# Which of these Disney animated theatrical releases are you particularly fond of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 2, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544 "2017-11-02T19:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/41 "2017-11-03T20:43:39Z")
My listed movie that probably doesn’t make many people’s lists is _Hercules_. I loved the thematic approach to the animation. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/42 "2017-11-03T20:55:10Z")
I’ll defend my Pocahontas vote. It is awful as history and I hate that too many people have their entire knowledge of European exploration of the Americas based on the movie. As a movie, however, it is excellent. Beautiful animation and wonderful music. If you’ve only seen it as a VHS rental on a 1990s tube tv, it is well worth another viewing using a modern television and audio. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/43 "2017-11-03T21:26:55Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I’ll defend my Pocahontas vote. It is awful as history and I hate that too many people have their entire knowledge of European exploration of the Americas based on the movie. As a movie, however, it is excellent. Beautiful animation and wonderful music. If you’ve only seen it as a VHS rental on a 1990s tube tv, it is well worth another viewing using a modern television and audio. For what it is worth, I just think it is a bad movie. The awful break from history not even considered. I didn’t like the story and found the music mostly annoying. Same for Hercules, another bad Disney movie in my opinion, though I with this I do have the annoyance of just about the least shitty of the Greek Gods being made into the big evil. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/44 "2017-11-03T22:16:48Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > \*Besides missing _Aladdin_, the list also lacks the “package films,” _Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time_, and _The Adventurers of Ichabod and Mr. Toad_… These are all anthology-type movies. I focused only on theatrical features. I also purposely included only fully animated films; most of those you mentioned have live action portions. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/45 "2017-11-04T06:47:53Z")
I voted for Beauty and the Beast, Lion King (which is also a vote for Kimba), Fantasia, Sword in the Stone, & Winnie the Pooh. I would also have voted for Aladdin, Sleepy Hollow and the Brer Rabbit segments, if they were on the list (I know, I know - and I agree. But I’m fond of the Brer Rabbit stories). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/46 "2017-11-04T11:36:17Z")
Here is the ranking so far: Any surprises? 40 Fantasia 38 The Lion King 37 The Little Mermaid 36 Beauty and the Beast 35 The Emperor’s New Groove 31 Robin Hood 22 Big Hero 6 28 Frozen 28 Wreck-It Ralph 25 Mulan 25 Tangled 24 The Jungle Book 22 Lilo & Stitch 22 Zootopia 21 Moana 20 The Sword in the Stone 19 Aladdin 19 Dumbo 19 Peter Pan 18 Lady and the Tramp 18 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 18 Winnie the Pooh 17 Hercules 16 Alice in Wonderland 16 One Hundred and One Dalmatians 16 Sleeping Beauty 14 Pinocchio 12 Tarzan 11 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 10 The Aristocats 10 Cinderella 9 Bambi 8 The Great Mouse Detective 7 The Princess and the Frog 7 The Rescuers 6 The Black Cauldron 6 Meet the Robinsons 5 Atlantis: The Lose Empire 5 Treasure Planet 4 The Fox and the Hound 4 The Rescuers Down Under 3 Bolt 2 Dinosaur 2 Pocahontas 1 Brother Bear 1 Oliver & Company 0 Chicken Little 0 Home on the Range (note that the Aladdin number was obtained through the Pixar poll. I’m sure it would be higher if someone had placed it in the proper poll to begin with) mmm ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/47 "2017-11-04T12:51:52Z")
Glad to see \*\*Fantasia \*\*floated to the top. That & \*\*Aladdin \*\*are my top picks. \*\*Alice \*\*might be my third favorite, but I’m not surprised that has less votes. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/48 "2017-11-04T15:00:42Z")
Pinocchio is the single greatest accomplishment in the history of animation. On this subject there is really no debate. All you hipsters voting for Fantasia but not voting for Pinocchio are nuts. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/49 "2017-11-04T16:50:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Here is the ranking so far: > > Any surprises? A few for me. I’m surprised to see _Fantasia_ at the top (and would personally rank it among the ones that I have the very least interest in ever seeing again.) Also _The Emperor’s New Groove_ and\* Robin Hood\*. I’m surprised to see \*Bolt \*near the bottom, which I rank as one of my favorite CG or cel animated films from any studio. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/50 "2017-11-04T17:05:20Z")
_Emperor’s New Groove_ and _Lion King_ are the only two that I would stop and watch today. I’m neutral on the other classics and haven’t seen most of the B-tier stuff like _Bolt_ or _Home on the Range_. I hold an active dislike for _The Jungle Book_, being a reader of the Kipling book as a kid and then dismayed to see the characters, so powerful and awe-inspiring in my mind’s eyes, turned into prancing buffoons on the screen. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/51 "2017-11-04T19:16:47Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Pinocchio is the single greatest accomplishment in the history of animation. On this subject there is really no debate. All you hipsters voting for Fantasia but not voting for Pinocchio are nuts. > > 😛 Probably not hipsters, but people who at some point did recreational drugs and enjoyed watching Fantasia and etc. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/52 "2017-11-04T19:30:19Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > These are all anthology-type movies. I focused only on theatrical features. > > I also purposely included only fully animated films; most of those you mentioned have live action portions. > mmm All of them were made by Disney’s animation division as theatrically released features, without any live-action segments. They’re not like _Song of the South_, _So Dear to My Heart_ or _Mary Poppins_. (_Saludos Amigos_ does open with a brief documentary montage of South America, and Donald Duck chases a live human singer in an otherwise animated sequence _The Three Caballeros_. Nothing more than what _Fantasia_ has.) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/53 "2017-11-04T19:37:28Z")
Oh, and now I’m done with the animated pedantry. °o° ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/54 "2017-11-04T23:30:36Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > [Winnie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1449283/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) [the](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_(2011_film)) [Pooh](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/winnie_the_pooh_2011) I wasn’t aware of that one. That still doesn’t negate the fact that the classic three (_Honey Tree_, _Blustery Day_, and\* Tigger Too\*) are not on the list. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/55 "2017-11-05T01:44:23Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Probably not hipsters, but people who at some point did recreational drugs and enjoyed watching Fantasia and etc. Hippies? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/56 "2017-11-05T02:00:29Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I wasn’t aware of that one. That still doesn’t negate the fact that the classic three (_Honey Tree_, _Blustery Day_, and\* Tigger Too\*) are not on the list. They are not on the list because they don’t belong on the list. Again (sigh), I was only interested in including theatrical features. These are all 25-minute shorts. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544/57 "2017-11-05T02:04:11Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > All of them were made by Disney’s animation division as theatrically released features, without any live-action segments. They’re not like _Song of the South_, _So Dear to My Heart_ or _Mary Poppins_. (_Saludos Amigos_ does open with a brief documentary montage of South America, and Donald Duck chases a live human singer in an otherwise animated sequence _The Three Caballeros_. Nothing more than what _Fantasia_ has.) You are absolutely right. I should have excluded Fantasia too. mmm ---
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Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, and the Emperor’s New Groove are all really up there. I think I wind up with them in that order, but it’s a hard decision. Lion King (and all the Aladdin movies) are a step down from those, but still awesome. Next down is the Rescuers series (the first one slightly better), which I always watched when on TV. And I kinda like Hercules, oddly–even if I forget all the songs until we sang them in choir. The Jungle Book and 101 Dalmatians have a ton of nostalgia for me, but I have to admit they aren’t as good as the above. The Little Mermaid is a bit lower than that, followed by the classics Dumbo, Snow White, Bambi, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Sword in the Stone. Finally I have to give a nod to The Fox and the Hound, the first movie I ever saw in theaters. There are some more that I’ve seen parts of, but not the whole thing, so I don’t feel fair judging them. They are The Aristocats, Atlantis, Brother Bear, Fantasia, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Lady and the Tramp (I may have seen all of it, but I only remember parts), Peter Pan (same), Robin Hood, and Tarzan. I also have watched and heard “Let It Go” as much as anyone. The rest I’ve never seen at all. Unless you count A Goofy Movie, which goes up there with the top three. (I’d put it before New Groove.) The Ducktales movie was okay, but it was very tied in with the series, unlike A Goofy Movie, so I don’t count it. And I ignored home video sequels beyond Aladdin, which I count because I watched them the same as if they were theatrical releases. Edit: I ultimately voted for the top 6 that were available. ---
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> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **The Black Cauldron** … It’s had some half-hearted releases on home video. When we were at the Disney Parks we saw an attraction clearly based on the movie, but not labeled or identified as such. Which attraction? > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > A few for me. I’m surprised to see _Fantasia_ at the top (and would personally rank it among the ones that I have the very least interest in ever seeing again.) Also _The Emperor’s New Groove_ and\* Robin Hood\*. I’m surprised to see \*Bolt \*near the bottom, which I rank as one of my favorite CG or cel animated films from any studio. Robin Hood near the top is kind of mind blowing. ---
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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > You are absolutely right. I should have excluded Fantasia too. > mmm The difference is that Fantasia is a beloved classic and the other ones mentioned are barely remembered [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-disney-animated-theatrical-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800544.md?page=4)