List of animated shorts by Disney (1920s-1960s)



This is a list of animated short films produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios, from 1921 to the present. This includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded in 1921 as well as the animation studio now owned by the Walt Disney Company, called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923), the Walt Disney Studio (1926), Walt Disney Productions (1929), Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986), and Walt Disney Animation Studios (2007).

This list does not include:
 * Short films originally released as part of full length package films and later re-released individually (see List of Disney theatrical animated features)
 * Short films which contain live action if less than half of the film is animated (see List of Disney live-action shorts)
 * Short films which contain no new animation (e.g. re-edited versions)
 * Cartoons made for a television series, such as Mickey Mouse Works or House of Mouse
 * Pixar short films

A gold star indicates an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, while a silver star indicates a nomination. The column headed "DVD Release" contains DVD releases in the United States, although the "Walt Disney Treasures" collection is also available in the United Kingdom.

Non-theatrical shorts
Note: Includes DTV shorts, which have been released as bonus content on VHS/DVD/Blu-ray releases of Disney features. This list also includes educational shorts, theme park attractions featuring well known characters. The list also includes TV specials, produced by Disney studio and screened by ABC.

Educational shorts Direct-to-Video Theme Park shorts TV specials shorts Internet Shorts

Miscellaneous shorts
Various, documentaries, educational and propaganda shorts that don't generally fit in with other Disney shorts as they don't feature any well known Disney characters.