Walt Disney Animation Studios
American animation studio
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| 2024 | Moana 2 is anticipated, projected to gross $456,118,310 |
| 2024 | Scheduled to release Iwájú, a TV series co-production with Kugali Media and Cinesite. |
| November 27 2024 | Moana 2 is released as the most recent animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios. |
| September 2024 | Jennifer Lee announces her departure as Disney Animation's chief creative officer to focus on directing Frozen 3 and writing/executive producing Frozen 4. Jared Bush is named as her successor. |
| January 1 2024 | Steamboat Willie entered the public domain, marking a significant moment for the historic animation that serves as the basis for Walt Disney Animation Studios' production logo. |
| 2023 | Reiterated openness to hand-drawn animation project proposals. |
| November 2023 | Wish released as a 2D/CG hybrid musical-fantasy film inspired by Disney's 100th anniversary, receiving mixed reviews and nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. |
| October 2023 | Disney celebrates its 100th anniversary, marked by the release of the live-action/animated short film Once Upon a Studio. |
| 2022 | Launched Baymax! as a full TV series on Disney+. |
| November 2022 | Strange World released as a CGI action-adventure film, which became a box-office failure despite positive reviews. |
| April 2022 | Eric Goldberg confirmed internal plans to potentially return to hand-drawn animation. |
| 2021 | Released How to Stay at Home series. |
| 2021 | Encanto franchise starts, continuing Disney's tradition of diverse storytelling and cultural representation. |
| November 2021 | Encanto released in theaters with a 30-day exclusive run, later released on Disney+ on December 24. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received additional Oscar nominations. |
| August 2021 | Disney Animation opens a new animation studio in Vancouver, with operations starting in 2022 under the leadership of Amir Nasrabadi. |
| March 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access, grossing over $130 million and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2020 | Premiered Zenimation series on Disney+. |
| December 2020 | Disney Animation announces expansion into television series production, primarily for Disney+, including CG series like Baymax!, Zootopia+, and Iwájú. |
| January 2020 | First pack of Short Circuit experimental shorts released on Disney+ streaming service. |
| 2019 | Stated openness to proposals for future hand-drawn feature projects. |
| November 2019 | Frozen 2 is released, grossing over $1 billion worldwide and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. |
| August 2019 | Andrew Millstein steps down as president of Disney Animation, with Clark Spencer named as the new president, reporting to Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Bergman and working alongside chief creative officer Jennifer Lee. |
| July 2019 | Edwin Catmull and Andrew Millstein conclude their leadership roles, with Clark Spencer becoming President. |
| November 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet was released, grossing over $529 million worldwide and receiving nominations for Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. |
| October 23 2018 | Ed Catmull announced his retirement, to be effective at the end of the year, with an adviser role until July 2019. |
| June 28 2018 | Disneytoon Studios was shut down, resulting in layoffs of 75 animators and staff. |
| June 8 2018 | John Lasseter was announced to be leaving Disney and Pixar at the end of the year, with Jennifer Lee named as the new chief creative officer on June 19. |
| November 2017 | John Lasseter announced a six-month leave of absence after acknowledging inappropriate behavior towards employees. |
| 2016 | Two significant Disney animated films were released: Zootopia (grossing $1,025,521,689) and Moana (grossing $687,229,282) |
| November 2016 | Moana was released, grossing over $600 million worldwide and receiving two Academy Award nominations. |
| October 2016 | The renovation of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building is completed, with employees returning to the upgraded facility. |
| March 2016 | Zootopia was released, grossing over $1 billion worldwide and winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2014 | Feast was produced as a hand-drawn/CGI hybrid animation short. |
| November 2014 | Big Hero 6 was released, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of 2014 and winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Andrew Millstein was promoted to President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. |
| November 2014 | Disney Animation begins a 16-month upgrade of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building to improve its interior design and functionality. |
| 2013 | Get a Horse! was created as a hand-drawn/CGI hybrid animation short. |
| 2013 | Ceased development of hand-drawn animated features due to computer-animated films performing better at the box office. |
| November 2013 | Frozen was released, becoming the first Disney animated film to earn over $1 billion worldwide and winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph was released, winning multiple awards including the Annie, Critics' Choice, and Kids' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature Film. The film earned $471 million worldwide. |
| 2012 | A pixilated variant of the Steamboat Willie-inspired production logo was created for the animated film Wreck-It Ralph. |
| 2012 | The studio won its first Academy Award for a short film in 44 years with Paperman, which utilized a new in-house animation technique called Meander. |
| 2011 | The studio released the hand-drawn feature Winnie the Pooh, which was accompanied by the short film The Ballad of Nessie. |
| 2010 | Walt Disney Animation Studios released Tangled, a CGI musical adaptation of Rapunzel, which became a critical and commercial success, earning $592 million worldwide and receiving several accolades. |
| May 2010 | Burbank headquarters are re-dedicated as the Roy E. Disney Animation Building in honor of Roy E. Disney. |
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