DisneyToon Studios
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DisneyToon Studios is an animation studio and a division of Walt Disney Feature Animation. It produces primarily sequels to Disney animated features (The Lion King 1½, '), Winnie-the-Pooh films (Pooh's Heffalump Movie), and Mickey Mouse films (', Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas).
DisneyToon Studios Australia (see also Walt Disney Animation Australia), formerly known as Walt 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, The Walt Disney Company 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 are to be cancelled. This includes The Aristocats II, Pinocchio II and Dumbo II. Films to have survived this are Tinker Bell, and Cinderella III, as they are connected to the Disney Princess and Disney Fairy lines.
List of films produced by DisneyToon Studios
Theatrical releases are marked with an asterisk (*).- (1990) *
- The Return of Jafar (1994)
- A Goofy Movie (1995) *
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
- (1997)
- (1997)
- (1998)
- (1998)
- Doug's 1st Movie (1999) *
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
- The Tigger Movie (2000) *
- An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
- (2000)
- (2001) *
- (2001)
- Return to Never Land (2002) *
- (2002)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
- (2003)
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003) *
- Piglet's Big Movie (2003) *
- (2003)
- Stitch! The Movie (2003)
- Teacher's Pet (2004) *
- The Lion King 1½ (2004)
- (2004)
- (2004)
- Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
- Mulan II (2005)
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) *
- Tarzan II (2005)
- (2005)
- Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
- Kronk's New Groove (2005)
- Bambi II (2006) (* released theatricaly in international countries)
- Leroy & Stitch (2006)
Upcoming Projects by DisneyToon Studios
Theatrical releases are marked with an asterisk (*).- Brother Bear 2 (2006)
- The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
- Tinker Bell and the Ring of Belief (2007) *
- Peter Pan III (2007)
- Cinderella III (2007)
See also
- Walt Disney Feature Animation
- http://www.duckau.com
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