"Tangled" as 50th. A Disney List

At some point in the chronology of me dealing with Tangled, a complicated psychological rollercoaster for this lifelong Rapunzel lover, I had completely forgotten (or maybe never known?) that it was to be the 50th Disney animated feature.

I think I wasn't counting the compilation films but Disney does. Here's a helpful reminder from Disney of that rich history (which I saw courtesy of All Things Fangirl). How many have you seen?

The video comes after the jump.






The ones I've seen are in bold. Some I haven't seen so childhood so I dare not "rank" them though it's tempting to imagine watching them all chronologically and doing so... I just need a free 300 hours or so to watch and write up. Easy. Links go to previous posts if there are any -- every time an animated film comes out I realize it may be the biggest deficiency here at TFE. I never talk about them. Can't figure why -- I've also pinpointed my three childhood favorites and my current holy trinity. An asterisk indicates films I was basically obsessed with during their release.

1. Snow White (1937)

2. Pinocchio (1940)

3. Fantasia (1940) Childhood Obsession

4. Dumbo (1941)

5. Bambi (1942)

6. Saludos Amigoes (1942)

7. The Three Caballeros (1944)

8. Make Mine Music (1946)

9. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

10. Melody Time(1948)

11. The Adventures of Ichobad & Mr Toad (1949)

12. Cinderella (1950)

13. Alice in Wonderland (1951)

14. Peter Pan (1953)

15. Lady & The Tramp (1955)

16. Sleeping Beauty (1959) Holy Trinity & Childhood Obsession

17. 101 Dalmations (1961)

18. The Sword in the Stone (1963)

19. Jungle Book (1967) Childhood Obsession

20. The Aristocats (1970)

21. Robin Hood (1973)

22. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

23. The Rescuers (1977)

24. The Fox and the Hound (1981)

25. The Black Cauldron (1985)

26. The Great Mouse Detective* (1986)

27. Oliver & Company (1988)

28. The Little Mermaid* (1989) Holy Trinity

29. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

30. Beauty & The Beast* (1991) Holy Trinity

31. Aladdin (1992)

32. Lion King (1994)

33. Pocahontas* (1995)

34. Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

35. Hercules (1997)

36. Mulan (1998)

37. Tarzan (1999)

38. Fantasia 2000 (1999)

39. Dinosaur (2000)
40. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
41. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
42. Lilo & Stich (2002)

43. Treasure Planet (2002)

44. Brother Bear (2003)
45. Home on the Range (2004)
46. Chicken Little (2005)

47. Meet The Robinsons (2007)

48. Bolt (2008)

49. Princess & The Frog (2009)

50. Tangled (2010)

Yeah, yeah, Nathaniel, that's all well and good. But when are you going to really write about Tangled? Ergh. I know, I know. For what it's worth, I had a conversation with Michael (who writes "Unsung Heroes") about Tangled over dinner a couple of days back -- where we'd place it in the Disney hierarchy, its strength and weaknesses. I'll share that in a couple of days. Must transcribe first. But by then you'll all have seen it, right?