This is a list of animated shorts from Walt Disney Productions and Walt Disney Animation Studios going back to the 1970s.
1970s[]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too | John Lounsbery | December 20, 1974 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | In theaters with The Island at the Top of the World. Edited into The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. |
| N/A | The Small One | Don Bluth | December 16, 1978 | "Classic Holiday Stories"
"Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films" |
In theaters with a reissue of Pinocchio. |
1980s[]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vincent | Tim Burton | October 1, 1982 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Stop-motion |
| N/A | Fun with Mr. Future | Darrell Van Citters | October 27, 1982 | Limited release in Los Angeles only | |
| Winnie the Pooh | Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore | Rick Reinert | March 11, 1983 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | In theaters with a reissue of The Sword in the Stone. Produced by Rick Reinert Productions. |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Burny Mattinson | December 16, 1983 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two"
"Classic Holiday Stories" "Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films" |
In theaters with a reissue of The Rescuers. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Horace, Clarabelle, Pete, Chip, and Dale, Huey, Duey and Louie, Scrooge, Willie, Clara, The Three Little Pigs and many more all return in this cartoon. This was also the first Mickey Mouse cartoon produced without Walt Disney. All films from now on produced in modern widescreen aspect ratio. |
| Goofy | Sport Goofy in Soccermania | Matthew O'Callaghan | May 27, 1987 | "Extreme Sports Fun" (Region 2 only) | TV special (originally planned for theatrical release) |
| N/A | Oilspot and Lipstick | Michael Cedeno | July 28, 1987 | Computer animation Screened at SIGGRAPH Unavailable to the general public | |
| Roger Rabbit | Tummy Trouble | Rob Minkoff | June 23, 1989 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista Series) | In theaters with Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. First Roger Rabbit cartoon. Co-production with Amblin Entertainment. |
1990s[]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Rabbit | Roller Coaster Rabbit | Rob Minkoff | June 15, 1990 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista series) | In theaters with Dick Tracy |
| Mickey Mouse | The Prince and the Pauper | George Scribner | November 16, 1990 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two"
"Timeless Tales, Volume One" "Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films" |
In theaters with The Rescuers Down Under |
| N/A | Off His Rockers | Barry Cook | July 17, 1992 | In theaters with Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. | |
| N/A | Petal to the Metal | David Block | August 7, 1992 | 3 Ninjas | Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Bonkers episode. |
| Roger Rabbit | Trail Mix-Up | Barry Cook | March 12, 1993 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista series) | In theaters with A Far Off Place. Last Roger Rabbit cartoon. Co-production with Amblin Entertainment. |
| Mickey Mouse | Runaway Brain | Chris Bailey | August 11, 1995 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two" | Released in North America with A Kid in King Arthur's Court and in other countries with A Goofy Movie. |
| N/A | Stand by Me | Steve Moore | December 22, 1995 | Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation | |
| N/A | Redux Riding Hood | Steve Moore | August 5, 1997 | Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation | |
| N/A | Three Little Pigs | Darrell Rooney | October 21, 1997 | Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation |
2000s[]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | John Henry | Mark Henn | October 30, 2000 | Disney's American Legends
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection |
Based on African American folk hero John Henry; only shown to the general public six times over three days at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre |
| N/A | Destino | Dominique Monfery | October 10, 2003 | Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 (two movie collection) | Was originally made for a third Fantasia Film |
| N/A | Lorenzo | Mike Gabriel | April 6, 2004 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Was originally made for a third Fantasia Film |
| N/A | The Little Matchgirl | Roger Allers | June 6, 2006 | The Little Mermaid (Platinum Edition)
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection |
Was originally made for a third Fantasia Film |
| Goofy | How to Hook Up Your Home Theater | Stevie Wermers
Kevin Deters |
December 21, 2007 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | In theaters with National Treasure: Book of Secrets
To test Toon Boom Harmony |
| N/A | Glago's Guest | Chris Williams | June 10, 2008 | Computer Animation
Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2008 |
2010s[]
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Tick Tock Tale | Dean Wellins | June 2010 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation
Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2010 |
| N/A | The Ballad of Nessie | Stevie Wermers
Kevin Deters |
March 5, 2011 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | In theaters with Winnie the Pooh |
| Tangled | Tangled Ever After | Nathan Greno
Byron Howard |
January 13, 2012 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation
In theaters with Beauty and the Beast 3D |
| N/A | Paperman | John Kahrs | June 2012
November 2, 2012 |
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Hybrid Animation
In theaters with Wreck-It Ralph First Disney animated short to win the Academy Award in 43 years. Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2012 |
| Mickey Mouse | Get a Horse! | Lauren MacMullan | June 11, 2013
November 27, 2013 |
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Hybrid Animation
In theaters with Frozen Pre-Screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2013 |
| N/A | Feast | Patrick Osborne | June 10, 2014
November 7, 2014 |
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Hybrid Animation
In theaters with Big Hero 6 Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2014 |
| Frozen | Frozen Fever | Chris Buck
Jennifer Lee |
March 13, 2015 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation
In theaters with Cinderella |
| N/A | Inner Workings | Leo Matsuda | June 17, 2016
November 23, 2016 |
Moana | Hybrid Animation
In theaters with Moana Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2016 |
| Frozen | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Kevin Deters
Stevie Wermers |
November 22, 2017 | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Computer Animation
In theaters with Coco |
2020s[]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Us Again | Zach Parrish | March 5, 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Computer Animation
In theaters with Raya and the Last Dragon |
| N/A | Far From the Tree | Natalie Nourigat | November 24, 2021 | Encanto | Hybrid Animation
In theaters with Encanto Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021 |
| N/A | Once Upon a Studio | Natalie Nourigat | November 22, 2023 | N/A | Hybrid Animation
In theaters with Wish Pre-screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023. |
| Donald Duck | D.I.Y. Duck | Mark Henn | June 9, 2024 | N/A | Hand drawn animation |
Other shorts[]
- Educational shorts
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh | Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons | Rick Reinert | September 6, 1981 | Educational distributed to schools. | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Rick Reinert Productions |
| N/A | Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable | January 21, 1995 | Theme Park Attraction | Currently showing at The Land |
- Direct-to-Video
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Grievance of a Starmaker* | 2002 | "Walt Disney's It's a Small World of Fun!" | Produced by Walt Disney Japan. Direct-to-DVD. | |
| N/A | A Dairy Tale | Will Finn
John Sanford |
September 14, 2004 | Home on the Range | Direct-to-DVD short |
| N/A | One by One | Pixote Hunt | August 31, 2004 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Was originally made for a third Fantasia Film |
| Lilo & Stitch | The Origin of Stitch | Mike Disa | August 30, 2005 | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch | Produced by DisneyToon Studios
Direct-to-DVD short |
| N/A | The Cat That Looked at a King | Dave Bossert | December 14, 2004 | Mary Poppins (40th & 45th Anniversary Editions) | Produced by DisneyToon Studios, Animation produced by The Answer Studio, Direct-to-DVD short |
| Bolt | Super Rhino | Nathan Greno | March 22, 2009 | Bolt | Computer Animation
Direct-to-DVD short |
| Frankenweenie | Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers | Mark Waring | January 8, 2013* | Direct-to-DVD short | Stop-motion |
| 101 Dalmatians | The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt* | TBA | February 10, 2015 | On Blu-ray/DVD with the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians |
- Theme Park shorts
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's PhilharMagic | George Scribner | October 3, 2003 | Theme Park Attraction | Computer Animation |
- TV specials shorts
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing | Stevie Wermers
Kevin Deters |
December 8, 2009 | ABC television special | Computer Animation |
| Prep & Landing | Operation: Secret Santa | Stevie Wermers
Kevin Deters |
December 7, 2010* | ABC television special | Computer Animation |
| Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Stevie Wermers
Kevin Deters |
December 5, 2011* | ABC television special | Computer Animation |
- Internet Shorts
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prep & Landing | Tiny's Big Adventure | December 9, 2009 | ABC television special | Computer Animation | |
| Goofy | Checking in with Goofy | February 16, 2011* | Webtoon | Opening titles homage to golden age cartoons of the 1940s | |
| N/A | Electric Holiday | November 15, 2012* | Webtoon | ||
| N/A | Oswald Holiday Greeting Card | December 1, 2013 | Webtoon | Produced by Disney of Japan. Only 34 seconds in length. |
Miscellaneous shorts[]
Various, documentaries and educational shorts that don't generally fit in with other Disney shorts as they don't feature any well known Disney characters.
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What Should I Do? | The New Girl | Les Clark | March 1970 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools | |
| What Should I Do? | The Lunch Money | Les Clark | July 1970 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools | |
| What Should I Do? | The Project | Les Clark | December 1970 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools | |
| Educational | The Great Search: Man's Need for Power and Energy | Les Clark | December 1971 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools. Last short released during Roy Disney's lifetime | |
| Educational | Get the Message | Les Clark | July 1972 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools | |
| Educational | VD Attack Plan | Les Clark | January 1973 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools | |
| Educational | Understanding Alcohol Use and Abuse | John Ewing | September 1979 | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools | |
| Educational | Smoking: The Choice is Yours | John Ewing | September 1981 | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Sunwest Production and distributed to Schools | |
| Educational | Foods and Fun: A Nutrition Adventure | Rick Reinert | September ?, 1980 | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Rick Reinert Studio and distributed to Schools | |
| Educational | Harold and His Amazing Green Plants | Bob Kurtz | August 1984** | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Kurtz & Friends and distributed to Schools | |
| Fitness and Me | How to Exercise? | March 1984 | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Sunwest Production and distributed to Schools | ||
| Fitness and Me | What Is Fitness Exercise? | March 1984 | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Sunwest Production and distributed to Schools | ||
| Fitness and Me | Why Exercise? | March 1984 | Created for Walt Disney Educational by Sunwest Production and distributed to Schools | ||
| Educational | Advice on Lice | 1985 | Created for by Walt Disney Educational | ||
| Educational | The Animated Atlas of the World | 1986 | Produced for Epcot Educational program. | ||
| Educational | Suited for the Sea | 1986 | Produced for Epcot Educational program. | ||
| Educational | Recycle Rex | Howard E. Baker | February 5, 1993 | Dinosaur (Region 1 only) | Created by Walt Disney Educational and distributed to Schools. Animation produced by Klasky Csupo. |