History Creator / DisneytoonStudios

However, in 2007, new head honcho Creator/JohnLasseter cancelled all of the direct-to-video projects that were in development--namely sequels to ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'', and ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'', along with the upcoming ''Disney's Dwarfs'' and ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess Enchanted Tales''. ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell]]'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' were also put on hold for a while, as the studio shifted from Disney sequels and spinoffs to ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' (August 26, 2008)

** This is often prominent with works that had two sequels in both earlier and later years. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'' for example were relatively crisp for the time they were made, but still rather basic and crude. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' on the other hand look almost on par with their series' first films in detail and fluidity.

* MoneyDearBoy: It was no secret, even in-studio, that the direct-to-video films main purpose were to be blatant cash-ins on Disney's popular main line of movies.
* MythologyGag: Some of the sequels take notes from already existent spin-off or even the material the original films were adapted from. Scamp's name and character from ''Lady and the Tramp 2'' were derived from some Disney tie-in books and comics, same for Thumper's sister in ''Bambi II''. The latter also reworks odd scenes from the original novel that weren't adapted in the original film.

* AnimationBump: Most of the studio's early sequels were a clear downgrade from the company's mainstream works, with almost television episode level quality and budget. As the studio was reworked and animation transitioned to digital however, a lot of projects became far more polished and better at replicating the original films.

* AnimationBump: Most of the studios early sequels were a clear downgrade from the company's mainstream works, with almost television episode level quality and budget. As the studio was reworked and animation transitioned to digital however, a lot of projects became far more polished and better at replicating the original films.

Disneytoon Studios was one of Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Creator/WaltDisneyAnimationUnits animated studios]]. It was established in 2003 to produce Disney's DirectToVideo sequels, though the studio technically dates back to the 1990s under the name "Disney [=MovieToons=]" and then "Disney Video Premiere".

* ArtShift: The animation quality and even the art style of their films is all over the place due to the various sub studios they were outsourced to, though the later films at least try to have a style of art and movement consistent with the look of the 90's/early 2000s Disney features. In part due to consolidating most of the work to either Disney Australia or Creator/ToonCity (or both, depending on the film).

* StockFootage: ''Hercules: Zero to Hero'' is probably the most phoned-in of all the sequels, since its merely three episodes of [[WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries the 90's cartoon series]] stitched together into a pseudo-feature--even its FramingDevice is directly reused from an episode in the series, albeit repurposed in context.

[[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/disneytoon-studios-shuts-down-disney-glendale-1201979736/ In June 2018,]] Disney announced that they would be shutting down Disneytoon effective immediately, resulting in an untitled project dated for April 19, 2019, believed to be a third ''[[https://variety.com/2017/film/news/pixar-planes-movie-dated-1202496414/ Planes]]'' movie, being cancelled. The closure was due to the continued decline of the direct-to-video market, Lasseter's unceremonious departure following allegations of sexual misconduct and later the arrival of Creator/BlueSkyStudios as a third animation brand for Disney (alongside their main feature animation division and Creator/{{Pixar}}) through its buyout of [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios Twentieth Century Fox]], in turn rendering Disneytoon redundant.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Most of the sequels produced by Disneytoon are not acknowledged by Disney as canon to the original movies. Whenever the original movies get followed up on or appear in crossover games, the events of the sequels are completely ignored; characters from the original movies never make reference to them, and characters who debuted in the sequels are entirely absent. The only movies to escape this treatment are ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' (as characters from said movie appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''), ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' (which was adapted into ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''), and ''WesternAnimation/PoohsHeffalumpMovie'' (as Lumpy would later appear in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'').

* ProductionPosse: In a majority of their movies, voice actors that commonly show up in them include Jim Cummings, Tress [=MacNeille=], Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Frank Welker, Corey Burton, and Kath Soucie.

* SpinOffspring: Several of the sequels are based on the offspring of the original film's protagonists.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Most of the sequels produced by Disneytoon are not acknowledged by Disney as canon to the original movies. Whenever the original movies get followed up on or appear in crossover games, the events of the sequels are completely ignored; characters from the original movies never make reference to them, and characters who debuted in the sequels are entirely absent. The only movies to escape this treatment are ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' (as characters from said movie appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'') and ''WesternAnimation/PoohsHeffalumpMovie'' (as Lumpy would later appear in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'').

* OffModel: Due to a combo of tight budgets and deadlines while using sub-studios designed to churn out TV animation to superficially imitate what Disney was doing in their main animated movies in the 90s, the drawing and animation quality of their films is generally subpar, especially the movies that are just TV episodes stitched together into pseudo-features. Some of their later films alleviated this by trying to beef up their animation quality, but they still seldom reached the same standards as Disney's mainline animated features.
** Generally speaking, the films animated by the Japanese branch are far noticeably among the worst visually until ''Patch's London Adventure''. Which is jarring when compared to even their television work, which usually gets praised by comparison.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Many of the sequels have been allowed to fall out of print due to Disney now considering them an OldShame, though there are exceptions such as ''WesternAnimation/BambiII'', which got a Blu-ray re-release as late as 2017. Mitigating this further is that the bulk of the sequels are now available on streaming platforms such as Creator/DisneyPlus.
** ''Belle's Magical World'', among the most maligned of the sequels, got its last DVD release in 2012 and hasn't even been ported to Blu-ray like ''Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'' was. The original VHS release, which does not have the Mrs. Potts segment added to the DVD release, likewise lingers in limbo. However, ''Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'' did get a new Blu-ray re-release in 2016 along with the original movie for its 25th anniversary.
** Neither ''Tarzan & Jane'' nor ''Tarzan II'' have received a Blu-ray re-release, though both are available on Disney+.
** ''Hercules: Zero To Hero'' likewise remains in limbo and can only be bought on VHS, though given it was nothing more than a compilation of episodes of the animated series with dubbed over stock footage bridging the episodes, which are available in their entirety on Disney+, it would be entirely pointless to re-release it anyway.

* ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePoohSpringtimeForRoo'' (March 9, 2004)

* BTeamSequel: All of the sequels they made fall into this, since they were developed by one of Disney's sub-studios (which were then outsourced to Disney's other animation outlets or outside studios like Creator/ToonCity in turn) rather than being done in-house. The main staff of Disney's feature animation department had little to no involvement with the bulk of the sequels either. In the case of the sequels to Disney's older films, such as ''Cinderella II'' and ''III'', ''Lady and the Tramp II'' and ''Bambi II'', most of the original staff were either retired or dead, so it wasn't like they could put the original teams for them back together anyway. Mitigating this is that several artists who worked on the mainline Disney features, such as Brian Pimental and Creator/AndreasDeja, occasionally did work on the sequels.

* CanonDiscontinuity: With very few exceptions, the direct-to-video sequels are not considered canonical by Disney[[note]]the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch sequels]] may be one of the few exceptions, given they get an EasterEgg nod in films like ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' (which actually referenced Creator/DisneyTelevisionAnimation's ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'')[[/note]] and their characters are sparingly referenced officially. Most don't even appear in merchandise.

[[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/disneytoon-studios-shuts-down-disney-glendale-1201979736/ In June 2018,]] Disney announced that they would be shutting down Disneytoon effective immediately, resulting in an untitled project dated for April 19, 2019, believed to be a third ''[[https://variety.com/2017/film/news/pixar-planes-movie-dated-1202496414/ Planes]]'' movie, being cancelled. The closure was due to the continued decline of the direct-to-video market, Lasseter's unceremonious departure following allegations of sexual misconduct and later the arrival of Creator/BlueSkyStudios as a third animation brand for Disney (alongside their main feature animation division and Creator/{{Pixar}}) through its buyout of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, in turn rendering Disneytoon redundant.

** ''Tarzan II'' (June 14, 2005)

The term "Cheapquel" originated with this studio, mocking the infamous sequels, though even fans of them freely use it due to the fact that many of the films were made as quick cash-grab follow-ups.

* ''Hercules: Zero to Hero'' (1999) ([[AnthologyFilm package film]] of three episodes of ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'')

* ''Hercules: Zero to Hero'' (1999)

For {{trope}}s exclusive to the specific work, see their respective pages.

* FanNickname: While the term "Cheapquel" was originated to mock the infamous sequels, even fans of them freely use it due to the fact that many of the films were obviously made as quick cash-grab follow ups.

->'''Brian:''' You're banning straight-to-video Disney films?\\
'''Stewie:''' Absolutely! I mean, look at this: ''JustForFun/AladdinIVJafarMayNeedGlasses''!
-->--''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', "Lois Kills Stewie"

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