History YMMV / Fantasia2000

* ContestedSequel: Given the film is the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which is widely regarded by critics and audiences as being Creator/WaltDisney's MagnumOpus, this reception is inevitable. Depending on who you ask, it is either a masterpiece and a worthy follow-up, a film that doesn't live up to ''Fantasia'', but is still good in its own right, or a watered-down and disjointed travesty that fails to capture what made ''Fantasia'' work in the first place outside of a couple of segments.

* ContestedSequel: Given the film is the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which is widely regarded by critics and audiences as being Creator/WaltDisney's MagnumOpus, this reception is inevitable. Depending on who you ask, it is either a masterpiece and a worthy follow up, a film that is good in its own right, but doesn't live up to ''Fantasia'' or a watered down, disjointed, travesty that fails to capture what made ''Fantasia'' work.

* WTHCastingAgency: The choice of ''Creator/PennAndTeller'' in this film seems weird, though they've [[SesameStreetCred worked in kids' media]] before, such as in their educational series ''Behind The Scenes''.

** Does the rehash of ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' need to be there, or would it have been better used to put in ''Clair de Lune'', which was cut from the original and only available via certain ways?

* WTHCastingAgency: The choice of ''Creator/PennAndTeller'' in this film seems weird, though they've worked in kids media before, such as in their educational series ''Behind The Scenes''.

* ContestedSequel: Given the film is the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which is widely regarded by critics and audiences as being Creator/WaltDisney's MagnumOpus, this reception is inevitable. Depending on who you ask, it is either a masterpiece and a worthy follw up, a film that is good in its own right, but doesn't live up to ''Fantasia'' or a watered down, disjointed, travesty that fails to capture what made ''Fantasia'' work.

** The jester jack-in-the-box bears more than a passing resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Lord Farquaad]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: It's notable, considering Disney's track record for sequels, that ''2000'' truly has the same tone and feeling to it as the original 1940 ''Fantasia''. Many of the shorts serve as Spiritual Successors to shorts from the original.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Many people learned that the song "Purple People eater" sounds very similar to "Carnival of the animals".

* ContestedSequel: Given the film is the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which is widely regarded by critics and audiences as being Creator/WaltDisney's MagnumOpus, this reception is inevitable. Depending on who you ask, it is either a masterpiece and a worthy follw up, an inferior follow up to ''Fantasia'', but still good in its own right, or a watered down, disjointed, travesty that fails to capture what made the original ''Fantasia'' work.

* ContestedSequel: Given the film is the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which is widely regarded by critics and audiences as being Creator/WaltDisney's MagnumOpus, this reception is inevitable. Depending on who you ask, it is either a masterpiece and a worthy follw up, an inferior follow up to ''Fantasia'', but still good in its own right, or a watered down, InNameOnly travesty that fails to capture what made the original ''Fantasia'' work.

* ContestedSequel: Given the film is the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which is widely regarded by critics and audiences as being Creator/WaltDisney's MagnumOpus, this reception is inevitable. Depending on who you ask, it is either a masterpiece and a worthy follw up, a good film in its own right with incredible moments, but not quite on par with the original or a watered down InNameOnly travesty that fails to understand and capture the magic of the original ''Fantasia''.

* ContestedSequel: Is ''2000'' a worthy follow-up to the original masterpiece, or a watered-down InNameOnly sequel?

** When trying to convince kids that magic isn't real, Penn Jillette runs through a series of synonyms for [[Series/PennAndTellerBullshit Bullshit]].

** The Jack-in-the-box in the Steadfast Tin Soldier. He's creepy, and wants the ballerina, but it's uncertain if he deserves the burning death he got.

** The Firebird, in a way. Because only after the Firebird destroyed the forest was the Nature Sprite able to revitalize the forest.

* DesignatedVillain: The Firebird, in a way. Because only after the Firebird destroyed the forest was the Nature Sprite able to revitalize the forest.

* ToughActToFollow: To the original ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}'', possibly the reason why Jeffrey Katzenberg was opposed to this film being made at all according to the corporate expose ''Disneywar''.

* WTHCastingAgency: The choice of ''Creator/PennAndTeller'' in this film seems weird.

** In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, the "Pomp and Circumstance" short was supposed to feature every Franchise/DisneyPrincess with children. [[Film/{{Descendants}} Fast-forward to 2015,]] [[Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet and to 2018...]]

** In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, the "Pomp and Circumstance" short was supposed to feature every Franchise/DisneyPrincess with children. [[Film/{{Descendants}} Fast-forward to 2015...]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "The Carnival of the Animals, Finale" is the shortest part used so far in a ''Fantasia'' film, and it's far more silly and slapsticky than any other portion of the film. Even James Earl Jones doesn't know what to make of it.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: ''The Firebird Suite''; as the Spring Sprite and also the Firebird appear in [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks California Adventure]]'s ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' show.
* EvilIsCool: The Firebird. Make the pun at your own peril.

** The Firebird is an embodiment of pure destruction. 13 years later, ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' has Yveltal for its mascot in ''Y'' version. Yveltal? An embodiment of pure destruction. In a similar case, an elk appears as a aide of the embodiment of life- perhaps it inspired Xerneas.

* UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation: Debatable. Though the film premiered in December 1999, it did not officially release until New Year 2000.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The animation in the Firebird Suite segment is so extensively detailed that even fellow Disney animators could not tell that [[YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou it was mostly traditional animation rather than CGI]]. The pencil tests of the Firebird's birth from the mountain [[http://vimeo.com/22856764 have to be seen to be believed]].