The Disney animation studio's prestigious legacy of animated feature films began in 1937 upon the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first American animated feature film and still one of the biggest box office successes in film history.Box Office Mojo: All-Time Domestic Grosses, Adjusted for Inflation Despite popular animation studios from Warner Bros. and MGM, Disney has remained the marquis animation studio around the world, based on the high box office performance and strong reviews of its 40+ traditionally animated featured films and, more recently, the computer-animated films from its Pixar division.
The Changing Times
Upon its release in November 1995, Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film. No longer a new technology, nearly all major studios rely solely on computer animation for their theatrically-released animated films. Other studios have seen great success with computer-animation, most notably Dreamworks with their Shrek franchise. Pixar animated films have won 21 Academy Awards and have made films exclusively for The Walt Disney Company throughout their existence. Though owned by Steve Jobs during its first decade of film production, the studio was bought by Disney in 2006 in stock transaction worth over seven billion dollars.Low End Mac: The Pixar Story
Disney Animated Films
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Sword In The Stone: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Fox and the Hound: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Great Mouse Detective: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Rescuers Down Under: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
The Emperor's New Groove: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Amazon.com
Pixar Films
- Mahalo's Guide to Pixar Films
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Disney Animated Films Produced by the Disney Television Division
Disney Stop-Motion Films
References
Fast Facts
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Bolt is the latest film in the "official Disney canon"Walt Disney Animation Studios: History
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December 21, 1937
Premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Both Snow White and Fantasia are listed on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American films of all timeChicago Reader: List-o-mania
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The Princess and the Frog is the only traditionally animated film currently in development by Disney animation studios
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The Rescuers and Toy Story are the only Disney animated films to have theatrically released sequels (though Cars 2 is scheduled for a Summer 2011 release)
