This week, we watched The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, the third entry in The Little Mermaid franchise, and the only prequel. Released in 2008, this
This week, we watched Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, the third and final entry of Disney’s Cinderella series. This film was released to home
1981’s The Fox and the Hound represented both beginnings and ends in Walt Disney Animation. The film is notable for being one of the last
This week, we watched Brother Bear 2, the sequel to the Disney animated film from 2003. This film features a largely new cast, with only
This week we watched the 2006 midquel, Bambi II. With the original Bambi releasing in 1942, this is the oldest property Disney ever used as
This week, we watched the sequel to The Emperor’s New Groove: 2005’s aptly titled Kronk’s New Groove. Releasing 5 years after the original film, this story
Following the success of Lilo & Stitch, Disney knew they needed to do something with the franchise. This success was uncommon during this era of
This week, we watched Tarzan II, which takes place during Tarzan’s childhood, specifically during the “Son of Man” sequence. During that sequence, adventures in Tarzan’s
This week, we watched Mulan II, the sequel to the 1998 film. Though the original film was based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan
This week, we watched the hilariously meta take on The Lion King, the 2004 release The Lion King 1 1/2. This film is a rarity
This week, we watched Atlantis: Milo’s Return, a sequel to Disney’s 41st animated feature, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. That film was released during a period
This week, we watched The Jungle Book 2, released in 2003. Of all of the sequels produced by DisneyToon, The Jungle Book 2 was only
Fresh off of the success of the two live-action remakes of 101 Dalmatians, Disney decided to continue this franchise by releasing a sequel to the 1961
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is my all-time favorite Disney animated film. That’s not to say it is the best; from a purely critical standpoint,
The original Cinderella has a special place in many a Disney fan’s heart. With beautiful animation and memorable music, many people cite that film as
Growing up, Peter Pan was always in my consciousness in one form or another. I enjoyed it in many incarnations including the original book, the
I distinctly remember watching many of these DisneyToon sequels. Growing up in the late ’90s and early 2000s, I was the exact audience that Michael
This week, we watched the sequel to the animated movie that launched a rebirth for Disney animation and began the Disney Renaissance: The Little Mermaid
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride is often considered the best of the direct-to-video Disney sequels and it is easy to see why. Despite lacking
Disney’s Pocahontas is a film that would likely not be made today, at least not the Pocahontas that we got in 1995. Though it was
This week, we watched the second Beauty and the Beast sequel, Belle’s Magical World. This direct-to-video film, released in 1998, was originally conceived as a
This week, we looked at Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, which takes place during the events of the original film following when Belle
This week, we are looking at Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, the first film in the Winnie the Pooh franchise since 1977’s
This week, we watched the second and final sequel in the Aladdin film series, Aladdin and the King of Thieves. This direct-to-video film was released
For this first week of DisneyToon sequels, we watched the first one ever made by the DisneyToon Studios, The Return of Jafar. Marketed as “the
In recent years, Disney has been releasing more sequels as part of their canon. The Disney Animated Canon are the films made by Walt Disney
Last year, I did a series called the 25 Weeks of Pixar leading up to the release of Toy Story 4 in which I watched
