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Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures is the flagship motion picture studio of The Walt Disney Company. It maintains a family-friendly image and generally only releases G and PG rated films, but in 2003 it released its first PG-13 rated film, Pirates of the Caribbean, which was based on a popular Disneyland boat ride.

In its relation to the main corporate structure, Walt Disney Pictures was only founded as a separate division of the company in 1983.

Walt Disney Pictures includes Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios, and it is a part of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.

Notable feature films

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  • Pinocchio (1940)
  • Fantasia (1940)
  • Dumbo (1941)
  • The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
  • Bambi (1942)
  • Saludos Amigos (1943)
  • Victory Through Air Power (1943)
  • The Three Caballeros (1945)
  • Song of the South (1946)
  • So Dear to My Heart (1949)
  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
  • Cinderella (1950)
  • Treasure Island (1950)
  • Alice in Wonderland (1951)
  • The Story of Robin Hood (1952)
  • Peter Pan (1953)
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
  • Lady and the Tramp (1955)
  • Old Yeller (1957)
  • Sleeping Beauty (1959)
  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
  • The Shaggy Dog (1959)
  • Pollyanna (1960)
  • Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
  • The Parent Trap (1961)
  • Babes in Toyland (1961)
  • The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
  • Son of Flubber (1963)
  • Summer Magic (1963)
  • The Sword in the Stone (1963)
  • The Incredible Journey (1963)
  • Mary Poppins (1964)
  • The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
  • That Darn Cat! (1965)
  • Those Calloways (1965)
  • The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
  • Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
  • The Jungle Book (1967)
  • The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
  • Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
  • The Love Bug (1969)
  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1970)
  • The Boatniks (1970)
  • The Aristocats (1970)
  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
  • Robin Hood (1973 movie) (1973)
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
  • Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
  • The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
  • Freaky Friday (1977)
  • Pete's Dragon (1977)
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
  • The Rescuers (1977)
  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
  • Candleshoe (1978)
  • The Black Hole (1979)
  • Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
  • Midnight Madness (1980) (released without any mention of Disney's involvement)
  • Popeye (1980) (in association with Paramount)
  • The Watcher in the Woods (1981)
  • The Fox and the Hound (1981)
  • Tron (1982)
  • Tex (1982)
  • Never Cry Wolf (1983)
  • Something Wicked this Way Comes (1983)
  • The Black Cauldron (1985)
  • Return to Oz (1985)
  • Flight of the Navigator (1986)
  • Castle in the Sky (1986)
  • The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
  • Oliver and Company (1988)
  • The Little Mermaid (1989)
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
  • The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  • The Rocketeer (1991)
  • Newsies (1992)
  • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
  • Aladdin (1992)
  • The Mighty Ducks (1992)
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Under the Touchstone banner)
  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) (remake of 1963 film)
  • The Lion King (1994)
  • The Santa Clause (1994)
  • Pocahontas (1995)
  • Toy Story (1995)
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
  • 101 Dalmatians (1996) (live-action remake of 1961 film)
  • Hercules (1997)
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1997)
  • George of the Jungle (1997)
  • Mulan (1998)
  • A Bug's Life (1998)
  • The Parent Trap (1998) (remake of 1961 film)
  • Tarzan (1999)
  • Toy Story 2 (1999)
  • The Straight Story (1999)
  • Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
  • Fantasia 2000 (2000)
  • The Tigger Movie (2000)
  • Dinosaur (2000)
  • The Kid (2000)
  • Remember the Titans (2000)
  • 102 Dalmatians (2000)
  • The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
  • Recess: School's Out (2001)
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
  • The Princess Diaries (2001)
  • Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  • Snow Dogs (2002)
  • Return to Never Land (2002)
  • The Rookie (2002)
  • Lilo and Stitch (2002)
  • The Country Bears (2002)
  • Tuck Everlasting (2002)
  • The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
  • Spirited Away (2002)
  • Treasure Planet (2002)
  • The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
  • Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
  • Holes (2003)
  • The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  • Freaky Friday (2003) (remake of 1977 film)
  • Brother Bear (2003)
  • The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • Teacher's Pet (2004)
  • Miracle (2004)
  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
  • Hidalgo (2004)
  • Home on the Range (2004)
  • Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
  • The Incredibles (2004)
  • National Treasure (2004)
  • Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2005) (released by Miramax)
  • The Pacifier (2005)
  • Ice Princess (2005)
  • Dark Water (2005)
  • Kiki's Delivery Service (2006) (remake of 1989 anime)
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