The History of Disney Sequels: A Direct-To-Video Story

[@michaelh4227]

The fact that DIsney is able to produce sequels to centuries old fairy tales never ceases to amaze me.

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah I know

[@leeiif]

If Walt disliked sequels he would HATE the modern world of reboots.

[@laurajones1773]

That's probably true. That as well as the Direct to DVD Disney sequels.

[@brrgames]

Actually, there was a planned sequel Walt DID want to make during his life time and that was a sequel to Fantasia. Unfortunately, it was scrapped because the first movie didn't make the money he hoped the movie would, back then, Fantasia's reception was split and it was during World War 2 when running the studio at the time was getting really complicated. Instead, he used some bits from the planned Fantasia sequel into Make Mine Music. It wouldn't be until 1999 when we did get an actual follow up to Fantasia with Fantasia 2000.

[@rhett8-u1n]

There is ALOT Walt would've hated about Disney nowanddays. I mean, there is word that he considered selling off the company at one time in his life.

[@RM-cn8pw]

Rhett 8 There really isn’t “ALOT” at all.

[@Michirin9801]

He must be rolling in his grave =w=';

[@justincaban825]

To me, “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride” (1998) is the BEST Disney sequel I saw!

[@chaoflaka8132]

Well ofcourse everybody can angry that Lion King II is one of the best Disney sequels. I also like to give a praise to Lilo and Stitch II, which is my favorite Disney sequel (in my opinion I actually rather watch this than the original).

[@chaoflaka8132]

.... Tarzan II is my least favorite....

[@X_Leonhart]

Yep. Wish the animation was better, like in TLK 1/2 that was almost at the same lavel as the og. Bambi 2 was also a very good movie, imo.

[@Nightman221k]

I think Bambi 2 was better, but TLK2 wasn’t bad. I did kind of hate that they made Simba look like a bigot though.

[@l1nus0nl1neproductions9]

agree and I would like to add Aladdin to jafar's Revenge to that list... well maybe not the best but one of the better

[@brycevo]

I have a certain fondness for this junk. It was just part of my childhood

[@PeterGriffin11]

I see you everywhere.

[@deltathedummy2303]

Professor Oak just like you

[@colehalford1893]

Me 2 Bryce McKenzie.

[@watchforever1724]

Most people only a few people like some of the sequel movies

[@marlablanco8853]

Me too, but because of that I don't call it "junk".

[@gulorful8488]

I’m gonna miss those Tinker Bell sequels. They were actually really interesting and they kept adding lore to the Neverland universe I never expected.

[@pennysanchez7656]

Same.

[@teaganjeras156]

​@@pennysanchez7656I loved Disney Fairies & Disney Planes.

[@CaptainPuffin]

Every Disney DTV movie ever: Get ready for the newest sequel to your favorite Disney movie that could've been done as fan fiction, but we made it into a movie because why not?

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

Now every Disney reboot ever: Same as our dtv sequels, but this time we will throw MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT THEM, just to cover the cheapness of the way we treat the 2D animated movies storywise. Oh and our new movies that are NOT based on our animated features will be given crap direction, crap script and little marketing(see A Wrinkle in Time. Did anyone care for this movie? Even know this movie was releasing?)

[@oscardepaz1196]

@@anirudhviswanathan3986 how about nutcracker and the four realms?

[@MovieFan1912]

@@oscardepaz1196 I thought that one was okay.

[@acehaverford]

I genuinely believe that Little Mermaid 2 (since u showed it) had the potential and a decent concept it was just made with the mindset of "we want more mon-ah"

[@Falxifer95]

Also it's the same story of the original but switched the desire of being human for a desire of being a mermaid. Plus the movie makes Ariel look like a hypocrite and she's already one of the more selfish Disney princesses.

[@laurajones1773]

That movie sucks because it recycles the plot from the first film which makes it the most unoriginal of the Direct to DVD Disney sequels.

[@ToonReel001]

Well of course it would fail, there wasn't nearly enough internet mon-ah back then.

[@acehaverford]

THE INTERNET HAS LOTS OF MON-AH WE WANT SOME OF THAT MON-AH

[@ToonReel001]

@@acehaverford Do you want me to say it again??? You've got me over a barrel!!! There are you happy??? You've got me over that barrel with my tender ass just waiting to be pulverised by your thrusting manhood!!!

[@Dr-Zoid-Berserk]

I was a kid while these films were produced. I remember being shocked and offended by how lame most were. I loved plenty of kids shows that doesn’t hold up (Barney the dinosaur), so it’s not like I was a child snob. I think it’s the stark contrast of story/character quality that turned me off.

[@watchforever1724]

Barney the dinosaur was just aimed for a preschool audience honestly

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

I actually like the Disney sequels

[@brrgames]

2:34 Actually, there was a planned sequel Walt DID want to make during his life time and that was a sequel to Fantasia. Unfortunately, it was scrapped because the first movie didn't make the money he hoped the movie would, back then, Fantasia's reception was split and it was during World War 2 when running the studio at the time was getting really complicated. Instead, he used some bits from the planned Fantasia sequel into Make Mine Music. It wouldn't be until 1999 when we did get an actual follow up to Fantasia with Fantasia 2000.

[@ToonReel001]

Son of Flubber was also made within his lifetime. He also considered adapting Bambi's Children though put it on hiatus to focus on new material (a comic book version was made however). Disney also made an audiobook that posed as a sequel to The Jungle Book as a testing ground but it sold poorly. He didn't seem quite as dead set against sequels as much as he thought they weren't as promising an approach as proper new projects. The main reason the DTV sequels seemed to be made was because this wasn't quite the case at the time, their original films were bombing while stuff with their old faces was selling.

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@MovieFan1912]

Didn’t Walt want to rerelease Fantasia with new segments every several years?

[@alecfoisy58]

I'm actually starting to miss the days of the direct-to-video cheapquels. At least the 2D animators had SOMETHING to do. And at least the main Disney and Pixar studios were still churning out original content.

[@alecfoisy58]

@@unicornbunny5439 I know, but I'd rather the 2D animators work on something bad than have nothing to animate at all.

[@austinreed7343]

@@unicornbunny5439 MLP and TTG are half-Flash.

[@austinreed7343]

@@unicornbunny5439 I would definitely not count them if they were completely flash, but it’s still something to note.

[@austinreed7343]

@@alecfoisy58 And the new cheapquels like Buck Wild are farmed out cgi.

[@watchforever1724]

@Katie Lewis yeah I know

[@therewillbekyle6165]

The real travesty here was canceling the Treasure Planet sequel. Years later and I still want a sequel and/or a live action remake...

[@godot8694]

Yeah that movie deserves some justice

[@anthonywhite1976]

Treasure Planet is still way too recent as it came out at the end of 2002.

[@watchforever1724]

@@anthonywhite1976 also it’s not a popular franchise and a lot of people wouldn’t see it

[@MegaSoulHero]

Mulan 2 is my least favorite of them. That movie legitimately pissed me off.

[@solesurvivor327]

Ditto

[@jamesmoyner7499]

It made me mad as well along with infuriating Doug Walker he brought it up on his Disneycember review.

[@nario9718]

Belle's Magical World is worse in my opinion.

[@l1nus0nl1neproductions9]

I remember seeing like one or two trailers of that and then never really thought mutch about it until I washed it later on the Disney Channel and just kept watching because it was on. from what I remember, songs... of noxious...but overall an okay movie

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

Mulan II: Mushu is a jackass

[@georgerobertson7010]

I’ve noticed that both studio ghibli and LAIKA never make sequels.

[@mattwolf7698]

That's another thing I love about those studios, they don't ruin the legacey of their movies by making cash grab sequels with no effort put into them. Granted sequels can sometimes be as good or even better than the originals but none of the movies made by those studios even need sequels, they feel complete as it is. ...Granted Disney's did to but they wanted to make some cash grabs.

[@georgerobertson7010]

Matt Wolf I think if LAIKA made a sequel to kubo and the two strings, they would ruin it.

[@laurajones1773]

True. Same with Cartoon Saloon.

[@georgerobertson7010]

Laura Jones what is cartoon saloon?

[@laurajones1773]

Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation studio that created movies like The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner.

[@zackrules4797]

12:08 Robert Ramirez is the same guy who directed The Brave Little Toaster sequels and Joseph: King of Dreams (which was a direct-to-video film from DreamWorks.)

[@khfan4life365]

Lion King 2 was the best Disney sequel we got. Great story, great animation, great music, great characters, and great acting.

[@watchforever1724]

Animation is far from the best but I do agree with you on the rest

[@satsumasalanewt4007]

Some are good, some are bad, and some are The Hunchback of Notre Dame II.

[@ulyssesdenice5071]

No no no no The Fox and the Hound 2 is like a work of Picasso compared to Hunchback of Notredame II That shit's the real trash Atleast The Fox and the Hound 2 had something resembling animation

[@satsumasalanewt4007]

Lol I meat it’s really good 😂😂😂 some are good, some are bad and some are great. I actually really like the Fox and the Hound 2. Maybe I should change it so people don’t get the wrong idea. My bad.

[@satsumasalanewt4007]

Ok I changed it, sorry man. 😂😂😂

[@ulyssesdenice5071]

@@satsumasalanewt4007 😂😂 Much better And good to know I ain't the only one who actually likes that sequel, mainly because I'm as much of a dog lover as a K-Pop fangirl is a K-pop fangirl I mean, sure it's a little cheesy, but it's still a nice sequel

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

Legenda have been made about how bad HoND2 is.

[@Tombola1993]

There was also talks of a Jungle Book 3, where Baloo and Shere Khan get kidnapped by a Russian Circus and Shere Khan redeems himself, which sounds like a lackluster idea. Plus there was also set to be a Hercules 2, which takes place during the Trojan War. Not much is known about the two, apart from the what the premises were going to be and that Hercules and Meg would have a daughter named Hebe.

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

The Hercules sequel was apparently supposed to be a crossover with the show and focused on Hercules and the gang going on a rescue mission to save Helen.

[@Natalie_Milana7]

Why are threequels so obsessed with the Circus idea? We already had Madagascar 3 and Open season 3.

[@BloodyRomance1313]

But now Disney is shitting out "live action" remakes. Which in their own way is lazier and MORE money grabbing than the sequels. At least the sequels had to think of a different story.

[@alienboy1322]

@StarryNight1313 There's a growing hypocrisy towards remakes and reboots.

[@alienboy1322]

@Kimberly Burmeister And yet, so hypocritical on the audience's part.

[@johnstavropoulos7049]

About the only impressive remake was Cinderella. The main question I ask about all the remakes is "why do we need this?"

[@SaraHouck461]

John Stavropoulos I’m guessing there can be “remakeitis” besides just sequelitis.

[@CarloNassar]

They just have to fire Sean/Shaun Bailey and it's over.

[@ToonReel001]

I can't help but feel the DTV marketing might have worked better if: 1. They valued quality over quantity and invested in a smaller amount of projects they could put more time and effort (and likely budget) into. 2. They marketed them for what they were, more humble companion pieces, and didn't slap a big '2' or '3' on most of them like you were expected to treat them with the same reverence as Disney's often revolutionary original films. Bambi 2 REALLY should have kept its working title 'Bambi and the Great Prince' for example.

[@pipipsy]

That Lotso joke was the funniest thing I’ve seen all week.

[@BlingBilby5694]

Now we got something interesting!

[@queenmacailathehedgehogwil9150]

yep

[@pussinbootsoverweightcousin]

Yes indeed

[@Falxifer95]

For now.

[@ToonReel001]

Allegedly Walt wasn't COMPLETELY against sequels, just he considered them a heavy last priority compared to original ideas. He did consider adapting Bambi's Children for example but it didn't make it past conceptual stages. He also thought about making a Jungle Book sequel but eventually decided to put it on hiatus. Both did SORT OF get released in the form of comic books and LP audiobooks however.

[@josephrowe849]

For reusing characters, he also had Jiminy Cricket in Fun and Fancy Free. He did do a 2nd Three Little Pigs cartoon but because it was less successful than the first he decided that "You can't repeat pigs with pigs."

[@prageruwu69]

honestly that dumb commercial in the beginning of the video made me a bit nostalgic that commercial was one at least one of the VHSes i had of disney movies

[@watchforever1724]

Really ?

[@erina3524]

I grew up with the tinkerbell movies, so of course I love them since they remind me of being a child :)

[@alanoliva2020]

Weridly enough that Dumbo sequel seems actually interesting.

[@cameronmcewen7192]

Too bad it never got made.

[@alanoliva2020]

@Katie Lewis Well you do have a point, from the sequels like Belle's magical world, or Mulan II, I think it's better off without it.

[@jackgreentheweirdonce-ler969]

True

[@ToonReel001]

It at least had a writer from the original film. Plus Disney seemed to take more care with their 'classic era' sequels (Fantasia 2000 and Bambi II were pretty decent in their own right, if obviously not the same as the originals).

[@RadioQueen1000]

Yeah! Way better than the new one that's out now! I'd rather watch the one that never got released!

[@akjeproductions4751]

Walt Disney was against movie sequels except for The Three Caballeros (1944 Mexico and 1945 USA) and Son of Flubber (1963 USA). As far as short cartoons go, Disney did do a sequel to Three Orphan Kittens (1935), called More Orphan Kittens (1936), and also did sequels to The Three Little Pigs (1933).

[@samuelquan3826]

I actually like the Aladdin, Lion King, and the little mermaid sequels. Also Cinderella 3 A Twist in Time was really good.

[@isaiahadams1996]

Here's some of my favorite disney sequels. 1. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride 2. The Jungle Book 2 3. The Return of Jafar 4. Aladdin and the King of Thieves 5. The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea 6. Brother Bear 2 7. Mulan 2 8. Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure 9. The Lion King 1 1/2 10. Kronk's New Groove 11. Tarzan and Jane 12. Tarzan 2

[@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588]

Why is Mulan 2 at your favorites?

[@matej9368]

Wtf... Where is cinderella 3?

[@watchforever1724]

@@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588yeah I know

[@c.w.r.794]

I remember having some of the platinum editions and the sequels. I even brought The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel’s Beginning to 4th grade.

[@joshuabenson6543]

Favorite Disney Sequel: Lion King II: Simba’s Pride Least Favorite Disney Sequel: Mulan II Anyone agree?

[@jjsavage9537]

Lucario Trainer J I agree

[@rainbowracer9576]

Lucario Trainer J agree but isn't Belle's magical world the Least Favorite Disney Sequel? 🙁

[@jjsavage9537]

Rainbow Racer studios I forget about it all the time because it's so bad. It's definitely the worst

[@cameronmcewen7192]

Quite a few good sequels, and others not so much.

[@angrysporkgoddess8224]

@@rainbowracer9576 can we really count it though as it's the remnants of a failed TV pitch?

[@compassrose1466]

My favorite sequel was Cinderella 3, because it expands more on all the characters and gives them more life personally.

[@compassrose1466]

Cinderella 3 was pretty fire man. Just seeing Cinderella grow and become interesting was cool, more so when the original was so boring as a kid.

[@josephrowe849]

I never cared for A Twist in Time because it bored me and I found some of the characters annoying or uninteresting. I wasn't even fond of the first. Around the late 2000's was when I was slowly not giving a crap about Disney anymore.

[@watchforever1724]

The original film is still enjoyable

[@watchforever1724]

@@josephrowe849the 3rd film wasn’t bad honestly

[@dreadstheheart]

Lol I’m so glad the dumbo sequel never saw the light of day. He was already separated from his mother, why would you make a direct sequel that way? That’s just cruel.

[@themidnightotaku22]

After you started playing the sneak peak trailer for Dumbo 2, I imagined the cut-away scene for Somecallmejohnny saying “oops.”

[@superstitch5618]

Not all of them are bad, I like all three of the Lilo & Stitch sequels, although I find it funny that Lilo & Stitch is the Walt Disney Animation Studios film that has the most sequel & spinoff material with three sequels, a short film, an anime series called Stitch!, a chinese animated series called Stitch & Ai and coming soon a live-action remake.

[@angelazaplotinsky1791]

I love the anime cant wait for the remake

[@samfeldstein4498]

I didn't know there was a Chinese animated series or an upcoming live-action remake

[@henith7850]

Actually Winnie the Pooh is the one that had the most spin offs/sequels.

[@l1nus0nl1neproductions9]

wait, wait, wait...a live-action remake!?

[@superstitch5618]

​@@henith7850 Oops, I mean Lilo & Stitch the Walt Disney Animation Studios film that's not based on a book that has the most sequels & spin offs.

[@hamursh]

You know, out of all the movies that had to get the sequel treatment from Disney, the one that BENEFITED from it... was Lilo and Stitch, probably because it was an original story and people wanted to see more of Stitch's adventures.

[@DisneyMBTVCNetwork]

12:44-12:49 More like the ElectricDragon505 KZbin Channel Host, Mat Brunet, should’ve said “And it will be in your collection in 2000-never ever gonna happen.”.

[@little.prince]

Wait! You didn’t talk about Cinderella 3! The BEST Disney direct to DVD sequel of all time!

[@jamesmoyner7499]

The only direct to video Disney sequels I like and are good are the following:Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas,Aladdin and the King of Thieves,The Lion KIng II: Simba's Pride,All of the Pooh projects,An Extremely Goofy Movie,101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure,Return to Neverland, Cinderella III A Twist in Time, and surprisingly Tarzan II

[@ashbasher22nerd93]

Wreck It Ralph 2 was luckily really great, it had us back to the old characters as brilliant as they are, a brand new story that is paced greatly for the most part and some of the best CGI animation I have seen. A well made sequel that deserves to be a classic as much as the original.

[@laurajones1773]

It's way better than the Direct to DVD Disney sequels for sure.

[@laurajones1773]

You really think that pieces of garbage like Belle's Magical World, The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 and Mulan 2 are better than Ralph Breaks the Internet that has way more effort. Look, I get that you miss 2D animation because I do too. However, it doesn't change the fact that a lot of Direct to DVD Disney sequels are bad even if they are hand drawn animated.

[@laurajones1773]

Also, at least John Lassetter demanded to stop making these pointless Direct to DVD Disney sequels.

[@laurajones1773]

Belle and Mulan were no where near as interesting in Belle's Magical World and Mulan 2 than in their original films.

[@laurajones1773]

Not all Direct to DVD sequels are bad. Some are okay, but there are some really bad ones though.

[@PixarFan8695]

"And it will be in your collection in 20-never gonna happen." 😁

[@thomasstodghilliv]

I never knew about the first version of Toy Story 3, and that's my second favorite film of all time! What a phenomenal masterpiece we got...

[@TheParanormalist0601]

My Top 3 Worst Disney Sequels IMO: 3. The Little Mermaid 2 2. Mulan 2 1. The Hunchback of Notredame 2 My Top 3 Best Disney Sequels IMO: 3. An Extremely Goofy Movie 2. The Lion King 2 1. Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland :)

[@Sandlot1992]

4:30 that's the very same day Home Alone (1990) was released at the same time Animat!

[@T1000skynetforever]

Walt was a true pioneer! He didn’t want to capitalize off his old works, he just wanted to make new original masterpieces To quote Meet the Robinsons: “Keep Moving Forward” Hey Bob Iger, TAKE A HINT WILL YA? This is what true entertainment geniuses do!

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

The only Disney sequel that I still love is Bambi II.

[@miiirky1904]

Nyanpire The Cat that movie is beautiful and explains what happened to Bambi. And explores more into the character of The Great Prince. I think it's one of the best sequels too.

[@ToonReel001]

It certainly seemed one they gave most attention to. It had theatrical level animation and a few of Disney's A-list members helping with it.

[@khfan4life365]

Outside of America, it was actually in theaters.

[@nebuchadnezzar8683]

With Ralph Breaks The Internet, were at least getting a major Improvement of the Disney Sequels and hopefully Disney learned their previous mistake and will climb up the ladder of better sequels sooner or later.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

LOVE THE RESCUERS AND THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER

[@DisneyNAW]

Actually, Walt did produce one other sequel besides Son of Flubber. He produced Savage Sam, sequel to Old Yeller.

[@ElectricDragon505]

After making this, I found out that there were a few live-action feature sequels in the days of Walt. There was Son of Flubber (that I mentioned), Savage Sam (that you mentioned) and The Monkey’s Uncle. However, this still doesn’t undermine the message I was saying that Walt was never a fan of sequels and any follow-ups from his days are very rare.

[@DisneyNAW]

Oh yeah Merlin Jones had a sequel...dang it, I still haven’t seen it. Other than Son of Flubber, I just knew Savage Sam cause I read the book out of curiosity then saw the movie years and years ago

[@scuffythedolphin2166]

the irony is there MIGHT be a sequel to this video about the live action remakes

[@FunFilmFare]

Ironically "Aquaman"(2018) has a similar plot to "The Little Mermaid II" XD

[@maxmantell5009]

0:39-my reaction to the sequels

[@NicholasRSims]

Aladdin 4 Jafar may need glasses

[@NicholasRSims]

Stop acting like i think Family Guy is superior . I don't know where you got that from

[@NicholasRSims]

people do that for a LOT of cartoons not just Family Guy it's just a fun quote to say out of context

[@ToonReel001]

Number one...Number two....

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

Cinderella 4: Filing Royal Taxes

[@__VQ__]

@@ToonReel001 Ummm.... About the same, number one might be a tiny bit better.

[@letswatchkitties]

My favorite Disney sequels are Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, Lion King 2, Lion King 1 1/2, and Return to Neverland. Also, I personally didn't like Rescuers Down Under, but I didn't like the first Rescuers either, so maybe I should have expected that.

[@watchforever1724]

Really rescuers down under ?Really that was good

[@brendenmiles8564]

Bambi 2 is the best straight-to-DVD Sequel, change my mind.

[@NIN10DOXD]

The fact that John Lassiter is already in charge of another studio worries me.

[@watchforever1724]

Oh boy

[@chimeetsworld]

yo the first couple seconds is so nostalgic omg

[@jacobbelow4136]

I'm glad that not EVERYTHING in that pile of DTV shlock was terrible. And honestly, for all the sequels that did NOT get made, I think one that could very have easily lent itself to a sequel was 'The Great Mouse Detective' (think of it as being called 'The Hound of the Mousekervilles'); not as a cheap DTV rehash or half-assed story, but one that has a similar feeling and as much of a right to be on the big screen as 'The Rescuers Down Under' and 'Fantasia 2000'. I think that could have been phenomenal! But nooooooooooooo! We had to get garbage like 'The Fox and the Hound 2', which, given the original was something from Disney's dark age, was the biggest indicator to me, as a kid, that they were desperately grasping at straws. And personally, I wish I could just fast-forward right now past these pointless live-action remakes of 'The Lion King' and the like. (Unless the results of other, lesser-known-but-more-deserving-of-a-remake properties turned out to be good, but otherwise, bleh!)

[@jacobbelow4136]

@Nick Sorenson I wish the same thing. Because while Disney doesn't have the best track record for sequels (and the worst of them were nothing but huge embarrasments to their image), we've seen this year how (literally) dangerous toxic fandoms can get with their hate. I'm one who tries to keep an open mind. I mean, when I first heard the announcement of Bambi 2 as a kid, I was dreading it-especially after I just finished seeing Mulan 2! The first movie was super important to the company's legacy, and I could only imagine the worst if it was given the same treatment. But no! It ended up being exactly what a sequel (or in its case, midquel) should be: expanding on the lore of the story while paying homage to what made the original so iconic! It might not have been perfect, but for a midquel made over 50 years after the original, the people behind it did the best they could at the time and pulled it off for the most part.

[@ToonReel001]

@@jacobbelow4136 Poetic considering the original film bombed due to the war, while video sales of it and Bambi II were earning Disney back a lot of money during their infamous 2000s era. You can kinda see from that why Disney saw potential in the sequels, their old faces had draw appeal and they needed it then. The key however was that Bambi's sequel had heart and effort.

[@jacobbelow4136]

ToonReel001 Precisely. It was being made for the right reasons!

[@ToonReel001]

@@jacobbelow4136 Well I have no doubt it was made primarily for money (them using the more marketable fawn Bambi over adapting the novel's sequel was another hint) just the people charged with it did actually want to make it a heartfelt project regardless. I feel like the sequel practice might have worked if they had a similar amount of common sense, let's say a more moderate amount of sequels with a willing creative team that is given space for proper time and effort put into them to make them memorable companion pieces. Then they would have had continued draw appeal and kept making money, rather than a flourish of sales at first then customers wondering what the hell they were thinking.

[@jacobbelow4136]

@@ToonReel001 Yeah, the heart and motivation is what separates Bambi 2 from being in the same vains as the Fox and the Hound 2, which ALSO uses the characters in their baby animal form for easy marketability and ultimately has NOTHING to do with the original apart from name recognition! When Diva reviewed 'Hunchback of Notre Dame 2' and brought up how the only reason for its existence was to be a fix-it fic meant to resolve the complaint about Quasimodo not getting the girl, she made what I think is a really good summary: "Even with that part of the first movie being a testament to how Quasimodo is a genuinely good person rather than a self-proclaimed nice guy, I can understand why the writers of the sequel would want to let him have his own romance. But it should be something that comes organically out of the story itself, not just be the bottom line for it. But because it doesn't, the story is just a hastily-put-together framework for the clichéd boy-meets-girl-under-false-pretenses trope and everything that follows, and Madeline never exists as a character in her own right, just a love interest for Quasimodo. The fact that he's deserving of a love interest doesn't make her any less of a trophy." I think it can also apply to any trend of sequels/reboots/anything in a money-gyser field. I understand that this is a business and it needs to be profitable, but the profit shouldn't be the be-all-end-all for a products existence, otherwise people are going to be disappointed with the quality, and it's going to reflect badly on a company's repuation.

[@sunspotmill1291]

I wonder how Dumbo 2 could've gone? It looked like it had some potential.

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

I used to be obsessed with Peter Pan 2 and Little Mermaid 2 back in the early 00s

[@DROOGYCOFILMS]

I like how you put the song were doing a sequel for the background music

[@sarahmcmann5253]

Yeah I love that song

[@alexmillar4878]

11:41 Yeah, I remember seeing that trailer several times on my Dumbo 60th anniversary DVD as a kid and for many years I was so confused as to why I couldn't find anything else from that film outside of that trailer until I found out about it's cancellation one day while browsing online to find any other information about the project. None the less I am now relived that they cancelled the sequel because it and the upcoming remake would never top the original :)

[@janmikhailgaid4562]

2:36 In fact, he believed that "you cannot top pigs with pigs".

[@JonDoe42069]

I will say, I did genuinely enjoy "Cinderella III: a Twist in Time".

[@chaoflaka8132]

Wow, Dumbo II looked so promising. I would have watched it.

[@arbytv5139]

Chao Flaka I doubt that

[@godot8694]

You know, looking back on scrapped products I'm glad that lasseter was kicked out

[@josephrowe849]

IDK it probably wouldn't have resonated with me since the 2000's was when I slowly moved away from Disney.

[@yellowRose806]

Lady and the Tramp 2 was a descent film and stayed loyal to the original animation.

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

The Lion king 3 Hakuna Matata (AKA The lion king 1.5 HD Remix parallel prelude 358/2 days of Timon & Pumbaa) also got a theatrical release internationally and in a few cities in the USA

[@cyber-thundr_]

With The Marvel Cinematic Universe having an entire expansion into a franchise with a lot of standalone films, sequels, prequels, spin offs & TV series, it make sense because that's how it is in the comic books of the Marvel Universe. 👌🏻 the more Marvel gives us new stories & characters in the comic industry, Disney will continue to bring those new stories & characters to life on the big screen.

[@calebproductions1264]

Can you please make a video on Thomas and the Magic Railroad? That movie hardly gets any attention from people.

[@Lars_E_Mou]

It was a weird time with these Direct-To-Video films. And speaking of weird. 4:50 I think Animat have wings now.

[@TurboSilke]

I was one of the lucky few to watch the The Rescuers Down Under. I didn't even know it was a sequel at the time.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

My favorite year, 200NeverGonnaHappened

[@MiXVoy]

the last shorts should be extended to straight-to-video in the first place: Tangled Ever After, Frozen Fever & Olaf's Frozen Adventure

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

14:23 Didn't Cars 3 flat out FLOP at the box office?

[@benjaminfenty8745]

Underperformed is a more appropriate term. It made $383.9 million against a budget of roughly $175 million. Even with that, it more than likely made up for the loses with merchandising.

[@Evancore-u6v]

@@benjaminfenty8745 it still did aright at the box office. It wasn't THE GOOD DINOSURE Or Onward Bad (Onward actully deserved to be a bomb but thats besides the point)

[@benjaminfenty8745]

@@Evancore-u6v no film deserves to bomb. The worst fate of any film (regardless how you feel about it) is to be seen by no one.

[@00square1]

2020 might be the decade Disney and Pixar will go back to make nothing but original animated movies. Although, I would love to see a third Fantasia movie.

[@kenyaholloway-reliford8213]

ESQUARE Also hope there's more 2D films

[@AtomicFox64]

I'm Just hoping for one more sequel after 2020: ZOOTOPIA 2 !!!! I love the world the created and want to see more of it, and I ship Nick and Judy and would love to see how their relationship is after the 1st movie.

[@chimeetsworld]

something about that deep voice narrating is so nostalgic to me man

[@axelgoldfarb3243]

The Lion King 2 is my favorite Disney sequel. And the movies i liked from the list are Aladdin and the King of Thieves and The Lion King 1 1/2. I'm too old for this.

[@colehalford1893]

Excellent choices for music 👍

[@beaufonville4454]

Boy what a STRANGE Video!😫😞💔

[@mig0171]

And don’t forget the incredibles sequel

[@thefrostyicecreamslush]

The Lilo and Stitch sequels are my guilty pleasure. All the criticisms are fair, but the stuff was my childhood and they still bring a smile to my face lol. Also they're miles better than that sorry excuse for a movie 'Bell's Magical Winter Christmas Thingy Adventure' or whatever.

[@GNAWalker1992]

What happened to the Stitch anime show that aired in 2008?

[@bradleycotton3237]

19:03 RIP, Gilbert Gottfried.

[@philosophicalphil6611]

Pixar and Dreamworks are probably the only two studios to make the best animated sequels but it’s a hit and miss.

[@brianlevine871]

I still can't believe Disney made 28 DTV movies within 14 years (1994-2008). I just hope WDAS doesn't go overboard in making sequels to their films, as well.

[@laurajones1773]

From what I heard, after Frozen 2 there won't be any more sequels for a while.

[@watchforever1724]

@@laurajones1773for Disney for sure but I don’t know for Pixar

[@stellanewman2215]

I used to see that Little Mermaid 2 trailer everytime I watch Toy Story 2 on DVD.

[@arbytv5139]

This is the first time he’s acknowledged Herbie since the last part of animation lookback Disney

[@Neku628]

0:48 Oh boy, this guy!

[@angusng816]

Pete Doctor now controls Pixar so the Monsters Inc. TV series could open the door for a potential direct sequel to Monsters Inc.

[@richtrm3177]

The best Disney sequel on home video is 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) and the best theatrical Disney sequel is The Rescuers Down Under (1990).

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

That dumbo sequel actually sounds pretty good

[@ToonReel001]

Dumbo 2 was proposed and cancelled LONG before the DTV sequel run ended. The fact Dumbo 2 never got off the ground despite the heavy promotion and supposed care put into it (even having one of the original film's creative members) leaves me thinking there were maybe creative differences, and Disney executives tried to turn it into a generic contemporary cash cow while the people in charge insisted on something that didn't tarnish the original. According to sources, if so, it wouldn't be the only time the people at Disneytoons legitimately tried to make a good sequel but the top dogs forced their hands.

[@Crystalis39]

The best Disney sequel is objectively Cinderella 3. Sorry, I don't make the rules, I just enforce them.

[@nicholasdruce5346]

That's a fact.

[@alanoliva2020]

Well at least that is great to hear they are actually taking it more seriously then before. Who knows that all still can come as good of the previous films

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

Ha ha ha ha ha, The sun of cash cows sets and a new different cash cow rises. Both of them really suck. P.S. Nostalgia is such an addictive drug.

[@kenyaholloway-reliford8213]

M.D. Webster Except it's good for you

[@KSCGGuy14]

Am I the only one who grew up watching those Kurt Russell features? (except for Now You See Him, Now You Don't).

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I'm an 80s/90s kid, but my dad made it a point to show us the live action Disney movies (much more so than the animated ones, which i didn't really start watching until I was an adult). I remember watching "Follow Me Boys" and finding it surprisingly dark, but it was one of my dad's favorites.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

The big main problems the majory of the Disney Direct-To-Video sequels: 1) Very cheap and poor animation comparted to the original, this especially knowest with the tradicional cel animated flims. 2) The story feels (for the most part) just a rehash of the plot of the original flim. 3) Some of the movies such UHHH's Boring World aren't really movies, there are just a bunch of episodes of scapped TV shows. 4) It introduces characters that ranged from being copies of the well know ones to downright unlikable. 5) They (pretty much) only exist to cash in on the success of the original flims. 6) Forgettible songs. 7) For some reason, Tarzan 2 and Lilo & Stitch 2 are laybed as the second flim from there respective series, despite being the *third* movie.

[@bsperoz]

4:44 I LIKE DOWN UNDER SO MUCH MORE!!!

[@ilovelegos2000]

I didn't think the sequels were that bad. The only sequel I would say that did suck was cars 2. I keep mentioning the disney sequels to my friends and all of them are like "wait there's a second mulan movie? There's a second tarzan movie?" Not all of them know that there were direct to video sequels

[@LEMMlWlNKS]

I haven’t even seen 90% of these or don’t even remember the details of the ones I saw, I was shook when I found out there were about 4 Aladdin sequels