List of Disney direct-to-video movies facts for kids

Did you know that some Disney movies didn't first show up in movie theaters? These are called direct-to-video movies! This means they were released straight onto VHS, DVD, or streaming services. They skipped the big screen entirely.

For many years, The Walt Disney Company made lots of these movies. Most of them were sequels, which are follow-up stories to popular movies that first played in theaters. But in 2007, Disney decided to stop making new direct-to-video sequels. Many people at Disney felt that these movies were not as good as the original ones. They thought it was important to keep the quality of their main movies very high.

Animated Movies

Many direct-to-video animated movies were made by studios like DisneyToon Studios and Disney Television Animation. These studios created new adventures for your favorite characters.

Movies Produced by Disney

Here is a list of animated movies that Disney produced and released directly to video:

• The Return of Jafar (1994)
• Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995)
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
• Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997)
• Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
• Belle's Magical World (1998)
• Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1998)
• Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
• An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
• Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
• Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001)
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
• Tarzan & Jane (2002)
• Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
• Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
• Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
• Stitch! The Movie (2003)
• Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)
• Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
• Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
• Tarzan II (2005)
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
• Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
• Kronk's New Groove (2005)
• Leroy & Stitch (2006)
• Brother Bear 2 (2006)
• Bambi II (2006)
• The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
• Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007)
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
• Tinker Bell (2008)
• Tinker Bell: North of Neverland (2009)
• Tinker Bell: A Midsummer Storm (2010)
• Tinker Bell: A Winter Story (2011)

Movies Distributed by Disney

Disney also helped release some animated movies made by other companies directly to video. This means Disney handled getting the movies to stores and homes.

• The Brave Little Toaster (1987) (This movie had a small release in theaters before video.)
• How the Toys Saved Christmas (1997) (Released by Miramax Films)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (1998)
• Laputa: Castle in the Sky (2003)
• Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (2005)
• Porco Rosso (2005)
• The Cat Returns (2005)
• My Neighbor Totoro (2006)
• Whisper of the Heart (2006)

Live-Action Movies

Disney also released some live-action movies directly to video. These movies used real actors and sets, just like movies you see in theaters.

• Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) (This movie was made by Touchstone Pictures, another Disney company.)
• Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
• The Other Side of Heaven (2001) (This movie also had a small release in theaters before video.)
• Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
• Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
• Air Bud Spikes Back (2003)
• George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (This was made with another company called Kerner.)
• Where the Red Fern Grows (2003) (This movie also had a small release in theaters before video.)
• Spymate (2006)
• Air Buddies (2006)
• The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007) (This movie was shown in theaters in China.)
• Snow Buddies (2008)
• "High School Musical 4: Back to Class" (2010)

Related Pages

• List of Disney theatrical animated features
• List of Disney live-action movies
• List of Disney feature movies