Disney Renaissance

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The Disney Renaissance was a period from the late 1980s to the late 1990s when Walt Disney Animation Studios experienced a creative and commercial revival, producing a series of critically acclaimed and highly successful animated films.

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instanceOf era of Walt Disney Animation Studios
period in film history
alsoKnownAs Disney Renaissance
surface form: Disney’s animation renaissance
awardRecognition multiple Academy Awards for Best Original Score
multiple Academy Awards for Best Original Song
beganWithFilm The Little Mermaid
characterizedBy broadway-style musical storytelling
commercial success
creative revival
critical acclaim
integration of traditional animation with computer-generated imagery
use of celebrity voice actors
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicImpact revitalization of Disney’s merchandising and theme park synergy
significant increase in Disney’s box office revenue
endedWithFilm Tarzan
endTime 1999
field American animated feature films
followedBy Post-Renaissance era of Disney animation
industry animation
influenced other studios’ animated features such as DreamWorks and Warner Bros.
revival of animated feature films in the 1990s
location Burbank, California
mainOrganization Walt Disney Animation Studios
notableAchievement Beauty and the Beast nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFilm Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
surface form: Beauty and the Beast

Hercules
Mulan
Pocahontas
Tarzan
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney franchise)
surface form: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
notablePerson Alan Menken
Andreas Deja
Gary Trousdale
Glen Keane
Howard Ashman
Jeffrey Katzenberg
John Musker
Kirk Wise
Michael Eisner
Rob Minkoff
Roger Allers
Ron Clements
Roy E. Disney
parentOrganization The Walt Disney Company
precededBy Disney Dark Age
startTime 1989

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The Lion King partOf Disney Renaissance
Alan Menken movement Disney Renaissance
The Little Mermaid partOf Disney Renaissance
subject surface form: The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
The Princess and the Frog partOf Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance revival era
Aladdin partOf Disney Renaissance
subject surface form: Aladdin (1992 film)
Jeffrey Katzenberg notableProject Disney Renaissance
Disney animated features hasSubseries Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance films
Disney Renaissance alsoKnownAs Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney’s animation renaissance
Peter Del Vecho associatedWith Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance and post-Renaissance era of animation
Kirk Wise associatedWith Disney Renaissance
Don Hahn notableWork Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance (as producer of key films)
Byron Howard isPartOf Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance and post-Renaissance era of animation
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) partOf Disney Renaissance
Brad Kane hasPartIn Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance era
Ashman influenced Disney Renaissance
subject surface form: Howard Ashman
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance era of animation
Friend Like Me animationStudioContext Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance era
documentary film "Howard" depicts Disney Renaissance
subject surface form: Howard
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance era
Out There franchise Disney Renaissance
Glen Keane knownFor Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance films
Prince Ali animationEra Disney Renaissance
Ron Clements partOf Disney Renaissance
Don Hall associatedWith Disney Renaissance
this entity surface form: Disney Renaissance and post-Renaissance era of animation
Hercules (1997 film) partOf Disney Renaissance