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[Ray Wonder]

The Lion King
Hercules
Aladdin
Pocahontas
THE ARISTOCATS I FORGOT

EEEVERYBOOODY EEEVERYBOOODY EEEVERYBOOODY WANTS TO BEEE A CAT

^ This is true, scientifically.

 

[JordanN]

Guys, Disney, not Pixar.

Disney owns Pixar.

 

[Gnome]

Disney owns Pixar.

They own Marvel and Star Wars too. Though yes, it's implied that we're talking primarily about movies that are in line with core Disney philosophy and are animated.

 

[NEO0MJ]

They own Marvel and Star Wars too. Though yes, it's implied that we're talking primarily about movies that are in line with core Disney philosophy and are animated.

The OP included Toy Store 3 and Monster Inc. so all bets were off.

 

[Jakten]

1. Robin Hood
2. Great Mouse Detective
3. Sword in the Stone
4. The Three Caballeros
5. Black Couldron

The Dark Ages of Disney were the best Disney.

 

[Endorphineforeverybody]

No one ever mentions the Aristocats...

I did, even as my number one. Love the songs (and cats)

Everybody wants to be a cat ^_~

EditEdit: Deleted Edit

 

[Gnome]

1. Robin Hood
2. Great Mouse Detective
3. Sword in the Stone
4. The Three Caballeros
5. Black Couldron

The Dark Ages of Disney were the best Disney.

This was hands down my favorite movie as a kid. I haven't watched it in forever though, so I didn't include it.

 

[Vyrance]

Fantasia
Beauty & the Beast
Pinocchio
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
The Lion King

 

[Endorphineforeverybody]

1. Robin Hood
2. Great Mouse Detective
3. Sword in the Stone
4. The Three Caballeros
5. Black Couldron

The Dark Ages of Disney were the best Disney.

Yeah such a shame that all of those, have no/not an available or a bad blu ray transfer (EU)

Edit; Robin Hood is good, but I think they colors are off even their? Same as Sword in the Stone?

 

[ramparter]

No one ever mentions the Aristocats...

<3
This is my No 1!!

 

[Jakten]

No one ever mentions the Aristocats...

To be honest if I didn't burn myself out on watching it so much as a kid It'd probably be in my top 5. When my brother was young he would constantly watch it 3-4 times a day. Definitely still up there though.

 

[ionitron]

In no order because I can't decide. Not including Pixar:

-Beauty and the Beast
-Mulan
-Lilo and Stitch
-The Lion King
-Treasure Planet

Honorable mentions: Emperor's New Grove, Peter Pan (It's been a long, long time), and Hercules.

I know it's mostly Renaissance Disney but -shrugs- what can ya do.

 

[Branduil]

Don't really feel like picking out 5 but the top 2 are and always will be Fantasia and Sleeping Beauty.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Yeah such a shame that all of those, have no/not an available or a bad blu ray transfer (EU)

Edit; Robin Hood is good, but I think they colors are off even their? Same as Sword in the Stone?

I thought the yanks got a pretty good 40th Anniversary Edition BD at least. Disney are never going to pay for a diamond quality job for it I suspect.

 

[TimorousPanda]

1. Lion King
2. Hercules
3. Aladdin
4. Tarzan
5. Mulan

 

[Endorphineforeverybody]

I thought the yanks got a pretty good 40th Anniversary Edition BD at least. Disney are never going to pay for a diamond quality job for it I suspect.

My bad, you are right. Maybe the "problem" is only in my Disney 20 disk set.

 

[DOWN]

Guys, Disney, not Pixar.

5. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
4. Oliver & Company
3. Tangled
2. Big Hero 6
1. Fantasia 2000

Did you read the OP? Clearly includes Pixar

 

[JordanN]

They own Marvel and Star Wars too. Though yes, it's implied that we're talking primarily about movies that are in line with core Disney philosophy and are animated.

This still applies to Pixar.

Pixar was on contract that every movie they made, Disney owned all the rights to the characters,video rights, sequels etc. Pixar once threatened to leave so Disney tried to create a new studio to replace them that would work on Toy Story/Monsters Inc etc sequels. But Michael Eisner (Disney's CEO at the time who handled the situation poorly) was fired and Disney later bought all the rights to Pixar.

TLR: Disney always owned the movies before they bought Pixar.

 

[milena87]

The Sword in the Stone
Beauty and the Beast
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Mulan
The Emperor's New Groove

It was incredibly difficult. I decided to choose the ones that I never get tired of watching.
For best animation alone I'd choose an almost completely different list.

 

[Koriandrr]

To be honest if I didn't burn myself out on watching it so much as a kid It'd probably be in my top 5. When my brother was young he would constantly watch it 3-4 times a day. Definitely still up there though.

<3
This is my No 1!!

I did, even as my number one. Love the songs (and cats)

Everybody wants to be a cat ^_~

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The Lion King
Hercules
Aladdin
Pocahontas
THE ARISTOCATS I FORGOT

EEEVERYBOOODY EEEVERYBOOODY EEEVERYBOOODY WANTS TO BEEE A CAT

^ This is true, scientifically.

Because the cat's the only cat who knooowwwss where it's at!

 

[18-Volt]

1- Beauty and the Beast
2- Lady and the Tramp
3- Lion King
4- Sleeping Beauty
5- The Jungle Book

Honorable mention: Hunchback of the Notre Dame.

I wish Disney someday returns to making musical animated epics. A lot of scrapped projects could have been my top choices: Aida, Don Quixote, Legend of Siegfried, Rumpelstiltskin, Man in the Iron Mask, Wuthering Heights, Donkeyskin and Blue Beard.

 

[Garlador]

Tarzan
Beauty and the Beast
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Frozen
The Black Cauldron

It's hard narrowing it down to just five, really. I really want to throw in Fantasia just for Night on Bald Mountain.

 

[Wanderer5]

Sooooo hard, but these are probably the most frequent that come to mind.

Walt Disney Animated Studio films

1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Lilo and Stitch
3. The Lion King
4. Mulan
5. The Great Mouse Detective

Pixar films:

1. Toy Story Andy trilogy (yes I calling 1-3 that , and I can't pick out a single one).
2. The Incredibles
3. WALL-E
4. Inside Out
5. Up

 

[War Eagle]

Guys, Disney, not Pixar.

Disney owns Pixar and OP has Toy Story 3 in his list, so I'm going to use Pixar.

5. Emperor's New Groove (so underrated)
4. Toy Story Trilogy (this is cheating, but I don't care)
3. Inside Out
2. Lion King
1. Aladdin

 

[Monocle]

Aladdin
Mulan
Wall-E
Big Hero 6
Hercules (this or Frozen)

Honorable mentions:

Frozen
Up
The Lion King
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Emperor's New Groove
Inside Out
Sleeping Beauty
101 Dalmations
Fantasia

 

[Tertullian]

Personal favorites, or which ones I judge to be artistically greatest? Only WDAS films? Or are we including Pixar movies? Or only Pixar movies from when Pixar was actually owned by Disney outright? Are we including any other animated movies distributed by Disney?

The ambiguities are too intense I can't compute

 

[shinobi602]

1) Lion King
2) Toy Story
3) Aladdin
4) 101 Dalmatians
5) The Incredibles

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Pinocchio
Peter Pan
The Jungle Book
The Great Mouse Detective

also, A Goofy Movie. It's vastly underrated in the Disney canon.

 

[mcw]

More folks need to see Beauty and the Beast. That movie is goddamned perfect. It didn't resonate much with me when I was a kid, but every time I watched it after that I would see something new and amazing-- whereas some other Disney films I adored as a kid, like The Lion King, just haven't held up as well as I've grown older.

 

[Azuran]

1. The Lion King
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas
3. Hercules
4. Aladdin
5. Peter Pan

 

[mcw]

also, A Goofy Movie. It's vastly underrated in the Disney canon.

I prefer the David Lynch version: http://youtu.be/z7baCckh-XE

 

[Admiral Woofington]

This list is reminding me I want to watch sleeping Beauty and sword in the stone again

 

[LegendofLex]

Fantasia
Aladdin
Tangled
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Big Hero 6

This was really tough until I remembered that Fantasia and Big Hero 6 both qualify.

 

[Zalman]

I'm assuming Pixar counts. If not, add Hercules to the list.

1) The Lion King
2) Toy Story
3) Aladdin
4) Tarzan
5) A Goofy Movie

 

[TheGreatDirector]

It's fascinating to see some of the much more recent Disney movies like Big Hero 6 and Tangled make some peoples lists while others include older classics like Sleeping Beauty and Fantasia. It really goes to show just how widespread Disney movies are over eras and how they resonate differently with every person.

 

[Yrael]

...hmmm. I think at the moment:

1. The Lion King
2. Toy Story
3. Fantasia
4. Inside Out
5. Wall-E

 

[Platy]

Aladdin
Lilo Stich
Mulan
Tarzan
Alice in Wonderland

Roger rabbit wins everything if allowed

 

[Ganhyun]

I cant make my list as small as top 5 as I liked sooo many Disney movies growing up.


Here are 5 that I always instantly recall

Aladdin
The Lion King
The Fox and the Hound
Pinocchio
The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under

 

[Rhomega Beta]

1. Aladdin
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. The Lion King
4. The Great Mouse Detective
5. The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh

 

[Poohblaster]

1 Beauty and the Beast
2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
3 Peter Pan
4 The Sword in the Stone
5 Song of the South

 

[BadWolf]

Tarzan
Beauty and The Best
Tangled
Lion King
Aladdin

(in no particular order)

 

[Gaston]

1. Lion King
2. Aladdin
3. Beauty and the Beast
4. Hercules
5. Mulan

 

[Azuran]

1. Lion King
2. Aladdin
3. Beauty and the Beast
4. Hercules
5. Mulan

Beauty and the Beast only at #3 Gaston?

 

[LoneTraveler]

05. Lilo & Stitch
04. Wreck It Ralph
03. Big Hero 6
02. Aladdin
01. Lion King


Special shout out to

Tangled
A Goofy Movie
A Little Mermaid

 

[Jafku]

In no particular order:
1. The Lion King
2. The Incredibles
3. Toy Story (1,2,3)
4. Aladdin
5. A Goofy Movie
Honorable Mentions:
Hercules, Wreck It Ralph, Wall-E, Mulan, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

 

[Armoured Priest]

5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
4. Beauty and the Beast
3. Fantasia
2. 101 Dalmatians
1. Sleeping Beauty

A few comments:
WFRR remains a fun movie...I especially liked seeing Non-Disney characters interacting with the Disney characters, even if only briefly (Daffy & Donald piano duet).

Beauty and the Beast still looks great, still definitely the best of the 90's Disney renaissance movies.

As a classically trained musician and a lover of animation, Fantasia resonates very strongly with me. I remember being very excited when it was released on VHS for the first time. Couldn't buy that movie fast enough.

Not sure why I like 101 so much, compared to the other movies on my list, its really rough looking. Also not a lot of musical numbers (pretty much the Cruella DeVille song, and the Dalmatian plantation song at the end). It's a quirky, fun bit of adventure movie, though.

Sleeping Beauty remains my favorite Disney animated movie. The whole look of the movie invokes this medieval tapestry look, with skewed 2d perspective, and really vivid colors. Also, this movie has the best villain, hands down.


[edit] I'll give special mention to Wall-E as my favorite Pixar movie (would have been #6 on my list), and Tangled, which was WAY better then I was expecting.

 

[Ganhyun]

Beauty and the Beast only at #3 Gaston?

He deducted points for being forced to lose.

 

[Gaston]

Beauty and the Beast only at #3 Gaston?

It didn't quite have the perfect ending, so I obviously had to bump it a few spots.

 

[overcast]

Pixar is included? I give up.

 

[vagabondarts]

In order from first to last:

Snow White
Pinocchio
Sleeping Beauty
Robin Hood
The Rescuers

Narrowly missing the top 5:
Sword in the Stone
Aladdin
Lion King