Disney Renaissance

The Little MermaidThe Rescuers Down UnderBeauty and the BeastAladdinThe Lion KingPocahontasThe Hunchback of Notre DameHerculesMulanTarzan
The ten films considered to make up the Disney Renaissance era
The Roy E. Disney Animation Building, opened in 1995 as the new location for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The Disney Renaissance was a period from 1989 to 1999 during which Walt Disney Feature Animation returned to producing critically and commercially successful animated films. The ten feature films associated with this period are The Little Mermaid (1989), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Mulan (1998), and Tarzan (1999).[1]

The films were mostly musical adaptations of well known stories, similar to the films produced by Walt Disney from the 1930s to 1960s.[2][3] The resurgence allowed Disney's animated films to become a powerhouse of successes at the domestic and foreign box office, earning much greater profits.[4][5][1]

  1. ^ a b Pallant, Chris (2011). Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation. New York: Continuum Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 9781441150462. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ^ The Art of Disney: The Golden Age (1937–1961). Chronicle Books. 2014. ISBN 9781452122298.
  3. ^ Mirarchi, Chuck. October 16, 2016. "Taschen Releases Book About Disney's Golden Age of Animation." Disney Information Station.
  4. ^ "Disney: Notes on the end of the Disney Renaissance". decentfilms.com. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  5. ^ Puig, Claudia (March 26, 2010). "'Waking Sleeping Beauty' documentary takes animated look at Disney renaissance". USA Today. Retrieved July 6, 2011.