The following is a list of all productions produced or released by Disneytoon Studios (formerly Disney Video Premieres and Disney MovieToons), the animation division of Walt Disney Animation Studios (part of The Walt Disney Studios, itself a division of The Walt Disney Company [1] ), including animated and live-action feature films, shorts, television and internet series, & specials.
As of 2002, the films that Disneytoon had made often had budgets less than $15 million for production, and had taken in $100 million in sales and rentals. [2]
| # | Title | Franchise | Release date | Release type | Animation Service(s) | Other Studio(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney MovieToons / Disney Video Premieres | ||||||
| 1 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | DuckTales | August 3, 1990 | Theatrical | Disney Animation France [3] | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 2 | The Return of Jafar | Aladdin | May 20, 1994 | Direct-to-video | Disney Animation Australia [4] Disney Animation Japan | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| 3 | A Goofy Movie | Goof Troop | April 7, 1995 | Theatrical |
| Walt Disney Pictures |
| 4 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Aladdin | August 13, 1996 | Direct-to video | Disney Animation Australia Disney Animation Japan [4] | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| 5 | Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin [5] | Winnie the Pooh | August 5, 1997 | Disney Animation Japan | ||
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Beauty and the Beast | November 11, 1997 | Disney Animation Canada [6] | ||
| 7 | Belle's Magical World | February 17, 1998 | N/A | |||
| 8 | Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | Pocahontas | August 25, 1998 |
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| 9 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | The Lion King | October 27, 1998 | Disney Animation Australia [6] | ||
| 10 | Seasons of Giving | Winnie the Pooh | November 9, 1999 | Disney Animation Australia [6] | ||
| 11 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Goof Troop | February 29, 2000 | Disney Animation Australia [8] | ||
| 12 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | The Little Mermaid | September 19, 2000 | Disney Animation Canada [9] | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Television Animation | |
| 13 | Return to Never Land | Peter Pan | February 15, 2002 | Theatrical | ||
| 14 | Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Cinderella | February 26, 2002 | Direct-to-video | Disney Animation Japan | |
| 15 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | March 19, 2002 | Disney Animation Japan | ||
| Disney MovieToons (Under Walt Disney Feature Animation) | ||||||
| 16 | The Jungle Book 2 | The Jungle Book | February 14, 2003 | Theatrical |
| Walt Disney Pictures |
| 17 | Piglet's Big Movie | Winnie the Pooh | March 21, 2003 | Disney Animation Japan [13] | ||
| 18 | Atlantis: Milo's Return | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | May 20, 2003 | Direct-to-video | N/A | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Disneytoon Studios | ||||||
| 19 | The Lion King 1½ | The Lion King | February 10, 2004 | Direct-to-video | Disney Animation Australia Cornerstone Animation [10] | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 20 | Springtime with Roo | Winnie the Pooh | March 9, 2004 | N/A | ||
| 21 | Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Mickey Mouse | August 17, 2004 | Disney Animation Australia [8] | ||
| 22 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | November 9, 2004 | Blur Studio | |||
| 23 | Mulan II | Mulan | February 1, 2005 | Disney Animation Japan [13] | ||
| 24 | Pooh's Heffalump Movie | Winnie the Pooh | February 11, 2005 | Theatrical | Disney Animation Japan [13] | |
| 25 | Tarzan II | Tarzan | June 14, 2005 | Direct-to-video | Disney Animation Australia [8] | |
| 26 | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch | Lilo & Stitch | August 30, 2005 | Disney Animation Australia [8] | ||
| 27 | Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie | Winnie the Pooh | September 13, 2005 | Project Firefly [14] | ||
| 28 | Kronk's New Groove | The Emperor's New Groove | December 13, 2005 | N/A | ||
| 29 | Bambi II | Bambi | February 7, 2006 | Direct-to-video/Theatrical | Disney Animation Australia [8] | |
| 30 | Brother Bear 2 | Brother Bear | August 29, 2006 | Direct-to-video | Disney Animation Australia [8] Project Firefly [14] | |
| 31 | The Fox and the Hound 2 | The Fox and the Hound | December 12, 2006 | Disney Animation Australia [8] | ||
| 32 | Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Cinderella | February 6, 2007 | Disney Animation Australia [8] | ||
| 33 | Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams | Disney Princess | September 4, 2007 | N/A | N/A | |
| 34 | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | The Little Mermaid | August 26, 2008 | N/A | Walt Disney Pictures | |
| 35 | Tinker Bell | Disney Fairies | October 28, 2008 | Direct-to-video/Theatrical | Prana Studios [15] [16] | |
| 36 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | October 27, 2009 | ||||
| 37 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | September 21, 2010 | ||||
| 38 | Secret of the Wings | October 23, 2012 | Theatrical | |||
| 39 | Planes | Cars | August 9, 2013 | |||
| 40 | The Pirate Fairy [17] | Disney Fairies | April 1, 2014 | |||
| 41 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Cars | July 18, 2014 | |||
| 42 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Disney Fairies | March 3, 2015 | |||
| Title | Release type | Release date | Franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixie Hollow Games | Television special | November 18, 2011 | Disney Fairies |
| Pixie Hollow Bake Off | October 20, 2013 |
| Title | Release type | Release date | Franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cat That Looked at a King | Direct-to-video: DVD extra | December 14, 2004 | Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary DVD |
| Winnie the Pooh: Shapes and Sizes | Direct-to-video | October 12, 2004 | Winnie the Pooh |
| The Origin of Stitch | Direct-to-video: DVD extra | August 30, 2005 | Lilo & Stitch [18] |
| Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure | Direct-to-video | August 1, 2006 | Winnie the Pooh |
| Legend of the Chihuahua | Direct-to-video: DVD extra | March 9, 2009 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua DVD [19] |
| Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular | Direct-to-video | November 4, 2014 | Cars, on Planes: Fire & Rescue DVD |
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | 100% (8 reviews) [20] | — | |
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