List of Disney theatrical animated feature films

This article is about all animated features produced or distributed by The Walt Disney Company and its predecessors. For a list of features theoretically produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and its predecessors, see List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films. For lists of features produced by other animation studios owned by The Walt Disney Company, see List of Pixar films, Disneytoon Studios § Filmography, and List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated feature films.

This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by The Walt Disney Studios, the film division of The Walt Disney Company.^{[rls 1][st 1]}

Logos of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disney's two major animation studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios' headquarters at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building in Burbank

Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, California

The Walt Disney Studios releases films from Disney-owned and non-Disney-owned animation studios. Most films listed below are from Walt Disney Animation Studios, which began as the feature-animation department of Walt Disney Productions, producing its first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, as of November 2024^[update], it has produced a total of 63 feature films.^{[st 2]} Beginning with Toy Story in 1995, The Walt Disney Studios has also released animated films by Pixar Animation Studios, which Disney would eventually acquire in 2006.^[1][2] In 2019, as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios acquired Blue Sky Studios (now closed down in 2021), as well as 20th Century Fox Animation (now simply 20th Century Animation) which operates as a label and the animation division of 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios).^[3]

Other studio units have also released films theatrically, namely, Walt Disney Television Animation's Disney MovieToons/Video Premiere unit (later renamed Disneytoon Studios) and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Touchstone Pictures, and Miramax film labels.

Films

Color legend

Walt Disney Productions (1937–1985) Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986–2006) Walt Disney Animation Studios (2007–present)
Pixar Animation Studios (1995–present)
20th Century Fox Animation (2019–2020) 20th Century Animation (2020–present)
Disney MovieToons (1990–2002) Disneytoon Studios (2003–2014)
Walt Disney Television Animation (1999–2004)
Other Disney studio
Third-party studio
Live-action/animation hybrid sold as animation	SA
Live-action/animation hybrid sold as live-action	SL
Live-action/animation hybrid sold as documentary	SD
Distribution only	D

US releases / US produced

Released

Title	Original U.S. theatrical release date[rls 2]	Production company[st 2]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	December 21, 1937[4][5]	Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Pictures[6]
Pinocchio	February 7, 1940[7]
Fantasia[SA]	November 13, 1940[rls 3][8][9]
The Reluctant Dragon[SA]	June 20, 1941[10]
Dumbo	October 23, 1941[11]
Bambi	August 13, 1942[12]
Saludos Amigos[SA]	August 24, 1942[10]
Victory Through Air Power[SD]	July 17, 1943[13]	Walt Disney Productions and United Artists[6]
The Three Caballeros[SA]	December 21, 1944[10]	Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Pictures[6]
Make Mine Music	April 20, 1946[14]
Song of the South[SL]	November 20, 1946[15]
Fun and Fancy Free[SA]	September 27, 1947[16]
Melody Time[SA]	May 27, 1948[17]
So Dear to My Heart[SL]	November 29, 1948[18][19][20]
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	October 5, 1949[16]
Cinderella	February 15, 1950[21]
Alice in Wonderland	July 28, 1951[22]
Peter Pan	February 5, 1953[23]
Lady and the Tramp	June 22, 1955[24]	Walt Disney Productions and Buena Vista Film Distribution[25]
Sleeping Beauty	January 29, 1959[26]
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	January 25, 1961[27]
The Sword in the Stone	December 25, 1963[28]
Mary Poppins[SL]	August 27, 1964[29][30][31][32]
The Jungle Book	October 18, 1967[33]
The Aristocats	December 24, 1970[34]
Bedknobs and Broomsticks[SL]	October 7, 1971[35]
Robin Hood	November 8, 1973[36]
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh[SA]	March 11, 1977[37]
The Rescuers	June 22, 1977[38]
Pete's Dragon[SL]	November 3, 1977[39]
The Fox and the Hound	July 10, 1981[40][41]
The Black Cauldron	July 24, 1985[42]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions and Silver Screen Partners II
The Great Mouse Detective	July 2, 1986[43]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners II
Who Framed Roger Rabbit[SA]	June 22, 1988[44]	Touchstone Pictures,[45] Amblin Entertainment and Silver Screen Partners III[46]
Oliver & Company	November 18, 1988[47]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners III
The Little Mermaid	November 17, 1989[48][49]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners IV
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	August 3, 1990[50]	Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons
The Rescuers Down Under	November 16, 1990[51]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and Silver Screen Partners IV
Beauty and the Beast	November 22, 1991[52]
Aladdin	November 25, 1992[53]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Nightmare Before Christmas	October 29, 1993[54]	Touchstone Pictures,[45] Skellington Productions
The Lion King	June 24, 1994[55]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
A Goofy Movie	April 7, 1995[56]	Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons
Pocahontas	June 23, 1995[57]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Toy Story	November 22, 1995[58]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
James and the Giant Peach[SA]	April 12, 1996[59][60]	Walt Disney Pictures, Allied Filmmakers and Skellington Productions[st 3]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	June 21, 1996[61]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Hercules	June 27, 1997 [62]
Mulan	June 19, 1998[63]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
A Bug's Life	November 25, 1998[64]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Doug's 1st Movie	March 26, 1999[65]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Jumbo Pictures[66]
Tarzan	June 18, 1999[67]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Toy Story 2	November 24, 1999[68]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Fantasia 2000[SA]	December 17, 1999[69]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Tigger Movie	February 11, 2000[70][71][72]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Walt Disney Animation Japan
Dinosaur	May 19, 2000[73]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation and The Secret Lab
The Emperor's New Groove	December 15, 2000 [74][75][76]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Recess: School's Out	February 16, 2001 [77]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation and Paul & Joe Productions
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	June 15, 2001[78][79][80]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Monsters, Inc.	November 2, 2001[81]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Return to Never Land	February 15, 2002[82]	Walt Disney Pictures, Disney MovieToons, Disney Television Animation
Lilo & Stitch	June 21, 2002[83]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Treasure Planet	November 27, 2002[84]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Jungle Book 2	February 14, 2003[85]	Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios
Piglet's Big Movie	March 21, 2003[86]
The Lizzie McGuire Movie[SL]	May 2, 2003[87]	Walt Disney Pictures, Stan Rogow Productions
Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003[88]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Brother Bear	November 1, 2003[89]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Teacher's Pet	January 16, 2004[90]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation
Home on the Range	April 2, 2004[91][92][93]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Incredibles	November 5, 2004[94]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Pooh's Heffalump Movie	February 11, 2005	Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios
Valiant[D]	August 19, 2005[rls 4]	Vanguard Animation[95] and Ealing Studios
Chicken Little	November 4, 2005 [96]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Wild	April 14, 2006 [97]	Walt Disney Pictures,[98] C.O.R.E. Feature Animation, Hoytyboy Pictures, Sir Zip Productions and Contrafilm
Cars	June 9, 2006[99]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Meet the Robinsons	March 30, 2007[100]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Ratatouille	June 29, 2007[101]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Enchanted[SL]	November 21, 2007[102]	Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Andalasia Productions and Right Coast Productions
WALL-E[SA]	June 27, 2008[103]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Bolt	November 21, 2008[104]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Up	May 29, 2009[105]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
A Christmas Carol[SA]	November 6, 2009[106]	Walt Disney Pictures, ImageMovers Digital[107][st 4]
The Princess and the Frog	December 11, 2009[108]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Toy Story 3	June 18, 2010[105]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Tangled	November 24, 2010 [109][110]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Gnomeo & Juliet[D]	February 11, 2011[111][112]	Touchstone Pictures,[113] Starz Animation and Rocket Pictures[114]
Mars Needs Moms[SA]	March 11, 2011[115]	Walt Disney Pictures, ImageMovers Digital[107][st 4]
Cars 2	June 24, 2011[116]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Winnie the Pooh[SA]	July 15, 2011[117]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Brave	June 22, 2012 [118]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Frankenweenie	October 5, 2012[119]	Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Productions[st 3]
Wreck-It Ralph	November 2, 2012[120]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Monsters University	June 21, 2013[121]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Planes	August 9, 2013[122]	Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios
Frozen	November 27, 2013[123]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Planes: Fire & Rescue	July 18, 2014[124]	Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios
Big Hero 6	November 7, 2014[125]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Strange Magic	January 23, 2015 [126]	Touchstone Pictures,[45] Lucasfilm Animation[127]
Inside Out	June 19, 2015[128][129]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
The Good Dinosaur	November 25, 2015[130][131][132]
Zootopia	March 4, 2016[133][134][135]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Finding Dory	June 17, 2016[136][137]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Moana	November 23, 2016[133][134][138]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Cars 3	June 16, 2017[139][140]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Coco	November 22, 2017[141]
Incredibles 2	June 15, 2018[139][142]
Ralph Breaks the Internet	November 21, 2018[143][144]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Mary Poppins Returns[SL]	December 19, 2018[145]	Walt Disney Pictures, Lucamar Productions and Marc Platt Productions
Toy Story 4	June 21, 2019[139][146]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
The Lion King[SL]	July 19, 2019[147]	Walt Disney Pictures, Fairview Entertainment
Frozen 2	November 22, 2019[144][148]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Spies in Disguise[D]	December 25, 2019[149][150]	20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios and Chernin Entertainment
Onward	March 6, 2020[139][151]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Raya and the Last Dragon	March 5, 2021[152][153][154]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Ron's Gone Wrong[D]	October 22, 2021[155][156]	20th Century Animation, TSG Entertainment and Locksmith Animation
Encanto	November 24, 2021[157]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Bob's Burgers Movie	May 27, 2022[158]	20th Century Studios, Bento Box Entertainment and Wilo Productions
Lightyear	June 17, 2022[159][160][161]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Strange World	November 23, 2022[162][159][163][164][165]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Elemental	June 16, 2023[166][167][168][169][170]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Wish	November 22, 2023[171][172][173][174][165]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Soul‡	January 12, 2024[175]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Turning Red‡	February 9, 2024[175]
Luca‡	March 22, 2024[175]
Inside Out 2[176][177]	June 14, 2024[178][179][180][181][165]
Moana 2[182]	November 27, 2024[183]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Mufasa: The Lion King[SL][184][185]	December 20, 2024[186][187][165][181]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pastel Productions

‡—Includes theatrical reissue(s).

Upcoming

See also: Upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios films, Upcoming Pixar Animation Studios films, and Upcoming 20th Century Animation films

Title	Scheduled U.S. theatrical release	Production company[st 2]
Elio[188]	June 20, 2025[179][165][189][190]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Zootopia 2[191]	November 26, 2025[183]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Hoppers[192]	March 6, 2026[183][193]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Toy Story 5[194]	June 19, 2026[183][195][196][197][198]
Untitled Walt Disney Animation Studios film	November 25, 2026[183]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Ice Age 6	December 18, 2026[199][200]	20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation
Untitled Pixar film	June 18, 2027[201]	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Frozen 3	November 24, 2027[201][195][202][198][193]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Coco 2[203]	2029	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Incredibles 3[204]	TBA	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Untitled fourth Frozen film	TBA[205]	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios

US produced films distributed by Miramax

See also: Miramax

The following is a list of films that were released by Miramax Films when the studio was a subsidiary of Disney at the time of release. Neither of these films is officially recognized as Disney films, as they were from pre-existing distribution deals before Disney's acquisition of Miramax, and Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings in 2010.^[3]

Film	Date of original U.S. release	Produced by	Notes
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	July 30, 1993[sg 1]	Turner Entertainment, WMG Film, Wang Film Productions and Film Roman	distribution right sold to Warner Bros. Pictures.
The Thief and the Cobbler (Arabian Knight)	August 25, 1995[sg 2]	Richard Williams Productions, Fred Calvert Productions and Allied Filmmakers

US produced / International releases only

The following films were only released direct-to-video within the US. While they were given a theatrical billboard internationally, these films are not recognized by Disney's D23 as theatrical films because of a lack of US theatrical releases.^[3]

Title	Original theatrical release date	Animation studio[st 2]
Bambi II	January 26, 2006 (Argentina)	DisneyToon Studios
Tinker Bell	September 11, 2008 (Argentina)
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	September 3, 2009 (Argentina)[rls 5][rls 6]
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue	September 23, 2010 (Argentina)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension	August 31, 2011 (Spain)	Walt Disney Television Animation
Secret of the Wings	August 23, 2012 (Argentina)[rls 6]	DisneyToon Studios
The Pirate Fairy	February 27, 2014 (Argentina)
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast	February 12, 2015 (Argentina)

International productions / US releases

Released

Title	Original U.S. theatrical release date[rls 7]	Animation studio[st 2]
Spirited Away[D]	September 20, 2002[sg 3][206]	Studio Ghibli
Howl's Moving Castle[D]	June 10, 2005[sg 4]
Ponyo[D]	August 14, 2009[sg 5][207][208][209][210]
Tales from Earthsea[D]	August 13, 2010[sg 6][211][212]	Studio Ghibli[st 5]
The Secret World of Arrietty[D]	February 17, 2012[sg 7][213][214]	Studio Ghibli
The Wind Rises[D]	February 21, 2014[sg 8][215]	Studio Ghibli[st 5]
The Secret of the Magic Gourd[SL]	June 29, 2007 (China)	Centro Digital Pictures Limited
Roadside Romeo[D]	October 24, 2008 (India)[rls 5][rls 6]	Yash Raj Films[st 6]
Arjun: The Warrior Prince[D]	May 25, 2012 (India)[rls 5][rls 6]	UTV Motion Pictures[st 6]

Upcoming

Title	Scheduled U.S. theatrical release	Animation studio[st 2]
Bluey: The Movie[D]	2027[216]	Ludo Studio

International films distributed by Miramax

See also: Miramax

The following is a list of films that were released by Miramax Films when the studio was a subsidiary of Disney at the time of release. None of these films are officially recognized as Disney films due to either Disney's sale of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings in 2010, or the distribution rights sold to other companies.^[3]

Film	Date of original U.S. release	Produced by	Notes
Princess Mononoke	October 29, 1999[sg 9]	Studio Ghibli and Tokuma Shoten	[note 1] Distribution right sold to GKIDS.
Pokémon 4Ever	October 11, 2002[sg 10]	The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, OLM, Inc. and Toho Co., Ltd.	[note 1] Distribution right returns to The Pokémon Company International before licensed to Netflix.
Pokémon Heroes	May 16, 2003[sg 11]		[note 1][note 2] Distribution right returns to The Pokémon Company International before licensed to Netflix.
Paris 2054: Renaissance	September 22, 2006[sg 12]	Onyx Films, Millimages, LuxAnimation, Timefirm Limited and France 2 Cinéma	[note 1]

Highest-grossing films

† Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 2 May 2025 in theaters around the world.

Rank	Film	Worldwide gross	Studio	Year	Ref.
1	Inside Out 2 †	$1,698,863,816	Pixar	2024	[217][218]
2	The Lion King	$1,656,943,394	Fairview Portals	2019	[219]
3	Frozen 2	$1,450,026,933	Walt Disney Animation Studios		[220][221]
4	Frozen	$1,290,000,000		2013	[222][223]
5	Incredibles 2	$1,242,805,968	Pixar	2018	[224]
6	Toy Story 4	$1,073,394,593		2019	[225]
7	Toy Story 3	$1,066,969,703		2010	[226]
8	Finding Dory	$1,028,570,889		2016	[227]
9	Moana 2 †	$1,026,899,678	Walt Disney Animation Studios	2024	[228][229]
10	Zootopia	$1,023,784,195		2016	[230]

See also

• Disney portal
• Animation portal

• List of Walt Disney Pictures films
• List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films
• List of Pixar films
• List of Disneytoon Studios films
• List of Disney Television Animation films
• List of Disney live-action remakes and adaptations of Disney animated films
• List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated feature films
• List of Blue Sky Studios productions

Distribution brands

• List of Disney feature-length home entertainment releases
• Disney Vault
• Walt Disney Home Video (VHS)
• Walt Disney Classics

Notes

General notes

1. Released by Disney in North America
2. Released by Disney in Australia and United Kingdom

Release notes

1. This list does not include films or specials streamed on Disney+ as Disney+ Originals.
2. Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by the Walt Disney Company. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of the Walt Disney Company. Films released before 1954 were released by RKO Radio Pictures (with the exception of Victory Through Air Power, refused by RKO and then released by United Artists); films released after 1955 were released by Disney-owned Buena Vista Distribution and through its current name Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (since 2007); and films released after 1985 are co-credited with Walt Disney Pictures.
3. Originally distributed by Walt Disney Productions. Original RKO date of release was January 29, 1941
4. Released by Walt Disney Pictures in North America
5. Also released by Disney outside North America
6. Also released by Disney in North America
7. Listed are the original theatrical release dates in the United States (or other non-U.S. territories) when the film was contributed by the Walt Disney Company. Different distributors are attributed and credited for distributing each film throughout the history of the Walt Disney Company. Films released before 1954 were released by RKO Radio Pictures (with the exception of Victory Through Air Power, refused. by RKO and then released by United Artists); films released after 1955 were released by Disney-owned Buena Vista Distribution and through its current name Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (since 2007); and films released after 1985 are co-credited with Walt Disney Pictures.

Studio/production notes

1. Before arriving at its current name, The Walt Disney Company has operated under such titles as 'Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio', 'The Walt Disney Studio' (not to be confused with the division), and 'Walt Disney Productions'.
2. Animated films that are listed as produced by Walt Disney were either entirely produced prior to 1986 as part of the animation department of Walt Disney Productions or by the restructured studio unit Walt Disney Feature Animation, known after 2006 as Walt Disney Animation Studios. Some films may have been animated at various satellite animation studios as well. "Walt Disney Animated Films - History". Walt Disney Animation Studios. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013.
3. Released by Walt Disney Pictures.
4. The film studio ImageMovers Digital, run by Robert Zemeckis, was owned by Disney from 2007 to 2010. These films were Motion capture animated films.
5. Released under the Touchstone Pictures label.
6. Co-production with The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd.

Original release dates

1. Original date of release was October 1, 1992
2. Original date of release was September 23, 1993
3. Original date of release was July 20, 2001
4. Original date of release was November 20, 2004
5. Original date of release was July 19, 2008
6. Original date of release was July 29, 2006
7. Original date of release was July 17, 2010
8. Original date of release was July 20, 2013
9. Original date of release was July 12, 1997
10. Original date of release was July 7, 2001
11. Original date of release was July 13, 2002
12. Original date of release was March 15, 2006