History Trivia / DisneyAnimatedCanon

* FranchiseKiller: There have been at least two close calls where the Disney Animation Studios was nearly shut down.
** The first was ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'', which was such a huge [[BoxOfficeBomb financial misfire]] that it nearly took the studio down with it. Thankfully, the modest success of ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' managed to keep the studio afloat until ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' came in and started the Rennaissance.
** The second wasn't a single film but the large amount of commercial and/or critical disappointments that lasted for years after Katzenberg left. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/business/media/at-disney-a-celebration-that-was-a-long-time-coming.html?hpw&rref=movies&_r=0 Once Pixar was officially integrated into Disney, there were once again talks of permanently shutting down the studios]]. Thankfully, Bob Iger, [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Lasseter, and Ed Catmull]] decided to work on reviving the studios instead of killing it. Years later, ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', and ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' were released, showing that the studios was once again at the top of their game.

* FandomLifeCycle: Ranges from 2 to 5, depending on the movie. Most of the Creator/WaltDisney-era films, 1990s films and more recent films get to 4-5, but the lesser-known films of the canon have their fair share of defenders.

* FandomLifeCycle: Ranges from 2 to 5. Most of the classics and 90s films get to 5, but even the worst-reviewed films of the canon have a fair share of defenders.

* AllStarCast: Although not as blatantly advertized and abused as DreamworksAnimation, the movies in the canon will occasionally have a staggering roster of A-list celebrities lending their vocal talent. Before 1992's ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' introduced Robin Williams as the Genie, Disney preferred actual voice actors. After that, they started to increasingly advertise celebrity roles. Some of the more blatant examples: Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi as the leads in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', MileyCyrus in ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' (particularly egregious because she replaced [[Creator/ChloeMoretz a voice actor]] who had already recorded most of her lines) and perhaps Creator/MelGibson in ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}''.
** ''Disney/TheLionKing'' was practically a "Who's Who" of popular film, stage and television personalities of 1994.
** Of course, the pre-Aladdin films weren't safe from this either. We have Mickey Rooney and Sandy Duncan in ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'', Vincent Price in ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', and Billy Joel and Bette Midler in ''Disney/OliverAndCompany''.
** The main cast of ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' are all well known and have experience on Broadway.

*** ''TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'' [=DVDs=] are a common sight in stores around Halloween and they get a special packaging with a jack-o-lantern stencil or trick or treat bag included, so that one's not always an example.

** [[SaludosAmigos The]] [[TheThreeCaballeros package]] [[Disney/MakeMineMusic movies]]. [[FunAndFancyFree All]] [[MelodyTime of]] [[TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad them]]. With the exception of the Caballeros films (which were released together on 1 DVD in 2008 with minimal advertising), the last home video release of these movies is 2000, as a part of the Gold Collection DVD line, and Disney did not promote any of these releases, hence the movies are only known by animation enthusiasts and collectors nowadays. It's becoming rather odd since various characters from the package movies are represented at the Disney theme parks. [[note]]The infamous Mr. Toad ride in Disneyland is a good example, but coming across face characters of the Three Caballeros while visiting Disney is also not out of the question.[[/note]]

** [[SaludosAmigos The]] [[TheThreeCaballeros package]] [[Disney/MakeMineMusic movies]]. [[FunAndFancyFree All]] [[MelodyTime of]] [[TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad them]]. With the exception of the Caballeros films (which were released together on 1 DVD in 2006 with minimal advertising), the last home video release of these movies is 2000, as a part of the Gold Collection DVD line, and Disney did not promote any of these releases, hence the movies are only known by animation enthusiasts and collectors nowadays. It's becoming rather odd since various characters from the package movies are represented at the Disney theme parks. [[note]]The infamous Mr. Toad ride in Disneyland is a good example, but coming across face characters of the Three Caballeros while visiting Disney is also not out of the question.[[/note]]

* * AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Averted until ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'' came along in 1985. Since then there have been a fair few other PG-rated canon entries, such as ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'', ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', etc. though the vast majority of the canon remains G-rated.

* FandomLifeCycle: Ranges from 2 to 5. Most of the classics and 90s films get to 5, but even the worst-reviewed of the canon has a fair share of defenders.

** Also, ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' was apparently supposed to be Disney's 32nd animated film, to have been released during the 1993 holiday season, with ''Disney/TheLionKing'', then Disney's 33rd animated film, being scheduled for the 1994 holiday season. Then ''Nightmare'' was rebranded as a Touchstone film due to being DarkerAndEdgier even by Disney's standards (and some of the animated canon's entries are more mature than others) and ''Lion King'' found itself pushed forward to summer 1994 and directly replacing ''Nightmare'' as Disney's 32nd as a direct result of said rebranding. Had things gone as planned, ''Nightmare'' would've been Disney's first non-hand-drawn film, as well as the first and so far only stop-motion entry, in the animated canon.
* TransAtlanticEquivelant: The UK does not consider ''Dinosaur'' as part of the cannon. Instead, they include ''The Wild'' as part of the cannon, which the US does not.

!!The TropeNamers for:
* DisneyAcidSequence
* DisneyDeath
* DisneyDogFight
* {{Disneyesque}}
* {{Disneyfication}}
* DisneyOwnsThisTrope
* DisneySchoolOfActingAndMime
* DisneyVillainDeath
* [[invoked]] By definition, none of Disney's films fit the trope AllAnimationIsDisney, [[CaptainObvious but they are still the]] TropeNamers.

* TransAtlanticEquivelant: The UK does not consider ''Dinosaur'' as part of the cannon. Instead, they include ''The Wild'' as part of the cannon, which the US does not.

* OldShame: Disney seems to have this attitude towards ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Curiously, both films ''were'' received better than the far more financially successful ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', so it may have less to do with the actual quality of the films than the fact that they were underachievers in the box office.

*** Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Don Hahn, Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff.

* OldShame: Disney seems to have this attitude towards ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Curiously, both films ''were'' received better than the far more financially successful ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', so it may have less to do with the actual quality of the films than the fact that they were underachievers in the box office. Or maybe it's just they didn't have any [[MoneyDearBoy supermarketable]] princesses to put in the DisneyPrincess line.

** The second wasn't a single film but the large amount of commercial and/or critical disappointments that lasted for years after Katzenberg left. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/business/media/at-disney-a-celebration-that-was-a-long-time-coming.html?hpw&rref=movies&_r=0 Once Pixar was officially integrated into Disney, there were once again talks of permanently shutting down the studios]]. Thankfully, Bob Iger, [[Creator/PixarRegulars John Lasseter, and Ed Catmull]] decided to work on reviving the studios instead of killing it. Years later, ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', and ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' were released, showing that the studios were once again at the top of their game.

** Also, ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' was apparently supposed to be Disney's 32nd animated film, to have been released during the 1993 holiday season, with ''Disney/TheLionKing'', then Disney's 33rd animated film, being scheduled for the 1994 holiday season. Then ''Nightmare'' was rebranded as a Touchstone film due to being DarkerAndEdgier even by Disney's standards (and some of the animated canon's entries are more mature than others) and ''Lion King'' found itself pushed forward to summer 1994 and directly replacing ''Nightmare'' as Disney's 32nd as a direct result of said rebranding. Had things gone as planned, ''Nightmare'' would've been Disney's first non-hand-drawn film, as well as the first and so far only stop-motion entry, in the animated canon.

** ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'' is the biggest one. While [[LaughablyEvil Hades]] (and occasionally, Frollo) appear in merchandising, Disney just wants people to forget ''The Black Cauldron'' was even made.

** ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'' is the biggest one. While [[LaughablyEvil Hades]] (and occasionally, [[CompleteMonster Frollo]]) appear in merchandising, Disney just wants people to forget ''The Black Cauldron'' was even made.