The Plan

This year I am planning to watch every Disney Theatrical Animated Feature, which I also call the Disney Animated Classics. It's something I threatened to do with my best friend, Dre, during college but that we never quite got around to. I think over the course of four semesters we only managed to squeeze in about a half dozen or so. However, this time I am determined.

What makes this plan particularly awesome (to my mind, at least) is that by the end of 2013 there will be exactly 53 Disney Animated Classics and just over 52 weeks in the year, meaning that if I can watch one a week, I will successfully complete my goal. Moreover, in spite of the fact that I am huge Disney fan, I regrettably have not seen 11 films on this list (not counting Frozen) and this will be an opportunity to up my Disney cred.

Why exactly am I sharing this with the world? Well, I think it will motivate me to actually keep up with this goal, because every time I watch another movie I intend to update this blog with my insights, new and old. Secondly, I like to say that this will one day be turned into a movie a la Julie & Julia. Finally, you might just happen to be interested in what I have to say.

The second part is obviously a joke. Unless you know someone who wants to adapt this...

Below is a list of the films as they were released and hence you (and I) should be able to track my progress.

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2.  Pinocchio
3. Fantasia
4. Dumbo
5. Bambi
6. Saludos Amigos*
7. The Three Caballeros
8. Make Mine Music*
9. Fun and Fancy Free*
10. Melody Time*
11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
12. Cinderella
13. Alice in Wonderland
14. Peter Pan
15. Lady and The Tramp
16. Sleeping Beauty 
17. 101 Dalmatians
18. The Sword in the Stone
19. The Jungle Book
20. The Aristocats
21. Robin Hood
22. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
23. The Rescuers
24. The Fox and the Hound
25. The Black Cauldron*
26. The Great Mouse Detective
27. Oliver & Company
28. The Little Mermaid
29. The Rescuers Down Under
30. Beauty and the Beast
31. Aladdin
32. The Lion King
33. Pocahontas
34. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
35. Hercules
36. Mulan
37. Tarzan
38. Fantasia 2000*
39. Dinosaur
40. The Emperor's New Groove
41. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
42. Lilo & Stitch
43. Treasure Planet*
44. Brother Bear*
45. Home on the Range*
46. Chicken Little*
47. Meet the Robinsons*
48. Bolt
49. The Princess and the Frog
50. Tangled
51. Winnie the Pooh
52. Wreck-It-Ralph
53. Frozen**

* One of the Animated Classics that I have never before seen.
* *Unreleased as of this entry.