The Lion King (1994)
Better late than never, right? The Lion King is another feather in the Disney cap and the last as Disney’s grandiosity and need for awards caused them to enter shaky … Continue Reading The Lion King (1994)
Aladdin (1992)
A persona anecdote for you all: Last semester I wrote a fifteen page paper about the use of ethnicity and dress with regards to today’s Disney Vault feature, so I’m … Continue Reading Aladdin (1992)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast: The film that changed everything! This was the animation feature that proved to the naysayers that animated films were just as compelling as live-action movies, and … Continue Reading Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
I’ve returned with a new decade in the Disney Vault. The nineties saw Disney churning out film upon film, so it’ll take almost all summer for me to get through … Continue Reading The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
We’re officially at the end of the 1980s! The Little Mermaid ushered in a string of hits, both commercially and critically, that would spark off the Disney Renaissance. From here … Continue Reading The Little Mermaid (1989)
Oliver & Company (1988)
This week’s installment of Journeys in the Disney Vault is special because we are officially halfway through the entire Disney animated canon (there’s 53 movies – the last of which … Continue Reading Oliver & Company (1988)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
With 1986’s The Great Mouse Detective we’re inching ever closer to the Disney Renaissance that would go on into the beginning of the 1990s. It’s not commonly known, but this … Continue Reading The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
As a child, The Black Cauldron was the “red-headed stepchild” of the Disney canon. And not just the stepchild, we’re talking the stepchild you kept under the stairs! The movie … Continue Reading The Black Cauldron (1985)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The next five weeks sees us navigating the hostile waters of the Walt Disney Company in the 1980s, which will eventually end with us entering the last golden age Disney’s … Continue Reading The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Winnie the Pooh can be placed alongside Mickey Mouse as one of the Disney company‘s enduring characters. In fact, you could consider the Winnie the Pooh gang to be just … Continue Reading The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Robin Hood (1973)
For 20 years I’ve been living a lie. Before today, I had believed I’d never seen Robin Hood all the way through. In my mind, I’d seen the first 20 … Continue Reading Robin Hood (1973)
The AristoCats (1970)
The AristoCats is an interesting animal (intentional pun), because, on the one hand, its story is deliberately lifted from past Disney features; but, on the other, it’s more adult and … Continue Reading The AristoCats (1970)
The Jungle Book (1967)
The final Disney movie of the 1960s is dampened by tragedy. The Jungle Book is cited as the last animated movie Walt Disney would personally oversee, as well as being … Continue Reading The Jungle Book (1967)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Sorry for the interruption in the Journeys in the Disney Vault schedule. Let’s just say siblings coming to stay for extended periods of time…bad idea. Anyway, we return to the … Continue Reading The Sword in the Stone (1963)
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Better late than never, right? Over the next eleven weeks, we’ll be entering the Disney period where talking animals ruled the roost. You’ll see humans in several of these, but … Continue Reading 101 Dalmatians (1961)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Sleeping Beauty marks the end of an era in Disney history. Not only was it the last Disney animated movie to have its animation cels hand-inked, Princess Aurora is … Continue Reading Sleeping Beauty (1959)
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