Walt Disney Animation Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The company's production logo features a scene from the first ever sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney, it is the oldest-running animation studio in the world. It is currently organized as a division of Walt Disney Studios and is headquartered at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California. Since its foundation, the studio has produced 83 feature films, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to Kingdom Hearts (2022), and hundreds of short films.
Founded as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923, renamed Walt Disney Studio in 1926 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929, the studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934, resulting in 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, one of the first full-length animated feature films and the first one made in the United States. In 1986, during a large corporate restructuring, Walt Disney Productions, which had grown from a single animation studio into an international multimedia company, was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation studio Walt Disney Feature Animation in order to differentiate it from the other divisions. Its current name was adopted in 2007 after Pixar Animation Studios was acquired by Disney in 1995.
For much of its existence, the studio was recognized as the premier American animation studio; it developed many of the techniques, concepts and principles that became standard practices of traditional animation. The studio also pioneered the art of storyboarding, which is now a standard technique used in both animated and live-action filmmaking. The studio's catalog of animated features is among Disney's most notable assets, with the stars of its animated shorts – Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and Pluto – becoming recognizable figures in popular culture and mascots for The Walt Disney Company as a whole.
Walt Disney Animation Studios is currently managed by John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer) and Clark Spencer (President), and continues to produce films using both traditional animation and computer-generated imagery (CGI).
== Filmography ==
=== Released films ===
# 	Film 	Release date 	Co-production 	Based on / Inspired by
1 	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 	December 21, 1937 	 	Snow White by Brothers Grimm
2 	Pinocchio 	February 7, 1940 	 	The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
3 	Fantasia 	November 13, 1940 	 	The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4 	The Reluctant Dragon 	June 27, 1941 	 	The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame
5 	Dumbo 	October 23, 1941 	 	Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl
6 	Bambi 	August 13, 1942 	 	Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
7 	Saludos Amigos 	November 6, 1942 	 	n/a
8 	Victory Through Air Power 	June 17, 1943 	 	Victory Through Air Power by Maj. Alexander P. Seversky
9 	The Three Caballeros 	February 3, 1945 	 	n/a
10	Make Mine Music 	April 20, 1946 	 	Casey at the Bat by Ernest Thayer & Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
11	Song of the South 	November 12, 1946 	 	Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris
12	Fun and Fancy Free 	September 27, 1947	 	Little Bear Bongo by Sinclair Lewis & Jack and the Beanstalk by Benjamin Tabart
13	Melody Time 	May 27, 1948 	 	The life of Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky, Trees by Joyce Kilmer & Pecos Bill
14	So Dear to My Heart 	November 29, 1948 	 	Midnight and Jeremiah by Sterling North
15	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	October 5, 1949 	 	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
16	Cinderella 	February 15, 1950 	 	Cinderella by Charles Perrault
17	Alice in Wonderland 	July 28, 1951 	 	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
18	Peter Pan 	February 5, 1953 	 	Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
19	Lady and the Tramp 	June 22, 1955 	 	Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog by Ward Greene
20	Sleeping Beauty 	January 29, 1959 	 	Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault & Little Briar Rose by Brothers Grimm
21	One Hundred and One Dalmatians 	January 25, 1961 	 	The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
22	The Sword in the Stone 	December 25, 1963 	 	The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
23	Mary Poppins 	August 27, 1964 	 	Mary Poppin by P. L. Travers
24	The Jungle Book 	October 18, 1967 	 	The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
25	The Aristocats 	December 24, 1970 	 	The Secret Origin of The Aristocats by Tom McGowan & Tom Rowe
26	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	October 7, 1971 	 	The Magic Bedknob & Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton
27	Robin Hood 	November 8, 1973 	 	The legend of Robin Hood
28	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	March 11, 1977 	 	Winnie-the-Pooh book series by A. A. Milne
29	The Rescuers 	June 22, 1977 	 	The Rescuers book series by Margery Sharp
30	Pete's Dragon 	November 3, 1977 	 	"Pete's Dragon and the USA (Forever After)" by Seton I. Miller and S. S. Field
31	The Fox and the Hound 	July 10, 1981 	 	The Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. Mannix
32	The Black Cauldron 	July 24, 1985 	 	The Chronicles of Prydain book series by Lloyd Alexander
33	The Great Mouse Detective 	July 2, 1986 	 	Basil of Baker Street book series by Eve Titus
34	The Brave Little Toaster 	June 19, 1987 	Hyperion Pictures 	The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances by Thomas M. Disch"
35	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	June 22, 1988 	Touchstone Pictures, Touchstone Animation, and ImageMovers 	Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
36	Oliver & Company 	November 18, 1988 	 	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
37	The Little Mermaid 	November 17, 1989 	 	The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
38	The Rescuers Down Under 	November 16, 1990 	 	The Rescuers book series by Margery Sharp
39	Beauty and the Beast 	November 22, 1991 	 	Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
40	Aladdin 	November 25, 1992 	 	Aladdin and the Magic Lamp from One Thousand and One Nights
41	The Nightmare Before Christmas 	October 29, 1993 	Touchstone Pictures, Touchstone Animation, and Skellington Production	Poem by Tim Burton
42	The Lion King 	June 24, 1994 	 	Hamlet by William Shakespeare
43	Soccer Jam 	April 15, 1995 	Caravan Pictures 	Mickey Mouse by Walt Disney
44	Pocahontas 	June 23, 1995 	 	The life of Pocahontas
45	James and the Giant Peach 	April 12, 1996 	Touchstone Pictures, Touchstone Animation, and Skellington Production	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
46	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	June 21, 1996 	 	Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
47	Hercules 	June 27, 1997 	 	The Greek myth of Hercules
48	Mulan 	June 19, 1998 	 	Ballad of Mulan by Guo Maoqian
49	Tarzan 	June 18, 1999 	 	Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
50	Fantasia 2000 	December 16, 1999 	 	The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
51	Dinosaur 	May 19, 2000 	 	n/a
52	The Emperor's New Groove 	December 15, 2000 	 	n/a
53	Atlantis: The Lost Empire 	June 15, 2001 	 	The legend of Atlantis
54	Lilo & Stitch 	June 21, 2002 	 	An unpublished children's book by Sanders
55	Treasure Planet 	November 27, 2002 	 	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
56	Brother Bear 	November 1, 2003 	 	n/a
57	Home on the Range 	April 2, 2004 	 	n/a
58	Corpse Bride 	September 23, 2005	Touchstone Pictures, Touchstone Animation, and Skellington Production	Original characters created by Tim Burton and Carlos Grangel
59	Chicken Little 	November 4, 2005 	 	Henny Penny
60	A Few Good Ghosts 	October 3, 2006 	 	n/a
61	Meet the Robinsons 	March 30, 2007 	 	A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce
62	Enchanted 	November 21, 2007 	 	n/a
63	Bolt 	November 21, 2008 	 	n/a
64	The Princess and the Frog 	December 11, 2009 	 	The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker
65	Tangled 	November 24, 2010 	 	Rapunzel by Brothers Grimm
66	Winnie the Pooh 	July 15, 2011 	 	Winnie-the-Pooh book series by A. A. Milne
67	Frankenweenie 	October 5, 2012 	Touchstone Pictures, Touchstone Animation, and Skellington Production	Frankenweenie by Tim Burton and Lenny Ripps
68	Wreck-It Ralph 	November 2, 2012 	Square Enix Studios 	n/a
69	Frozen 	November 27, 2013 	 	The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
70	Big Hero 6 	November 7, 2014 	Marvel Studios 	Big Hero 6 by Man of Action
71	King of the Elves 	November 18, 2015 	 	The King of the Elves by Philip K. Dick
72	Zootopia 	March 4, 2016 	 	n/a
73	Moana 	November 23, 2016 	 	The Hawaiian myth of Māui
74	Gigantic 	November 10, 2017 	 	Jack and the Beanstalk by Benjamin Tabart
75	Ralph Breaks the Internet 	May 21, 2018 	Square Enix Studios 	n/a
76	Mary Poppins Returns 	July 19, 2018 	 	Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
77	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 	December 14, 2018 	Marvel Studios 	Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
78	Frozen II 	November 22, 2019 	 	The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
79	Soccer Jam: A New Legacy 	June 12, 2020 	Caravan Pictures 	Mickey Mouse by Walt Disney
80	Raya and the Last Dragon 	November 25, 2020 	 	n/a
81	Encanto 	November 24, 2021 	 	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
82	Kingdom Hearts 	March 28, 2022 	Square Enix Studios 	Kingdom Hearts by Shinji Hashimoto and Tetsuya Nomura
83	The Sea Beast 	June 24, 2022 	 	n/a
=== Upcoming films ===
# 	Film 	Release date 	Co-production 	Based on / Inspired by
84	Strange World 	November 23, 2022	 	n/a
85	Disenchanted 	November 24, 2022	 	n/a
86	Fantasia: A New Revival 	January 1, 2023 	 	n/a
87	Heroes of Goo Jit Zu 	April 16, 2023 	Moose Studios 	Heroes of Goo Jit Zu by Moose Toys
88	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	June 2, 2023 	Marvel Studios	Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
89	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse	March 29, 2024 	Marvel Studios	Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
=== Related productions ===
Film 	Release date 	Studio
The Care Bears Movie 	March 29, 1985 	American Greetings, Those Characters from Cleveland, and Wang Film Productions
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation 	March 21, 1986 	American Greetings, Those Characters from Cleveland, and Wang Film Productions
The Care Bears Movie 3: Adventure in Wonderland	August 7, 1987 	American Greetings, Those Characters from Cleveland, and Wang Film Productions
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp 	August 3, 1990 	DisneyToon Studios
A Goofy Movie 	April 7, 1995 	DisneyToon Studios
The Tigger Movie 	February 11, 2000 	DisneyToon Studios
Recess: School's Out 	February 16, 2001 	Walt Disney Television Animation
Final Fantasy: The Spirts Within 	July 11, 2001 	Square Pictures
Piglet's Big Movie 	March 21, 2003 	DisneyToon Studios
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot 	October 5, 2004 	American Greetings and Sparx Animation
The Polar Express 	November 10, 2004 	ImageMovers
Pooh's Heffalump Movie 	February 11, 2005 	DisneyToon Studios
The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie 	October 18, 2005 	American Greetings and Sparx Animation
The Wild 	April 14, 2006 	C.O.R.E. Feature Animation
Monster House 	July 27, 2006 	ImageMovers
Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! 	August 4, 2007 	SD Entertainment, American Greetings, The Hatchery, Polygon Pictures
Beowulf 	November 16, 2007 	Touchstone Pictures and ImageMovers
Tinker Bell 	September 18, 2008	DisneyToon Studios
A Christmas Carol 	November 6, 2009 	ImageMovers
Mars Needs Moms 	March 11, 2011 	ImageMovers
Calling All Robots! 	2013 	ImageMovers
Saving Mr. Banks 	November 13, 2013 	
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 	May 20, 2022 	
DuckTales: The Next Adventure 	June 24, 2022 	Walt Disney Television Animation