History Recap / DisneyAnimatedCanon

* ''Kingdom of the Sun'', an Inca-era [[PrinceAndPauper prince and the pauper]] type AnimatedMusical, which was later {{retool}}ed into ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', and the subject of the documentary ''Film/TheSweatbox''.

** In their line of DirectToVideo sequels, Disney had plans to make ''Dumbo 2'', ''Treasure Planet 2'', ''The Jungle Book 3'', ''The Aristocats 2'', ''Chicken Little 2: Mission to Mars''[[note]]Mentioned briefly in the Essential Guide book when the film came out.[[/note]], and ''Meet the Robinsons 2''. ''Dumbo 2'' was in [[DevelopmentHell on-and-off development]] for a while (even though it was promoted on the 2001 DVD of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'') before being canceled altogether, while ''The Jungle Book 3'' was canceled after the [[FranchiseKiller under-performance]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2''. The remaining three projects were canceled under the order of John Lasseter after Walt Disney Animation Studios was given control over Disneytoon Studios (the division making the sequels) in 2007. Direct-to-video sequels ceased after the release of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' in 2008.

# ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'' (December 21, 1944, in Mexico City/February 3, 1945, in the U.S.)[=*=] -- The follow-up to ''Saludos Amigos'', continuing Disney's focus on Latin America. WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck and José Carioca return from ''Saludos'' and meet Mexican rooster Panchito Pistoles. ♪''We're three Caballeros, three gay Caballeros, they say we are birds of a feather!''♫

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $251 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget. It also didn't receive any Academy Award nomination.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Iwaju}}'' (TV miniseries; February 28, 2024) -- WDAS' first "original long-form animated series", produced in collaboration with Pan-African British-based studio Kugali Media, telling the story of two friends of different societal classes living in a futuristic Lagos, UsefulNotes/{{Nigeria}} and the dangers they face between both the wealthy peoples' island and the working-class peoples' mainland.

63. ''Moana 2'' (2024)

64. ''Zootopia 2'' (2025)

65. ''Frozen III''/''Frozen 3'' (2026)

!!Related topics

[[folder:Film franchises]]
Technically, a lot of Disney's animated films have been spun off into franchises, [[CashCowFranchise of course]]. However, we are only listing the ones that [[Website/TVTropes we]] made franchise pages for here, so far (organized into chronological order based on their first films or when they were officially established).

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $246 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget. It also didn't receive any Academy Award nomination.

* ''Literature/DonQuixote'' (just like [[Creator/OrsonWelles another]] attempt to adapt that story into a movie has been canceled.)

# ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' (July 24, 1985) -- Based on ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' novel series by Creator/LloydAlexander, a young boy wants to be a great warrior. He defends an oracle pig from a SorcerousOverlord who wants to use her to find a legendary cauldron, with which he can raise an undead army to TakeOverTheWorld. One of Disney's [[DarkerAndEdgier darkest animated features]], it's the first animated Disney film to carry a PG rating due to violence and nightmarish imagery, the first with a standard credit crawl, and the first to open (and end) with a VanityPlate for Walt Disney Pictures instead of the studio's distributor.[[note]]A distribution credit for Buena Vista still appears during the end titles.[[/note]]

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $240 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget. It also didn't receive any Academy Award nomination.

* ''[[Franchise/TheJungleBookDisney The Jungle Book]]'' (est. 1967) -- Includes the animated film and all of its related works.

* ''[[Franchise/BeautyAndTheBeastDisney Beauty and the Beast]]'' (est. 1991) -- Includes the animated film, both of its direct-to-video follow-ups, and its live-action remake.

* ''Franchise/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' (est. 1996)

* ''[[Franchise/MulanDisney Mulan]]'' (est. 1998) -- Includes the animated film, its [[VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook interactive storybook]], its direct-to-video sequel and its live-action remake.

??. ''Frozen III''/''Frozen 3'' (TBA)

After the investigation of John Lasseter in 2017 and his letting go in 2018, corporate management continued to shift for the Disney company as a whole. Early success in this era led Bob Iger to retire in his position of CEO in February 2020 to newcomer Bob Chapek. On November 20, 2022, however, Bob Iger reaccepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. Other factors contributed to the shake-up, including the global threat of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the subsequent rise of streaming services (including Disney's own Disney+), and Disney purchasing additional studio brands (including [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] in March 2019) while reshuffling or closing down others.

??. ''Zootopia 2'' (TBA)

All good things must come to an end as audiences tire of Disney's animated musicals by MediaNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation, and Disney finds some new [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation stiff competition]] ahead. As AllCGICartoon films started to become the norm (thanks to said competition and [[Creator/{{Pixar}} an increasingly-celebrated studio Disney initially partnered up with and would later buy outright]]), Disney tried to get more creative with their storytelling, both by writing stories from scratch as opposed to adapting previously-existing works and shifting to CGI as traditionally animated films begin to lose relevance. Unfortunately, with little major critical and commercial success and a few major flops in the first half of [[TurnOfTheMillennium the decade]] -- which even led to some calling this period Disney's Second Dark Age -- film animation at Disney was almost killed off... until Walt's nephew and Roy Oliver Disney's son Roy Edward Disney managed to get CEO Creator/MichaelEisner ousted and former Creator/{{ABC}} head Bob Iger brought in to lead the company.

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $225 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget. It also didn't receive any Academy Award nomination.

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $225 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget. It also never received any Academy Award nomination.

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $225 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget.

* ''[[Franchise/TheJungleBookDisney The Jungle Book]]'' (est. 1967) -- Includes the Disney animated film and all of its related works.

* ''[[Franchise/BeautyAndTheBeastDisney Beauty and the Beast]]'' (est. 1991) -- Includes the Disney animated film, both of its direct-to-video follow-ups, its live-action remake, along with numerous non-Disney adaptations.

* ''[[Franchise/MulanDisney Mulan]]'' (est. 1998) -- Includes the Disney animated film, its [[VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook interactive storybook]], its direct-to-video sequel, its live-action remake, and also some non-Disney adaptations.

!!Fully established by Disney

This includes franchises based on films adapted from or inspired by classic stories but doesn't actually index the originals and any possible non-Disney adaptions (instead using floatboxes to list those), and franchises that are fully original to Disney.

''[[Franchise/MulanDisney Mulan]]'' (est. 1998) -- Includes the Disney animated film, its [[VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook interactive storybook]], its direct-to-video sequel, its live-action remake, and also some non-Disney adaptations.
* ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess''* (est. 2000) -- A SpinOff focusing on [[GratuitousPrincess the royal ladies of Disney animation]] (and [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} in one particular instance]], Creator/{{Pixar}}).

* ''Franchise/TheJungleBookDisney'' (est. 1967) -- Includes the Disney animated film and all of its related works.
* ''Franchise/BeautyAndTheBeastDisney'' (est. 1991) -- Includes the Disney animated film, both of its direct-to-video follow-ups, its live-action remake, along with numerous non-Disney adaptations.
* ''Franchise/MulanDisney'' (est. 1998) -- Includes the Disney animated film, its [[VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook interactive storybook]], its direct-to-video sequel, its live-action remake, and also some non-Disney adaptations.

* ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess'' (est. 2000) -- A SpinOff focusing on [[GratuitousPrincess the royal ladies of Disney animation]] (and [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} in one particular instance]], Creator/{{Pixar}}).

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb, only grossing $82 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' (est. 2002) -- An eclectic ActionRPG series spun off of the [[RunningGag buttocks-bitingly popular]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' EasternRPG series in which a [[StockShonenHero heroic]] [[TheChosenOne young]] [[KidHero boy]], joined by Donald and Goofy, adventures through the worlds of various Disney films, eventually getting embroiled in a [[KudzuPlot highly complex plot]] involving {{light|IsGood}}, {{dark|IsEvil}}ness, and the AnatomyOfTheSoul. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer And yes,]] [[WeirdCrossover this is all official.]]

After the investigation of John Lasseter in 2017 and his letting go in 2018, corporate management continued to shift for the Disney company as a whole. Early success in this era led Bob Iger to retire in his position of CEO in February 2020 to newcomer Bob Chapek. On November 20, 2022, however, Bob Iger reaccepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. Other factors contributed to the shake-up, including the global threat of UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the subsequent rise of streaming services (including Disney's own Disney+), Disney purchasing additional studio brands (including Creator/{{Fox}} in March 2019) while reshuffling or closing down others.

After the investigation of John Lasseter in 2017 and his letting go in 2018, corporate management continued to shift for the Disney company as a whole. Early success in this era led Bob Igor to retire in his position of CEO in February 2020 to newcomer Bob Chapek. On November 20, 2022, however, Bob Iger reaccepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. Other factors contributed to the shake-up, including the global threat of UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the subsequent rise of streaming services (including Disney's own Disney+), Disney purchasing additional studio brands (including Creator/{{Fox}} in March 2019) while reshuffling or closing down others.

From {{humble beginnings}}, these are the first five feature-length animated films made by Walt Disney Productions. These films are considered to be all-time classics by Disney and animation enthusiasts, iconic to UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.\\

After World War II finished, Disney finally returned to making single-story features, and once again made some all-time greats, even as they entered UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation.

After the successes of ''The Great Mouse Detective'' and ''Oliver & Company'', Disney Animation would later make its first big comeback with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Renaissance Disney Renaissance]], which marked the company's return to making animated blockbusters with a new age of quality animated features, even helping to establish [[WaxingLyrical a whole new wor]]-- um... ''[[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation age]]'' [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation of quality animation]].

All good things must come to an end as audiences tire of Disney's animated musicals by UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation, and Disney finds some new [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation stiff competition]] ahead. As AllCGICartoon films started to become the norm (thanks to said competition and [[Creator/{{Pixar}} an increasingly-celebrated studio Disney initially partnered up with and would later buy outright]]), Disney tried to get more creative with their storytelling, both by writing stories from scratch as opposed to adapting previously-existing works and shifting to CGI as traditionally animated films begin to lose relevance. Unfortunately, with little major critical and commercial success and a few major flops in the first half of [[TurnOfTheMillennium the decade]] -- which even led to some calling this period Disney's Second Dark Age -- film animation at Disney was almost killed off... until Walt's nephew and Roy Oliver Disney's son Roy Edward Disney managed to get CEO Creator/MichaelEisner ousted and former Creator/{{ABC}} head Bob Iger brought in to lead the company.

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' (November 27, 2013) -- A tale InspiredBy Hans Christian Andersen's ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'' where a young queen with [[PowerIncontinence uncontrollable]] [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] runs off when her powers are revealed to her people, unintentionally starting an EndlessWinter on her kingdom. Her younger sister goes out to find her in hopes of thawing the kingdom and reuniting with her. The first canon film to win an UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedFeature and was the most financially successful animated film of all time until 2019, becoming the first film in the canon to gross a billion dollars worldwide.

* ''Franchise/TheLittleMermaid'' (est. 1989) -- As the film that begun the [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Disney Renaissance]], it naturally turned into a big franchise.

[[folder:Disney Renaissance (1989–1999)]]

[[folder:Disney Revival (2008–2016)]]

This Era is currently ongoing and subject to change in opinion as to when it begins, but the change in CCO from John Lasseter to Jennifer Lee is the most common point.\\\