The release ofThe Little Mermaidin 1989 would bring Disney animation into a golden age calledthe Disney Renaissance.

Their success was so staggering that other companies were quick to release their animated films to share in it.

As he tries to warn his family, he also meets an old gunslinging legend voiced byJames Stewart.

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A joint Welsh and Hungarian project, the movie wasn’t released in America until 1994.

By that point,AladdinandThe Lion Kingwere out, so the movie was compared to them by western audiences.

The songs feel disconnected from the movie, and only three are sung by the characters.

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Once Upon a Forestis almost a halfway decent kids' movie.

The environmental message is handled alright andPhantom of the OperastarMichael Crawfordgives a good performance as Michelle’s uncle.

She is lost in the garden during a late-night flight and tries to make her way home.

Princess Irene is held captive by the Goblin Prince, Froglip in The Princess and The Goblin.

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Unfortunately, every male animal she meets is enraptured by Thumbelina' and seeks to marry her.

However, Odette is kidnaped by an evil sorcerer who wants her father’s kingdom.

DirectorRichard Richgot his start working at Disney, and it shows.

Crysta and Batty in Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

While looking for a telephone, he is swallowed by a sea of paint, becoming an illustration.

Though despised by dogs and humans, Balto goes to help when the team is caught in a blizzard.

Still, the animation is pretty, and Disney-veteranJim Cummingsdoes a good job voicing the film’s villain.

Abigail, Edgar, Russell, and Michelle from Once Upon a Forest

Quest for Camelotis a tapestry of Disney cliches pulled from better movies.

Based on the notes of English schoolteacherAnna Leonowens,it details her journey to Siam and meeting with kingMongkut.

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Thumbelina surrounded by bugs in Don Bluth’s Thumbelina

Odette and Derek realize they are in love in The Swan Princess

Richard Tyler with Horror, Adventure, and Fantasy from The Pagemaster

Balto and Jenna from Amblimation’s Balto

Kayley and Garrett moving through the Forbidden Forest in Quest For Camelot

Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam in Rankin/Bass' The King and I

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