Disney Animated Sequels
Year: 1994 - 2008
Created by: Walt Disney Television Animation & DisneyToon Studios
Films: 32
Created by: Walt Disney Television Animation & DisneyToon Studios
Films: 32
"We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective." - Michael Eisner
With the home video market booming in the 1990's, then Disney CEO Michael Eisner felt that the best way to capitalise on the huge success of Disney's theatrically released animated films would be to release lower budget home video sequels. As history has shown us, the overwhelming majority of these films were sub-par pilot episodes to Disney Channel series, but there are a few diamonds in the rough.
Collected here are all the direct-to-video or DVD Disney Animated Sequels, all created by Walt Disney Television Animation or DisneyToon Studios. Whilst a small number of films did release theatrically, they were always conceived as home video releases and none are considered part of the 'Animated Classics' line of Disney films. I have excluded the long line of Tinkerbell films as they can be considered their own franchise, and I have not considered any releases after 2008 (such as Tangled Ever After) as those films were conceived specifically for TV and streaming, and not for home video.
Collected here are all the direct-to-video or DVD Disney Animated Sequels, all created by Walt Disney Television Animation or DisneyToon Studios. Whilst a small number of films did release theatrically, they were always conceived as home video releases and none are considered part of the 'Animated Classics' line of Disney films. I have excluded the long line of Tinkerbell films as they can be considered their own franchise, and I have not considered any releases after 2008 (such as Tangled Ever After) as those films were conceived specifically for TV and streaming, and not for home video.