Disney Animated Canon

The Disney Animated Canon (sometimes known as the Disney animated features canon) is the name given to the overall body of work that is the Disney theatrical animated feature films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937.

It is one of the four main Disney branches (of which, at 86 years old as of 2023, it is the longest running); the other three being the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pixar, and Star Wars.

Six of the films are sequels: The Three Caballeros, The Rescuers Down Under, Fantasia 2000, Winnie the Pooh, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Frozen II.

Frozen III, Zootopia 2, and Moana 2 are upcoming films.

The first feature to use the Castle and Walt Disney Pictures logo was Freaky Friday.

The final feature to use hand-drawn animation was Winnie the Pooh.

The first feature to use the "Walt Disney Animation Studios" logo was Meet the Robinsons.

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 features exclude Dinosaur and include The Wild. However, The Wild was not produced by Disney in that matter. In some countries, Winnie the Pooh is not included.

Films in the Disney animated canon[]

During Walt Disney's lifetime[]

After Walt Disney's lifetime[]

External links[]

Disney Cartoon Canon Index

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Walt Disney Animation Studios (Disney Animated Canon)

Disney Golden Age: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Saludos Amigos (1942) • The Three Caballeros (1944) • Make Mine Music (1946) • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) • Melody Time (1948) •The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • 101 Dalmatians (1961) • The Sword in the Stone (1963) • The Jungle Book (1967)

Disney Dark Age: The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) • The Rescuers (1977) • The Fox and the Hound (1981) • The Black Cauldron (1985) • The Great Mouse Detective (1986) • Oliver & Company (1988)
Disney Renaissance: The Little Mermaid (1989) • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • James and the Giant Peach (1996) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • Tarzan (1999)
Post-Renaissance: Fantasia 2000 (1999) • Dinosaur (2000) • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) • Lilo & Stitch (2002) • Treasure Planet (2002) • Brother Bear (2003) • Home on the Range (2004) • Chicken Little (2005) • Meet the Robinsons (2007) • Bolt (2008)
Disney Revival The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Winnie the Pooh (2011) • Frankenweenie (2012) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) • Encanto (2021) • Strange World (2022) • Tinker Bell and the Tooth Fairy (2023) • Wish (2023)
Upcoming: Upcoming: The Super Princess Giulia Movie (2024) • Moana 2 (2024) • Tinker Bell and the Candy Fairy (2025) • Zootopia 2 (2025) • Princess Giulia: Showtime! (2026) • Nutcrackertopia (2026) • Frozen III (2027) • Encanto 2 (2028) • Frozen IV (TBA)

Pixar

Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) . Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Super Luca Bros: The Movie (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Alberto's Mansion: The Movie (2022) • Super Luca Bros: The Movie 2 (2023) • Elemental (2023) • Alberto's Mansion: The Movie 2 (2023) • Super Luca Bros: The Movie 3 (2024) • Alberto's Mansion: The Movie 3 (2024) • Inside Out 2 (2024) • BarneyWare: The Movie (2024)

Upcoming: Agustin Kong: The Movie (2024) • The Super Princess Giulia Movie (2024) • Luca Mario vs. Agustin Kong: The Movie (2025) • Elio (2025) • Princess Giulia: Showtime! (2026) • Hoppers (2026) • Toy Story 5 (2026) • Luca 2 (2027) • Uprisening (2028) • Incredibles 3 (TBA)

Nintendo/Nintendo Animation Studios

Super Luca Bros: The Movie (2022) • Alberto's Mansion: The Movie (2022) • Super Luca Bros: The Movie 2 (2023) • Alberto's Mansion: The Movie 2 (2023) • Super Luca Bros: The Movie 3 (2024) • Alberto's Mansion: The Movie 3 (2024) • BarneyWare: The Movie (2024)

Upcoming: Agustin Kong: The Movie (2024) • The Super Princess Giulia Movie (2024) • Luca Mario vs. Agustin Kong: The Movie (2025) • Paper Luca: The Movie (2025) • Luca Mario & Alberto Luigi: The Movie (2025) • Princess Giulia: Showtime! (2026) • Captain Guido Treasure Tracker: The Movie (2026) • Dr. Luca: The Movie (2026)

Disneytoon Studios

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) • Richie Rich (1994) • A Goofy Movie (1995) • Doug's 1st Movie (1999) • The Tigger Movie (2000) • Recess: School's Out (2001) • Peter Pan: Return to Never Land (2002) • The Jungle Book 2 (2003) • Piglet's Big Movie (2003) • Teacher's Pet (2004) • Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) • The Jungle Cubs' Movie (2006) • The Buzz on Maggie: The Movie (2007) • 31 Minutes: The Movie (2008) • Tinker Bell (2008) • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) • Secret of the Wings (2012) • Planes (2013) • The Pirate Fairy (2014) • Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015) • The Lion Guard 2: The Rise of Scar (2017) • The Lion Guard 3: Battle for the Pride Lands (2019) • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020) • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (2022) • LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest (2023)
Upcoming: Big City Greens: The Movie (2024)

Disney Animation Films
Chicken Little 2 (2020) Upcoming: Foster (2024; WDAS and DAF) • Speedrunner (2024) • Bluebeard (2024) • Naditu (2024)

Lucasfilm Animation Studios
Strange Magic (2015)

Faning films by Disney

Lightyear 2 (2026) • Finding Marlin (2027) • Turning Red 2 (2028) • Cars 4 (2028) • Finding Deb (2029) • Alberto (2030) • The Toddleat and the Little Tale (1987) • Romacathella (1993) • Catz (1993) • Tirea-Vanin (1996) • Naroprol (1997) • Rush (2003) • Enatacho (2006) • The Killer Man (1984) • Doug Unplugged (1954) • A Series of Unfortunate Events (1960) • The MazPots (1964) • The Happiest Little Elf (1994) • Revenge of McLeach (1993; co-produce with WDA) • For Pete's Sake (1979) • Imaginationland (1980) • Freaky Friday (1983)

Live-Action Films with Non-CG Animation

The Reluctant Dragon (1941) • Victory Through Air Power (1943) • Song of the South (1946) • So Dear to My Heart (1949) • Mary Poppins (1964) • The Music Man (1962) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) • Christmas travelling (1974) Freaky Friday (Edited version produced and written by Howard Ashman) (1977) • Pete's Dragon (1977) • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) • Enchanted (2007) • Mary Poppins Returns (2018) • Disneyland: The Movie (2015)
Upcoming: The Lily's Driftwood Bay Movie: A Very Silly Adventure (2021) • The Adventures of PB&J Otter: The First Movie 2000 (2021) • Lily's Driftwood Bay: Sunrise (2021) • The Pagemistress (2021)

20th Century Animation
Robots (2005) • Spies in Disguise (2019) • Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) • The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) • Ariela (2023) • Robots 2.0 (2025) Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Animated Films Distributed by Disney

The Brave Little Toaster (1987) • The Happiest Little Elf (1994) • Valiant (2005) • The Wild (2006) • A Christmas Carol (2009) • Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) • Mars Needs Moms (2011) • Gru and Buck Adventures (2007) • Gru and Buck Adventures: The Return of El Macho (2009) • Gru and Buck Adventures: Dark of the Moon (2011) • Astro Boy 2: Follow the Travel of the World (2012) Gru and Buck Adventures: Good vs. Vile Showdown (2013 film) (2013) • A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1965) • The Man Called Flintstone (1966) • Snoopy, Come Home! (1972) • Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown! (1977) • South Park (1978) • Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) • Percy the Green Engine and the Tomato Cucumber-Pariah (2017)

Studio Ghibli Films Distributed by Disney
Princess Mononoke (1997) • Spirited Away (2001) • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) • Tales from Earthsea (2006) • Ponyo (2008) • The Secret World of Arietty (2010) • The Wind Rises (2013)

Saturn Animation Studios
Super Pencil (2029) • RC Car (2035) • Super Pencil 2 (2041) • Crescendo Cliche Classical (2047) • Boscha (2053) • Stuffed Animals (2058) •Stuffed Animals 2 (2064)

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Films in the Disney animated canon[]

During Walt Disney's lifetime[]

After Walt Disney's lifetime[]

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