List of animation studios owned by The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company has owned and operated various animation studios since the company's founding on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; the current Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California is the company's flagship feature animation studio and claims heritage from this original studio. Adding to the growth of the company and its motion picture studio division The Walt Disney Studios, several other animation studios were added through acquisitions and through openings of satellite studios outside the United States. These expanded the company's animation output into television, direct-to-video, and digital releases, in addition to its primary feature animation releases.

Walt Disney Animation Studios' current headquarters, the Roy E. Disney Animation Building, is located in Burbank, California across the street from the main Disney studio lot.

The south side of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building, as seen from the public park that separates it from the Ventura Freeway.

Currently Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm Animation (through Lucasfilm) and 20th Century Studios's animation division, and Blue Sky Studios are parts of The Walt Disney Studios unit. This article does not include other animation studios whose films were released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (the company's distribution unit) and not acquired by the company, nor does it count the Laugh-O-Gram Studio (1921–1923), Disney's first animation studio, which predated the founding of The Walt Disney Company. For example, certain Studio Ghibli films were distributed by Disney internationally in Taiwan and Japan but never owned by the company.[1] Also, Miramax, an independently operating unit of the Walt Disney Studios, also purchased US rights to foreign animated movies.[2]

In 2020, Disney Change 20th Century Fox Animation to 20th Century Animation, Fox Television Animation to 20th Animation, & Fox Family to 20th Century Family to avoid brand confusion with Fox Corporation.

Full list

Current animation studios

Studio	Established	Parent unit
Walt Disney Animation Studios	1923	The Walt Disney Studios
Animation: Theatrical feature films and short films in Hand-drawn and CGI Former names: Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923),[Note 1] Walt Disney Studios (1926),[Note 2] Walt Disney Productions (1929–1985),[Note 3] Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986–2006)[Note 4] Former Units: Secret Lab (1999–2001), Disney Circle 7 Animation (2004–2006)[Note 5] DisneyToon Studios (2003–2006; 2008–2018) Former satellite studios: Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida (1989–2004) Disney Animation Australia (1988–2006) Disney Animation Canada (1996–2000) Disney Animation France/Paris (1989–2003) Disney Animation Japan (1989–2004)
Pixar	1979	The Walt Disney Studios
Animation: Computer generated animated theatrical feature films and short films Acquired in 2006. Former names: Graphics Group (1979–1986) Former satellite studios: Pixar Canada (2010–2013)
20th Century Animation	1994	The Walt Disney Studios
Animation: animated theatrical feature films Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition. Former names: Fox Family Films, Fox Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation Unit: Blue Sky Studios Former unit: Fox Animation Studios
Blue Sky Studios	1987	20th Century Animation
Animation: Computer generated animated theatrical feature films Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.
20th Century Family	2017	20th Century Studios
Animation: Besides family-friendly theatrical films, the division oversees mixed media (live-action with animation), family animated holiday television specials based on film properties and film features based on animated TV shows. Former names: Fox Family Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition.
Disney Television Animation	1984	Disney Channels Worldwide[3](Walt Disney Television)
Animation: Television series Originally a part of the Disney animation group, Disney TV Animation was transferred into Disney Television and later to the Disney Channels Former names: Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group (1984), Walt Disney Television Animation (1987–2011) Former satellite studios: Disney Animation Australia/DisneyToon Studios Australia (1988–2006) Disney Animation Canada (1996–2000) Disney Animation France/Disney Animation Paris (1989–2003) Disney Animation Japan (1989–2004) Disney MovieToons (1990–2003; theatrical name)/Disney Video Premieres (1994–2003; direct to video) Jetix Animation Concepts (2004–2009)
20th Animation	1994	Disney Television Studios
Animation: animated TV series Acquired in 2019 in the 21st Century Fox acquisition. Former names: Fox Television Animation (1999-2020)

Divested or defunct animation studios

Studio	Established	status
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida	1989	closed in 2004
Domestic division created to be an active attraction at Disney-MGM Studios and for additional output.
DisneyToon Studios	1990	closed in 2018
Animation: theatrical, direct to video, short and television films and Wrap-around animation Began as a sequel theatrical unit of Disney Television Animation and adding direct to video features before being transferred to Features Animation in 2003 and Disney Studios from 2006 to 2008 Former names: Disney MovieToons (1990–2003; theatrical name), Disney video premieres (1994–2003; direct to video) Former satellite studios: Disney Animation Australia/DisneyToon Studios Australia (1988–2006) Disney Animation Canada (1996–2000) Disney Animation France/Disney Animation Paris (1989–2003) Disney Animation Japan (1989–2004)
DIC Entertainment	1971	sold in 2000
Animation: Television series and Feature films Founded in 1971 and was acquired with the purchase of Capital Cities/ABC in 1996. Founder with investment firms backing purchased the company in 2000.
Jumbo Pictures, Inc.	1990	closed in 2000
Founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell and acquired by Disney in 1996.
The Baby Einstein Company	1997	discontinued animation
Founded in 1997 by stay-at-home mom and former teacher Julie Aigner-Clark, Acquired by Disney in 2000.[2] Discontinued making videos in 2009. Now owned by Kids II, Inc.
Dream Quest Images	1996	merged in 1999
VFX & animated unit acquired in 1996 and merged into Secret Labs in 1999.
Secret Labs	1999	closed in 2001
Formed from the merger of Dream Quest Images and Disney Feature Animation's Computer Graphics division.
Greengrass Productions
Live production unit of ABC that dabbled in TV and feature film animation.
Disney Circle 7 Animation	2005	closed in 2006
Also known as: Circle 7 Animation a short-lived division of Walt Disney Feature Animation specializing in computer generated imagery (CGI) animation and was originally going to work on making sequels to the Disney-owned Pixar properties.
ImageMovers Digital	2007	closed in 2011
Joint venture between Disney and ImageMovers, venture cancelled after two films.
BVS Entertainment	1984	Dormant
Formed in 1984 as Saban Entertainment by music and TV producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy. Acquired as part of Fox Family Worldwide on October 24, 2001 and renamed to BVS Entertainment alongside other subsidiaries. One portion that worked on the English dub of Digimon was renamed to Sensation Animation and was closed when Disney lost the rights to dub the series. Currently dormant after Disney sold off the Power Rangers franchise and related shows back to Haim Saban and his company Saban Capital Group in 2010 Units: Saban International Paris (sold off in 2001), BVS International N.V. BVS International Services, Inc.
SIP Animation	1977	closed in 2009
Founded in France by Haim Saban and Jacqueline Tordjman in 1977 as Saban International Paris. Acquired alongside parent company Saban Entertainment in 2001 as part of the Fox Family Worldwide buyout. Eventually Split from parent company, leaving Fox Family Worldwide holding 49%, to become an independent studio in the same year with Disney purchasing Fox Family Worldwide and renamed to its current name in 2002. Closed in 2009. Former names: Saban International Paris
Disney Animation Australia	1998	Closed in 2006
Also known as: DisneyToon Studios Australia Started in 1998 for animated TV series but became one of the general satellite studios of Disney Television Animation, Disney MovieToons/Disney Video Premiere and Disney Feature Animation.
Disney Animation Canada	1996	Closed in 2000
Started in 1996 for animated TV series but became one of the general satellite studios of Disney Television Animation, Disney MovieToons/Disney Video Premiere and Disney Feature Animation.
Disney Animation France	1996	Closed in 2003
Former name: Brizzi Films Also known as: Disney Animation Paris Acquired in 1989 for animated TV series but became one of general satellite studios of Disney Television Animation, Disney MovieToons/Disney Video Premiere and Disney Feature Animation.
Disney Animation Japan	1989	Closed in 2004
Acquired in 1989 for animated TV series but became one of general satellite studios of Disney Television Animation, Disney MovieToons/Disney Video Premiere and Disney Feature Animation.
Pixar Canada	2010	Closed in 2013
This was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios. It was located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The studio was tasked to produce short films based on Pixar's feature film characters.

Walt Disney Television

Disney Television Animation

In January 2003, Disney initiated a reorganization of its theatrical and animation units to improve resource usage and continued focus on new characters and franchise development. TV Animation was transferred to Disney Channel Worldwide.[4] Disney MovieToons/Disney Video Premieres unit was transferred from Television Animation to Feature Animation.[5][6]

20th Animation

DIC Entertainment

With Disney's acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC in 1996, another animated unit DIC Entertainment was included, which consisted of two Limited Partnerships (DIC Entertainment, L.P. and DIC Productions, L.P.) with CC/ABC and Andy Heyward. Eventually, DIC management arranged for the studio to become independent from Disney on November 17, 2000.[2]

Greengrass Productions

Greengrass Productions is a unit of ABC at the time CC/ABC was acquired by Disney and produced some animation.[2]

Jetix related

Disney purchased the Fox Family/Fox Kids Worldwide franchise on October 24, 2001 for the Fox Family Channel and also received ownership of several units and assets, including Saban Entertainment and Saban International.[2] The Saban library also included the 75.7% majority stake in Fox Kids Europe N.V., the Latin American Fox Kids channel, Saban International Paris, Saban International Services, various original Fox Kids programming, and the acquired all-original and Marvel Comics-based DePatie-Freleng Enterprises/Marvel Productions and Marvel Films Animation/New World Animation libraries.[7] Afterwards, Saban International Paris split from Saban and became independent, with The Walt Disney Company taking in a 49% minority stake of the company and a name change to SIP Animation on October 1, 2002.[8][9][10] Jetix Animation Concepts was a joint-venture between Walt Disney Television Animation and Jetix Europe N.V. for shows that broadcast for the Jetix channels.

• Jetix Animation Concepts - joint-venture between Jetix Europe N.V. and Walt Disney Television Animation
• BVS Entertainment
  • BVS International, N.V.
  • BVS International Services, Inc.
• Sensation Animation – dubbing for the second half of Digimon Tamers and Digimon Frontier. Although, it was ceased and dissolved in 2003, Disney co-distributed the previously-undubbed four Digimon movies in 2005 and the fifth TV season in 2007.
• SIP Animation - 49% minority stake owned by Disney
• Jetix Europe (formerly Fox Kids Europe N.V.) - 75.7% owned by Disney until 2008, full ownership afterwards. Currently dormant.

Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida

Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida

Type	Division (1989–1992), (1999–2004) Subsidiary (1992–1999)
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Closed
Successor	Disney Circle 7 Animation[11]
Founded	Bay Lake, Florida (May 1989)
Founder	Max Howard
Defunct	January 12, 2004
Headquarters	The Magic of Disney Animation, Animation Courtyard, Disney-MGM Studios, Walt Disney World, Bay Lake, Florida , United States
Key people	Max Howard (Director of Operations) Andrew Millstein (SVP and GM)[11]
Production output	Animation
Number of employees	~400 (peak, mid-1990s)[12] 258 (final)[13]
Parent	Walt Disney Feature Animation (Walt Disney Studios)

Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, a division of Walt Disney Feature Animation, opened in 1989 with 40 employees. Its offices were in the backlot of the Disney-MGM Studios theme park and visitors were allowed to tour the studio to observe animators at work from behind glass-paneled overhead breezeways. The company had primarily animated Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear.[12]

Magic of Disney Animation's location

Walt Disney Animation placed Max Howard in charge of starting up its Florida animation studio in 1988.[14] Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida began operations in May 1989. The division was originally planned to work on featurettes and shorts that they could do on its own. 70 animators including Disney veteran supervising animator Mark Henn were hired by 1990. After doing its first work, the Roger Rabbit short, Roller Coaster Rabbit, the division was enlisted to help finish The Rescuers Down Under and work on its companion featurette, The Prince and the Pauper.[15] On October 7, 1992, the Florida unit was incorporated.[16] On April 22, 1998, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida moved to a new $70 million facility at the Disney-MGM Studios.[12][17] In June 1998, the Florida division's first feature film, Mulan, was released.[18] The unit continued as a division with its corporate form was merged out on September 30, 1999.[19] Andrew Millstein took charge of the division as senior vice president and general manager of production in 2001 transferring in from The Secret Lab.[20]

In January 2003, Disney initiated a reorganization of its theatrical and animation units to improve resource usage and continued focus on new characters and franchise development. Additionally, Feature Animation was transferred under The Walt Disney Studios in January 2003.[6] In June 2003, 50 animators were laid off after Brother Bear finished up production. The division was developing A Few Good Ghosts (also known as My Peoples) until it was canceled on November 15, 2003. On January 12, 2004, Disney Feature Animation President David Stainton announced the shut down of Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida.[13]

Some laid-off animators were offered transfers to the main studio while most chose to stay in Orlando or were recruited to work for rival animation studios. Other animators created their own startup studios. Legacy Animation Studios was formed by Eddie Pittman along with 15 artists previously laid off from the company.[21] Laid off animators Travis Blaise, Todd Gilbert and Matt Gunther formed their own company, Magnetic Entertainment.[13] Project Firefly animation studio was set up by five former employees on Universal Studios Florida's backlot and worked on Curious George for Universal, two direct to videos for DisneyToon Studios, Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie and Brother Bear 2 and Farm Force, a short/pilot as an internal project.[22] Millstein was tapped to head up Florida's replacement and Pixar sequel division, Circle 7 Animation.[11]

Projects

Release date	Title	Notes
June 23, 1989	Tummy Trouble	Released with Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
November 22, 1989	The Little Mermaid	Ink and paint Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
June 15, 1990	Roller Coaster Rabbit	Released with Dick Tracy
November 16, 1990	The Prince and the Pauper	Animated ten minutes Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
	The Rescuers Down Under	Animated ten minutes Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
November 22, 1991	Beauty and the Beast	Partial animation of Belle and animated ten minutes including the "Be Our Guest" sequence[23] Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
November 25, 1992	Aladdin	Animated ten minutes and the partial animation of Princess Jasmine[23][24] Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
March 12, 1993	Trail Mix-Up	Released with A Far Off Place
June 24, 1994	The Lion King	Animated twenty-two minutes including "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" sequence[25] Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
June 23, 1995	Pocahontas	Animated eighteen minutes[26] Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
June 21, 1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Animated four minutes Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation with Walt Disney Animation France[26]
June 19, 1998	Mulan
June 18, 1999	Tarzan	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Disney Animation France[27]
2000	John Henry	[28]
December 15, 2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Disney Animation France[29]
June 15, 2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Disney Animation France[30]
June 21, 2002	Lilo & Stitch
November 1, 2003	Brother Bear

DisneyToon Studios

DisneyToon Studios, formerly Disney Movietoons,[31] was an American animation studio owned by The Walt Disney Company, responsible for producing direct-to-video and occasional theatrical films for Disney Animation Studios, a part of The Walt Disney Studios.[3]

Disney Circle 7 Animation

Circle 7 Animation, or Disney Circle 7 Animation, was a short-lived division of Walt Disney Feature Animation specializing in computer generated imagery (CGI) animation and was originally going to work on making sequels to the Disney-owned Pixar properties, leading rivals and animators[11] to derisively nickname the division "Pixaren't". The company released no movies during its tenure.[32]

Steve Jobs, Pixar CEO, announced in January 2004 that Pixar would not renew their agreement with Disney and would seek out other distributors for releases starting in 2006.[33] In 2004, Disney Circle 7 Animation was formed as a CG animation studio to create sequels to the Disney-owned Pixar properties.[32] In late January 2006, new Disney CEO Bob Iger and Jobs agreed to have Disney purchase Pixar[34] which led to Disney closing Circle 7.[35]

The Secret Lab

The Secret Lab

The Secret Lab's former location in Burbank, California
Type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Closed
Predecessor	Dream Quest Images
Founded	1979 (as Dream Quest Images)[36] 1999 (as The Secret Lab)[37]
Defunct	2001[36]
Headquarters	Santa Monica, CA[11] Burbank, California , United States
Key people	Andrew Millstein (GM, VP)
Production output	VFX, Animation
Number of employees	350 (2001)[38]
Parent	Walt Disney Feature Animation (1999–2001)
Divisions	DQ Films[39]

The logo for Dream Quest Images

The Secret Lab was an American special effects company that operated from 1980 to 2001, and was the result of a merger between Dream Quest Images and Walt Disney Feature Animation's Computer Graphics division.

Dream Quest was founded in a Santa Monica, California garage in 1979[39][36] by Hoyt Yeatman, Scott Squires, Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister.[40] Initially, they did piecemeal work on Escape from New York, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and One From the Heart[40] before moving to Culver City. DQ Films, the company's television commercial production division, remained in Santa Monica. In 1987, DQI model-making operations moved into a Simi Valley industrial park with most of the company subsequently following them later on.[39] Their work on The Abyss and Total Recall each earned the company an Academy Award[41]

The Walt Disney Company purchased the company in April 1996 and subsequently moved it to Burbank, California.[39] DQI was purchased to replace Buena Vista Visual Effects.[42] Soon after 1997, Andrew Millstein was appointed general manager of the company.[20]

In October 1999, Dream Quest Images merged with Walt Disney Feature Animation's computer graphics division to form The Secret Lab,[37][36] with Millstein continuing as general manager and vice president.[20][37] The DQI and WDFA units were moved into a new location at Disney's Northside facility on Thornton Avenue just east of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Lockheed Corp.'s former Skunk Works Building 90 until it was renovated for WDFA's headquarters in 1995. DQI's physical production facilities remained in Simi Valley.[37]

The Secret Lab produced one CG animated motion picture, Dinosaur, in 2000.[37] After Dinosaur, the Lab and WDFA began working on Wildlife, which was canceled that September.[43]

The Lab being passed over for Disney work (and general industry decline) led to the unit being closed in 2001. The Secret Lab's last work was for the Touchstone Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment film Reign of Fire and the Castle Rock Entertainment/Warner Bros. comedy Kangaroo Jack.[36] An artist at The Secret Lab purportedly confided to Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News that the studio was shut down by Disney when it proved to be too expensive.[44]

VFXography

• Con Air
• The Rock
• Armageddon
• Mighty Joe Young
• Inspector Gadget[38]
• Bicentennial Man
• Gone in 60 Seconds
• Mission to Mars
• 102 Dalmatians
• Shanghai Noon
• Tennessee[37]
• Dinosaur
• Disney's The Kid
• Unbreakable
• Bubble Boy
• The Princess Diaries
• Golden Dreams
• Snow Dogs
• Big Trouble
• Reign of Fire
• Kangaroo Jack

Lucasfilm Animation

Lucasfilm Animation was added as an animation unit as part of the acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012.[45]

Pixar

Pixar (/ˈpɪksɑːr/) is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio is best known for its CGI-animated feature films created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface used to generate high-quality images. Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the computer division of Lucasfilm before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder. Pixar and Disney had a seven feature agreement that allowed Disney to distribute the films with Disney owing the character rights. With the success of Toy Story 2 in 1999, then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs began to disagree on how Pixar should be run and the terms of their continued relationship.[32] Eisner claimed that Toy Story 2 would not count towards the "original" film count of the agreement.[46] Jobs announced in January 2004 that Pixar would not renew their agreement with Disney and would seek out other distributors for releases starting in 2006.[33] In 2005, Disney Circle 7 Animation was formed as a CG animation studio to create sequels to the Disney-owned Pixar properties.[32] In late January 2006, new Disney CEO Bob Iger and Jobs agreed to have Disney purchase Pixar[34] which led to Disney closing Circle 7.[35]

Pixar Canada

Fox Family

20th Century Animation

Blue Sky Studios

Distribution deals

In August 1996, Disney and Tokuma Shoten Publishing agreed that Disney would internationally distribute Tokuma's Studio Ghibli animated films.[1] In 2002, Disney signed a four-picture deal with Vanguard Animation,[47] although, only one film was released under that negotiation.[48]

Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment's subsidiary, Marvel Television, is the parent company of Marvel Animation.

Marvel Animation

With Disney's 2009 purchase of Marvel Entertainment, Disney acquired Marvel Animation, a component of Marvel Entertainment.[49] which now has a Studio in Glendale, California.[50][51]

Overseas studios

Three overseas animation studios (Australia, Japan and Canada) were set up to produce the company's animated television series. As direct-to-video increased in importance, the overseas studios moved to making feature films.[52]

Disney Animation Australia

Walt Disney Television Animation (Australia) Pty. Limited

Trade name	Disney Animation Australia DisneyToon Studios Australia
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Closed
Founded	1988
Defunct	2006
Headquarters	Sydney[53] , Australia
Key people	Philip Oakes (general manager)[54]
Production output	Animation
Number of employees	~ 250 (2005)[55]
Parent	Walt Disney Television Animation 1988–2003 DisneyToon Studios[6] (Walt Disney Feature Animation) 2003–2006

Disney Animation Australia (DAA), also DisneyToon Studios Australia,[55] was a Disney animation studio located in Sydney.[53]

DAA was started in 1988 at the former Hanna-Barbera overseas studio in St Leonards, Sydney. Initially, Animation Australia worked on various television shows including Aladdin, Timon & Pumbaa, and Goof Troop. As staffing increased, the studio moved to Castlereagh Street.[54]

Disney began producing direct-to-video sequels of its Feature Animation productions, the first of which was the Aladdin sequel The Return of Jafar. When Aladdin was selected as a possible candidate as an animated TV series (before the film's release), as with many animated series, the first three episodes were one multi-part story which Disney used as a potential 'family movie special' for the Friday night before the series' premiere. With work handed out to the Australia animation studio, the opening story was instead greenlit for a direct-to-video release. Thus with "Jafar" and its success, the direct-to-video unit, Disney Video Premieres, started. A second sequel, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, provided work to both the Australia and Japanese animation units.[3]

Australia was assigned additional film sequels: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, An Extremely Goofy Movie and Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure. The company's first feature film was Return to Never Land in 2002 grossing over $100 million worldwide at the box office. In 2005, the studio produced three animated movies: Tarzan II, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and Bambi II. Disney Animation Australia was closed in mid-2006 after finishing Brother Bear 2 (2006) and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007).[54] It was the last of the overseas Disney animation studios to close, as the French, Canadian and Japanese studios had already closed by then.

Title	Release type	Release date	Franchise	Other production company(ies)[55]
The Return of Jafar	Direct-to-video	20 May 1994	Aladdin	Disney Video Premieres Disney Animation Japan
A Goofy Movie	Theatrical[56]	April 7, 1995	Goofy	Disney Animation France Disney MovieToons Disney Animation Canada (Toronto)[57]
Aladdin and the King of Thieves	Direct-to-video	13 August 1996	Aladdin	Disney Video Premieres Disney Animation Japan[1]
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World	Direct-to-video	25 August 1998	Pocahontas	Disney Video Premieres Disney Animation Canada Disney Animation Japan[58]
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Direct-to-video	27 October 1998	The Lion King	Disney Video Premieres
Seasons of Giving	Direct-to-video	9 November 1999	Winnie the Pooh	Disney Video Premieres
An Extremely Goofy Movie	Direct-to-video	29 February 2000	Goofy	Disney Video Premieres[54]
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure	Direct-to-video[46]	27 February 2001	Lady and the Tramp	Disney Video Premieres
Return to Never Land	Theatrical[3]	15 February 2002	Peter Pan	Disney MovieToons Disney Animation Canada Disney Animation Japan[58] Cornerstone Animation[59]
The Jungle Book 2	Theatrical[3]	14 February 2003	The Jungle Book	DisneyToon Studios
The Lion King 1½	Direct-to-video[3]	10 February 2004	The Lion King
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers	Direct-to-video[3]	17 August 2004	Mickey Mouse
Tarzan II	Direct-to-video	14 June 2005	Tarzan
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch	Direct-to-video	30 August 2005	Lilo & Stitch
Bambi II	Direct-to-video/Theatrical	7 February 2006	Bambi
Brother Bear 2	Direct-to-video[6]	29 August 2006	Brother Bear
The Fox and the Hound 2	Direct-to-video[6]	11 December 2006	The Fox and the Hound
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time	Direct-to-video	6 February 2007	Cinderella
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	TV shows[54]	1988–1991	Winnie the Pooh	Disney Television Animation
Darkwing Duck		1991–1992	DuckTales
Goof Troop		1992–1993	Goof
Bonkers		1993–1994	Raw Toonage
Aladdin		1994–1995	Aladdin
Timon & Pumbaa		1995–1999	Lion King
Quack Pack		1996	DuckTales
Jungle Cubs		1996-1998	Jungle Book

Disney Animation Canada

Walt Disney Animation Canada, Inc.

Trade name	Disney Animation Canada
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Closed[58]
Founded	1996[58]
Defunct	2000[58]
Headquarters	Canada
Number of locations	2
Area served	Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario[52]
Production output	Animation
Number of employees	200 (2000)[60]
Parent	Walt Disney Television Animation (Walt Disney Feature Animation)

Walt Disney Animation Canada, Inc. (WDAC) was a Canadian animation production company and subsidiary of Disney Television Animation.[52]

Walt Disney Animation Canada was opened in January 1996 to tap Canada's animator pool and produce direct-to-video. Industry Canada rules were dispensed by the Canadian Government with a multi-year commitment from Disney for the company.[58]

WDAC produced in 1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas then worked with Australia and Japan subcontractors on Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World.[58] In fall 1999, Animation Canada stopped work on Peter and Jane, a Peter Pan sequel original designed as its first theatrical release but was changed to a video release.[58] In Spring 2000, due to weak financial performance, Animation Canada was closed.[58][60] With Canada's closure, work on Peter and Jane was moved to the Australia and Japan units.[58]

Title	Release type	Release date	Franchise	Other production company(ies)
A Goofy Movie	Theatrical[56]	7 April 1995	Goofy	Disney Animation France Disney Animation Australia for Disney MovieToons[57]
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Direct-to-video	11 November 1997	Beauty and the Beast	for Disney Video Premieres
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World	Direct-to-video[52]	25 August 1998	Pocahontas	Disney Animation Australia Disney Animation Japan for Disney Video Premieres[58]
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea	Direct-to-video	September 19, 2000	The Little Mermaid	Disney Video Premiere[60]
Return to Never Land	Theatrical[3]	15 February 2002	Peter Pan	Disney Animation Australia for Disney MovieToons Disney Animation Japan[58] Cornerstone Animation[59]

Disney Animation France

Walt Disney Animation, France S.A.

Trade name	Disney Animation France
Formerly	Brizzi Films (1986–1989)
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Closed
Founded	1986[61]
Founder	Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi[61]
Defunct	2003[47]
Headquarters	Montreuil, Paris[62] , France
Key people	David Stainton
Production output	Animation
Parent	Walt Disney Television Animation (Walt Disney Feature Animation)

Walt Disney Animation, France S.A. (DAF), also credited as Walt Disney Feature Animation - Paris[63] and originally named Brizzi Films, was an animation company based in France that operated from 1986 to 2003.

Brizzi Films was founded by Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi in 1986, in Paris, France. Brizzi worked on Babar in 1986 for Nelvana. In 1989, the Brizzi brothers sold the company to Disney Television Animation. The brothers continued on as general managers under the company's new name, Walt Disney Animation, France S.A.[61] The first production they work on under Disney was DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp for Disney MovieToons.[31] In 1990, WDA France worked on several TV shows and specials.[61]

In 1994, the Brizzi brothers transferred to Walt Disney Feature Animation as sequence directors for The Hunchback of Notre Dame[61] for which Disney France did 20 percent of the animation.[62] By January 1998, David Stainton was heading up Disney Animation France, which was when he was promoted to senior vice president of creative affairs for Disney Feature Animation.[64]

Stainton was promoted in January 2000, and moved to Walt Disney Television Animation.[64] In summer 2003, Disney Animation France was closed.[47]

Projects

Title	Release type	Release date	Franchise	Other production company(ies)
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	Theatrical[65]	3 August 1990	DuckTales	for Disney MovieToons[31]
TaleSpin	TV episodes	1990–91	The Jungle Book	for Walt Disney Television Animation[61]
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too	TV special	14 December 1991	Winnie the Pooh
Goof Troop	TV episodes & specials	1992	Goofy
Marsupilami	Special	1993
Bonkers	Special	1993–94
A Goofy Movie	Theatrical[56]	7 April 1995	Goofy	Disney MovieToons Disney Animation Australia Disney Animation Canada (Toronto)[57]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	feature film	21 June 1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida[26]
Hercules	feature film: Animated ten minutes[66]	27 June 1997	Hercules	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation
Tarzan	feature film	18 June 1999	Tarzan	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Disney Feature Animation Florida[27]
Fantasia 2000	Animated The Firebird Suite—1919 Version segment[67]	17 December 1999	Fantasia
The Emperor's New Groove	feature film	15 December 2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Co-produced with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Disney Feature Animation Florida[29]
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	feature film	15 June 2001	Atlantis	Co-produced with Disney Feature Animation and Disney Feature Animation Florida[30]
A Very Merry Pooh Year	Direct-to-video	12 November 2002	Winnie the Pooh
The Jungle Book 2	feature film	14 February 2003	The Jungle Book	Co-produced with Disney Animation Australia

Disney Animation Japan

Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc.

Native name	株式会社ウォルトディズニーアニメーションジャパン
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Woruto Dizunī Animēshon Japan
Formerly	Pacific Animation Corporation
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Closed
Predecessor	Topcraft[68]
Successor	The Answer Studio Co. Ltd.[69][70] The Walt Disney Company Japan
Founded	1984[68]
Defunct	June 2004[69]
Headquarters	Tokyo[71] , Japan
Key people	Motoyoshi Tokunaga (VP, GM)[70]
Production output	Animation
Number of employees	103 (2003)[47]
Parent	Disney Television Animation (Walt Disney Feature Animation)

Walt Disney Animation Japan (株式会社ウォルトディズニーアニメーションジャパン, Kabushiki gaisha Woruto Dizunī Animēshon Japan) (WDAJ), officially Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc., and formerly known as Pacific Animation Corporation (パシフィックアニメーション株式会社, Pashifikku animēshon kabushiki gaisha), was an animation production subsidiary of Disney Television Animation, a component of The Walt Disney Company.

Pacific Animation Corporation, with ex-employees of Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment, was one of two animation firms that formed after the end of Topcraft in 1984, with the other being Studio Ghibli. Pacific Animation did three TV series and 1 television film for Rankin/Bass. In 1988, Disney Company purchased Pacific Animation Corporation, which was renamed as Walt Disney Animation Japan.[68]

The Japanese studio was set up to provide the animation services for Disney's animated television series in 1989.[52][72] As direct-to-video increased in importance, the overseas studios moved to making feature films.[52]

DAJ worked on The Tigger Movie (2000). In 2003, the company produced Piglet's Big Movie for DisneyToon Studios and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure. In September 2003, Disney announced the closure of the studio, with Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2004) to be its final work.[72][71]

DAJ was closed in June 2004 with 30 employees expected to be transferred to one of the two Disney's remaining animation units.[69] With the closure of the Japanese studio, its remaining work for DisneyToon Studios was split between its US and Australia animation units.[71] Employees not transferred decided to launch a new company, The Answer Studio.[69][70]

Projects

Title	Release type	Release date	Franchise	Other production company(ies)
Pacific Animation[68]
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus	TV film	1985		for Rankin/Bass Productions
Thundercats	TV show episodes	1985
SilverHawks		1986
The Comic Strip		1987
Disney Animation Japan
The Return of Jafar	Direct-to-video	August 20, 1994	Aladdin	Disney Animation Australia Disney Video Prememieres
Aladdin and the King of Thieves	Direct-to-video	August 13, 1996	Aladdin	Disney Animation Australia Disney Video Premieres[1]
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin[52][73]	Direct-to-video	August 5, 1997	Winnie the Pooh	Disney Video Premieres
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World	Direct-to-video[52]	August 25, 1998	Pocahontas	Disney Animation Australia Disney Animation Canada Disney Video Premiere[58]
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas	Direct-to-video	November 9, 1999	Mickey Mouse
The Tigger Movie[6][74]	Theatrical	February 11, 2000	Winnie the Pooh	Disney Movietoons[71]
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins	Direct-to-video	August 8, 2000	Toy Story	Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Television Animation Jade Animation[75]
Return to Never Land	Theatrical[3]	February 15, 2002	Peter Pan	Disney Animation Australia Disney Animation Canada Disney Movietoons[58] Cornerstone Animation[59]
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	Direct-to-video	January 21, 2003	101 Dalmatians	Disney Video Premiere[70]
Piglet's Big Movie	Theatrical[3][71]	March 21, 2003	Winnie the Pooh	DisneyToon Studios[71]
Mulan II	Direct-to-video	February 1, 2005	Mulan	DisneyToon Studios
Pooh's Heffalump Movie	Theatrical	February 11, 2005	Winnie the Pooh	DisneyToon Studios

Disney Animation U.K.

Walt Disney Animation U.K., Ltd.

Trade name	Disney Animation U.K.
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Camden Town, London , England, United Kingdom
Production output	Animation
Parent	Disney Television Animation DisneyToon Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios

Projects

Title	Release type	Release date	Franchise	Other production company(ies)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Theatrical	22 June 1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Walt Disney Animation Studios Richard Williams Studio Industrial Light & Magic
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	Theatrical	3 August 1990	DuckTales	Disney MovieToons Disney Animation France
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	TV show	1988–1991	Winnie the Pooh	Disney Television Animation
TaleSpin	TV show	1990–91	The Jungle Book	Disney Television Animation Disney Animation France

Jumbo Pictures

Jumbo Pictures, Inc.

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Genre	Animation
Fate	Closed
Successor	Cartoon Pizza
Founded	1988
Founders	Jim Jinkins David Campbell[76]
Defunct	October 2000
Headquarters	New York[76] , United States
Production output	Animation
Parent	Walt Disney Television[76]

Jumbo Pictures was a New York-based animation studio founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell in 1988.[76][77] On February 29, 1996, Disney purchased Jumbo Pictures to add Doug to their roster of properties.[2][76] Jumbo Pictures' Doug was a key show of Disney's One Saturday Morning since 1997. Jumbo Pictures also made one film, Doug's 1st Movie, in 1999.[76] The studio was closed by Disney in October 2000, and both Jim and David formed a new studio called Cartoon Pizza in 2001.[78]

Filmography

Title	Year	Network	Notes
Sesame Street shorts	1988-2000	PBS (1988-1993), PBS Kids (1993-2000)	Co-production with Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop)
Doug	1991–94, 1996–99	Nickelodeon (Seasons 1-4), ABC (Seasons 5-7)
Richard Scarry's Best Videos Ever!	1993-94	TLC's Ready Set Learn block	Co-production with Random House Home Video
Allegra's Window	1994–96	Nick Jr.	Live-action/puppet show
101 Dalmatians: The Series	1997–98	ABC (Season 1), Syndication (Season 2)	Co-production with Disney Television Animation
PB&J Otter[76]	1998–2000	Playhouse Disney:[79] (now Disney Junior)
Doug's 1st Movie	1999	N/A, Theatrical film	Co-production with Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Animation, Plus One Animation, Buena Vista Pictures

ImageMovers Digital

In 2007, The Walt Disney Company and ImageMovers set up a joint venture animation facility, ImageMovers Digital, a Marin County-based film company, where Robert Zemeckis would produce and direct 3D animated films using performance capture technology.[2] Its only film credits are A Christmas Carol and Mars Needs Moms.ImageMovers Digital closed operations by January 2011, after the production was completed on Mars Needs Moms.[80]

Notes

1. Original name for The Walt Disney Company, founded in Burbank, Hollywood, by Walt Disney and Roy Disney.
2. 2nd name for The Walt Disney Company
3. 3rd & original incorporation name for Walt Disney Studios partnership
4. name for the main feature theatrical animation division
5. subdivision of the main feature animation studio, founded to produce sequels to individual Pixar films owned by Disney before acquiring Pixar outright in 2006. No films were ever released by this division.

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External links

• Walt Disney Animation Canada at IMDb
• Disney Animation France
  • Walt Disney Animation France S.A. at IMDb
  • Walt Disney Feature Animation Paris at IMDb
• Walt Disney Animation Japan at IMDb
• Disney Animation Australia
  • Walt Disney Television Animation (Australia) Pty. Limited at IMDb
  • Walt Disney Animation Australia at IMDb
• Jumbo Pictures
  • Big Cartoon DataBase entry
  • Jumbo Pictures at IMDb
• Sensation Animation
  • Sensation Animation at IMDb