Author: Andrew Carrieri

Based loosely on Charles Dickens’ 1837 novel Oliver Twist, Oliver and Company was released on November 18, 1988. The 73-minute film was the 27th full-length animated feature in Disney history and the last full-length animated movie to be released by Disney prior to the commencement of the company’s Animation Renaissance. Oliver and Company was rereleased…

A sequel to The Rescuers (1977), The Rescuers Down Under was released on November 16, 1990 as the 29th full-length animated feature in Disney history. It was the second film released during Disney’s Animation Renaissance after The Little Mermaid (1989), and it clocks in at 77 minutes. Plot Summary What began as a fun day…

The 36th full-length animated feature in Disney history, Mulan was released on June 19, 1998. It is based on the legend of Hua Mulan and is 87 minutes in length. A sequel, Mulan II, was released directly to DVD on February 1, 2005. Plot Summary The title character is an energetic teen in a crisis….

The 35th full-length animated feature in Disney history, Hercules was released on June 27, 1997. It is based on Greek and Roman mythology and clocks in at 93 minutes. Plot Summary It’s the greatest possible day in the universe, the day when a new god joins Mount Olympus. Zeus and Hera celebrate the birth of…

Thanks to fellow Mouseforless blogger Michelle Beck for suggesting this film! The 24th full-length animated feature in Disney history, The Fox and the Hound was released on July 10, 1981. It is based on Daniel P. Mannix’s 1967 novel of the same name and is 83 minutes in length. A 69-minute midquel, The Fox and…

Based on Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel of the same name, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released on June 21, 1996. The film, which is 91 minutes in length, was the 34th full-length animated feature in Disney history. Plot Summary As was well put by the film’s gypsy narrator, Clopin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame…

The 23rd full-length animated feature in Disney history, The Rescuers was released on June 22, 1977. It is based on a book series by English novelist Margery Sharp and is 77 minutes in length. A sequel, The Rescuers Down Under, was released theatrically on November 16, 1990. Plot Summary In New York City, a kind and…

The 20th full-length animated feature in Disney history, The Aristocats was released on December 24, 1970. Based on a story idea by authors Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe, which Walt Disney bought in 1963, the 78-minute film was the final animated flick to be approved by Disney prior to his 1966 death, though it was mainly…

The 21st full-length animated feature in Disney history, Robin Hood was released on November 8, 1973. The film, which was based on the English folk story of the same name, is 83 minutes in length. Plot Summary In England, the good King Richard has gone on a crusade to the Holy Land, leaving his brother, Prince…

Released on December 25, 1963, The Sword in the Stone was the 18th full-length animated feature in Disney history and the last to premiere before Walt Disney’s death. The film, which is based on T. H. White’s 1938 novel of the same name, is 79 minutes in length. Plot Summary Because the good King of England has…

Based on the fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in New York City on December 21, 1937. The film, which is 83 minutes in length, was the first full-length animated feature in Disney history. As such, Walt Disney included a thank you note to all who worked on the movie…