Lots of people grew up with the sound of talking animals and Alan Menken's music — which is to say, lots of people grew up watching and loving animated Disney movies. Some classic Disney movies are so 🤌excellent🤌 that people keep enjoying them as adults. But is there a BEST Disney movie?
In the spirit of keeping our collective innermost child alive, here's a ranking of the very best classic Disney movies:
Before you keep reading, here are a few disclaimers:
–Nothing on this list is less than 10 years old, so that excludes the more recent Disney hits like Moana, Encanto, and Raya and the Last Dragon. As time goes on, they'll be added!
–No Pixar movies, sequels, or half-animation/half-live-action movies like Mary Poppins.
–Some aspects of these movies haven't aged super well, from racist depictions of certain cultures to how young the Disney Princesses are supposed to be. A lot of those things are a product of the times, but it would be weird not to mention them in 2024.
Finally, it's very, very hard to rank these movies, kind of like ranking my favorite childhood memories, so I welcome any disagreement you might have. TBH, the top 20 could be in any order as far as I'm concerned.