These 12 Animated Movie Moments Fill Me With Pure Joy Every Time I Watch Them, So I Need To Share Them With You Right This Very Second

Excuse me while I both smile and cry (happy tears).

Animated movies have a special place in my heart, and I'm sure they have a special place in your hearts too. Whether it's Disney or Dreamworks, animated movies have a way of pulling at one's heart strings or involve some of the funniest scenes in cinema history. One thing they all have in common: they inspire joy. Here are a few scenes that just bring me the most joy.

1. The Kingdom Dance Scene in Tangled

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Tangled has to be my favorite Disney movie and the Kingdom Dance scene is MY FAVORITE DISNEY SCENE OF ALL TIME. The music? The way Eugene looks at Rapunzel? Absolute cinema.

2. Cars Tuner Scene

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This is by the far the iciest scene in Pixar history. Argue with the wall.

3. Forbidden Friendship from How To Train Your Dragon

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This is one of the cutest scenes ever. The soundtrack + Hiccup + Toothless = tears streaming down my face.

4. "Holding Out For A Hero" Scene from Shrek 2

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This is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history. I will not elaborate.

5. Making the Board in Surf's Up

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The vibes in this movie are immaculate and I would die for this movie. Also, this scene is hilarious.

6. Tarzan and Jane in the "Strangers Like Me" scene

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Stop, he is so in love with her in this scene it hurts. I love it.

7. The Poison Scene from The Emperor's New Groove

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This is by far one of the funniest Disney movies to date.

8. Zootopia DMV Scene

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Yeah, this was a cultural reset.

9. A Goofy Movie "Stand Out" Scene

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AMAZING, SPECTACULAR, SHOW-STOPPING.

10. Pocahontas' Last Scene

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This is one of the most gorgeous moments from any Disney movie. I tear up every time, it's so beautiful.

11. Anastasia Boat Scene

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Anastasia and Dimitri are couple goals, I love them so much.

12. And in Cars when Lightning McQueen helps The King

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Ok, the character development that Lightning McQueen goes through in this movie is ABSOLUTE CINEMA. Absolutely inspirational.