I have a special little cupboard where I keep all of our Walt Disney children’s classics. OK, it is a pretty big cupboard and it is loaded with both DVDs and VHS tapes. Truth be told, I started collecting Disney movies long before I ever had children. Heck, I was collecting them long before I ever met my husband! I love the Disney classics and even some of the more recent children’s movies made by Disney/Pixar and I love that my kids are enjoying them too. The funny thing about Disney movies is that I could probably tell you where I saw each one for the first time. The really funny thing is that I’m probably not the only parent who can say that!
The other day, my son informed me that he wanted to watch Dumbo for the umpteenth time. Out of curiosity, I checked the date on the movie. 1941. Dumbo was made in 1941. My own mother wasn’t even born then! Isn’t it amazing how one company can create movies that so many generations of us love and want to watch over and over again?
Take a glance at this list and think about how many of them you’ve seen, and how many you probably own. Notice how many are your favorites and your children’s favorites. Then take a look at just how old those movies really are!
Thanks to the magic of Disney, none of us really age at all.
1937 Snow White
1940 Pinocchio
1940 Fantasia
1941 Dumbo
1942 Bambi
1943 Saludos Amigos
1945 The Three Caballeros
1950 Cinderella
1951 Alice in Wonderland
1953 Peter Pan
1955 Lady and the Tramp
1959 Sleeping Beauty
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmations
1967 The Jungle Book
1970 The Aristocats
1973 Robin Hood
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 The Rescuers
1977 Pete’s Dragon
1986 The Great Mouse Detective
1989 The Little Mermaid
1991 Beauty and the Beast
1992 Aladdin
1994 The Lion King
1995 Toy Story
1998 A Bug’s Life
2001 Monsters Inc.
2002 Lilo & Stitch
2003 Finding Nemo
2004 The Incredibles
2006 Cars
2007 Meet the Robinsons
2007 Ratatouille