~Source Material
May it be fairytales, folklores, mythologies, many of the Disney Animated Features were adapted from reputed, timeless tales or literacy works. To find out the source materials for the Disney Animated Features, see below!
{+} Adapted from literature
101 Dalmatians
Title: The Hundred and One Dalmatians Author: Dodie Smith Publication Date: 1956
Alice in Wonderland
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Author: Lewis Carroll Publication Date: 1865
Bambi
Title: Bambi, a Life in the Woods Author: Felix Salten Publication Date: 1923
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Title: Winnie the Pooh series Author: A.A. Milne Publication Date: 1926
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Title: The Magic Bed-Knob Author: A.A. Milne Publication Date: 1943
The Black Cauldron
Title: The Chronicles of Prydain Author: Lloyd Alexander Publication Date: 1964
James and the Giant Peach
Title: James and the Giant Peach Author: Roald Dahl Publication Date: 1961
The Great Mouse Detective
Title: Sherlock Holmes series Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Publication Date: 1887 Title: Basil of Baker Street Author: Eve Titus Publication Date: 1958
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Author: Victor Hugo Publication Date: 1831
The Jungle Book
Title: The Jungle Book series Author: Rudyard Kipling Publication Date: 1894
Mary Poppins
Title: Mary Poppins series Author: P.L Travers Publication Date: 1934
Meet the Robinsons
Title: A Day With Wilbur Robinson Author: William Joyce Publication Date: 1990
Oliver & Company
Title: Oliver Twist Author: Charles Dickens Publication Date: 1838
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Title: The Wind in the Willows Author: Kenneth Grahame Publication Date: 1908 Title: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Author: Washington Irving Publication Date: 1820
The Reluctant Dragon
Title: The Reluctant Dragon from Dream Days Author: Kenneth Grahame Publication Date: 1898
The Rescuers
Title: The Rescuers Series Author: Margery Sharp Publication Date: 1989
The Sword in the Stone
Title: The Rescuers Series Author: T. H White Publication Date: 1938
Tarzan
Title: Tarzan series Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Publication Date: 1912
Treasure Planet
Title: Treasure Island Author: Rober Louis Stevenson Publication Date: 1883
{+} Adapted from fairytales, folklore and legends:
Aladdin
Arab folktale from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Beauty and the Beast
The Fairytale Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle Villanueve and Madame Leprince de Beaumont
Chicken Little
Loosely based on the fable - The Sky is Falling
Cinderella
Based on the classic fairytale, Cinderella
The Emperor's New Groove
Distantly related to the 1837 fairytale Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Storyline based on Mark Twain's 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper
Hercules
Based on the legendary Greek mythology hero Hercules (Heracles)
The Little Mermaid
Based on the 1836 fairytale The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson
Mulan
Based on the Chinese legend of the heroine Hua Mulan
Pocahontas
The title character based on the real life legend/life of the Native American heroine Pocahontas
Peter Pan
Based on the 1904 play Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie
Pinocchio
Based on the 1881 children's novel Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Robin Hood
Based on the famous tales of the English folklore hero Robin Hood
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fairytale collected by Brothers Grimm
Song of the South
Based on characters from the tales of Joel Chandler Harris
Sleeping Beauty
Based on the fairytale/ballet by Charles Perrault and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
{+} Others
Atlantis, The Lost Empire
Based on the legendary island of Atlantis, according to the account of Plato Speculated to be inspired by the anime show Nadia: the Secret of the Water
Brother Bear
Primarily inspired by Native American and Inuit legends and myths.
Dinosaur
Loosely based on The Countdown to Extinction ride at Walt Disney World, which was renamed Dinosaur.
Lilo and Stitch
The Lion King
Basic storyline inspired by William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Often speculated to be greatly inspired by Osamu Tezuka's anime feature, Kimba the White Lion, due to numerous similarities between the two animations.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Original idea and storyline by Tim Burton Inspired by Dr. Seuss's children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas Title is a pun on the famous poem Twas the Night Before Christmas
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