Double Tribal, Double Trouble, Double Wide, Downtown_ , and _Duel_ ). He shared an Academy Award nomination for _Blues Brothers 2000_ and _Dr. Strangelove_ and also starred in several of the films he wrote, including _Cannonball Run, Delirious, The Delta Force, Double Dragon_ , and _The Delta Force and the Long Road Home_ (with Jerry Goldsmith). **_LITTLE MUNCHKINS_ (1973)**. Walt Disney's second animated feature film was based on James A. Michener's novel, and Disney himself directed the production. He also executive-produced and co-wrote the film with Steven Spielberg. The musical score was composed by Oscar winner John Williams, and the voices were performed by Pat Buttram, Jess Harnell, Paul Frees, Kathryn Beaumont, and Billie Mae Richards. _The Adventures of Pinocchio_ had also been adapted from a book. **WINNING NUMBERS AND TITLES (1940S AND 1950S)**. Walt Disney's _Bambi_ was the winner of an Academy Award, and in addition the film also took the Oscar for best story. The Oscar for best original song went to Disney's _Fantasia_ and _Pinocchio_. _The Reluctant Dragon_ (1941), _The Three Caballeros_ (1945), and _The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad_ (1949) were the winning animated films for each of these years. Disney's _So Dear to My Heart_ won the Oscar for best original song, and two Disney films received nominations: _Saludos Amigos_ for best musical score and _The Three Caballeros_ for best animation. The Oscar for best original score went to an original score from the animated film _Fantasia_. Disney made Oscar history when he was awarded both a special Academy Award for _Bambi_ and a regular Academy Award for _Fantasia_ , the first time that had happened. **_THE MAGIC OF FLOWERS_ (1942)**. Disney's second animated feature film was the second-highest grossing film of all time, grossing $4,500,000. _The Reluctant Dragon_ (1941) was the first animated film. It was nominated for an Oscar for best original story and won the Oscar for best cartoon. _Pigs in a Polka_ (1943), the third animated film, earned $736,000 at the box office. This film was also nominated for an Oscar for best cartoon. **COURTESY: WALT DISNEY ARCHIVES**. **_MARY POPPINS_ (1964)**. Walt Disney's third animated film was also his first sequel, and the first in the series _Mary Poppins_. It also became the first Disney feature to be nominated for an Oscar for best original song. The Oscar was earned for "Chim Chim Cher-ee," performed by Dick Van Dyke. **_MOSCOW SHUTDOWN_ (1990)**. Directed by James Hervey, _Moscow Shutdown_ was the tenth animated feature film in the Disney canon. It earned $7,100,000 in its opening weekend and went on to earn $16,700,000. This was the first Disney film since 1948 to not include Walt Disney as its director. **COURTESY: DISNEY ENTERPRISES**. **_SIGN OF ZUO_ (1962)**. Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, _Sign of Zatoichi_ was the second animated film in the series _Zatoichi_ and the sixth Disney animated feature to be released. It earned $3,500,000 at the box office and grossed $6,600,000 internationally. **COURTESY: DISNEY ENTERPRISES**. **THE ANIMATED CARTOONS** Walt Disney began working with his animators in 1928 with _Plane Crazy_ , which featured the voice of Paul Whiteman. It was the first of a series of shorts produced by Walt Disney, and the entire series is known as the _Disney animated cartoons_. Not only are they famous for being the precursor to the first Mickey Mouse short, _Steamboat Willie_ , they are also notable for being the beginning of an entire animation and entertainment empire that has had such a profound influence on American culture. **_A CHRISTMAS CAROL_ (1971)**. Based on Charles Dickens's _A Christmas Carol_ , Disney's twelfth animated feature film received an Academy Award nomination for best animated film, and the special effects were designed by Ray Harryhausen. The film grossed $13,000,000 and was produced by Disney for $4.2 million. **SIGNATURE DISNEY MOVIES AND GAMES** _THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE_ AND _THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO_. Disney's _The American Adventure_ , which opened in 1982, was the world's first American Adventure pavilion, an "animated journey" for the theme park. _Pinocchio_ also opened in 1982 as a theme park ride. _The Hunchback of Notre Dame_ also debuted as a theme park ride, and _Fantasia_ (as an attraction) opened the day before the film debuted. _FANTASIA 2000_. _Fantasia 2000_ (opening in 1999) and the Disney Digital 3-D Film Library were both created by Walt Disney Pictures and were based on the company's feature films. The musical films _Beauty and the Beast_ (1991), _The Little Mermaid_ (1992), and _Aladdin_ (1992) all premiered as 3-D films in American theaters. **_WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND MUSIC_** _THE WIZARD OF OZ_. Both _The Wizard of Oz_ and the book of the same title have been adapted into motion pictures by the Walt Disney Studio. The movie of _Wizard of Oz_ was the last to be directed by special-effects wizards, the team headed by director Richard Thorpe (who directed _Fantasia, Pinocchio, Dumbo, The Reluctant Dragon, Bambi, The Great Locomotive Chase_ , and _The Story of Robin Hood_ ) and Walt Disney. The last movie to be directed by this team was _The Rescuers_ (1977). Disney's _The Little Mermaid_ was the last time _The Sound of Music_ was used as a musical theme (1960). _TITANIC_. _Titanic_ was the first animated feature film created specifically for home video viewing. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including best picture and best original song, and was also directed by Robert Watts. **_COURTESY: UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION MUSIC (UMP)._** **_THE LITTLE MERMAID_ (1989)**. Disney's tenth animated feature film was nominated for two Academy Awards, best music (Best Original Score) and best original song. The Oscar for best animated film was nominated for _The Little Mermaid_. _The Little Mermaid_ was the last Disney film to be directed by Richard and Robert L. _The Little Mermaid_ was the last Disney animated film to be released as an "Easter Parade" featurette. **_THE TOWER OF BABEL_ (1990)**. Based on the book of the same title by Genesis, _The Tower of Babel_ was released in Japan in a shortened version (which added two songs, "To the World," and "The Glow, the Light") as well as a straight version that remained unreleased in the United States. The film grossed $1,120,000 and was directed by Richard Rich, who also directed _The Three Caballeros_. **COURTESY: DISNEY ENTERPRISES**. **_DONALD TRUMP'S THE JUMANJI_ (1995)**. This animated feature from Disney/Buena Vista was adapted from a screenplay written by Stephen Sommers and was based on a novel written by Chris Van Allsburg. It was nominated for best animated feature film. The Oscar for best original score went to the music composed by Alan Menken, with lyrics by David Zippel. Menken's "The Stolen Scene" won the Oscar for best original song. **COURTESY: DISNEY ENTERPRISES**. **_CARS_ (2006)**. Based on a screenplay written by John Lasseter, who also directed, _Cars_ was the third animated film in the Disney canon. It grossed $462 million at the box office and was nominated for best animated feature. A sequel to the film was released in 2013, which was called _Cars 2_. **_TARZAN_ (2014)**. Based on a book series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Disney's twenty-fifth animated film was created by a team headed by producer and production designer Darrell Rooney. Walt Disney died at eighty-nine, nine months after _Tarzan_ was released in theaters. _Tarzan_ earned $350 million at the box office. **_THE LEGEND OF FROZEN_ (2014)**