- The film Around the World in 80 Minutes includes an animated segment showing Mickey Mouse dancing to Siamese music. [1390.28]
- The David McKay Company of Philadelphia publishes the book, The Adventures of Mickey Mouse. This is the first hardback Disney book. The book gives the first published reference to Donald Duck. [96.28,79] [113.164] [228.53,64] [1378.11]
- The book, Mickey Mouse Movie Stories Volume One is published. [96.59,79]
- Preproduction work begins on an animated feature of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Work is halted when Commonwealth Pictures releases its live-action feature-length version. [34.92]
- The Saalfield Publishing Company of Akron, Ohio, publishes the Mickey Mouse Coloring Book. [113.164]
- July 8
- Pluto is introduced to the Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip. [1242.62]
- July 10
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Mickey Steps Out. Pluto and Minnie Mouse also appear. [16] [23] [15] (July 7 [228.324])
- July 20
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Cat's Out. [16] [23]
- July 28
- The Silly Symphony film The Cat's Out is released to theaters. The name on the copyright registration is The Cat's Nightmare. [1378.125]
- August 7
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Blue Rhythm. Minnie Mouse also appears. [16] [23] [15]
- August 18
- The Mickey Mouse film Blue Rhythm is released to theaters. [1378.85]
- August 19
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film Egyptian Melodies. [16] [23]
- August 27
- The Silly Symphony film Egyptian Melodies is released to theaters. [228.157]
- September 1
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Fishin' Around. Pluto also appears. [16] [23]
- September 16
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Clock Store. Also known as In A Clock Store. [16] [23]
- September 25
- The Mickey Mouse film Fishin' Around is released to theaters. [228.186]
- September 28
- The Silly Symphony film The Clock Store is released to theaters. [1378.142]
- September 30
- The Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Broadcast is completed. [16] [23]
- October 10
- The Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Broadcast is released to theaters. [1378.60]
- October 13
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Spider and the Fly. [16] [23]
- October 23
- The Silly Symphony film The Spider and the Fly is released to theaters. [501.517]
- October 28
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Beach Party. Pluto and Clarabelle Cow also appear. [16] [23]
- November 5
- The Mickey Mouse film The Beach Party is released. Pluto also appears. [1378.62]
- November 10
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Fox Hunt. [16] [23] (released October 20 [228.194])
- November 25
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Mickey Cuts Up. Minnie Mouse and Pluto also appear. [16] [23] [15] [228.319]
- December 5
- Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Orphans. Minnie Mouse and Pluto also appear. [16] [23] [15]
- December 9
- The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Orphans is released to theaters. [228.327]
- December 12
- Disney completes the Silly Symphony film The Ugly Duckling. [16] [23] [97.44]
- December 17
- The Silly Symphony film The Ugly Duckling is released to theaters. The film is based on the book by Hans Christian Andersen. [501.579]
- (month unknown)
- Walt Disney suffers a nervous breakdown. [23] [40.132] [48.103]
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