Lots of people grew up with the sound of talking animals and Alan Menken's music — which is to say, lots of people grew up watching and loving animated Disney movies. Some classic Disney movies are so 🤌excellent🤌 that people keep enjoying them as adults. But is there a BEST Disney movie?
![Mickey Mouse in a wizard's hat and robe, commanding a broom that carries buckets of water](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2024-04/25/0/asset/5c0104a8e25d/sub-buzz-449-1714004818-1.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
In the spirit of keeping our collective innermost child alive, here's a ranking of the very best classic Disney movies:
Before you keep reading, here are a few disclaimers:
–Nothing on this list is less than 10 years old, so that excludes the more recent Disney hits like Moana, Encanto, and Raya and the Last Dragon. As time goes on, they'll be added!
–No Pixar movies, sequels, or half-animation/half-live-action movies like Mary Poppins.
–Some aspects of these movies haven't aged super well, from racist depictions of certain cultures to how young the Disney Princesses are supposed to be. A lot of those things are a product of the times, but it would be weird not to mention them in 2024.
Finally, it's very, very hard to rank these movies, kind of like ranking my favorite childhood memories, so I welcome any disagreement you might have. TBH, the top 20 could be in any order as far as I'm concerned.
39. Dumbo (1941)
![Dumbo sitting on a blanket](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/e0c9c0caf900/sub-buzz-541-1668509935-3.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
38. Dinosaur (2000)
![a dinosaur](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/cce5ce769560/sub-buzz-488-1668509298-8.jpg)
37. Robin Hood (1973)
![a bear and a fox looking at something from behind a bush](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/e0c9c0caf900/sub-buzz-501-1668509115-13.jpg)
36. The Jungle Book (1967)
![a child on a bear's shoulders with a wild cat](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-532-1668509731-3.jpg)
35. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
![people looking at something in awe](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-505-1668509101-17.jpg)
34. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
![a little boy with a sword](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-543-1668509335-5.jpg)
33. The Black Cauldron (1985)
![a boy with an animal friend](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-528-1668509134-3.jpg)
32. The Aristocats (1970)
![three cats climbing through a door](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/cce5ce769560/sub-buzz-497-1668509260-21.jpg)
31. Oliver & Company (1988)
![a dog wearing shades](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/23/19/asset/5658236f5fef/sub-buzz-2981-1669231122-13.png)
30. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
![the hunchback talking to a gargoyle](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/cce5ce769560/sub-buzz-497-1668509427-23.jpg)
29. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
![Winnie the Pooh and Piglet](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-543-1668509618-15.png)
28. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
![two mice inspecting footprints on the ground](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/58c1fd0c058f/sub-buzz-498-1668509488-45.jpg)
27. Peter Pan (1953)
![Wendy and Peter Pan](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/58c1fd0c058f/sub-buzz-498-1668509474-43.jpg)
26. The Rescuers (1977)
![two mice on a leaf being pulled by an insect](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/58c1fd0c058f/sub-buzz-491-1668509511-23.jpg)
25. The Fox and the Hound (1981)
![a fox looking down at a dog](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/58c1fd0c058f/sub-buzz-487-1668509408-20.jpg)
24. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
![Alice among some trees](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-528-1668509561-12.jpg)
23. Pocahontas (1995)
![Pocahontas singing with a raccoon](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-548-1668509151-2.jpg)
22. Cinderella (1950)
![Cinderella being transformed by her fairy godmother](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-548-1668509598-12.jpg)
PSA: This is the point where ranking these movies got really hard, so please consider that in my heart the rest of the list of basically an 20-way tie, mmm'kay?
21. Treasure Planet (2002)
![three characters talking](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/cce5ce769560/sub-buzz-485-1668509397-23.jpg)
20. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
![Sleeping Beauty and the evil queen](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/e0c9c0caf900/sub-buzz-506-1668509749-34.jpg)
19. Tarzan (1999)
![Tarzan swinging from a rope and a girl looking at him](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/e0c9c0caf900/sub-buzz-541-1668509831-1.jpg)
18. Hercules (1997)
![Meg and Hercules cuddling](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/cce5ce769560/sub-buzz-488-1668509673-20.jpg)
17. Fantasia 2000 (2000)
![a whale in the water](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/cce5ce769560/sub-buzz-497-1668509652-25.jpg)
16. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
![dalmation puppies with their parents](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/58c1fd0c058f/sub-buzz-522-1668509950-1.jpg)
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
![Snow White dancing with the dwarfs](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/63b026956ee2/sub-buzz-532-1668509967-1.jpg)
14. Pinocchio (1940)
![Pinocchio with Jiminy Cricket](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/e0c9c0caf900/sub-buzz-548-1668509989-1.jpg)
13. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
![a princess holding a frog](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-548-1668509686-14.jpg)
12. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
![Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti together](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-539-1668509811-3.jpg)
11. Frozen (2013)
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-11/28/21/asset/20214ffbad8f/sub-buzz-1304-1701205756-1.jpg)
10. Aladdin (1992)
![Aladdin with the Genie](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-543-1668509925-17.jpg)
9. Tangled (2010)
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2023-02/14/1/asset/660eb9ee785a/sub-buzz-4876-1676338922-9.jpg)
8. Mulan (1998)
![Mulan holding Mushu](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-532-1668509717-1.jpg)
7. Bambi (1942)
![Bambi talking to a skunk](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-548-1668509767-16.jpg)
6. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
![characters around a dinner table](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/e0c9c0caf900/sub-buzz-506-1668509801-36.jpg)
5. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
![Lilo and Stitch reading a book together](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-532-1668509782-5.jpg)
4. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
![Beauty looking stunned and the Beast holding a rose in a case](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-528-1668509868-14.jpg)
3. The Little Mermaid (1989)
![Ariel and Eric on a boat](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/353a64ac80a3/sub-buzz-539-1668509858-5.jpg)
2. Fantasia (1940)
![Mickey interacting with an animated broom holding buckets](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/58c1fd0c058f/sub-buzz-498-1668509887-47.jpg)
1. The Lion King (1994)
![Simba and Rafiki talking](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-11/15/10/asset/3dfe6cbcdda7/sub-buzz-528-1668509910-16.jpg)