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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White starred in Disney's first fully animated full length feature as the first official Disney princess. She set the bar for the following Disney princesses as the classy, loving, feminine character for little girls everywhere. -
Pinocchio
Pinocchio is the second animated movie about a puppet in Florence, Italy who came to life thanks to a magic fairy. Sadly, the origin story, like most Disney movies, is not as happy as it seems to be. Trust me, not knowing is probably better. -
Fantasia
This one I considered skipping solely because it's not a "story", per say, but I decided I would include all of the movies. This movie is where the famous "Sorcerer's Apprentice" mini story comes from, where Mickey Mouse enchants brooms to do his chores for him. There's also another version of Fantasia made in 2000. -
The Reluctant Dragon
Bet you've never heard of this one. This is basically just an animated tour of the (at the time) new Disney studios in California. I say animated, but most of it is fittingly live action. -
Dumbo
Dumbo is the elephant calf with huge, floppy ears. He gets picked on for them, then he joins the circus. -
Bambi
I've never seen this movie, but I'm pretty sure everyone cried when his mom died. Bambi is a deer fawn who becomes friends with other woodland creatures. -
Saludos Amigos
Set in Latin America, the stories follow anthropomorphic birds as they go through adventures in four segments. Donald Duck and Goofy star in some segments as well. -
The Three Caballeros
The characters from Saludos Amigos star in another movie about Donald Duck and Latin American countries. This time, Donald is opening gifts from his friends, like the talking Brazilian parrot, Jose Carioca. In Epcot there is a ride starring The Three Caballeros where you can tour Mexico in a boat ride. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/gran-fiesta-tour-starring-three-caballeros/ -
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
This film tells the stories of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Wind in the Willows. There used to be a ride based on Mr. Toad driving a car, since in the story he races around on the road. -
Cinderella
Everyone knows the story of Cinderella, the maid who married the prince. But many don't know the film basically saved Disney from shutting down. Without it, Disney wouldn't have made it as a company. -
Alice in Wonderland
Alice enters a magic realm through a rabbit hole. She quarrels with The Queen of Hearts and has tea with The Mad Hatter. -
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty is a well known classic about a princess cursed by a dark sorceress named Maleficent. She is then hidden away by fairies and eventually falls into a deep sleep in a tower. Then, she is kissed by a prince in her sleep and she marries the prince. (Why?!) -
The Aristocats
One of my favorite Disney songs comes from this film (Thomas O' Malley in case you're wondering). The story follows Duchess and her kittens as they try to survive on the streets of Paris. -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Though this movie isn't entirely animated, it is by far one of the most entertaining comedies I have ever seen. The story follows Roger Rabbit as he gets help from a Private detective, Eddie Valiant, to figure out who killed Marvin Acme and framed Roger. Oh yeah, and Roger is a cartoon, like his wife Jessica Rabbit. Ppbpbpbpbbppleease watch the movie, it's hilarious. -
The Little Mermaid
Don't worry, I've been skipping a lot of movies, but I won't skip this one (Danielle). Ariel is a mermaid who saves a princes' life, then trades her voice with a sea witch to be fully human. There's actually a statue in Denmark of the original Little Mermaid. In the original story, she failed to get a kiss and turned into sea-foam. -
Beauty and the Beast
One of the best Disney movies (in my opinion) Beauty and the Beast is like a full course meal out of all of the Disney movies (so far) (pun fully intended). Belle is the true bookworm we needed and to be honest, if someone gave me a library, I would marry them too. -
Aladdin
Another one of my favorite Disney movies, Aladdin is the one of the best voiced movies of Disney. Robin Williams absolutely steals the show with his fiery, funny lines. Aladdin is the main character but almost no one recognizes that for about 60% of the movie. Oh yes, and it is an amazing Broadway musical. Seriously, Friend Like Me was fabulous. -
The Lion King
The Lion King is arguably the best Disney movie so far. Based off of Shakespeare's Hamlet, it has amazing storyline and songs. Some of the best songs include Hakuna Matata, about living life easy, The Circle of Life, about the beauty of nature, and I Just Can't Wait to Be King, about happily awaiting the death of your father so you can claim the throne. Plus The Lion King has the best Disney Villain theme song (Be Prepared) and one of the best villains (Scar). He's my favorite villain. -
Pocahontas
This movie has had a little backlash over the years for its racist songs and portrayals of Native Americans, but otherwise it tells the (Inaccurate) story of the historical figure, Pocahontas. You can see I don't really like this movie all that much, based on everything I know about it. I've never actually seen it, however, so my view on it might change. -
Hercules
Hercules is MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE Disney movie. The songs, characters, art style, THE VOICES. Some of my favorite voice- actors starred in Hercules like Josh Keaton (Haleigh, you're welcome) as Young Hercules, Susan Egan as Meg, Danny DeVito as Phil and the list goes on. Hades is my second favorite Disney villain, he's 97% sass. Plus, who doesn't want a chorus of sassy singers to narrate their lives? And come on, I Won't Say I'm in Love (Love you, Susan) is one of the greatest Disney songs ever. -
Mulan
Fun Fact: Mulan was my cousin's favorite Disney movie, before he passed away. So when he died, his older sister, Larisa, got a huge tattoo of the magnolia tree Mulan sits under
