Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California, the original feature film division of the Walt Disney Company. The studio's films are also often called "Disney Classics" (or "Classic Animated Features" in the case of the films with traditional hand drawn animation), or "Disney Animated Canon".
Originally known as Walt Disney Productions (1937âÂÂ1985), Walt Disney Animation (1986âÂÂ1994) and Walt Disney Feature Animation (1994âÂÂ2007), the studio has produced 64 films, beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, one of the first full-length animated feature films, and the first produced in the United States. The studio's most recent release is Zootopia 2 in 2025, with their upcoming slate of films including Hexed in 2026 and Frozen 3 in 2027. In addition, an unannounced three films are scheduled to be released on November 22, 2028, March 9, 2029 & June 15, 2029.
An unannounced three films are scheduled to be released on November 22, 2028, March 9, 2029 And June 15, 2029.
A fourth Frozen film is in production. In November 2023, Jennifer Lee revealed that ten projects are in development, including films based upon original ideas. In November 2025, Jared Bush teased that one of Disney Animation's in-development original films would have a unique animation style.