The Little Mermaidkickstarted the Disney Renaissance and remainsone of the most beloved films of the era.

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Bambi and his mother chomp on a small patch of grass amid an snowy, wintery landscape in ‘Bambi’ (1942).

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Fantasia (1940)

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Snow White (Adriana Caselotti) sings to a group of forest animals in ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.

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Cinderella being surrounded by magic beams in Cinderella

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Ariel (Jodi Benson) holds hands with Prince Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes) in ‘The Little Mermaid’.

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Simba and Nala from the ending of The Lion King (1994).

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WALL-E the robot marvels at space dust in ‘WALL-E’.

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Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) with his arm around Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) in Toy Story 4

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The Beast and Belle dressed up and dancing in the ballroom in Beauty and the Beast

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