Disney Release Timeline Quiz (1)

[D] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Premiered at LA’s Carthay Circle in 1937; first American feature-length cel animation. Its profits bankrolled Disney’s Burbank studio.

[D] Pinocchio | “When You Wish Upon a Star” won the 1941 Oscar. Multiplane camera work and water effects still wow animators studying classic illusion.

[A] Dumbo | A lean 64 minutes kept costs low during tough times. The surreal “Pink Elephants” parade lives rent‑free in pop culture.

[C] Bambi | Chinese‑American artist Tyrus Wong’s impressionistic forests defined its look. Wartime release, but its wildfire sequence remains eerily modern.

[D] Saludos Amigos | Goodwill‑tour shorts from South America. First appearance of José Carioca, and Goofy tries ranch life as a gaucho.

[D] The Three Caballeros | Donald teams with José and Panchito in a wild live‑action/animation blend. Essentially a technicolor travelogue with mariachi chaos.

[B] Make Mine Music | Package‑film era gem. Features the tragic mini‑opera “The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met.”

[C] Fun and Fancy Free | Two shorts stitched with party banter by ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. Mickey’s beanstalk caper steals the show.

[B] Melody Time | Segments celebrate American folklore—Johnny Appleseed to Pecos Bill. It’s basically a jukebox musical in watercolor.

[B] The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | A two‑fer: Wind in the Willows plus Sleepy Hollow, narrated by Bing Crosby. Headless Horseman still sprints in memes.

[A] Cinderella | Post‑war revival. “Bibbidi‑Bobbidi‑Boo” and a glass slipper kept the studio solvent and princess branding unstoppable.

[A] Alice in Wonderland | Mary Blair’s candy‑colored design split critics in 1951. Home video turned it into a cult favorite for the weird at heart.

[C] Peter Pan | Tinker Bell became a brand mascot. The flying sequence refined effects the studio would reuse for decades.

[A] Lady and the Tramp | First Disney animated feature in CinemaScope. That spaghetti kiss taught restaurants about lighting and meatball logistics.

[C] Sleeping Beauty | Eyvind Earle’s angular art and 70mm sound made it gorgeous and pricey. Initial box office disappointed, later reputation soared.

[A] One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Xerography let animators print those endless spots cheaply. Cruella De Vil basically invented cartoon runway villainy.

[D] The Sword in the Stone | Sherman Brothers songs and Reitherman’s first solo directing credit. Wart‑to‑King arc runs on shaggy‑dog British humor.

[B] The Jungle Book | Walt Disney’s last personally supervised feature. Jazz‑inflected songs turned a Kipling tale into swing.

[A] The Aristocats | Parisian cats inherit a fortune. Scat Cat’s band predicted Disney’s long love affair with musical ensembles.

[B] Robin Hood | Economy hacks galore—reused animation from past films. Somehow the fox still charmed half the planet.

[C] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | A feature stitched from three shorts. Sterling Holloway’s voice made honey sound like a life philosophy.

[B] The Fox and the Hound | Production bridged generations—Glen Keane and friends stepped in. Friendship vs. nature made 80s kids cry responsibly.

[A] The Black Cauldron | First PG‑rated Disney animated feature; early CGI elements. Dark fantasy detoured far from talking‑animal comfort.

[C] The Great Mouse Detective | Baker Street, but mice. Computer‑animated Big Ben gears wowed audiences hungry for techy spectacle.

[A] Oliver & Company | Billy Joel voiced Dodger. 1988’s New York feels like a neon mixtape with dogs.

[D] The Little Mermaid | Kick‑started the Disney Renaissance. Howard Ashman’s Broadway flair turned sea foam into show tunes and Oscars.

[C] The Rescuers Down Under | Released this year and part of Disney’s official animated canon. File this under timeless family animation knowledge.

[B] Beauty and the Beast | First animated Best Picture nominee. CGI ballroom shot sold every 90s kid on romance and rendering.

[D] Aladdin | Robin Williams improvised Genie so fast the script chased him. Marketing basically invented the “must‑own VHS.”

[B] The Lion King | Opened as the “B‑project,” became the juggernaut. The Circle of Life sunrise is cinema’s most reliable goosebumps machine.