Thread:Hey1234/@comment-25147000-20160615230404/@comment-1635429-20160615231542

Fair question.

Except that isn't the revival era. That's Disney celebrating John Lasseter's time at WDAS. Eras go beyond that. Whenever Disney itself as a broader company celebrates their recent animated films from WDAS, Bolt is never included. The farthest back they go (in this era, at least) is The Princess and the Frog.

Recent examples: World of Color: Celebrate! has an entire segment dedicated to the legacy of Disney animation. TPATF, Tangled, Frozen, WIR, and Big Hero 6 are all included. Bolt? Nowhere to be found.

Disneyland Diamond Celebration TV special that aired this year has a segment about the legacy of Disney animation, with interviews from John Lasseter, even. Except, this isn't about John's work exclusively. It's about animation as a whole. The farthest back they went with this era? Princess and the Frog. Also included? Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, and Tanngled. Bolt? Nowhere to be found.

Whenever Bolt is included, it's because it's centered around the films John Lasseter ushered. It's referring to John Lasseter's legacy, not the legacy of Disney animation. And as far as signifying an era goes, it doesn't go by one person. It goes by the entire company's legacy.

Another example is the Disney Animated app. In the app's opening "credits", so to speak, it quickly runs down the most significant Disney eras and begins with the film that started each one. For Walt's era, it begins with Snow White. For the renaissance, The Little Mermaid. For this recent era, it begins with The Princess and the Frog.

Compeltely disregarding the opinions of critics and film pundits (which is a valid thing to do) these are the reasons as to why Bolt isn't included.