History SequelGap / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' (2015) and ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' (2022) -- 7 years. It also comes 5 years after ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3'' (2017) in the larger ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' franchise. ''Despicable Me 4'' will release in 2024, a further 7 years after the aforementioned ''Despicable Me 3''.

** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' (1999) and ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' (2010) -- 11 years. And then ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' (2019) -- 9 years. The entire premise of ''Toy Story 3'' hinges on this, with the film taking place almost a decade after ''Toy Story 2'', [[ChildlessDystopia with all the repercussions]] [[Bittersweet17 that brings]] [[AlwaysAChildToParent for the characters.]] Ironically, the admittedly lesser time gap of ''Toy Story 4'' doesn't at all play into the narrative, and the movie was even delayed 2 more years than initially planned due to a TroubledProduction.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Curious George|2006}} 2: Follow That Monkey!'' (2010) and ''Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle'' (2015) -- 5 years.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' (2016) and ''Kung Fu Panda 4'' (2024) -- 8 years

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Curious George|2006}} 2: Follow That Monkey!'' (2010) and ''Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle'' (2015) -- 5 years. All other films in this series released 4 years apart from each other at most.

** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' , which ended back in 2011, had a brief revival in the form of a DVD movie, ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndBatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', in 2018, which is roughly 7 years later.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' (2004) and ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' (2018) -- 14 years. The film's theatrical release even had [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] of this right off the bat -- it was bundled with a brief intro from creator Creator/BradBird and several of the voice actors directly acknowledging and ''apologizing'' for the time gap between the two films.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' (2016) and ''WesternAnimation/Sing2'' (2021) -- 5 years.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' (2002) and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritUntamed'' (2021) -- 19 years, though there is also the ''WesternAnimation/SpiritRidingFree'' series, which aired between 2017 and 2020.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' (2004) and ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' (2018) -- 14 years. The film's theatrical release even had [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] of this right off the bat -- it was bundled with a brief intro from creator Brad Bird and several of the voice actors directly acknowledging and ''apologizing'' for the time gap between the two films.

* ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'' (1992) and ''[=FernGully=] 2: The Magical Rescue'' (1998) -- 6 years.

** ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' (2015) and ''Inside Out 2'' (2024) -- 9 years.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' (1950) and ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'' (2002) -- 52 years. ''Dreams Come True'' was then followed by ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime'' (2007) -- 5 years.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' (1950) and ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'' (2002) -- 52 years.
*** And then there's ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime'' (2007), released 5 years after ''Dreams Come True''.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'' (2011) and ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' (2020) -- 9 years.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet Gnomeo & Juliet]]'' (2011) and ''WesternAnimation/SherlockGnomes'' (2018) -- 7 years.[[note]]Also involved a ChannelHop from Creator/{{Disney}} to Creator/{{Paramount}}.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason3'' (2011) and ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeasonScaredSilly'' (2016) -- 5 years

* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (2007) and ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenForeverPlantasm'' (2022) -- 15 years, and 7 years after [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce the main series]]' cancellation.

* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (2007) and ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenForeverPlantasm'' (2022) -- 15 years.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' (2015) and ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' (2022) -- 7 years. It also comes 5 years after ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3'' (2017) in the larger ''Despicable Me'' [[Franchise/DespicableMe franchise]]. ''Despicable Me 4'' will release in 2024, a further 7 years after the aforementioned ''Despicable Me 3''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' (2015) and ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' (2022) -- 7 years. It also comes 5 years after ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3'' (2017) in the larger ''Despicable Me'' franchise.

* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (2007) to ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenForeverPlantasm'' (2022) -- 15 years.