This is a list of unmade and/or unreleased animated projects by The Walt Disney Company. These include feature films, short films, and television series/specials, stemming from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Disney Television Animation, and other animation studios owned by The Walt Disney Company. Some of these projects stem from simply Walt Disney Pictures. __NOTOC__ Contents:1930s: 1933193419351936193719381939 1940s: 1940194119421943194419451946194719481949 1950s: 195119551959 1960s: 1960196319671969 1970s: 19731976 1980s: 1980198119831985198619881989 1990s: 19901991199219931994199619981999 2000s: 200020012002200320042005200620072008 2010s: 201020112012201320142016201720182019 2020s: 2020 • 202120222023 See alsoReferences
1930s 1933 Series Title Description Feature film Alice in Wonderland The first attempt to produce an animated film adaptation of the classic novel of the same name written by Lewis Carroll. The film would be the first theatrical animated feature-length film of Disney. It was planned to be a combination of animation with live-action. Mary Pickford was attached to star as Alice.Alice in Wonderland: 50th Universary Edition, 2005 DVD However, the project was scrapped in favor of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
In 1939, there was a second attempt to produce the animated film. Following the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney purchased the film rights to Carroll's book with Sir John Tenniel's illustrations. A script and some storyboards were made by David Hall, as well as a Leica reel, but the project never materialized due to World War II. Twelve years later, a film based on the novel was released by Disney.
1934
Series Title Description Mickey Mouse "Hillbilly" "Mickey the Hillbilly""Hillbilly Mickey" Pete the moonshiner mistakes Mickey for a revenue agent, and Minnie Mouse appears as a hillbilly girl. "Station Agent" Mickey works at a train station, where he encounters a troublesome kangaroo. During the development of the cartoon, the kangaroo was dropped in favor of an ostrich. At one time, Mickey was supposed to help Donald with the ostrich, before he was omitted from the plot altogether in favor of the duck. The original kangaroo elements ended up in "Mickey's Kangaroo", which was released in 1935, minus the train station. Probably at the same time as Mickey was dropped from the cartoon, the film (now starring Donald Duck) was renamed "Donald's Ostrich", which was released in 1937. Pluto "The Good Samaritan" Pluto rescues a baby puppy that wrecks the house of his black mistress. A short with this plot was made for House of Mouse.
1935
Series Title Description Mickey Mouse "Mickey's Vaudeville Show" Mickey is a magician with a hat. Donald and Pluto are his helpers. Donald is frustrated and wants to expose Mickey's act. The magic act is followed by a grand opera, featuring Mickey, Donald, Clara Cluck, and Pluto, and exposing the hat again. During the development, this was split into two cartoons, since the plot was considered too thick for a standard short, and it became "Mickey's Magic Hat". During the development of the former short, Donald was downgraded from Mickey's helper to a frustrated spectator role. It was released in 1937 as "Magician Mickey". Somewhere during the development after the split, "Mickey's Grand Opera" was produced first and kept most of the original elements, and it was released in 1936. "The Sea Monster" "Mickey's Sea Monster" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are pitted against a comic sea serpent. Silly Symphonies "The Emperor's New Clothes" A proposed Silly Symphony based on Hans Christian Andersen's story about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent.
1936
Series Title Description Mickey Mouse "Davy Jones' Locker" "Pearl Divers" Mickey goes undersea treasure hunting. "The Deer Hunt" Mickey sets out to hunt deer in a story that was supposed to feature all of the same plot elements as in the released cartoon The Pointer in 1939. "Desert Prospectors" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy discover a ledge of 19-karat gold in the desert with the aid of an automatic gold-finder, which has been constructed by Goofy. However, the machine goes berserk when it gets too close to Donald's gold belt buckle, attacking the duck and ultimately exploding a stick of dynamite. The trio of prospectors are left in tattered disarray. "The Emperor's New Clothes" When the Silly Symphony failed to materialize, Mickey Mouse was brought into the story and the concept was developed as either a short or featurette. At one point, Donald and Goofy were also considered for inclusion in the plot. "The Love Nest" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are interior designers who set up a honeymoon cottage for Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow. "Mickey's Bakery" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy bake an enormous cake for Mrs. Vandersnoot's reception. "Mickey's Sunken Treasure" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy go treasure hunting and end up on a desert island. "Mickey's Treasure Hunt" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy go treasure hunting on a shipwreck. "Navy Mickey" also known as "Mickey in the Navy" Mickey joins the Navy, where he encounters a bulldog admiral. "North West Mounted" "Royal Mounted Police" "Mickey of the Mounted" "Mickey Gets His Man" "Mickey the Mountie" Black Pete kidnaps Minnie Mouse and tries to force her to disclose the location of her secret gold mine. Intrepid mountie Mickey gives chase, but is hampered in his search by the antics of his gluttonous horse Tanglefoot. Silly Symphonies "Snowbabies" A proposed Silly Symphony, a sequel to "Water Babies", and a sequel/prequel to "Merbabies". The babies are now playing in the snow instead of water. "Struebel Peter" "Slovenly Peter" A proposed Silly Symphony featuring Peter, an unruly boy who delights in tormenting animals. The animals, in the end, take their revenge. Silly Symphonies Mickey, Donald & Goofy "The Three Bears" "Goldie Locks and Three Bears" (Version 1:) A proposed Silly Symphony of the well-known children's story. Model sheets prove that Goldilocks was planned to resemble and possibly be voiced by Shirley Temple. Papa Bear was modeled after W.C. Fields.(Version 2:) When the proposed Silly Symphony short failed to materialize, Donald was cast as Goldilocks while Pete, Goofy, and Mickey were cast in the roles of the Three Bears. Silly Symphonies "Timid Elmer" "Elmer's Light o Love" A proposed sequel to the Elmer Elephant Silly Symphony. Elmer has to watch helplessly as Tillie Tiger's ballet arts of Granville inspires Goat. When trouble comes, Goat runs away and Elmer has to save Tillie. Feature film Peter Rabbit A proposed animated film based on the Peter Rabbit books written by Beatrix Potter. However, she refused Walt Disney's offer to make the film. 82 years later, Columbia Pictures produced a live-action/CGI film adaptation version.
1937
Series Title Description Donald Duck "Interior Decorators" Donald and his assistant Gus Goose are entrusted with the renovation of a villa. Donald encounters a throbbing cuckoo clock. If this film were completed, it would have been the debut of Gus Goose. "Lumberjack Donald" Donald gives the orphans a how-to lesson on how to cut down a tree. A different lumberjack Donald Duck cartoon was eventually titled Timber and released in 1941. "Nightwatchman Donald" Donald is a night watchman in a store, in which he has to deal with a playful monkey. Mickey, Donald & Goofy "Clock Tower" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy open a shop to fix clocks. They are tricked by Pete into fixing Big Beth. All of these elements were dropped in favor of cleaning Big Beth. The Big Beth element was kept and released in 1937 as "Clock Cleaners". Mickey Mouse "The Dog Show" Dropped elements from a released cartoon titled "Society Dog Show", including the original title. Pete was originally considered for the role of the judge. The Good Housekeeping page suggested that Donald helps Mickey prepare Pluto for the show, but the studio record did not match the Good Housekeeping page. Mickey, Donald & Goofy "The Janitors" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy work in a store, cleaning it overnight. "Jungle Mickey" (Version 1:) Mickey is a solo newsreel photographer in darkest Africa.(Version 2:) Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are newsreel photographers in darkest Africa. "The Legionaires" Mickey, Donald, and Goofy join the French Foreign Legion. Mickey Mouse "Mickey's Follies" (Not be confused with the 1929 short of same name) a large and ambitious projected short featuring nearly all of the original Disney characters, including Mickey and the gang, as well as some of the more popular Silly Symphonies characters, in a grand musical revue. This eventually formed the basis of the Mickey Mouse Revue show at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. "Sargasso Sea" Mickey Mouse visits Atlantis. Silly Symphonies "Japanese Symphony" (Version 1:) Originally planned as a story, set in Japan, featuring a moth rescued from a bat.(Version 2:) A romantic story about two Japanese children, which was stalled in production. "Minnehaha" A proposed sequel to "Little Hiawatha", featuring Hiawatha's female counterpart, a little Indian girl named Minnehaha. Little seems to be known about the actual plot. Feature film Reynard the Fox The Romance of Reynard Walt Disney originally considered producing an animated film featuring Reynard the Fox, but the project was cancelled because he felt that Reynard might be an unsuitable choice for a hero. Four decades later Reynard served as the inspiration for the main character in the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood.
1938