The Top Disney Animated Sequels

Let’s do a top 15 list! I debated long and hard on whether or not I was going to include sequels released in theaters, because I did not want this list to be all Pixar. After all, the 90s and 2000s were a prime time for straight to home video sequels and prequels and mid-quels that were labeled as sequels. So, I will do one top 15 with theatrical releases, and one without.

As always, feel free to tell me why I am wrong in the comments.

THE TOP 15 DISNEY ANIMATED SEQUELS

1. Toy Story 2
2. The Lion King: Simba’s Pride
3. Toy Story 3
4. The Incredibles 2
5. Frozen 2
6. Lilo and Stitch: Stitch has a Glitch
7. Lion King 1/2
8. Toy Story 4
9. Kronk’s New Groove
10. The Return of Jafar
11. Belle’s Enchanted Christmas
12. The Rescuers Down Under
13. Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time
14. Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea
15. Peter Pan: Return to Neverland

It is important to point out that a VAST MAJORITY of the straight to home video sequels were the opposite of the original. In about half of them, the offspring of the main character wants to do the reverse arc of the parent. Also, a lot of them have “return” in the title. It’s pretty wild. Anyway, here is the same list without theatrical releases:

1. The Lion King: Simba’s Pride
2. Lilo and Stitch: Stitch has a Glitch
3. Lion King 1/2
4. Kronk’s New Groove
5. The Return of Jafar
6. Belle’s Enchanted Christmas
7. Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time
8. Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea
9. Peter Pan: Return to Neverland
10. Aladdin and the King of Theives
11. An Extremely Goofy Movie
12. Mulan 2
13. Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp’s Adventure
14. Atlantis 2: Milo’s Return
15. Tarzan 2

There you have it, folks. I know some of these are controversial. And my mom is probably reading this and thinking “you made me watch this movie so many times, and it’s not even at the top of your list?!” Well, Melody is annoying, and Ariel should have just told her she was a mermaid. As I have re-watched these with an adult mind, I have noticed my perceptions have changed.

Except for the Lion King movies. Each and every one is a masterpiece. Lion King 1/2 was the first thing I watched on Disney Plus and I am proud of it.

I am also not justifying this list. Most of the second list is “I like the characters, but the original had the magic.” And I really should not have to tell you why there are so many Pixar movies in the first list. And, yes, I think Frozen 2 is better than Frozen.

But Tangled is better than both.