1. The golden age
This is OG Disney right here. The house that Walt built before it grew into a castle that grew into a kingdom that grew into an empire. Started out with Snow White, which, sadly, is the most realistic looking a Disney Princess can get. Then it was followed by Pinocchio, which is getting a remake. Dumbo, which is getting a remake. Fantasia, which is getting a remake. And Bambi, which is NOT getting a remake. It was a good beginning to an amazing legacy.
2. Wartime age
When World War II happened, propaganda cartoons started flying here, there and everywhere. Disney got in on this too with that Donald Duck Nazi bit. Another thing was that most animators were fighting in the war during this time, So Disney had to make some set backs. Because of the lack of animators, Disney had to do simpler, more compilation like movies.
3. the Silver Age
This is the era that REALLY feels like Disney. Yeah, the golden age had Snow White, but the silver age had Freakin' Cinderella! She's the HBIC when it comes to Disney princesses. This era also had Peter Pan, who's like the boy you had a crush on in middle school, and Alice in Wonderland, which would ultimately go on to create Hot Topic in the distant future. This era also had Lady and the Tramp, a movie I've yet to see. 101 Dalmatians, which got a remake, also belonged to this era. And so does The Jungle Book, which also got a remake.
4. The Dark Age
Ay-ai-ai! This was Disney's first of two low points. After Walt died from Lung Cancer(Don't smoke, kids) Disney animation became one big cluster of a mess. One or two good things came from this era, like Winnie the Pooh or The Great Mouse Detective, and Robin Hood is pretty sexy for an anthropomorphic fox. But other than that, everything from this era was just unimaginative, mediocre, way too dark, and was just Un-Disney-like as a whole. This is why Disney shouldn't go super dark, because then we get movies like The Black Cauldron.
5. The Disney Renaissance
Everyone knows that you have to go through the storm before the calm, and Disney did just that with the Renaissance era. They managed to pick themselves up from the slumps of the dark ages and begin all over again.Oliver & Company is the movie that bridges the Dark ages and the Renaissance, but what really began Disney's bright new age was The Little Mermaid. They went back to their roots with doing animated Fairy Tale movies, but the only difference is that they made them more Broadway-esque, so that the musical numbers would be more spectacular and memorable. Also hailing from this era is Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan and many others. One in a while, this era would hit a bump on the road (Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame) but other than that, it was a good era for Disney.
6. Depression age
The early 2000s was a good time for Disney. The Depression age wasn't nearly as bad as the dark age was, but this was the time where Disney started losing it's magic touch once again. Disney has had some big rivals in the past, but none of them were as big as Pixar. Disney was still making good money for the most part, but Pixar was breaking box office records. Lilo and Stitch and Brother Bear weren't nearly as big as The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. What was ironic is that Pixar was also a Disney owned company, so Disney was technically losing to itself. Disney eventually dabbled in CG movies, with Bolt and Meet the Robinsons, but even those were getting their asses handed to them by Up and Ratatouille.
7. Millennial Disney
Most of you call it the revival era, but I like to call it Millennial Disney, because it's the most progressive, most comedic, and has the most modern feel compared to the other eras. It's also the most well put together. Most people like to consider Bolt to be part of the Millennial Disney, but it's not. It's just the gap between this era and the last. What really started this era off was The Princess and the Frog. see, it's already very progressive because not only is this the first ever African-American Disney Princess, but she's also a hard worker and doesn't really fit into the mold of traditional princesses, who only dream of getting married. Then we get Tangled, Winnie the Pooh...again, Wreck it Ralph, and the cornerstone of all Disney, Frozen, which is by far the most feminist Disney Princess movie. It's also like, the biggest Disney movie in like, all of history. Then we got Big Hero 6, Disney's first Marvel-based animated Superhero movie and Zootopia, which deals with social issues in an animal-filled world. So far there isn't one "bad" movie in the Millennial era. They've all made decent money and were all critically acclaimed (Frozen currently holds the record for highest grossing animated film). Millennial Disney is where we currently are in the Disneyverse, so they're still adding movies to their list. This year, we're getting Moana, Disney's first Polynesian princess. Then after that, there's Gigantic, Frozen 2, Teen Space Race, and Wreck It Ralph 2.
2. Wartime age
When World War II happened, propaganda cartoons started flying here, there and everywhere. Disney got in on this too with that Donald Duck Nazi bit. Another thing was that most animators were fighting in the war during this time, So Disney had to make some set backs. Because of the lack of animators, Disney had to do simpler, more compilation like movies.
3. the Silver Age
This is the era that REALLY feels like Disney. Yeah, the golden age had Snow White, but the silver age had Freakin' Cinderella! She's the HBIC when it comes to Disney princesses. This era also had Peter Pan, who's like the boy you had a crush on in middle school, and Alice in Wonderland, which would ultimately go on to create Hot Topic in the distant future. This era also had Lady and the Tramp, a movie I've yet to see. 101 Dalmatians, which got a remake, also belonged to this era. And so does The Jungle Book, which also got a remake.
4. The Dark Age
Ay-ai-ai! This was Disney's first of two low points. After Walt died from Lung Cancer(Don't smoke, kids) Disney animation became one big cluster of a mess. One or two good things came from this era, like Winnie the Pooh or The Great Mouse Detective, and Robin Hood is pretty sexy for an anthropomorphic fox. But other than that, everything from this era was just unimaginative, mediocre, way too dark, and was just Un-Disney-like as a whole. This is why Disney shouldn't go super dark, because then we get movies like The Black Cauldron.
5. The Disney Renaissance
Everyone knows that you have to go through the storm before the calm, and Disney did just that with the Renaissance era. They managed to pick themselves up from the slumps of the dark ages and begin all over again.Oliver & Company is the movie that bridges the Dark ages and the Renaissance, but what really began Disney's bright new age was The Little Mermaid. They went back to their roots with doing animated Fairy Tale movies, but the only difference is that they made them more Broadway-esque, so that the musical numbers would be more spectacular and memorable. Also hailing from this era is Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan and many others. One in a while, this era would hit a bump on the road (Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame) but other than that, it was a good era for Disney.
6. Depression age
The early 2000s was a good time for Disney. The Depression age wasn't nearly as bad as the dark age was, but this was the time where Disney started losing it's magic touch once again. Disney has had some big rivals in the past, but none of them were as big as Pixar. Disney was still making good money for the most part, but Pixar was breaking box office records. Lilo and Stitch and Brother Bear weren't nearly as big as The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. What was ironic is that Pixar was also a Disney owned company, so Disney was technically losing to itself. Disney eventually dabbled in CG movies, with Bolt and Meet the Robinsons, but even those were getting their asses handed to them by Up and Ratatouille.
7. Millennial Disney
Most of you call it the revival era, but I like to call it Millennial Disney, because it's the most progressive, most comedic, and has the most modern feel compared to the other eras. It's also the most well put together. Most people like to consider Bolt to be part of the Millennial Disney, but it's not. It's just the gap between this era and the last. What really started this era off was The Princess and the Frog. see, it's already very progressive because not only is this the first ever African-American Disney Princess, but she's also a hard worker and doesn't really fit into the mold of traditional princesses, who only dream of getting married. Then we get Tangled, Winnie the Pooh...again, Wreck it Ralph, and the cornerstone of all Disney, Frozen, which is by far the most feminist Disney Princess movie. It's also like, the biggest Disney movie in like, all of history. Then we got Big Hero 6, Disney's first Marvel-based animated Superhero movie and Zootopia, which deals with social issues in an animal-filled world. So far there isn't one "bad" movie in the Millennial era. They've all made decent money and were all critically acclaimed (Frozen currently holds the record for highest grossing animated film). Millennial Disney is where we currently are in the Disneyverse, so they're still adding movies to their list. This year, we're getting Moana, Disney's first Polynesian princess. Then after that, there's Gigantic, Frozen 2, Teen Space Race, and Wreck It Ralph 2.
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