Disney Animated Canon

The **Disney Animated Canon** (sometimes known as the **Disney animated features canon**) is the name given to the series of Disney theatrical animated feature films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios since 1937.

While the majority of the canon are original, six are sequels: *The Three Caballeros*, *The Rescuers Down Under*, *Fantasia 2000*, *Winnie the Pooh*, *Ralph Breaks the Internet* and *Frozen II*.

*Raya and the Last Dragon*, *Encanto* and two other untitled movies are upcoming films.

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 neither produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios nor Disney in that matter, let alone owning the films' distribution rights. In some countries, *Winnie the Pooh* does not count as a classic, leaving *Wreck-It Ralph* in 51st place.

## Films in the Disney animated canon

### During Walt Disney's lifetime

*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*December 21, 1937*Pinocchio*February 7, 1940*Fantasia*November 13, 1940*Dumbo*October 23, 1941*Bambi*August 13, 1942*Saludos Amigos*February 6, 1943*The Three Caballeros*February 3, 1945*Make Mine Music*April 20, 1946*Fun and Fancy Free*September 27, 1947*Melody Time*May 27, 1948*The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*October 5, 1949*Cinderella*February 15, 1950*Alice in Wonderland*July 28, 1951*Peter Pan*February 5, 1953*Lady and the Tramp*June 22, 1955*Sleeping Beauty*January 29, 1959*One Hundred and One Dalmatians*January 25, 1961*The Sword in the Stone*December 25, 1963
### After Walt Disney's lifetime

*The Jungle Book*October 18, 1967*The Aristocats*December 24, 1970*Robin Hood*November 8, 1973*The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*March 11, 1977*The Rescuers*June 22, 1977*The Fox and the Hound*July 10, 1981*The Black Cauldron*July 24, 1985*The Great Mouse Detective*July 2, 1986*Oliver & Company*November 18, 1988*The Little Mermaid*November 17, 1989*The Rescuers Down Under*November 16, 1990*Beauty and the Beast*November 22, 1991*Aladdin*November 25, 1992*The Lion King*June 24, 1994*Pocahontas*June 23, 1995*The Hunchback of Notre Dame*June 21, 1996*Hercules*June 27, 1997*Mulan*June 19, 1998*Tarzan*June 18, 1999*Fantasia 2000*January 1, 2000*Dinosaur*May 19, 2000*The Emperor's New Groove*December 15, 2000*Atlantis: The Lost Empire*June 15, 2001*Lilo & Stitch*June 21, 2002*Treasure Planet*November 27, 2002*Brother Bear*November 1, 2003*Home on the Range*April 2, 2004*Chicken Little*November 4, 2005*Meet the Robinsons*March 30, 2007*Bolt*November 21, 2008*The Princess and the Frog*December 11, 2009*Tangled*November 24, 2010*Winnie the Pooh*July 15, 2011*Wreck-It Ralph*November 2, 2012*Frozen*November 27, 2013*Big Hero 6*November 7, 2014*Zootopia*March 4, 2016*Moana*November 23, 2016*Ralph Breaks the Internet*November 21, 2018*Frozen II*November 22, 2019*Raya and the Last Dragon*March 5, 2021*Encanto*November 24, 2021