Now that I’ve finished watching all the pre-1986 Disney animated features listed or reviewed in Peary’s GFTFF, it seemed like a good time to provide a summative rundown of which ones are must-see:

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) — MUST SEE
• Pinocchio (1940) — MUST SEE
• Fantasia (1940) — MUST SEE
• Dumbo (1941) — MUST SEE
• Bambi (1942) — MUST SEE
• The Three Caballeros (1944) — Not Must See
• Song of the South (1946) — MUST SEE
• Cinderella (1950) — MUST SEE
• Peter Pan (1953) — Not Must See
• Lady and the Tramp (1955) — Not Must See
• Sleeping Beauty (1959) — MUST SEE
• One Hundred and One Dalmations (1961) — MUST SEE
• The Black Cauldron (1985) — Not Must See

That’s nine out of thirteen titles — plenty of must-see viewing for film fanatics to enjoy! Feel free to disagree with my choices by posting your own opinion.

Just for the record, the following are all the pre-1986 Disney animated features NOT included in Peary’s GFTFF; as far as I know, none should be considered “Missing Titles”, though all are likely of interest to true Disney fans:

• Saludos Amigos (1942)
• Make Mine Music (1946)
• Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
• Melody Time (1948)
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
• Alice in Wonderland (1951)
• The Sword in the Stone (1963)
• The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Aristocats (1970)
• Robin Hood (1973)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
• The Rescuers (1977)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981)
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Finally, the following is a list of post-1986 Disney animated features, along with my tentative recommendations about which should be considered “Must See” (though I really need to go back and rewatch them to verify, and many I’ve never seen):

• Oliver & Company (1988)
• The Little Mermaid (1989) — MUST SEE
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991) — MUST SEE
• Aladdin (1992) — MUST SEE
• The Lion King (1994) — MUST SEE
• Pocahontas (1995)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
• Hercules (1997)
• Mulan (1998)
• Tarzan (1999)
• Fantasia 2000 (2000) — MUST SEE
• Dinosaur (2000)
• The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002) — MUST SEE
• Treasure Planet (2002)
• Brother Bear (2003)
• Home on the Range (2004)
• Chicken Little (2005)
• Meet the Robinsons (2007)
• Bolt (2008)
• The Princess and the Frog (2009)
• Tangled (2010)
• Winnie the Pooh (2011)
• Frozen (2013) — MUST SEE