From âHeigh Hoâ to âLet It Goâ â understanding Disney film history decade by decade.
18 February 2021
Walt Disney Pictures
At nearly a century old, and with more than 50 feature-length animated films to its name, the Walt Disney Company has entertained generations of filmgoers. To help condense and understand this legacy, Disney aficionados have long been classifying the extensive catalogue of films into different moments or eras of filmmaking. Trends in storytelling, technological advancements and progressing artistic styles have all played a hand in shaping Disneyâs image from decade to decade. Â
While these categories are not officially recognised by Disney, the company does occasionally make references to âgolden ageâ or the Disney renaissance in their promotional material. As a former Disney employee â or âcast memberâ â myself, I know the lines between these categories vary from fan to fan and