Winnie the Pooh is a media franchise produced by The Walt Disney Company, based on A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard's stories featuring Winnie-the-Pooh.[1] It started in 1966 with the theatrical release of the short Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
The tone, action, and plot of the franchise is made much softer and slower than that of any other Disney animated franchise, in order to appeal to a more preschool-oriented audience.