Walt Disney Animated Classics

**Walt Disney Animated Classics** is the name given to Walt Disney Animation Studios' theatrical animated feature films since 1937.

It's one of the six main Disney branches (of which, at 85 years old as of 2023, it is the second longest running), the other five being *Looney Tunes*, the *Marvel Cinematic Universe*, Pixar, *Winnie the Pooh*, and *Star Wars*.

While the majority of the canon's films are original, fiften of them are sequels: *An American Tale: Anne-Marie Goes West*, *Cinderella: A Twist in Time*, *Quest for Camelot*, *Return to Neverland*, *One Hundred and One Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure*, *Stuart Little 2*, *The Jungle Book 2*, *Ted 2*, *Paddington 2,* *The Incredibles 2*, *Trolls World Tour*, *Space Jam: A New Legacy*, *Sing 2*, *Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving*, and *Disenchanted*.

For advertising purposes, the Walt Disney Company began to affix numbers to each of their animated 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 "Walt Disney's Classics", "Walt Disney's Animated Classics", "Walt Disney Animated Classics" or "Disney Animated Canon". Many film historians and animation fans refer to them as Disney "classics" or Disney "features".

Some foreign numbering systems of Walt Disney Animated Classics exclude *Corpse Bride* and include *The Wild*. However, *The Wild* was neither produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios nor Disney in that matter, let alone owning the films' distribution rights. In some countries, the sequel films do not count as classics due to being sequels, with the same happening to the 1940s package films (*Fantasia*, *Saludos Amigos*, *The Three Caballeros*, *Make Mine Music*, *Fun and Fancy Free*, *Melody Time*, and *Aesop's Funniest Fables*), *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*, *Here Come the Smurfs* (both films due to being anthology films of previoisly released shorts), the films starring *Looney Tunes* characters, and the live-action/animated hybrid films (*The Wizard of Oz*, *Alice in Wonderland*, *The Kids and the Crows*, *The Phantom Tollbooth*, *Pete's Dragon*, *Space Jam*, *Osmosis Jones*, *Hop*, the *Paddington* films, the *Ted* duology, *Mousetrap and the Sleuth Club* and *Space Jam: A New Legacy*).

## Films

### 1930s/1940s

* *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1937; 2D)
* *The Wizard of Oz* (1939; 2D/live-action)
* *Pinocchio* (1940; 2D)
* *Fantasia* (1940; 2D/live-action)
* *Dumbo* (1941; 2D)
* *Headin' South* (1941; 2D)
* *Bambi* (1942; 2D)
* *Saludos Amigos* (1943; 2D/live-action)
* *The Three Caballeros* (1944; 2D/live-action)
* *Make Mine Music* (1946; 2D)
* *Fun and Fancy Free* (1947; 2D/live-action)
* *Melody Time* (1948; 2D/live-action)
* *Aesop's Funniest Fables* (1949; 2D/live-action)

### 1950s

* *Cinderella* (1950; 2D)
* *Alice in Wonderland* (1951; 2D/live-action)
* *The Wind in the Willows* (1952; 2D)
* *Peter Pan* (1953; 2D)
* *Oliver Twist* (1955; 2D)
* *The Nutcracker* (1956; 2D)
* *Burro* (1957; 2D)
* *Babes in Toyland* (1958; 2D)
* *Sleeping Beauty* (1959; 2D)

### 1960s

* *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* (1961; 2D)
* *Gay Purr-ee* (1962; 2D)
* *The Sword in the Stone* (1963; 2D)
* *Mary Poppins* (1964; 2D)
* *Mary Jane and Sniffles* (1964; 2D)
* *The Jungle Book* (1967; 2D)
* *The Kids and the Crows* (1968; 2D/live-action)

### 1970s

* *The Phantom Tollbooth* (1970; 2D/live-action)
* *The Aristocats* (1970; 2D)
* *A Christmas Carol* (1970; 2D)
* *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (1971; 2D)
* *Charlotte's Web* (1972; 2D)
* *Robin Hood* (1973; 2D)
* *Johan and Peewit and the Magic Flute* (1976; 2D)
* *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1976; 2D/live-action)
* *The Rescuers* (1977; 2D)
* *Pete's Dragon* (1977; 2D/live-action)
* *Here Come the Smurfs* (1978; 2D)
* *The Mickey and Minnie Mouse/Road Runner Movie* (1979; 2D)

### 1980s

* *The Fox and the Hound* (1981; 2D)
* *The Looney Looney Looney Mickey and Minnie Mouse Movie* (1981; 2D)
* *Mickey and Minnie's 3rd Movie: 1001 Looney Tales* (1981; 2D)
* *Little Orphan Annie* (1982; 2D)
* *The Secret of NIMH* (1982; 2D)
* *Heidi* (1982; 2D)
* *Anne of Green Gables* (1982; 2D)
* *Goofy's Fantastic Island* (1983; 2D)
* *The Black Cauldron* (1985; 2D)
* *The Great Mouse Detective* (1986; 2D)
* *An American Tale* (1986; 2D)
* *The Brave Little Toaster* (1987; 2D)
* *Daffy Duck's Quackbusters* (1988; 2D)
* *The Land Before Time* (1988; 2D)
* *Oliver & Company* (1988; 2D)
* *Banjo the Woodpile Cat* (1989; 2D)
* *Lady and the Tramp* (1989; 2D)
* *The Little Mermaid* (1989; 2D)

### 1990s

* *The Witches* (1990; 2D)
* *The Snow Queen* (1990; 2D)
* *Tom Sawyer* (1991; 2D)
* *Beauty and the Beast* (1991; 2D)
* *An American Tale: Anne-Marie Goes West* (1991; 2D)
* *Rock-a-Doodle* (1992; 2D/live-action)
* *Cinderella: A Twist in Time* (1992; 2D)
* *Aladdin* (1992; 2D)
* *Rita and Runt* (1993; 2D)
* *The Nightmare Before Christmas* (1993; stop-motion)
* *Thumbelina* (1993; 2D)
* *The Lion King* (1994; 2D)
* *The Swan Princess* (1994; 2D)
* *A Troll in Central Park* (1994; 2D)
* *The Pebble and the Penguin* (1995; 2D)
* *Pocahontas* (1995; 2D)
* *Balto* (1995; 2D/live-action)
* *James and the Giant Peach* (1996; stop-motion/live-action)
* *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996; 2D)
* *Space Jam* (1996; 2D/live-action)
* *Hercules* (1997; 2D)
* *Pippi Longstocking* (1997; 2D)
* *Anastasia* (1997; 2D)
* *Quest for Camelot* (1998; 2D)
* *Mulan* (1998; 2D)
* *The Scarecrow* (1998; 2D)
* *The Iron Giant* (1999; 2D)
* *Tarzan* (1999; 2D)
* *Stuart Little* (1999; 2D)

### 2000s

* *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000; 2D)
* *Atlantis: The Lost Empire* (2000; 2D)
* *How the Grinch Stole Christmas!* (2000; 2D)
* *Return to Neverland* (2001; 2D)
* *The Trumpet of the Swan* (2001; 2D)
* *Osmosis Jones* (2001: 2D/live-action)
* *One Hundred and One Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure* (2001; 2D)
* *Ice Age* (2002; 2D)
* *Lilo and Stitch* (2002; 2D)
* *Treasure Planet* (2002; 2D)
* *Stuart Little 2* (2003; 2D)
* *The Jungle Book 2* (2003; 2D)
* *Brother Bear* (2003; 2D)
* *Home on the Range* (2004; 2D)
* *The Incredibles* (2004; 3D)
* *Robots* (2005, 3D)
* *Corpse Bride* (2005; stop-motion)
* *Chicken Little* (2005; 3D)
* *Curious George* (2006; 2D)
* *Meet the Robinsons* (2007; 3D)
* *Ratatouille* (2007; 3D)
* *Enchanted* (2007; 2D/3D/live-action)
* *Horton Hears a Who!* (2008; 3D)
* *Bolt* (2008; 3D)
* *The Princess and the Frog* (2009; 2D)
* *Epic* (2009; 3D)

### 2010s

* *Galaxy Girl* (2010; 3D)
* *Despicable Me* (2010; 3D)
* *Tangled* (2010; 2D)
* *Yogi Bear* (2010; 3D/live-action)
* *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011; 3D)
* *Hop* (2011; 3D/live-action)
* *Jawbreaker* (2011; 2D)
* *Rio* (2011; 2D)
* *The Lorax* (2012; 3D)
* *Brave* (2012; 2D)
* *Frankenweenie* (2012; stop-motion)
* *Ted* (2012; 3D/live-action)
* *Mice and Ducks Run: A Looney Tunes Movie* (2013; 2D)
* *Spy Rabbits* (2013; 3D)
* *Frozen* (2013; 2D)
* *Mousetrap and the Sleuth Club* (2014; 2D/3D/live-action)
* *Storks* (2014; 3D)
* *The Secret Life of Pets* (2014; 3D)
* *Big Hero 6* (2014; 3D)
* *Paddington* (2014; 3D/live-action)
* *Ted 2* (2015; 3D/live-action)
* *Goldie & Bear* (2015; 3D)
* *The Lost Dragon* (2015; 2D)
* *The Nelsons* (2015; 3D)
* *Zootopia* (2016; 3D)
* *Trolls* (2016; 2D)
* *Moana* (2016; 2D)
* *Sing* (2016; 3D)
* *Ferdinand* (2017; 2D)
* *Smurfs: The Lost Village* (2017; 3D)
* *Woody Woodpecker* (2017; 3D/live-action)
* *Coco* (2017; 2D)
* *Paddington 2* (2017; 3D/live-action)
* *Smallfoot* (2018; 3D)
* *The Incredibles 2* (2018; 3D)
* *Green Eggs and Ham* (2018; 2D)
* *The Italian Rat* (2019; 2D)
* *UglyDolls* (2019; 3D)

### 2020s

* *Francisca* (2020; 2D)
* *Spies in Disguise* (2020; 3D)
* *Trolls World Tour* (2020; 2D) (Disney+ original)
* *Jerry Mouse* (2021; 3D/live-action)
* *Raya and the Last Dragon* (2021; 2D) (Disney+ original)
* *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021; 3D/2D) (Disney+ original)
* *Luca* (2021; 3D) (Disney+ original)
* *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021; 2D/3D/live-action)
* *A Tale Dark and Grimm* (2021; 3D) (Disney+ original)
* *Encanto* (2021; 3D)
* *Sing 2* (2021; 3D)
* *Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving* (2022; 2D) (Disney+ original)
* *King Tweety* (2022; 2D) (Disney+ original)
* *Disenchanted* (2022; 2D/3D/live-action) (Disney+ original)
* *Strange World* (2022; 3D)
* *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023; 3D)
* *Nimona* (2023; 3D) (Disney+ original)
* *Wish* (2023; 2D/3D)
* *Migration* (2023; 3D)
* *The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie* (2024; 2D)
* *Coyote vs. Acme* (2024; 2D/3D/live-action)
* *Paddington in Peru* (2024; 3D/live-action)
* *The Cat in the Hat* (2025; ???)

## Changes

*See Walt Disney Animated Classics/Changes.*

## See also

* Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Disneytoon Studios
* Disney Renaissance
* Tin, Pan and Alley
* Wondrous Journeys
* Fantasmic!
* World of Color
* Mickey's PhilharMagic
* Disney Dreams!
* Wonderful World of Animation
* Zenimation
* Walt Disney Records: The Legacy Collection
* No Time for Nuts 4-D
* List of credits
* Accompanying shorts
* List of easter eggs
* Notable people (A to Z)
* Satellite studios
	+ Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
	+ Walt Disney Feature Animation Paris
	+ Walt Disney Feature Animation Dublin
	+ Walt Disney Feature Animation London
	+ Walt Disney Feature Animation Phoenix
	+ Walt Disney Feature Animation Sherman Oaks
	+ Blue Sky Studios
	+ Walt Disney Animation Studios Paris