History Heartwarming / Disney

** This troper always remembered the tanner as a terrifying villain, but after rewatching it, the tanner is actually a very decent man. He can tell the little boy is nervous, and while he's sharpening a knife the whole time he seems to make a conscious effort to be as unthreatening as possible. When he realizes that the child doesn't understand who he is, he also explains "Boy... I'm a tanner. I only want him for his hide..." in as gentle a manner as possible when it would have been simple to just say "Sure thing, kid, I'll take real good care of him". Small One likely isn't the only old, loyal friend that he's had brought to him, and while the nature of his work doesn't let him have too much empathy for the donkey, the tanner is nevertheless a good man and the gentleness he showed the two is a welcome contrast to the mocking auctioneer later on.

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** This exchange when Pinocchio decides to seach the ocean floor to rescue his father.

-->'''Marilyn (holding Skunky)''':You'll always be my favorite even though we'll never meet. Say, you're pretty warm. What am I talking about? It's just a doll.
-->'''Skunky (springing to life)''':Nope-a-roo! It's caaaandid skunk!
-->'''Marilyn''':Skunky! It's you! (they hug)

* The ending of the MickeyMouse short "Tokyo Go" counts as well.

* * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmcDfjaWrcY "The Whole World Wants to Wish You Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse!"]] is a song made to honor [[MilestoneCelebration Mickey's 50th birthday]] back in [[TheSeventies 1978]]. It's catchy, and also [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming a very sweet tribute to him.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQ3WrrnkfA This song was also played during Mickey's 50th Birthday Celebration]] [[http://www.bigbrian-nc.com/70s/0111-0220-800.jpg and parade]] at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland and Walt Disney World.]]

* The the ending to the new Mickey Mouse short "{{WesternAnimation/Potatoland}}", where Goofy is touched when Mickey admits that he and Donald made a potato theme park to make Goofy happy.
-->'''Goofy:''' Potatoland may have been a dream, but our friendship is real.

* Heartwarming/LadyandtheTrampIIScampsAdventure

* Heartwarming/LeroyAndStitch

* Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller, spent her last years reminding the public about the humanity obscured by her father's corporate image. One way she did this involved opening the Walt Disney Family Museum. She also recorded intros for the Diamond Blu-Ray Discs of her father's animated movies, placing each in the proper context of his career. She didn't live long enough to record intros for all of these releases, and by an unbelievable coincidence, the last release confirmed to have her is ''Film/TheJungleBook''-the last animated movie made under Walt's supervision.

* Heartwarming/PeterPan
** Heartwarming/ReturnToNeverLand

* ''GummiBears'' in "Up, Up and Away," when Cubbi is so moved by Gruffi's parting gift, a plaque with his likeness entitled "Sir Cubbi" that he tells the departing Chummi that he can't leave his family, regardless of the fact that he is throwing away seemingly his one chance of being a knight. When he returns, the Glen Gummis, Cavin and Princess Calla make it up to him by arranging a formal ceremony where the Princess fulfills Cubbi's dream as best she can by dubbing the young Gummi "The Unseen Knight and the Secret Defender of Dunwyn."

** Heartwarming/ReturnToNeverland

** Heartwarming/ReturnToNeverLand

** Heartwarming/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureoftheLostLamp