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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, Ca on December 21, 1937, followed by a nationwide release on February 4, 1938. It… Read More »Snow White 1937

Although it became the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award — winning two for Best Music, Original score and for “When You Wish… Read More »Pinocchio 1940

Disney settled on the film’s concept in 1938 as work neared completion on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, an elaborate Silly Symphonies short designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse,… Read More »Fantasia 1940

Dumbo was released on October 23, 1941; made to recoup the financial losses of both Pinocchio and Fantasia, it was a deliberate pursuit of simplicity and economy for… Read More »Dumbo 1941

The main characters are Bambi, a white tailed deer; his parents (the Great Prince of the forest and his unnamed mother); his friends Thumper (a pink-nosed rabbit); and Flower… Read More »Bambi 1942

During the mid to late 1940s, Walt Disney Productions had suffered financially after losing connections to the European film markets due to the outbreak of World War II.… Read More »Cinderella 1950

Walt Disney first attempted unsuccessfully to adapt Alice into an animated feature film during the 1930s, and he revived the idea in the 1940s. The film was originally… Read More »Alice In Wonderland 1951

Peter Pan was the final Disney animated feature released through RKO before Walt Disney founded his own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution, later in 1953 after the… Read More »Peter Pan 1953

Lady and the Tramp was the first animated film distributed by Buena Vista Film Distribution, Disney’s new film distribution company. The 15th Disney animated feature film… Read More »Lady and the Tramp 1955

Sleeping Beauty was the first animated film to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, as well as the second full-length animated feature film to be… Read More »Sleeping Beauty 1959