List of Disney animated movies facts for kids
This page lists all the amazing animated movies from Walt Disney Pictures and The Walt Disney Company. If you're looking for live-action movies from Disney, you can find them on the List of Disney movies page.
Here, you'll discover movies made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. This studio has had different names over the years, like Walt Disney Productions (from 1937 to 1985) and Walt Disney Feature Animation (from 1986 to 2006). These movies are often called the Disney Canon. This means they were fully made by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Some animated movies are not part of the Disney Canon. These include movies that mix animation with live-action actors. Also, movies that started as Disney TV shows (spin-offs) are not in the canon. Movies made mostly for home video by DisneyToon Studios are also separate. And finally, movies from Pixar are not part of the canon, even though Disney helps present them.
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Animated Disney Movies
What is the Disney Canon?
The Disney Canon refers to the main animated movies created directly by Walt Disney Animation Studios. These are the films that are considered the core animated classics from Disney. It's like the official collection of their most important animated stories.
How to Read the Movie List
The table below shows many animated movies. The colors help you know which studio made them:
| Walt Disney Productions (1937–1985) Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986–2006) Walt Disney Animation Studios (2007–present) |
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| Pixar Animation Studios (1995–present) | |
| 20th Century Fox Animation (2019–2020) 20th Century Animation (2020–present) |
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| Disney MovieToons (1990–2002) Disneytoon Studios (2003–2014) |
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| Walt Disney Television Animation (1999–2004) | |
| Other Disney studio | |
| Third-party studio | |
| Live-action/animation hybrid sold as animation | |
| Live-action/animation hybrid sold as live-action | |
| Live-action/animation hybrid sold as Documentary | |
| Distribution only | |
Disney's Animated Movies (1937-Today)
Here is a list of animated movies that were released in the United States or produced there.
| Title | Original U.S. theatrical release date | Site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | December 21, 1937 | Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Pictures | |
| Pinocchio | February 7, 1940 | ||
| Fantasia | November 13, 1940 | ||
| The Reluctant Dragon | June 20, 1941 | ||
| Dumbo | October 23, 1941 | ||
| Bambi | August 13, 1942 | ||
| Saludos Amigos | August 24, 1942 | ||
| Victory Through Air Power | July 17, 1943 | Walt Disney Productions and United Artists | |
| The Three Caballeros | December 21, 1944 | Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Pictures | |
| Make Mine Music | April 20, 1946 | ||
| Song of the South | November 20, 1946 | ||
| Fun and Fancy Free | September 27, 1947 | ||
| Melody Time | May 27, 1948 | ||
| So Dear to My Heart | November 29, 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 | Walt Disney Productions and Buena Vista Film Distribution | |
| Sleeping Beauty | January 29, 1959 | ||
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | January 25, 1961 | ||
| The Sword in the Stone | December 25, 1963 | ||
| Mary Poppins | August 27, 1964 | ||
| The Jungle Book | October 18, 1967 | ||
| The Aristocats | December 24, 1970 | ||
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | October 7, 1971 | ||
| Robin Hood | November 8, 1973 | ||
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | March 11, 1977 | ||
| The Rescuers | June 22, 1977 | ||
| Pete's Dragon | November 3, 1977 | ||
| The Fox and the Hound | July 10, 1981 | ||
| The Black Cauldron | July 24, 1985 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions and Silver Screen Partners II | |
| The Great Mouse Detective | July 2, 1986 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners II | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | June 22, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Silver Screen Partners III | |
| Oliver & Company | November 18, 1988 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners III | |
| The Little Mermaid | November 17, 1989 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners IV | |
| DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | August 3, 1990 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons | |
| The Rescuers Down Under | November 16, 1990 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners IV | |
| Beauty and the Beast | November 22, 1991 | ||
| Aladdin | November 25, 1992 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | October 29, 1993 | Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions | |
| The Lion King | June 24, 1994 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| A Goofy Movie | April 7, 1995 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons | |
| Pocahontas | June 23, 1995 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| Toy Story | November 22, 1995 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| James and the Giant Peach | April 12, 1996 | Walt Disney Pictures, Allied Filmmakers and Skellington Productions | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | June 21, 1996 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| Hercules | June 27, 1997 | ||
| Mulan | June 19, 1998 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida | |
| A Bug's Life | November 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Doug's 1st Movie | March 26, 1999 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Jumbo Pictures | |
| Tarzan | June 18, 1999 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| Toy Story 2 | November 24, 1999 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Fantasia 2000 | December 17, 1999 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| The Tigger Movie | February 11, 2000 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Walt Disney Animation Japan | |
| Dinosaur | May 19, 2000 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and The Secret Lab | |
| The Emperor's New Groove | December 15, 2000 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| Recess: School's Out | February 16, 2001 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Paul & Joe Productions | |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | June 15, 2001 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| Monsters, Inc. | November 2, 2001 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Return to Never Land | February 15, 2002 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons, Disney Television Animation | |
| Lilo & Stitch | June 21, 2002 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida | |
| Treasure Planet | November 27, 2002 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| The Jungle Book 2 | February 14, 2003 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios | |
| Piglet's Big Movie | March 21, 2003 | ||
| The Lizzie McGuire Movie | May 2, 2003 | Walt Disney Pictures, Stan Rogow Productions | |
| Finding Nemo | May 30, 2003 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Brother Bear | November 1, 2003 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida | |
| Teacher's Pet | January 16, 2004 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation | |
| Home on the Range | April 2, 2004 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| The Incredibles | November 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Pooh's Heffalump Movie | February 11, 2005 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios | |
| Valiant | August 19, 2005 | Vanguard Animation and Ealing Studios | |
| Chicken Little | November 4, 2005 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation | |
| The Wild | April 14, 2006 | Walt Disney Pictures, C.O.R.E. Feature Animation, Nigel Productions, Hoytyboy Pictures, Sir Zip Productions and Contrafilm | |
| Cars | June 9, 2006 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Meet the Robinsons | March 30, 2007 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Ratatouille | June 29, 2007 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Enchanted | November 21, 2007 | Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Andalasia Productions and Right Coast Productions | |
| WALL-E | June 27, 2008 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Bolt | November 21, 2008 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Up | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| A Christmas Carol | November 6, 2009 | Walt Disney Pictures, ImageMovers Digital | |
| The Princess and the Frog | December 11, 2009 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Toy Story 3 | June 18, 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Tangled | November 24, 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | February 11, 2011 | Touchstone Pictures, Starz Animation and Rocket Pictures | |
| Mars Needs Moms | March 11, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures, ImageMovers Digital | |
| Cars 2 | June 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Winnie the Pooh | July 15, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Brave | June 22, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Frankenweenie | October 5, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Productions | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | November 2, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Monsters University | June 21, 2013 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Planes | August 9, 2013 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios | |
| Frozen | November 27, 2013 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue | July 18, 2014 | Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios | |
| Big Hero 6 | November 7, 2014 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Strange Magic | January 23, 2015 | Touchstone Pictures, Lucasfilm Animation | |
| Inside Out | June 19, 2015 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| The Good Dinosaur | November 25, 2015 | ||
| Zootopia | March 4, 2016 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Finding Dory | June 17, 2016 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Moana | November 23, 2016 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Cars 3 | June 16, 2017 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Coco | November 22, 2017 | ||
| Incredibles 2 | June 15, 2018 | ||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | November 21, 2018 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Mary Poppins Returns | December 19, 2018 | Walt Disney Pictures, Lucamar Productions and Marc Platt Productions | |
| Toy Story 4 | June 21, 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| The Lion King | July 19, 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures, Fairview Entertainment | |
| Frozen 2 | November 22, 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Spies in Disguise | December 25, 2019 | 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios and Chernin Entertainment | |
| Onward | March 6, 2020 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Raya and the Last Dragon | March 5, 2021 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Ron's Gone Wrong | October 22, 2021 | 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation, TSG Entertainment, Locksmith Animation and DNEG | |
| Encanto | November 24, 2021 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| The Bob's Burgers Movie | May 27, 2022 | 20th Century Studios, Bento Box Entertainment and Wilo Productions | |
| Lightyear | June 17, 2022 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Strange World | November 23, 2022 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Elemental | June 16, 2023 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Wish | November 22, 2023 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Soul‡ | January 12, 2024 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Turning Red‡ | February 9, 2024 | ||
| Luca‡ | March 22, 2024 | ||
| Inside Out 2 | June 14, 2024 | ||
| Moana 2 | November 27, 2024 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Mufasa: The Lion King | December 20, 2024 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pastel Productions | |
| Title | Scheduled U.S. theatrical release | Production company | |
‡—This means the movie had a special release in theaters again.
Upcoming Disney Animated Movies
Here are some exciting animated movies that are planned for release soon!
| Elio | June 13, 2025 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
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| Zootopia 2 | November 26, 2025 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Hoppers | March 6, 2026 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Kung Fu Sock: A Long Way Home | May 22, 2026 | 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation | |
| Toy Story 5 | June 19, 2026 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Untitled Walt Disney Animation Studios film | July 17, 2026 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Untitled Walt Disney Animation Studios film | November 25, 2026 | ||
| Ice Age 6 | December 18, 2026 | 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation | |
| Untitled Pixar film | June 18, 2027 | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Frozen 3 | November 24, 2027 | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Untitled fourth Frozen film | TBA | ||
| Incredibles 3 | TBA | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios |
Top-Earning Disney Animated Movies
These are the animated movies that have earned the most money around the world!
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Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 24 June 2025 in theaters around the world.
| Rank | Film | Worldwide gross | Studio | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inside Out 2 |
$1,690,701,370 | Pixar | 2024 | |
| 2 | The Lion King | $1,656,943,394 | Fairview Entertainment | 2019 | |
| 3 | Frozen 2 | $1,450,026,933 | Walt Disney Animation Studios | ||
| 4 | Frozen | $1,290,000,000 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Incredibles 2 | $1,242,805,968 | Pixar | 2018 | |
| 6 | Toy Story 4 | $1,073,394,593 | 2019 | ||
| 7 | Toy Story 3 | $1,066,969,703 | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Finding Dory | $1,028,570,889 | 2016 | ||
| 9 | Zootopia | $1,023,784,195 | Walt Disney Animation Studios | ||
| 10 | The Lion King | $978,996,133 | 1994 |
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