Disney Digital 3-D s a brand used by the Walt Disney Company to describe three-dimensional films made and released by the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and shown exclusively using digital projection.
Disney Digital 3-D is not a presentation nor a production format or technology. Films advertised as Disney Digital 3-D come from a number of sources, film, digital camera as well as animation software, and can be presented using any digital 3D technology, including RealD, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D and MasterImage 3D. There is no specific handling involved.
Title history[]
The first film was Chicken Little, released in late 2005. For the release, Disney collaborated with Real D to install RealD's 3D digital projection system featuring Christie CP2000 2K DLP projectors along with silver screens for 84 screens in US theaters.
The computer-animated Chicken Little was followed by a re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas on October 20, 2006. Nightmare, a 1993 stop motion movie, was originally shot in 2D on 35-mm-film, the 3D version was generated by Industrial Light & Magic from this source using computer technology. And with the "smaller breast" 3D version of Knick Knack making this the first Disney movie that isn't made by Pixar to have a Pixar short film.
In 2007, Disney re-released Working for Peanuts, a 1953 animated film shot in 3D. It preceded the theatrical release of the 3D version of Meet the Robinsons.
The first live-action material recorded in digital 3D by Disney was Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, released in 2008. In 2009, G-Force followed, marking the first scripted live-action 3D movie under the Disney Digital 3-D brand (as well as Jerry Bruckheimer's first 3D film).
On May 29, 2009, Disney·Pixar released Up, the first Pixar film to be presented in 3D. It was then followed by a 3D double feature re-release of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 on October 2, 2009, although neither of these films' animation was altered. As a result, subsequent Pixar films, such as Toy Story 3 and Cars 2, were released in Disney Digital 3D.
Two of Disney's traditionally-animated films were reissued with 3D conversions in 2011, The Lion King - released on August 26 internationally and on September 16 in North America - and Beauty and the Beast - limited to 13-day run in September at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles for North America, as well as short runs in New Zealand, Japan, Australia, India and Spain in 2010. These re-releases were supervised by Don Hahn, who produced both films. Beauty and the Beast in 3D received a wider release in 2012.
the 1960s Animated Classic The MazPots gets a 3D Re-release in 2014 due to Acamedy Award-winning Animated Film.
Three of Pixar's Disney+ original films were reissued with 3D conversions in 2025, Soul - released on February 28 internationally and on March 14 in North America - Turning Red - released on March 28 internationally and on April 18 in North America - and Luca - limited to 13-day run on April 25, 2025 at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles for North America, as well as short runs in New Zealand, Japan, Australia, India and Spain on May 16, 2025. Luca in 3D received a wider release on May 30, 2025.
List of Disney Digital 3-D Films[]
Feature films[]
Original releases[]
Title | Release date |
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Chicken Little | November 4, 2005 |
Meet the Robinsons | March 30, 2007 |
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | February 1, 2008 |
Bolt | November 21, 2008 |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | February 27, 2009 |
Up | May 24, 2009 |
G-Force | July 24, 2009 |
A Christmas Carol | November 6, 2009 |
Alice in Wonderland | March 5, 2010 |
Toy Story 3 | June 18, 2010 |
Tangled | November 24, 2010 |
Tron: Legacy | December 17, 2010 |
Mars Needs Moms | March 11, 2011 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | May 20, 2011 |
Cars 2 | June 24, 2011 |
John Carter | March 9, 2012 |
Brave | June 22, 2012 |
Frankenweenie | October 5, 2012 |
Wreck-It Ralph | November 2, 2012 |
Oz: The Great and Powerful | March 8, 2013 |
Monsters University | June 21, 2013 |
Frozen | November 27, 2013 |
Maleficent | May 30, 2014 |
Planes: Fire & Rescue | July 18, 2014 |
Big Hero 6 | November 7, 2014 |
Inside Out | June 19, 2015 |
The Good Dinosaur | November 25, 2015 |
The Finest Hours | January 29, 2016 |
Zootopia | March 4, 2016 |
The Jungle Book | April 15, 2016 |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | May 27, 2016 |
Finding Dory | June 17, 2016 |
The BFG | July 1, 2016 |
Pete's Dragon | August 12, 2016 |
Moana | November 23, 2016 |
Beauty and the Beast | March 17, 2017 |
Cars 3 | June 16, 2017 |
Coco | November 22, 2017 |
Toy Story 4 | June 15, 2018 |
Reissues[]
Title | Release date |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas | October 27, 2006 October 19, 2007 October 24, 2008 October 23, 2009 |
The Red Volcano's Island | January 4, 2008 |
Toy Story | October 2, 2009 |
Toy Story 2 | October 2, 2009 |
The Lion King | September 16, 2011 |
Beauty and the Beast | January 13, 2012 |
Finding Nemo | September 14, 2012 |
Monsters, Inc. | December 19, 2012 |
The Little Mermaid | September 13, 2013 (El Capitan Theater) |
The MazPots | December 3, 2014 |
Soul | March 14, 2025 |
Turning Red | April 18, 2025 |
Luca | May 30, 2025 |
Short films[]
Original releases[]
Title | Release date | Released with |
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Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales: Tokyo Mater | December 12, 2008 | Bolt |
Partly Cloudy | May 29, 2009 | Up |
Day & Night | June 18, 2010 | Toy Story 3 |
Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation | June 24, 2011 | Cars 2 |
Tangled Ever After | January 13, 2012 | Beauty and the Beast 3D |
La Luna | June 22, 2012 | Brave |
Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex | September 14, 2012 | Finding Nemo 3D |
Paperman | November 2, 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph |
The Blue Umbrella | June 21, 2013 | Monsters University |
Get a Horse! | November 27, 2013 | Frozen |
Feast | November 7, 2014 | Big Hero 6 |
Lava | June 19, 2015 | Inside Out |
Sanjay's Super Team | November 25, 2015 | The Good Dinosaur |
Piper | June 17, 2016 | Finding Dory |
Burrow | March 14, 2025 | Soul 3D |
Reissues[]
Title | Release date | Released with |
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Knick Knack (1989) | October 27, 2006 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D |
Working for Peanuts (1953) | March 30, 2007 | Meet the Robinsons |
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) | January 4, 2008 | The Red Volcano's Island 3D |
For the Birds (2000) | December 19, 2012 | Monsters, Inc. 3D |
Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010) | December 3, 2014 | The MazPots |
Carl's Date (2023) | April 18, 2025 | Turning Red 3D |
Self (2024) | May 30, 2025 | Luca 3D |