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Since the 1930s, the Walt Disney Studios have been behind some of the best animated films of all time. This list contains funny Disney animated movies and heartwarming Disney CGI films. You can even vote on this best Disney animated movies list to make sure your favorite Disney animated movie ends up in the No. 1 spot.

Which films appear on this list of arguably some of the best Disney movies? Of course, The Lion King made our top Disney animated films list. The Lion King was released in 1994 and it featured the voices of Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, and Jeremy Irons. Elton John won an Oscar for his song, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” which was featured in this great Disney animated film.

Other good Disney animated classics that appear on this list include Alice in Wonderland and The Little Mermaid. Toy Story is definitely one of the greatest Disney•Pixar animated movies. The franchise has produced three critically and commercially acclaimed cartoon movies from Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Pictures. Other popular Disney animated movies include The Incredibles, Up, and Aladdin—among many others.

Where do your favorite Disney animated movies fall on this list? Be sure to vote up the best ones, and vote others down accordingly. If you're looking for more kid appropriate material, check out this list of family friendly television.

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8,528 2,529
The Lion King is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1994 The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical epic film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more

2
7,627 2,477
Beauty and the Beast is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1991 Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th film in the Walt Disney ...more

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7,159 2,271
Aladdin is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1992 Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin is the 31st animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more

4
7,600 2,037
The Little Mermaid is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1989 The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Danish fairy tale by Hans ...more

5
5,435 1,919
The Incredibles is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2004 The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the sixth film produced by Pixar ...more

6
6,479 2,320
Toy Story is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1995 Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy-comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, Toy Story was the ...more

7
6,615 2,687
Mulan is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1998 Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical action-comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan. The 36th animated feature in the Walt ...more

8
6,458 2,218
Finding Nemo is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2003 Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, it ...more

9
6,343 1,953
Monsters, Inc. is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2001 Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. John Lasseter and Andrew ...more

10
4,375 2,436
Peter Pan is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1953 Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the 14th film in the ...more

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3,744 2,354
The Jungle Book is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1967 The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Inspired by the Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney ...more

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5,162 2,129
Up is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2009 Up is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, the film centers on an ...more

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4,049 2,335
Lady and the Tramp is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1955 Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney and released to theaters on 22 June 1955, by Buena Vista Distribution. The 15th film in the ...more

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4,049 2,245
Frozen is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2013 Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy–comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd animated feature in the ...more

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4,269 2,346
Cinderella is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1950 Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault, it is ...more

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3,727 2,275
Alice in Wonderland is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1951 Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based primarily on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ...more

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3,321 2,358
Snow White and the Seven Dwarf... is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the German fairy tale by the ...more

18
5,427 1,964
Tangled is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2010 Tangled is a 2010 American computer animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ...more

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3,744 2,086
101 Dalmations is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often written 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and adapted from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel of the same ...more

20
3,705 1,832
Zootopia is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2016 Zootopia is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore. A rabbit police officer (Ginnifer Goodwin) and a red fox con artist (Jason Bateman) form an ...more

21
3,268 1,895
Inside Out is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2015 Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by Pete Docter. In the mind of a young girl, five personified emotions - Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), ...more

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4,151 1,916
Tarzan is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1999 Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 37th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, it ...more

23
2,997 1,839
Toy Story 3 is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
2010 Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film, and the third film in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...more

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4,557 1,728
Hercules is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1997 Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 35th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated ...more

25
3,070 1,803
Bambi is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Disney Animated Movies of All Time
1942 Bambi is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand, produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was ...more