Disney Animation Movie Marathon – Post-Renaissance Era

The Disney Animation Studios post-renaissance era started in 1988¹. This era was kicked off by the release of The Little Mermaid, ended a streak of low-performing, not-so-memorable films, and started a streak of smash hits. Most people would consider the films of this era Disney’s “modern classics” (If you’d like a little more info on Disney eras, check out my earlier post on the subject)

So what better way to catch up on popular culture than a 24-hour Disney animation movie marathon? And what a marathon it is! Any movie marathon containing Disney animation films will be dense, as the movies are short compared to other feature films. This movie marathon has an impressive 15 movies. I was able to get 16 in the pre-renaissance era marathon, but 15 movies is a lot if movies to watch in one sitting by any standard!

So here is a 24-hour movie marathon schedule for the best Disney films this era has to offer. Enjoy!

Disney Post-Renaissance Era Movies

The Little Mermaid

My take: A mermaid falls in love with the first human she sees, then gives up her entire life to marry him. A family movie classic!

Beauty and the Beast

My take: A typical love-triangle story of a  French inventor’s daughter, a muscular yet evil hunk, and a hideous man-beast with a heart of gold. You’ve seen one of these stories, you’ve seen them all.

Aladdin

My take: Robin Williams plays a crack-addicted genie who bestows near-infinite powers on any dope who gets his hands on a magic lamp. Hilarious disruptions of the space-time continuum follow.

The Lion King

My take: Lion kings battle each other in a vicious fight for ultimate supremacy. Its all part of the beautiful circle of life.

Hercules

My take: Zeus and Hera have a son named Hercules…wait. This film is already not faithful to the source material – which clearly states that Zeus had an illegitimate child by the mortal Alcmene by pretending to be her husband. Oh Disney – when will you stop re-writing pseudo-history?

Mulan

My take: Mulan pretends to be a boy so she can almost single-handedly defeat the Hun invasion and save the emperor from assassination. She gets a nice thank-you from everyone involved. The end.

Tarzan

My take: A boy is raised by apes, later gets the chance to live with humans, but decides to stick with the apes. His human girlfriend Jane also agrees that apes are the way to go. Can you blame them?

Fantasia 2000

My take: Fantasia, rebooted. This probably started the trend of other famous movie reboots, such as Batman Begins, Star Trek, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

The Emperor’s New Groove

My take:  A cocky, uncaring emperor learns humility when he is transformed into a Llama. Later, he learns to sing after being transformed into a macaw. Don’t ask what he learns when he is transformed into a Tapir.

Lilo and Stitch

My take: Ugh. Another movie from Disney about a horrible genetic experiment from space being adopted by a young girl as a pet and training him as an Elvis impersonator. C’mon Disney! Where is your imagination?

Meet the Robinsons

My take: Back to the Future with singing gangster frogs, etc.

Bolt

My take: Bolt the dog discovers his Hollywood life is a lie. Has he seen Hollywood? I could have told him that! What a dump!

The Princess and the Frog

My take:  A two-minute children’s story is extended to an hour and a half by the introduction of a trumpet-playing alligator, among other things (how does he purse his lips?).

Tangled

My take: Rapunzel’s mom isn’t really her mom, and her innocent-sounding house rules are really an evil plot to control and suppress her. This story is a confirmation of every teenage girl’s current thoughts on life.

Frozen

My take: Heh – boy – that Elsa is a real ice princess. No. Really. She is. Oh never mind.

Disney Pre-Renaissance Era Movie Marathon Schedule

So now you know all about the movies, but how do they fit into a 24-hour movie marathon schedule? Lucky for you, I have pre-packaged the 24-hour disney movie marathon schedule for you below. Do you think you can relive your childhood in 15 movies in 24 hours? There is only one way to find out!

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