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The following is a list of animated feature films produced and/or released by The Walt Disney Company or its predecessor, Walt Disney Productions. The lists have been broken down categorically by sub-studio, etc.

Walt Disney Studios began work on animated short films in 1923. Then, in 1937, the studio released its first feature-length animated film with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and has hence continued to produce shorts, featurettes, and feature films to this day. Throughout the years, the studio has expanded its reach. Between collaborating with other studios to co-produce films to The Walt Disney Company distributing animated features produced by other companies, Walt Disney Studios no longer produces all their animated content under the Disney banner. Their most recent film, Wreck-It Ralph, released in 2012, marks the studio's 52nd feature-length animated film.

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Walt Disney Animation Studios

Please do not move these films from one portion of this list to another. In particular, do not add other films to the Walt Disney Animation Studio (WDAS) films portion of the list UNLESS Disney has announced a new WDAS production. What is and what isn't in the official canon has already been fixed; as the official WDAS can be found here.

Any of the following are *not* part of the official WDAS canon:

  • Pixar films, whether made before or after Disney acquired Pixar. (Pixar remains a separate production unit within Disney. There have been no WDAS/Pixar co-productions as of 9/28/2011; if there is one, its inclusion in the list will have to be determined then.)
  • Marvel films, whether made before or after Disney aquired Marvel. The only exception to this is Big Hero 6, which has already been added to the list, as it will be produced by WDAS.)
  • Muppets or Bear in the Big Blue House films, whether made before or after Disney acquired those properties from The Jim Henson Company. (WDAS has not made any Muppet or Bear films as of 9/28/2011; if WDAS produces a fully-animated Muppet or Bear film in the future, it may be added to the list.)
  • Any other puppet films, even if produced by Disney.
  • Any animated films that have often been mistaken to have been made by Disney, but are not: Anastasia (produced by Fox Animation Studios & distributed by 20th Century Fox), Quest for Camelot or The Iron Giant (both produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation & distributed by Warner Bros.), etc.
  • Pooh's Heffalump Movie, Piglet's Big Movie and The Tigger Movie, produced by DisneyToon studios
  • All sequels, with the exception of The Rescuers Down Under, Fantasia 2000, and Winnie the Pooh (which were produced by WDAS and included in the canon) have been produced by DisneyToon Studios. All except for the three WDAS-produced sequels, Return to Neverland and The Jungle Book 2 were released direct-to-video. DisneyToon productions are listed in a separate section below.
  • Live action Disney films that include animated bits or sequences (even if produced by WDAS), such as Song of the South, Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Pete's DragonWho Framed Roger Rabbit, and Enchanted. Those are listed below in another section. An exception is Dinosaur, which is the only film with a live-action setting and animated characters that is officially included in the canon.
  • Films distributed by Disney but not produced by Disney, such as The Wild. Those are listed below in other sections.

The following is a list of the animated films that were either entirely produced in-house by Walt Disney Productions prior to 1986, or were produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, formerly known as Walt Disney Feature Animation, after 1986.

For advertising purposes, The Walt Disney Company began to affix numbers to each of the films in the late 1980s. Through this method, they could proclaim the film to be "Disney's X full-length animated film". When the numbering system was introduced, the group of films included became collectively known as the "Disney Animation Canon."{ Many film historians and animation fans refer to them as Disney "classics" or Disney "features". The numbering system remains today, as recent press releases for such products as the 20th anniversary edition of Oliver & Company, as well as the opening and closing logos and marketing materials for Tangled, still refer to the film's number. Some foreign numbering systems of Disney Animated Classics exclude Dinosaur and include The Wild. However, The Wild was not produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios nor Disney in general for that matter.

# Film Date of original release
1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs February 4, 1938
2 Pinocchio February 9, 1940
3 Fantasia January 29, 1941
4 Dumbo October 23, 1941
5 Bambi August 12, 1942
6 Saludos Amigos August 24, 1942
7 The Three Caballeros December 21, 1944
8 Make Mine Music April 20, 1946
9 Fun and Fancy Free September 27, 1947
10 Melody Time May 27, 1948
11 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad October 5, 1949
12 Cinderella March 4, 1950
13 Alice in Wonderland July 26, 1951
14 Peter Pan February 5, 1953
15 Lady and the Tramp June 16, 1955
16 Sleeping Beauty January 29, 1959
17 One Hundred and One Dalmatians January 25, 1961
18 The Sword in the Stone December 25, 1963
19 The Jungle Book October 18, 1967
20 The Aristocats December 24, 1970
21 Robin Hood November 8, 1973
22 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh March 11, 1977
23 The Rescuers June 22, 1977
24 The Fox and the Hound July 10, 1981
25 The Black Cauldron July 24, 1985
26 The Great Mouse Detective July 2, 1986
27 Oliver & Company November 13, 1988
28 The Little Mermaid November 15, 1989
29 The Rescuers Down Under November 16, 1990
30 Beauty and the Beast November 13, 1991
31 Aladdin November 11, 1992
32 The Lion King June 15, 1994
33 Pocahontas July 16, 1995
34 The Hunchback of Notre Dame June 19, 1996
35 Hercules June 14, 1997
36 Mulan June 5, 1998
37 Tarzan June 12, 1999
38 Fantasia 2000 December 17, 1999
39 Dinosaur May 19, 2000
40 The Emperor's New Groove December 15, 2000
41 Atlantis: The Lost Empire June 3, 2001
42 Lilo & Stitch June 16, 2002
43 Treasure Planet November 17, 2002
44 Brother Bear October 20, 2003
45 Home on the Range March 21, 2004
46 Chicken Little October 30, 2005
47 Meet the Robinsons March 30, 2007
48 Bolt November 21, 2008
49 The Princess and the Frog November 25, 2009
50 Tangled November 24, 2010
51 Winnie the Pooh July 15, 2011
52 Wreck-It Ralph November 2, 2012
53 Frozen November 27, 2013
54 Big Hero 6 November 7, 2014

It has been confirmed that Mickey Mouse and King of the Elves are also in development.

Films primarily live-action but partially animated

All of the following are live-action films and documentaries films that contain at least some animated scenes and/or sequences.

# Film Date of original release
1 The Reluctant Dragon June 20, 1941
2 Victory Through Air Power July 17, 1943
3 Song of the South November 12, 1946
4 So Dear to My Heart November 29, 1948
5 Mary Poppins August 27, 1964
6 Bedknobs and Broomsticks November 11, 1971
7 Pete's Dragon November 3, 1977
8 Who Framed Roger Rabbit June 21, 1988
9 Enchanted November 21, 2007

DisneyToon Studios

This is the complete list of DisneyToon Studios films which have had a theatrical release.

# Film Date of original release Budget Gross
1 DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp August 3, 1990 $2-8 million $18,115,724
2 A Goofy Movie April 7, 1995 N/A $35,348,597
3 Doug's 1st Movie March 26, 1999 $5 million $19,440,089
4 The Tigger Movie February 11, 2000 $30 million $90,156,800
5 Recess: School's Out February 16, 2001 $10 million $44,460,850
6 Return to Never Land February 15, 2002 $20 million $109,862,682
7 The Jungle Book 2 February 14, 2003 $20 million $135,703,599
8 Piglet's Big Movie March 21, 2003 N/A $62,870,546
9 Teacher's Pet January 16, 2004 $10 million $6,491,969
10 Pooh's Heffalump Movie February 11, 2005 $20 million $52,858,433
11 Bambi II January 26, 2006 (Argentina) N/A N/A
12 Tinker Bell September 19, 2009 (Mexico) N/A $52,201,882 (DVD sales)
13 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure September 3, 2009 (Argentina) N/A N/A
14 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue August 13, 2010 (UK) N/A N/A

Pixar Animation Studios

Disney now owns Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar has released or will release the following films:

# Film Date of original release Budget Gross
1 Toy Story November 22. 1995 $30 million $361,958,736
2 A Bug's Life November 25, 1998 $60 million $363,398,565
3 Toy Story 2 November 24, 1999 $90 million $485,015,179
4 Monsters, Inc. November 2, 2001 $115 million $525,366,597
5 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 $94 million $867,893,978
6 The Incredibles November 4, 2004 $92 million $631,442,092
7 Cars June 9, 2006 $120 million $461,983,149
8 Ratatouille June 29, 2007 $150 million $623,722,818
9 WALL-E June 27, 2008 $180 million $521,311,860
10 Up May 13, 2009 (Cannes Film Festival) $175 million $731,342,744
11 Toy Story 3 June 18, 2010 $200 million $1,063,168,360
12 Cars 2 June 24, 2011 $200 million $559,852,396
13 Brave June 22, 2012 $185 million $532,044,638
14 Monsters University June 21, 2013
15 The Good Dinosaur November 27, 2013
16 The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind (TBA) May 30, 2014
17 Finding Dory 2015

Stop-motion films

The stop-motion makers Henry Selick and Tim Burton have worked on the following stop-motion films made by Disney.

# Film Date of original release
1 The Nightmare Before Christmas October 19, 1993
2 James and the Giant Peach April 12, 1996
3 Frankenweenie October 5, 2012
4 Untitled Henry Selick film October 4, 2013

ImageMovers Digital

The following films were produced by ImageMovers Digital since its acquisition by Disney. However, Disney does not own earlier films made by ImageMovers Digital. All of the films below contain computer animated shots, and all were also released or re-released in a Disney Digital 3-D limited cinema version. ImageMovers Digital was closed in 2011.

# Film Date of original release
1 A Christmas Carol November 6, 2009
2 Mars Needs Moms March 11, 2011

Other animated films distributed by Disney

Unlike the films above that were made by Disney, the films below were only distributed by Disney.

# Film Date of original release Produced by
1 The Brave Little Toaster July 10, 1987 Hyperion Pictures
The Kushner-Locke Company
2 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars May 18, 1998 Hyperion Pictures
The Kushner-Locke Company
3 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue May 19, 1999 Hyperion Pictures
The Kushner-Locke Company
4 Valiant August 19, 2005 Vanguard Animation
5 The Wild April 14, 2006 C.O.R.E.

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