Changes: Walt Disney Pictures

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Walt Disney Pictures started off as Walt Disney Productions on October 16, 1923. Since then, third-party distributor RKO Radio Pictures released Disney movies from 1936 to 1954, before Buena Vista Distribution Company was founded. The name "Walt Disney Productions" first appeared in the opening credits as of 1968, and then at the end of each film as of 1971. This is due to the fact that Walt Disney himself died in 1966.

History

First generation (1937-1942)

At the beginning of time, Walt Disney's films were distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The first six animated films were released in theaters as follows:

Title	Release date
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	December 21, 1937
Pinocchio	February 7, 1940
Fantasia	November 13, 1940
Dumbo	October 23, 1941
Bambi	August 13, 1942
Saludos Amigos	February 6, 1943

Second generation (1944-1951)

During World War II, five more package films were made by Walt Disney, in addition to re-releases of films from earlier years to raise revenue.

Title	Release date
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	February 22, 1944
The Three Caballeros	February 3, 1945
Pinocchio	October 17, 1945
Make Mine Music	April 20, 1946
Fantasia	September 1, 1946
Fun and Fancy Free	September 27, 1947
Bambi	December 25, 1947
Melody Time	May 27, 1948
Dumbo Saludos Amigos	June 22, 1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	October 5, 1949
Cinderella	February 15, 1950
Alice in Wonderland	July 28, 1951

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Also making their theatrical debuts during this era were hybrid live action/animation films Song of the South (1946) and So Dear to My Heart (1948).

Third generation (1952-1957)

After World War II ended, Walt Disney continued production of animated films in 1948. New films during this era included Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. However, the package films were shelved for a long time.

In 1953, Buena Vista Distribution was founded, and further production of Disney's films moved to there from RKO Radio Pictures.

Alice in Wonderland moved to network television as of November 3, 1954 on ABC after its original theatrical release. Dumbo also did not get a re-release during this generation.

File:Buena Vista Film Distribution (1954).jpg

Title	Release date
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	February 13, 1952
Peter Pan	February 5, 1953
Pinocchio	February 18, 1954
Lady and the Tramp	June 22, 1955
Fantasia	February 7, 1956
Cinderella	February 14, 1957
Bambi	July 3, 1957

Fourth generation (1958-1966)

In 1960, the word "Film" was dropped from the company's first name, changing it to Buena Vista Distribution.

Mary Poppins' theatrical release on August 27, 1964 could be one reason why no animated films were re-released that year.

This was the last generation of re-releases during Walt Disney's life, before he died on December 15, 1966.

File:Buena Vista Distribution (1960).jpg

Title	Release date
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	February 7, 1958
Peter Pan	May 14, 1958
Sleeping Beauty	January 29, 1959
Dumbo	December 24, 1959
101 Dalmatians	January 25, 1961
Pinocchio	January 18, 1962
Lady and the Tramp	September 26, 1962
Fantasia	February 20, 1963
The Sword in the Stone	December 25, 1963
Cinderella	June 9, 1965
Bambi	March 25, 1966

Fifth generation (1967-1975)

File:Buena Vista Distribution (1966).jpg

For the fifth generation of Walt Disney Pictures' animated films, Walt Disney Productions was established following Walt's death. Alice in Wonderland also returned to theaters in 1974.

Title	Release date
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	June 11, 1967
The Jungle Book	October 18, 1967
Peter Pan	June 18, 1969
Fantasia	December 17, 1969
101 Dalmatians	December 25, 1969
Sleeping Beauty	June 10, 1970
The Aristocats	December 11, 1970
Pinocchio	July 7, 1971
Lady and the Tramp	December 17, 1971
Dumbo	October 11, 1972
The Sword in the Stone	December 22, 1972
Cinderella	March 23, 1973
Robin Hood	November 8, 1973
Alice in Wonderland	March 15, 1974
Bambi	June 20, 1975

Sixth generation (1975-1982)

The sixth and final generation prior to the rebranding of Walt Disney Productions to Walt Disney Pictures, the following films were re-released:

Title	Release date
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	December 20, 1975
Dumbo	March 26, 1976
Peter Pan	June 18, 1976
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	March 11, 1977
Fantasia	April 15, 1977
The Rescuers	June 22, 1977
The Jungle Book	June 9, 1978
Pinocchio	December 15, 1978
101 Dalmatians	June 7, 1979
Sleeping Beauty	September 28, 1979
Lady and the Tramp	March 7, 1980
The Aristocats	December 19, 1980
Alice in Wonderland	April 3, 1981
The Fox and the Hound	July 10, 1981
Cinderella	December 18, 1981
Robin Hood	March 26, 1982
Fantasia (re-release)	April 2, 1982
Bambi	June 4, 1982

During this era, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Dumbo and Alice in Wonderland were all released on VHS in 1981. Fantasia, having not gotten a re-release in the previous generation, had two this generation, the second one in place of The Sword in the Stone.

As of October 14, 1983, an in-credit closing text logo was used for films distributed by Walt Disney Pictures until after September 28, 2007. The text logo comprises of the words "Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution".

In 2004, KRS Logos claimed this logo as in use until 1981.

Seventh generation (1982-1988)

In 1983, Walt Disney Productions was renamed as Walt Disney Pictures. The first film to have the new company name's first logo is Return to Oz (June 21, 1985), which made its home video debut on June 25, 1986.

Dumbo, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood no longer played in theaters as of this generation due to getting VHS releases at that time.

The logo can also be found on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Benji the Hunted (1987), and a few others. Within television networks, the logo premiered on ABC with The Journey of Natty Gann on October 4, 1987.

Animated films released during this era included:

Title	Release date
Peter Pan	December 17, 1982
The Sword in the Stone	March 25, 1983
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	July 15, 1983
The Rescuers	December 16, 1983
The Jungle Book	July 27, 1984
Pinocchio	December 21, 1984
Fantasia	February 8, 1985
101 Dalmatians	December 20, 1985
The Black Cauldron	July 24, 1985
Sleeping Beauty	March 7, 1986
The Great Mouse Detective	July 2, 1986
Lady and the Tramp	December 19, 1986
The Aristocats	April 10, 1987
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release)	July 17, 1987
Cinderella	November 20, 1987
The Fox and the Hound	March 25, 1988
Bambi	July 15, 1988
Oliver & Company	November 18, 1988

Eighth generation (1989-1996)

Lady and the Tramp, The Aristocats, Cinderella, The Fox and the Hound and Bambi all did not return to theaters for this generation.

A few films went through digital restoration prior to their final re-releases in theaters. The films released during this era include:

The Rescuers	March 17, 1989
Peter Pan	July 14, 1989
The Little Mermaid	November 17, 1989
The Black Cauldron (as "Taran and the Magic Cauldron")	March 21, 1990
The Jungle Book	July 13, 1990
Fantasia	October 5, 1990
The Rescuers Down Under	November 16, 1990
101 Dalmatians	July 12, 1991
Beauty and the Beast	November 22, 1991
The Great Mouse Detective	February 14, 1992
Pinocchio	June 26, 1992
Aladdin	November 25, 1992
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	July 2, 1993
The Lion King	June 24, 1994
The Lion King (re-issue)	November 18, 1994
Pocahontas	June 23, 1995
Sleeping Beauty	September 10, 1995 (delayed from March 1993)
Oliver & Company	March 29, 1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	June 21, 1996

In 1990, the logo was modernized, and was first seen in The Prince and the Pauper on November 16 of that year. On VHS releases, it was first seen on DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp on March 15, 1991, when the second generation of Walt Disney Home Video began.

Since the early 1990s, the 1990 logo was commonly used on many films, such as 1991 prints of The Rescuers Down Under, 1992 prints of 101 Dalmatians, The Great Mouse Detective and Beauty and the Beast, 1993 prints of Aladdin, original 1995 prints of The Lion King, 1996 prints of Pocahontas, The Aristocats and Oliver & Company, 1997 prints of The Jungle Book, 1998 prints of The Little Mermaid, and lots more.

Ninth generation (1997-2006)

The last film to get a re-release in theaters within the old tradition was The Little Mermaid, on November 14, 1997.

Following the end of re-releases of old Disney films in theaters, Pixar Animation Studios released more of its own feature-length films, such as A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2, alongside the flagship company's animated films.

Some films with the regular logo appeared on television networks such as on TBS, ABC Family, and Hub Network. The last film to have it was The Fox and the Hound 2 on December 12, 2006, several months after the current Walt Disney Pictures logo began.

Starting in 2000, an alternate logo was spotted on some Disney movies, such as Dinosaur (2000), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and even the 2002 Special Edition re-release of The Lion King, which was later transferred to DVD in October 2003 after only playing in IMAX theaters.

When KRS Logos launched online in 2004, this logo was still current back then.

One of the last films to use this logo and the first to be presented in Disney Digital 3D was Chicken Little (2005). The Pixar version of the Walt Disney Pictures logo was seen on Pixar Animation Studios' first eight feature films, from Toy Story up to Ratatouille. Each film also always used the Pixar Animation Studios logo seen to the right of the Walt Disney Pictures logo. 13 years after its debut, this logo was discontinued on the Blu-ray and 3D releases of first two Toy Story films, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo 3D.

Tenth generation (2006-present)

The current Walt Disney Pictures logo, done with CGI animation, was first seen on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest on July 7, 2006 (on DVD on December 5, 2006). As of November 23, 2011, the logo now just uses the word "Disney" on brand new Disney films in theaters today, and on newer prints of classic Disney movies, especially the Diamond Edition prints.

As of 2008, Pixar now also uses the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo in every one of its films. WALL-E was the first Pixar film to have this logo.

As of March 30, 2007, starting with Meet the Robinsons (on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 23, 2007), the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo is currently seen on all new prints of Walt Disney animated feature films.

2010-2019

A lot of events occurred to Walt Disney Pictures' films alongside production of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

During production of Season 1...	These films were in development as of April 8, 2008: Rapunzel (late 2010) Cars 2 (June 24, 2011) The Bear and the Bow (late 2011) "Newt" (June 2012) King of the Elves (late 2012) Other events: Five concept art images for Rapunzel were unveiled on July 30, 2009. The first production art for Cars 2 was unveiled on January 23, 2010. "Rapunzel" was retitled "Tangled" on February 12, 2010. John Lasseter became co-director for Cars 2 as of June 23, 2010.
During production of Season 2...	These films were in development: Brave (formerly The Bear and the Bow) (June 15, 2012) Monsters, Inc. 2 (November 16, 2012) (replaced "Newt") Reboot Ralph (March 22, 2013) (replaced King of the Elves) Other events: Monsters, Inc. 2 started off as a sequel instead of a prequel. Walt Disney Animation Studios shelved King of the Elves before Wreck-It Ralph was announced. The first official logo for Brave was unveiled on September 22, 2010. Concept art for Brave was unveiled on March 28, 2011. A first look at Merida (from Brave) was unveiled on May 26, 2011.
During production of Season 3...	These films were in development: Wreck-It Ralph (formerly Reboot Ralph) (November 2, 2012) Monsters University (formerly Monsters, Inc. 2) (June 21, 2013) Frozen (November 27, 2013) Two untitled Pixar films (May 30, 2014 at the earliest) Other events: Wreck-It Ralph and Monsters University were showcased at the D23 Expo in 2011. The songs for Frozen were written by Kristen Anderson and Robert Lopez, and the first director was Chris Buck.
During development of Season 4...	These films were in development: The Good Dinosaur (May 30, 2014) Big Hero 6 (November 7, 2014) Inside Out (June 19, 2015) Finding Nemo sequel (November 25, 2015) A film about "la Día de los Muertos" (June 17, 2016 at the earliest) Other events: Michael Arndt was currently screenwriting Inside Out. Late during this season, Bob Peterson and John Walker were removed from The Good Dinosaur due to story problems.
During development of Season 5...	These films were in development: Inside Out (June 19, 2015) The Good Dinosaur (November 25, 2015) Zootopia (March 4, 2016) Finding Dory (the Finding Nemo sequel) (June 17, 2016) Moana (November 23, 2016 at the earliest) Giants (November 23, 2016 at the earliest) A film directed by Dean Wellins (November 23, 2016 at the earliest) A film about "la Día de los Muertos" (June 16, 2017 at the earliest) Cars 3 (June 16, 2017 at the earliest) The Incredibles 2 (June 16, 2017 at the earliest) Other events: Casting for Inside Out was announced.
During development of Season 6...	These films were in development: Zootopia (March 4, 2016) Finding Dory (June 17, 2016) Moana (November 23, 2016) Toy Story 4 (June 16, 2017) A film about "la Día de los Muertos" (November 22, 2017 at the earliest) Cars 3 (November 22, 2017 at the earliest) The Incredibles 2 (November 22, 2017 at the earliest) Giants (March 9, 2018 at the earliest) A film directed by Dean Wellins (March 9, 2018 at the earliest) Other events: Casting for Zootopia was announced. New plot details for Finding Dory were revealed at the D23 Expo in 2015. Walt Disney Animation Studios announced more details about Moana. Casting for Moana began in October 2015.
During development of Season 7...	These films were in development: Moana (November 23, 2016) Cars 3 (June 16, 2017) Coco (the film about "la Día de los Muertos") (November 22, 2017) Gigantic (formerly "Giants") (March 9, 2018) Toy Story 4 (June 15, 2018) Sequels to Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen (November 21, 2018 at the earliest) (both replaced Dean Wellins' film) The Incredibles 2 (June 21, 2019) Other events: A new character exclusive to Cars 3 was unveiled.
During development of Season 8...	These films were in development: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (March 9, 2018) Incredibles 2 (June 15, 2018) Gigantic (November 21, 2018) Toy Story 4 (June 21, 2019) Frozen 2 (November 27, 2019 at the earliest)
During development of Season 9...	These films were in development: Ralph Breaks the Internet (November 21, 2018) Toy Story 4 (June 21, 2019) Frozen 2 (November 27, 2019) A "suburban fantasy world" film unveiled at the D23 Expo in 2017, directed by Dan Scanlon Other events: Gigantic got shelved in mid-2017, like King of the Elves.
During development of both Seasons 9 and 10 (the clip shows)...	The "suburban fantasy world" film was officially titled "Onward" in December 2018.

Weblinks

Main site:

http://www.disney.com (1996-1999)
http://disney.go.com (1999-2013)
http://disney.com (2013-present)

Pixar Animation Studios:

http://www.pixar.com

Japanese version:

http://www.disney.co.jp (first archived on April 5, 1997)

Latin American version, in Spanish:

http://www.disneylatino.com (launched in October 1999)

Korean version:

http://www.disney.co.kr (first archived on October 12, 1999)

Logos
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 ==History==
 ===First generation (1937-1942)===
-At the beginning of time, Walt Disney's films were distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The first five animated films were released in theaters as follows:
+At the beginning of time, Walt Disney's films were distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The first six animated films were released in theaters as follows:
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+|Saludos Amigos
+|February 6, 1943
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-===Second generation (1943-1949)===
+===Second generation (1944-1951)===
-During World War II, six package films were made by Walt Disney, in addition to re-releases of films from earlier years to raise revenue.
+During World War II, five more package films were made by Walt Disney, in addition to re-releases of films from earlier years to raise revenue.
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 |May 27, 1948
 |- align="center"
-|Dumbo
+|Dumbo<br>Saludos Amigos
 |June 22, 1949
 |- align="center"
 |The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
 |October 5, 1949
+|- align="center"
-|}
+|Cinderella
+|February 15, 1950
+|- align="center"
+|Alice in Wonderland
+|July 28, 1951
+|}ali
 Also making their theatrical debuts during this era were hybrid live action/animation films Song of the South (1946) and So Dear to My Heart (1948).
-===Third generation (1950-1959)===
+===Third generation (1952-1957)===
 After World War II ended, Walt Disney continued production of animated films in 1948. New films during this era included Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. However, the package films were shelved for a long time.
 In 1953, Buena Vista Distribution was founded, and further production of Disney's films moved to there from RKO Radio Pictures.
+Alice in Wonderland moved to network television as of November 3, 1954 on ABC after its original theatrical release. Dumbo also did not get a re-release during this generation.
 [[File:Buena_Vista_Film_Distribution_(1954).jpg|250px|center]]
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 !Release date
-|- align="center"
-|Cinderella
-|February 15, 1950
-|- align="center"
-|Alice in Wonderland
-|July 28, 1951
 |- align="center"
 |Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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 |February 7, 1956
 |- align="center"
-|Cinderella (re-release)
+|Cinderella
 |February 14, 1957
 |- align="center"
 |Bambi
 |July 3, 1957
+|}
+===Fourth generation (1958-1966)===
+In 1960, the word "Film" was dropped from the company's first name, changing it to Buena Vista Distribution.
+[[Mary Poppins]]' theatrical release on August 27, 1964 could be one reason why no animated films were re-released that year.
+This was the last generation of re-releases during Walt Disney's life, before he died on December 15, 1966.
+[[File:Buena_Vista_Distribution_(1960).jpg|250px|center]]
+{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width:500px;" class="wikitable"
+|-
+!Title
+!Release date
 |- align="center"
-|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release)
+|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 |February 7, 1958
 |- align="center"
-|Peter Pan (re-release)
+|Peter Pan
 |May 14, 1958
 |- align="center"
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 |Dumbo
 |December 24, 1959
-|}
-===Fourth generation (1961-1970)===
-In 1960, the word "Film" was dropped from the company's first name, changing it to Buena Vista Distribution. Alice in Wonderland were not re-released in this era, since that film aired on television instead.
-[[File:Buena_Vista_Distribution_(1960).jpg|250px|center]]
-{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width:500px;" class="wikitable"
-|-
-!Title
-!Release date
 |- align="center"
 |101 Dalmatians
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 |Bambi
 |March 25, 1966
+|}
+===Fifth generation (1967-1975)===
+<center>
+[[File:Buena_Vista_Distribution_(1966).jpg|250px]]
+</center>
+For the fifth generation of Walt Disney Pictures' animated films, Walt Disney Productions was established following Walt's death. Alice in Wonderland also returned to theaters in 1974.
+{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
+|-
+!Title
+!Release date
 |- align="center"
 |Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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 |June 18, 1969
 |- align="center"
+|Fantasia
-|101 Dalmatians (re-release)
+|December 17, 1969
+|- align="center"
+|101 Dalmatians
 |December 25, 1969
 |- align="center"
@@ Line 168: / Line 188: @@
 |The Aristocats
 |December 11, 1970
+|- align="center"
-|}
-[[Mary Poppins]]' theatrical release on August 27, 1964 could be one reason why no animated films were re-released that year.
-Halfway through this generation, Walt Disney died in late 1966, and the company was renamed Walt Disney Productions since then.
-===Fifth generation (1971-1979)===
-<center>
-[[File:Buena_Vista_Distribution_(1966).jpg|250px]]
-</center>
-The fifth generation of Walt Disney Pictures comprised of re-releases of its films as follows:
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-|-
-!Title
-!Release date
-|-
 |Pinocchio
 |July 7, 1971
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 |Bambi
 |June 20, 1975
+|}
+===Sixth generation (1975-1982)===
+<center>
+[[File:Buena_Vista_Distribution_(1979).jpg|250px]]
+</center>
+The sixth and final generation prior to the rebranding of Walt Disney Productions to Walt Disney Pictures, the following films were re-released:
+{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
+|-
+!Title
+!Release date
 |- align="center"
 |Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 |December 20, 1975
+|- align="center"
+|Dumbo
+|March 26, 1976
 |- align="center"
 |Peter Pan
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 |- align="center"
 |Fantasia
-|April 15, 1977
-|- align="center"
-|The Three Caballeros
 |April 15, 1977
 |- align="center"
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 |June 9, 1978
 |- align="center"
-|Pinocchio (re-release)
+|Pinocchio
 |December 15, 1978
 |- align="center"
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 |June 7, 1979
 |- align="center"
-|Sleeping Beauty
-|September 28, 1979
-|}
-===Sixth generation (1979-1985)===
-<center>
-[[File:Buena_Vista_Distribution_(1979).jpg|250px]]
-</center>
-The sixth and final generation prior to the rebranding of Walt Disney Productions to Walt Disney Pictures, the following films were re-released:
-{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
-|-
-!Title
-!Release date
-|-
 |Sleeping Beauty
 |September 28, 1979
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 |Robin Hood
 |March 26, 1982
+|- align="center"
+|Fantasia (re-release)
+|April 2, 1982
 |- align="center"
 |Bambi
 |June 4, 1982
+|}
+During this era, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Dumbo and Alice in Wonderland were all released on VHS in 1981. Fantasia, having not gotten a re-release in the previous generation, had two this generation, the second one in place of The Sword in the Stone.
+As of October 14, 1983, an in-credit closing text logo was used for films distributed by Walt Disney Pictures until after September 28, 2007. The text logo comprises of the words "Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution".
+In 2004, KRS Logos claimed this logo as in use until 1981.
+===Seventh generation (1982-1988)===
+<center>
+[[File:Walt_Disney_Pictures_(1985).jpg|250px]]
+</center>
+In 1983, Walt Disney Productions was renamed as Walt Disney Pictures. The first film to have the new company name's first logo is Return to Oz (June 21, 1985), which made its home video debut on June 25, 1986.
+Dumbo, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood no longer played in theaters as of this generation due to getting VHS releases at that time.
+The logo can also be found on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Benji the Hunted (1987), and a few others. Within television networks, the logo premiered on ABC with The Journey of Natty Gann on October 4, 1987.
+Animated films released during this era included:
+{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
+|-
+!Title
+!Release date
 |- align="center"
 |Peter Pan
@@ Line 301: / Line 331: @@
 |101 Dalmatians
 |December 20, 1985
-|}
-During this era, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Dumbo and Alice in Wonderland were all released on VHS in 1981, followed by Robin Hood in 1984 and Pinocchio in 1985.
-As of October 14, 1983, an in-credit closing text logo was used for films distributed by Walt Disney Pictures until after September 28, 2007. The text logo comprises of the words "Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution".
-In 2004, KRS Logos claimed this logo as in use until 1981.
-===Seventh generation (1985-1991)===
-<center>
-[[File:Walt_Disney_Pictures_(1985).jpg|250px]]
-</center>
-In 1983, Walt Disney Productions was renamed as Walt Disney Pictures. The first film to have the new company name's first logo is Return to Oz (June 21, 1985), which made its home video debut on June 25, 1986.
-The logo can also be found on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Benji the Hunted (1987), and a few others. Within television networks, the logo premiered on ABC with The Journey of Natty Gann on October 4, 1987.
-Animated films released during this era included:
-{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
-|-
-!Title
-!Release date
-!VHS
 |- align="center"
 |The Black Cauldron
 |July 24, 1985
-|{{N}}
 |- align="center"
 |Sleeping Beauty
 |March 7, 1986
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |The Great Mouse Detective
 |July 2, 1986
-|{{N}}
 |- align="center"
 |Lady and the Tramp
 |December 19, 1986
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |The Aristocats
 |April 10, 1987
-|{{N}}
 |- align="center"
-|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
+|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release)
 |July 17, 1987
-|{{N}}
 |- align="center"
 |Cinderella
 |November 20, 1987
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |The Fox and the Hound
 |March 25, 1988
-|{{N}}
 |- align="center"
 |Bambi
 |July 15, 1988
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |Oliver & Company
 |November 18, 1988
-|{{N}}
+|}
+===Eighth generation (1989-1996)===
+<p style="text-align:center;">[[File:Walt_Disney_Pictures_(1990).jpg|250px]]</p>
+Lady and the Tramp, The Aristocats, Cinderella, The Fox and the Hound and Bambi all did not return to theaters for this generation.
+A few films went through digital restoration prior to their final re-releases in theaters. The films released during this era include:
+{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
 |- align="center"
 |The Rescuers
 |March 17, 1989
-|{{N}}
 |- align="center"
 |Peter Pan
 |July 14, 1989
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |The Little Mermaid
 |November 17, 1989
+|- align="center"
-|{{Y}}
+|The Black Cauldron<br>(as "Taran and the Magic Cauldron")
+|March 21, 1990
 |- align="center"
 |The Jungle Book
 |July 13, 1990
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |Fantasia
 |October 5, 1990
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |The Rescuers Down Under
 |November 16, 1990
-|{{Y}}
 |- align="center"
 |101 Dalmatians
 |July 12, 1991
-|{{Y}}
-|}
-On VHS, the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo was seen on 1988 prints of Cinderella, and 1990 prints of The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan, all later seen on The Disney Channel from October 1989 to November 1991.
-In 1990, the logo was modernized, and was first seen in The Prince and the Pauper on November 16 of that year. On VHS releases, it was first seen on DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp on March 15, 1991, when the [[Walt Disney Home Video (2nd generation)|second generation]] of Walt Disney Home Video began. It was also first seen on The Disney Channel in August 1991.
-===Eighth generation (1991-1997)===
-<p style="text-align:center;">[[File:Walt_Disney_Pictures_(1990).jpg|250px]]</p>
-Since the early 1990s, the 1990 logo was commonly used on many films, such as 1991 prints of The Rescuers Down Under, 1992 prints of 101 Dalmatians, The Great Mouse Detective and Beauty and the Beast, 1993 prints of Aladdin, original 1995 prints of The Lion King, 1996 prints of Pocahontas, The Aristocats and Oliver & Company, 1997 prints of The Jungle Book, 1998 prints of The Little Mermaid, and lots more.
-During this era, a few films went through digital restoration prior to their final re-releases in theaters. The films released during this era include:
-{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
-|-
-!Title
-!Release date
 |- align="center"
 |[[Beauty and the Beast]]
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 |- align="center"
 |Sleeping Beauty
-|September 10, 1995
+|September 10, 1995<br>(delayed from March 1993)
 |- align="center"
 |Oliver & Company
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 |[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]
 |June 21, 1996
-|- align="center"
-|[[Hercules]]
-|June 27, 1997
-|- align="center"
-|The Little Mermaid
-|November 14, 1997
 |}
+In 1990, the logo was modernized, and was first seen in The Prince and the Pauper on November 16 of that year. On VHS releases, it was first seen on DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp on March 15, 1991, when the [[Walt Disney Home Video (2nd generation)|second generation]] of Walt Disney Home Video began.
-===Ninth generation (1998-2006)===
+Since the early 1990s, the 1990 logo was commonly used on many films, such as 1991 prints of The Rescuers Down Under, 1992 prints of 101 Dalmatians, The Great Mouse Detective and Beauty and the Beast, 1993 prints of Aladdin, original 1995 prints of The Lion King, 1996 prints of Pocahontas, The Aristocats and Oliver & Company, 1997 prints of The Jungle Book, 1998 prints of The Little Mermaid, and lots more.
+===Ninth generation (1997-2006)===
 <p style="text-align:center;">[[File:Walt Disney Pictures (1995).jpg|250px]] [[File:Pixar Animation Studios (1995).jpg|250px]] [[File:Walt_Disney_Pictures_(2000).jpg|250px]]</p>
+The last film to get a re-release in theaters within the old tradition was The Little Mermaid, on November 14, 1997.
 Following the end of re-releases of old Disney films in theaters, Pixar Animation Studios released more of its own feature-length films, such as [[A Bug's Life]] and [[Toy Story 2]], alongside the flagship company's animated films.
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 Some films with the regular logo appeared on television networks such as on TBS, ABC Family, and Hub Network. The last film to have it was The Fox and the Hound 2 on December 12, 2006, several months after the current Walt Disney Pictures logo began.
-Starting in 2000, an alternate logo was spotted on some Disney movies, such as Dinosaur (2000), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and even the 2002 IMAX theatrical re-release of The Lion King, which was later transferred to DVD in October 2003.
+Starting in 2000, an alternate logo was spotted on some Disney movies, such as Dinosaur (2000), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and even the 2002 Special Edition re-release of The Lion King, which was later transferred to DVD in October 2003 after only playing in IMAX theaters.
 When KRS Logos launched online in 2004, this logo was still current back then.
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 One of the last films to use this logo and the first to be presented in Disney Digital 3D was Chicken Little (2005).
 The Pixar version of the Walt Disney Pictures logo was seen on Pixar Animation Studios' first eight feature films, from Toy Story up to Ratatouille. Each film also always used the Pixar Animation Studios logo seen to the right of the Walt Disney Pictures logo. 13 years after its debut, this logo was discontinued on the Blu-ray and 3D releases of first two Toy Story films, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo 3D.
 ===Tenth generation (2006-present)===
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 A lot of events occurred to Walt Disney Pictures' films alongside production of [[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]].
 {| width=100% style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
-| width=35%|During development of Season 1...
+| width=35%|During production of Season 1...
 | style="text-align:left;"|
-These films were in development:
+These films were in development as of April 8, 2008:
-*[[Toy Story 3]] (June 18, 2010)
+*[[Tangled|Rapunzel]] (late 2010)
-*[[Tangled|Rapunzel]] (November 24, 2010)
 *[[Cars 2]] (June 24, 2011)
 *[[Brave|The Bear and the Bow]] (late 2011)
 *"Newt" (June 2012)
 *King of the Elves (late 2012)
 Other events:
-*Plot details for Cars 2 were revealed on September 10, 2009.
+*Five concept art images for Rapunzel were unveiled on July 30, 2009.
+*The first production art for Cars 2 was unveiled on January 23, 2010.
+*"Rapunzel" was retitled "Tangled" on February 12, 2010.
+*John Lasseter became co-director for Cars 2 as of June 23, 2010.
 |-
-|During development of Season 2...
+|During production of Season 2...
 | style="text-align:left;"|
 These films were in development:
-*Cars 2 (June 24, 2011)
 *Brave (formerly The Bear and the Bow) (June 15, 2012)
 *[[Monsters University|Monsters, Inc. 2]] (November 16, 2012) (replaced "Newt")
 *[[Wreck-It Ralph|Reboot Ralph]] (March 22, 2013) (replaced King of the Elves)
 Other events:
-*The first official logo for this film was revealed on September 22, 2010.
 *Monsters, Inc. 2 started off as a sequel instead of a prequel.
 *Walt Disney Animation Studios shelved King of the Elves before Wreck-It Ralph was announced.
+*The first official logo for Brave was unveiled on September 22, 2010.
+*Concept art for Brave was unveiled on March 28, 2011.
+*A first look at Merida (from Brave) was unveiled on May 26, 2011.
 |-
-|During development of Season 3...
+|During production of Season 3...
 | style="text-align:left;"|
 These films were in development:
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 *[[Frozen]] (November 27, 2013)
 *Two untitled Pixar films (May 30, 2014 at the earliest)
 Other events:
+*Wreck-It Ralph and Monsters University were showcased at the D23 Expo in 2011.
 *The songs for Frozen were written by Kristen Anderson and Robert Lopez, and the first director was Chris Buck.
 |-
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 *[[Finding Dory|Finding Nemo sequel]] (November 25, 2015)
 *A [[Coco|film about "la Día de los Muertos"]] (June 17, 2016 at the earliest)
 Other events:
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 *[[Cars 3]] (June 16, 2017 at the earliest)
 *[[Incredibles 2|The Incredibles 2]] (June 16, 2017 at the earliest)
 Other events:
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 *Giants (March 9, 2018 at the earliest)
 *A film directed by Dean Wellins (March 9, 2018 at the earliest)
 Other events:
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 *Sequels to [[Ralph Breaks the Internet|Wreck-It Ralph]] and Frozen (November 21, 2018 at the earliest) (both replaced Dean Wellins' film)
 *The Incredibles 2 (June 21, 2019)
 Other events:
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 *Frozen 2 (November 27, 2019)
 *A "suburban fantasy world" film unveiled at the D23 Expo in 2017, directed by Dan Scanlon
 Other events:
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 Pixar Animation Studios:
 *http://www.pixar.com
+Japanese version:
+*http://www.disney.co.jp (first archived on April 5, 1997)
 Latin American version, in Spanish:
 *http://www.disneylatino.com (launched in October 1999)
+Korean version:
+*http://www.disney.co.kr (first archived on October 12, 1999)
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