Disney

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

The first full-length cel-animated feature film produced by Walt Disney, marking the beginning of Disney feature animation.

Disney Renaissance

The era spanning from 1989 to 1999 during which Walt Disney Feature Animation returned to critical and commercial acclaim, launched by The Little Mermaid.

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

The first animated feature film in cinema history to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Multiplane Camera

A specialized animation camera developed by Walt Disney Studios that created a sense of three-dimensional depth by moving multiple layers of artwork past the lens at varying speeds.

Toy Story (1995)

The first feature-length film created entirely using computer animation, produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.