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.

1928
* Preview only

2000s
* Not released theatrically

2010s
* Not released theatrically

Future works
Beginning June 28, 2013, nineteen new Mickey Mouse shorts were released.

Intersecting lists of shorts

 * Laugh-O-Gram Studio
 * Alice Comedies
 * List of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts
 * Mickey Mouse film series
 * Silly Symphonies
 * Donald Duck filmography
 * Pluto (Disney)
 * Goofy
 * List of Walt Disney's World War II productions for Armed Forces
 * List of unmade and unreleased Disney animated shorts and feature films
 * List of Disney live-action shorts

Related television series

 * DuckTales
 * QuackPack
 * Goof Troop
 * Mickey Mouse Works
 * House of Mouse
 * Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
 * List of Jiminy Cricket educational serials

Other

 * List of Disney home entertainment
 * "Walt Disney Treasures"
 * "Walt Disney's Funny Factory"
 * "Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites"
 * "Walt Disney's It's a Small World of Fun!"
 * List of Disney theatrical animated features
 * List of Walt Disney TV series