History Recap / DisneyAnimatedCanon

[[folder:Post-Revival Era (2018–present)]]
This Era is currently ongoing and subject to change in opinion as to when it begins, but the change in CCO from John Lasseter to Jennifer Lee is the most common point.

This Era is currently ongoing and subject to change in opinion as to when it begins, but the aftermath of the change in CCO from John Lasseter to Jennifer Lee is the most common point. Several shifts in corporate management continued to happen for the Disney company as a whole. Bob Igor left his position of CEO in February 2020 to newcomer Bob Chapek. On November 20, 2022, however, Bob Iger reaccepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. Other factors contributed to the shake-up, including the global threat of UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the subsequent rise of streaming services (including Disney's own Disney+), Disney purchasing additional studio brands (including Creator/{{Fox}} in March 2019) while reshuffling or closing down others.

This Era is currently ongoing and subject to change in opinion as to when it begins, but the aftermath of the change in CCO from John Lasseter to Jennifer Lee is the most common point. Several shifts in corporate management continued to happen for the Disney company as a whole. Bob Igor left his position of CEO in February 2020 to newcomer Bob Chapek. On November 20, 2022, however, Bob Iger reaccepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. Other factors contributed to the shake-up, including the global threat of UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the subsequent rise of streaming services (including Disney's own Disney+), Disney purchasing additional studio brands (including Creator/Fox in March 2019) while reshuffling or closing down others.

The aftermath of the change in CCO from John Lasseter to Jennifer Lee in June 2018 caused several shifts in corporate management. Bob Igor left his position of CEO in February 2020 to newcomer Bob Chapek. However, on November 20, 2022, Bob Iger reaccepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. Other factors contributed to the shake-up, including the global treat of UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the subsequent rise of streaming services (including Disney's own Disney+), Disney purchasing additional studio brands (including FOX in March 2019) while reshuffling or closing down others. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion. This phase is currently ongoing

[[folder:Disney Revival (2008–2019)]]

# ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' (November 21, 2018) -- Vanellope's game is in jeopardy after her arcade cabinet breaks, so she and Ralph must explore [[{{Cyberspace}} the vast world of]] {{the Internet}} in hopes of finding the part needed to repair it. The first sequel within the animated canon since ''Winnie the Pooh'', and the longest single-story film at 112 minutes. Released after the end of Lasseter's tenure as CCO and less than two months before fully leaving The Walt Disney Company, while this is ''Frozen'' director Jennifer Lee's first film released as CCO of WDAS.
# ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII''[[note]]Officially titled as ''Frozen 2''[[/note]] (November 22, 2019) -- Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land, where they set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom. Lasseter's final film for The Walt Disney Company, as he was an executive producer prior to his departure; he is uncredited in the final cut. The third film of the canon to gross over a billion dollars worldwide, and the most successful film (both sequel and overall) in the canon so far, and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time.[[note]]Except to Disney themselves, because they don't consider the photo-realistic CGI remake of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (the current leader) released earlier that year to be "animated" in the same sense.[[/note]]

[[folder:Post-Revival Era (2021–present)]]
All good things must come to an end (again) as their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes, such as the rise of streaming services after the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic (especially Disney's own Disney+), Disney owning so much, or not marketing and promoting them as much as their other properties such as the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and Franchise/StarWars. On November 20, 2022, Bob Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.
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[[folder:Post-Revival Era (2020–present)]]

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It was also another box office bomb only grossing $82 million worldwide against a $175–200 million budget.

All good things must come to an end as audiences tire of Disney's animated musicals by UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation, and Disney finds some new [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation stiff competition]] ahead. As AllCGICartoon films started to become the norm (thanks to said competition and [[Creator/{{Pixar}} an increasingly-celebrated studio Disney initially partnered up with and would later buy outright]]), Disney tried to get more creative with their storytelling, both by writing stories from scratch as opposed to adapting previously-existing works and shifting to CGI as traditionally animated films begin to lose relevance. Unfortunately, with little major critical and commercial success and a few major flops in the first half of [[TurnOfTheMillennium the decade]] -- which even led to some calling this period Disney's Second Dark Age -- film animation at Disney was almost killed off... until Walt's nephew and Roy Oliver Disney's son Roy Edward Disney managed to get CEO Michael Eisner ousted and former Creator/{{ABC}} head Bob Iger brought in to lead the company.

#''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' (November 23, 2022) -- The son of a renowned explorer lives peacefully in the land of Avalonia after discovering a revolutionary power source called Pando. However, after the Pando's power begins to wane, he and his family are recruited to explore a mysterious subterranean world in order to save their home. It received mixed reviews but failed at the box office, grossing $73.6 million worldwide on a budget of $135–180 million, with an estimated loss of $100–147 million. It is also the first animated Disney film not to receive any Academy Award nomination since ''Meet the Robinsons'' in 2007.
# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It also received mixed reviews and has grossed $82 million worldwide on a $175–200 million budget, becoming another box office bomb.

All good things must come to an end (again) as their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes, such as the rise of streaming services after the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic (especially Disney's own Disney+), Disney owning so much, or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live-action films. On November 20, 2022, Bob Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

[[folder:Disney Revival (2008–2021)]]

# ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' (March 5, 2021) -- Devastated by rampaging monsters and without the guiding influence of the dragons of old, the ancient land of Kumandra has become a dystopian wasteland broken into several factions. The princess of the Heart tribe, who [[TheAtoner blames herself for the devastation]], searches for the last surviving dragon to help restore their world. The first film of the series to be simultaneously released in theaters and on home platforms, having been made available as a Premier Access title on Creator/DisneyPlus due to low theater attendance during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Due to the aforementioned pandemic, much of the film was made in a work-from-home environment.
#''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (November 24, 2021) -- In the mountains of Colombia, a family known as the Madrigals live in a house that grants them magical powers. When the Madrigals' magic suddenly begins to fade, it's up to the only member of the family that doesn't have powers to save both her house and her family. Similar to ''Tangled'', Disney released a short [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=lktn0WLusoY video]] [[MilestoneCelebration celebrating its milestone as Disney's 60th animated feature]]. The fourth film in the canon to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, it underperformed at the box office due to the lingering effects of the pandemic. However, it quickly found major commercial success after its Disney+ release just a month later, especially with regards to its soundtrack and its viral hit song "We Don't Talk About Bruno", Disney's second ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart-topper[[note]]after ''Aladdin''[='=]s "A Whole New World"[[/note]] and ''first'' #1 song on the UK charts.

[[folder:Post-Revival Era (2022–present)]]
All good things must come to an end (again) as audiences got tired of Disney's similarly-animated style movies, and their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes, such as the rise of streaming services after the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic (especially Disney's own Disney+), Disney owning so much, or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live-action films. On November 20, 2022, Bob Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

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All good things must come to an end (again) as audiences tire of Disney's similarly-animated style movies, and their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes, such as the rise of streaming services after the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic (especially Disney's own Disney+), Disney owning so much, or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live-action films. On November 20, 2022, Bob Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Bob Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

# ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII''[[note]]Alternately, ''Frozen 2''[[/note]] (November 22, 2019) -- Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land, where they set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom. Lasseter's final film for The Walt Disney Company, as he was an executive producer prior to his departure; he is uncredited in the final cut. The third film of the canon to gross over a billion dollars worldwide, and the most successful film (both sequel and overall) in the canon so far, and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time.[[note]]Except to Disney themselves, because they don't consider the photo-realistic CGI remake of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|2019}}'' (the current leader) released earlier that year to be "animated" in the same sense.[[/note]]

#''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (November 24, 2021) -- In the mountains of Colombia, a family known as the Madrigals live in a house that grants them magical powers. When the Madrigals' magic suddenly begins to fade, it's up to the only member of the family that doesn't have powers to save both her house and her family. Similar to ''Tangled'', Disney released a short [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=lktn0WLusoY video]] [[MilestoneCelebration celebrating its milestone as Disney's 60th animated feature]]. The fourth film in the canon to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

All good things must come to an end as audiences tire of Disney's similarly-animated style movies, and their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes, such as streaming services, Disney owning so much, or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live-action films. On November 20, 2022, Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

#''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' (November 23, 2022) -- The son of a renowned explorer lives peacefully in the land of Avalonia after discovering a revolutionary power source called Pando. However, after the Pando's power begins to wane, he and his family are recruited to explore a mysterious subterranean world in order to save their home. It received mixed reviews but failed at the box office, grossing $73.6 million worldwide on a budget of $135–180 million, with an estimated loss of $100–147 millions. It is also the first animated Disney film not to receive any Academy Award nomination since ''Meet the Robinsons'' in 2007.
# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]]. It also received mixed reviews and has grossed $82 million worldwide on a $175–200 million budget being another box office bomb.

??. ''Frozen III'' (TBA)

??. ''Frozen IV'' (TBA)

All good things must come to an end as audiences tire of Disney's similarly animated style movies, and their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes such as streaming services or Disney owning so much or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live action films. On November 20, 2022, Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

# ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' (November 21, 2018) -- Vanellope's game is in jeopardy after her arcade cabinet breaks, so she and Ralph must explore [[{{Cyberspace}} the vast world of]] {{the Internet}} in hopes of finding the part needed to repair it. The first sequel within the animated canon since ''Winnie the Pooh'', and the longest single-story film at 112 minutes. Released after the end of Lasseter's tenure as CCO and less than two months before fully leaving The Walt Disney Company, while this is ''Frozen'' director Jennifer Lee's first film released as CCO of WDAS; for those reasons, films from this point onward are sometimes given their own informal “post-revival” category.

All good things must come to an end as audiences have gotten tired of Disney's similarly animated style movies and their movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes such as streaming services or Disney owning so much or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live action films. On November 20, 2022, Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

[[folder:Post Revival Era (2022–present)]]

#''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' (November 23, 2022) -- The son of a renowned explorer lives peacefully in the land of Avalonia after discovering a revolutionary power source called Pando. However, after the Pando's power begins to wane, he and his family are recruited to explore a mysterious subterranean world in order to save their home. It received mixed reviews but failed at the box office, grossing $73.6 million worldwide on a budget of $135–180 million, with an estimated loss of $100–147 millions. It is also the first animated Disney film not to receive any Academy Award nomination since Meet The Robinsons in 2007.

* ''[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' (est. 1966)[[note]]Disney's rendering of the title drops the hyphens from the original[[/note]] -- Disney's franchise is actually only licensed to the company by Creator/AAMilne's estate (Disney still has to credit his estate whenever they use the characters), making this a very rare exception among Disney's {{cash cow|franchise}}s. Still, the section for their franchise is much larger than the section for all the other non-Disney works.

* ''Cinderella'' (est. 1950) -- Includes the Disney animated film, both of its direct-to-video sequels, its live-action remake, along with numerous non-Disney adaptations.

[[folder:Disney Revival (2008–present)]]

All good things must come to an end as audiences have gotten tired of Disney's similarly animated style movies and there movies are not doing as well critically and financially as in the Revival Era. It has been attributed to various causes such as streaming services or Disney owning so much or not marketing and promoting them as much as their live action films. On November 20, 2022, Iger accepted the position of Disney's CEO after Chapek was dismissed following poor earnings performance and a series of decisions that were unpopular with other executives. In the last week of April 2023, Disney implemented the second and largest wave of job cuts, so part of the company's plan to cut costs by $5.5 billion.

[[folder: Post Revival Era (2022–present)]]

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#''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' (November 23, 2022) -- The son of a renowned explorer lives peacefully in the land of Avalonia after discovering a revolutionary power source called Pando. However, after the Pando's power begins to wane, he and his family are recruited to explore a mysterious subterranean world in order to save their home.
# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (November 22, 2023) -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In order to stop the king's ambitions, the girl wishes to the stars above in her desperation, which summons a sentient star to help her liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]].

[[folder:Upcoming films]]
Films slated for release:

All good things must come to an end as audiences tire of Disney's animated musicals by UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation, and Disney finds some new [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation stiff competition]] ahead. As AllCGICartoon films started to become the norm (thanks to said competition and [[Creator/{{Pixar}} an increasingly-celebrated studio Disney initially partnered up with and would later buy outright]]), Disney tried to get more creative with their storytelling, both by writing stories from scratch as opposed to adapting previously-existing works and shifting to CGI as traditionally animated films begin to lose relevance. Unfortunately, with little major critical and commercial success and a few major flops in the first half of [[TurnOfTheMillennium the decade]] -- which even led to some calling this period Disney's Second Dark Age -- film animation at Disney was almost killed off... until Walt's nephew and Roy Oliver Disney's son Roy Edward Disney managed to get CEO Creator/MichaelEisner ousted and former Creator/{{ABC}} head Bob Iger brought in to lead the company.

# ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'' (December 25, 1963) -- Disney's take on Myth/ArthurianLegend where a young orphan boy meets the wizard {{Myth/Merlin}} who would end up helping him become King of England. [[ShapeshifterShowdown Lots of shapeshifting ensue.]] The final animated film released before Walt died in 1966.

# ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' (March 5, 2021) -- Devastated by rampaging monsters and without the guiding influence of the dragons of old, the ancient land of Kumandra has become a dystopian wasteland broken into several factions. The princess Raya of the Heart tribe, who [[TheAtoner blames herself for the devastation]], searches for Sisu, the last dragon, to help restore their world. The first film of the series to be simultaneously released in theaters and on home platforms, having been made available as a Premier Access title on Creator/DisneyPlus due to low theater attendance during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Due to the aforementioned pandemic, much of the film was made in a work-from-home environment.

# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' -- In the kingdom of Rosas, a place where wishes can magically come true, an ordinary girl learns of a dark secret concerning the land's king. In her desperation, she wishes to the stars above in order to stop the king's ambitions, and is joined by a sentient star to liberate Rosas and ensure that everyone's wishes can come true. This film was made for Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]].

#''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (November 24, 2021) -- In the mountains of Colombia, a family known as the Madrigals live in a house that grants them magical powers. When the Madrigals' magic suddenly begins to fade, it's up to Mirabel, the only member of the family that doesn't have powers, to save both her house and her family. Similar to ''Tangled'', Disney released a short [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=lktn0WLusoY video]] [[MilestoneCelebration celebrating its milestone as Disney's 60th animated feature]]. The fourth film in the canon to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
#''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' (November 23, 2022) -- Searcher Clade, the son of renowned explorer Jaeger Clade, lives peacefully in the land of Avalonia after discovering a revolutionary power source called Pando. However, after the Pando's power begins to wane, Searcher and his family are recruited to explore a mysterious subterranean world in order to save their home.
# ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' -- Disney's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th anniversary]] film.

'''{{Creator/Disney}}''' has made [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon many animated films]] over the years (currently 61[[note]]52, if you're counting only the single-story/single-universe films on which the actual animation was done in-house (which omits ''Dinosaur'', the ''Fantasia''s, and the package films)[[/note]]), so sit back, relax, and revel in the magic as we briefly go over the plots (and some other notes) of each and every one of them.