List of Disney animated features

List of animated feature films by the Walt Disney Company:

Table of contents

1 Original List as submitted to Wikipedia 2 Another List, created from various sources 3 Methodology 4 Discussion 5 External Links

Original List as submitted to Wikipedia

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs December 21, 1937 / DVD-SE
2. Pinocchio February 7, 1940 / DVD
3. Fantasia November 13, 1940 / DVD
4. Dumbo October 23, 1941 / DVD-SE
5. Bambi August 13, 1942
6. Saludos Amigos February 6, 1943 / DVD
7. The Three Caballeros February 3, 1945 / DVD
8. Make Mine Music August 15, 1946 / DVD
9. Song of the South November 12, 1946
10. Fun and Fancy Free September 27, 1947 / DVD
11. Melody Time May 27, 1948 / DVD
12. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad October 5, 1949 / DVD
13. Cinderella February 15, 1950
14. Alice in Wonderland July 26, 1951 / DVD
15. Peter Pan February 5, 1953 / DVD-SE
16. Lady and the Tramp June 22, 1955
17. Sleeping Beauty January 29, 1959 / DVD-SE
18. One Hundred and One Dalmatians January 25, 1961
19. The Sword in the Stone December 25, 1963 / DVD
20. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree February 4, 1966
21. The Jungle Book October 18, 1967
22. The Aristocats December 24, 1970 / DVD
23. Robin Hood November 8, 1973 / DVD
24. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh March 11, 1977 / DVD-SE
25. The Rescuers June 22, 1977
26. The Fox and the Hound July 10, 1981 / DVD
27. The Black Cauldron July 24, 1985
28. The Great Mouse Detective July 2, 1986
29. Oliver and Company November 18, 1988
30. The Little Mermaid November 17, 1989
31. The Rescuers Down Under November 16, 1990
32. Beauty and the Beast November 15, 1991, nationally released in the USA November 23, 1991 / DVD-SE
33. Aladdin November 11, 1992
34. The Lion King June 15, 1994 / DVD-SE
35. Pocahontas June 23, 1995 / DVD
36. The Hunchback of Notre Dame June 21, 1996 / DVD
37. Hercules June 27, 1997 / DVD
38. Mulan June 6, 1998 / DVD
39. Tarzan June 18, 1999 / DVD
40. Fantasia 2000 December 31, 1999, intitally released only on IMAX screens / DVD
41. The Emperor's New Groove December 15, 2000 / DVD
42. Atlantis: The Lost Empire June 15, 2001 / DVD
43. Lilo & Stitch June 21, 2002 / DVD
44. Treasure Planet November 27, 2002 / DVD
45. Brother Bear November 1, 2003
46. Home on the Range May 2004

This list is less than canonical, as it includes one animation/live-action hybrid (Song of the South) while inexplicably excluding others (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, etc.). It also includes Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, which is a short, not a feature, and was included in the later entry The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Also, the numbering does not match Disney's, which counts the recent Brother Bear as the 43rd animated feature, not the 45th.

Another List, created from various sources

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. Pinocchio
3. Fantasia
4. Dumbo
5. Bambi
6. Saludos Amigos
7. The Three Caballeros
8. Make Mine Music
9. Fun and Fancy Free
10. Melody Time
11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
12. Cinderella
13. Alice in Wonderland
14. Peter Pan
15. Lady and the Tramp
16. Sleeping Beauty
17. 101 Dalmatians
18. The Sword in the Stone
19. The Jungle Book
20. The Aristocats
21. Robin Hood
22. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
23. The Rescuers
24. The Fox and the Hound
25. The Black Cauldron
26. The Great Mouse Detective
27. Oliver and Company
28. The Little Mermaid
29. The Rescuers Down Under
30. Beauty and the Beast
31. Aladdin
32. The Lion King
33. Pocohontas
34. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
35. Hercules
36. Mulan
37. Tarzan
38. Fantasia 2000
39. The Emperor's New Groove
40. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
41. Lilo and Stitch
42. Treasure Planet
43. Brother Bear
44. Home on the Range

Methodology

"The list" is consistently defined as being only features produced by Disney, not co-produced with another company (such as the Pixar movies like Toy Story and Finding Nemo), nor simply distributed by Disney (such as the films of Studio Ghibli, like Spirited Away). Only movies that received significant theatrical releases are counted, which excludes many straight-to-video sequels. Films created for and shown only at theme parks, such as Philharmagic are not counted. Live-action / animation hybrids are also not included (hence the exclusion of Mary Poppins, Song of the South, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and similar films from the second list), though early versions of the list counted So Dear To My Heart. Films created by divisions other than Walt Disney Feature Animation, such as the television and home video divisions, don't count, which explains the absence of the theatrically-released "movies" Return to Neverland, The Tigger Movie, and others. Thusfar, completely computer-generated animation has been excluded, which explains the absence of Dinosaur, though this might change if Disney, as widely expected, reduces or eliminates its cel-animation efforts in favor of CGI.

Discussion

The idea of numbering the Disney animated features seems to have emerged from the company's home video division, and numbers were assigned before unambiguous rules were reached for what films would qualify. The presence and absence of several films continues to be a topic of debate among film scholars:

• Arguably should be included:
  • Victory Through Air Power was a feature film entirely animated by Disney, but is not included, and as a product of World War II propaganda little seen since its release, is generally only known to scholars and completists
  • Dinosaur was created in-house at Disney, but is computer-animated, not cel-animated.
  • All animated features produced entirely by Disney, regardless of division or department. This would include The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Movie, Return to Neverland, Doug's 1st Movie and other (and frankly, lesser) movies.

• Arguably should be excluded:
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh compiles four short cartoons, one of which was not even produced by Disney
  • Saludos Amigos is only 42 minutes long, hardly a "feature" film.

External Links

• http://www.toon.com/info/Disney_Classic.html
• http://www.howtofaq.com/faqV2HGLY5ZO4KW.php