History WesternAnimation / TheLandBeforeTimeXTheGreatLongneckMigration

* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Bron explains to Littlefoot that he tried to look for a new home for his wife and unhatched son, but when he returned, the earth shake had come and his wife had died, and Littlefoot was nowhere to be found. After several days of searching with no success, Bron came across other abandoned young longnecks. So he raised them as his own. And soon more longnecks joined Bron, making him the leader of the longneck herd.
* {{Irony}}: At one point, a curious and cautious Littlefoot asks his father, Bron, why they haven't encountered any Sharpteeth yet, considering there are hundreds of longnecks gathered in one place at the time. Bron bitterly remarks that they wouldn't try it against a herd that large because "[[DirtyCoward sharpteeth are cowards]]" (considering what Sharpteeth have done to his family throughout the films, there's clearly no love lost between Bron and carnivores). His hunch turns out to be very off the mark in two ways. One, a trio of sharpteeth do attack the herd the following day, kicking off the traditional "Land Before Time" climax of herbivores versus carnivores. And two, when that does happen, it's the longnecks -- Littlefoot and Bron's own species -- that abandon a group of little kids and elderly dinos to fend for themselves against the predators, while they watch the fight happen from a distance in a rather cowardly fashion.

** Bron is a debatable one. In the first film, the narrator stated that the only remaining members of Littlefoot's herd was his mother, grandma, and grandpa. This could either mean that his father was dead, which would make Bron a retcon, or that he was missing in action as shown in this movie.

* BulletTime: When Cera tries, and fails, to jump across a fast moving river.

** Bron is a debatable one. In the first film, the narrator stated that the only remaining members of Littlefoot's herd was his mother, grandma, and grandpa. This could either mean that his father was dead, which would make Bron a retcon, or that he was missing in action as shown in this film.

* {{Irony}}: In the tenth film, a curious and cautious Littlefoot asks his father, Bron, why they haven't encountered any Sharpteeth yet, considering there are hundreds of longnecks gathered in one place at the time. Bron bitterly remarks that they wouldn't try it against a herd that large because "[[DirtyCoward sharpteeth are cowards]]" (considering what Sharpteeth have done to his family throughout the films, there's clearly no love lost between Bron and carnivores). His hunch turns out to be very off the mark in two ways. One, a trio of sharpteeth do attack the herd the following day, kicking off the traditional "Land Before Time" climax of herbivores versus carnivores. And two, when that does happen, it's the longnecks -- Littlefoot and Bron's own species -- that abandon a group of little kids and elderly dinos to fend for themselves against the predators, while they watch the fight happen from a distance in a rather cowardly fashion.

** ''Bron'' is a debatable one. In the first film, the narrator stated that the only remaining members of ''Littlefoot's'' herd was his mother, grandma, and grandpa. This could either mean that his father was dead, which would make ''Bron'' a retcon, or that he was missing in action as shown in this film.

* SeriesContinuityError: Starting with this film, dreams are referred to as "sleep stories" even though the term dream had been used in past films. On a similar note, the sun is now called "The Great Circle" instead of "The Bright Circle".[[note]]They go back to calling it "The Bright Circle" in ''The Wisdom of Friends'' and the TV series.[[/note]]

* SeriesContinuityError: Starting with this film, dreams are now called "sleep stories" even though the term dream had been used in past films. On a similar note, the sun is now called "The Great Circle" instead of "The Bright Circle".[[note]]They go back to calling it "The Bright Circle" in ''The Wisdom of Friends'' and the TV series.[[/note]]

* SeriesContinuityError: Starting with this film, dreams are now called "sleep stories" even though the term dream had been used in past films. On a similar note, the sun is now called "The Great Circle" instead of "The Bright Circle".[[note]]They go back to calling it "The Bright Circle" in "The Wisdom of Friends" and the TV series.[[/note]]

* SeriesContinuityError: Starting with this film, dreams are now called "sleep stories" even though the term dream had been used in past films. On a similar note, the sun is now called "The Great Circle" instead of "The Bright Circle".

* SeriesContinuityError: Starting with this film, dreams are now called "sleep stories" even though the term dream had been used in past films. On a similar note, "The Bright Circle" is now called "The Great Circle".

* SeriesContinuityError: Starting with this film, dreams are now called "sleep stories" even though they've been called dreams in past films. On a similar note, "The Bright Circle" is now called "The Great Circle".

* BrokenPedestal: Littlefoot, upon learning that Bron is his father, runs away crying. There might have been mitigating circumstances, but the fact of the matter is that from Littlefoot's point of view, he was abandoned after his mom died, so this longneck saying that "You remember all the trouble you went through in the first nine films? I could have helped you with that, but I didn't." He feels abandoned and betrayed, and it takes a while before he warms up to Bron.

* BrokenPedestal: Littlefoot, upon learning that Bron is his father, runs away crying. There might have been mitigating circumstances, but the fact of the matter is that from Littlefoot's point of view, he was basically abandoned after his mom died, so this longneck saying that "You remember all the trouble you went through in the first nine films? I could have helped you with that, but I didn't." He feels abandoned and betrayed, and it takes a while before he warms up to Bron.

The tenth film in the ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' series, released on December 2, 2003. In it, Littlefoot, along with his grandparents and many other longnecks, leave the Great Valley on a migration to meet more of their kind, as they're driven by instinct to try and save the bright circle from going out. In the process, Littlefoot makes a startling discovery when he learns his long-lost father is still alive.

--->'''Bystander''': Don't go! Sharpteeth are down there!!\\

--->'''Grandpa Longneck''': Bron?!
--->'''Bron''': ''(happily)'' Papa Longneck!
--->'''Grandpa Longneck:''' Littlefoot, this [[LongLostRelative is]] [[DisappearedDad your father]]!\\
''(Cue Littlefoot running away in tears)''

The film was released on December 2, 2003.