Disneytoon Studios

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DisneyToon Studios is an animation studio and a division of Walt Disney Animation Studios. It had produced primarily sequels to Disney animated features (The Lion King 1½, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch), Winnie-the-Pooh films (Pooh's Heffalump Movie), and Mickey Mouse films (The Three Musketeers, Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas).

DisneyToon Studios Australia (see also Walt Disney Animation Australia), formerly known as Disney Television Animation Australia, was a part of DisneyToon Studios based in Sydney, Australia. Originally one of several Disney television animation satellite studios, responsible for programs such as Goof Troop, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Bonkers, DisneyToon Studios was the main producer of the many Disney sequels and direct-to-video films (among them most of the above-mentioned films, along with the theatrically-released Return to Neverland, The Jungle Book 2, and Piglet's Big Movie). It was the last in-house Disney facility that produced traditional animation.

On July 25, 2005, Disney announced that it was closing DisneyToon Studios Australia in October 2006, after 17 years of existence. The closing was attributed to the rising costs of animation production in Australia. DisneyToon Studios plans to produce its animated films, both traditional and computer-generated, primarily through outsourcing in the future.

On February 23, 2006, due to new management brought on at Disney through the purchase of Pixar, all future films in production or due to go into production at DisneyToon which are not connected to a Consumer Products line were cancelled.

On June 22, 2007, management of DisneyToon Studios was turned over to the control of Ed Catmull and John Lasseter under the banner of the recently formed Walt Disney Animation Studios. The previous president of the division, Sharon Morill moved to a new position in the company. DisneyToon will no longer do any sequels to Disney classics, but will instead focus on spin-offs and original films[1].

List of films produced by DisneyToon Studios

Theatrical releases are marked with an asterisk (*).

• A Goofy Movie (1995) *
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
• Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
• Belle's Magical World (1998)
• Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• Doug's 1st Movie (1999) *
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
• The Tigger Movie (2000) *
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
• Recess: School's Out (2001) *
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
• Return to Never Land (2002) *
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003) *
• Piglet's Big Movie (2003) *
• Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
• Stitch! The Movie (2003)
• Teacher's Pet (2004) *
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
• Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
• Mulan II (2004)
• Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) *
• Tarzan II (2005)
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
• Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
• Kronk's New Groove (2005)
• Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama with Disney Channel (2005)
• Bambi II (2006) (* released theatrically in some countries)
• Leroy & Stitch with Disney Channel (2006)
• Brother Bear 2 (2006)
• The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
• Tinker Bell (2008)
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
• Rabbit's Day (2008)*