Disney's 4 Home Runs of 2016

We just opened up our 6th month of the current year and Disney is on pace to make it their best ever. Box office numbers are through the roof for this company and another blockbuster is around the corner with Finding Dory. That movie isn't even out yet, more movies are in the works, and you can already guarantee an incredibly successful year for Disney media. Even if those movies tank, this will still be a banner year. They won't tank by the way...Here is a look at what made Disney so successful this year and why the movies/shows were such smash hits.

It all started at the box office in March with Zootopia. To date, the movie had made over a billion at the box office. That it comes off a budget of 150 million shows it was a massive hit. The success at the box office only scratches the surface though. To me, this was the best animated Disney movie since at least Wreck-It-Ralph and quite possibly the Lion King. It was absolutely phenomenal. I loved every single minute of this movie and it was not as predictable as many by this great company. It was so good that it received a 98% on rotten tomatoes. This movie was absolutely brilliant and really got Disney started off towards a great year. I can't wait for these characters to really start making their presence known at the parks. Nick and Judy can be seen in the Move It, Shake it dance party @ Magic Kingdom now!

The next month, in April, came the live-action version of The Jungle Book. This was brilliant just in the fact that it connected a new generation of fans with the original classic. Add-in that it was one of the greatest movies I have ever seen and that it was a massive hit and it just is icing on the cake. I loved every second about this and every bit of what it represented. It is just another way for my family to enjoy this classic. Another way for my kids to enjoy one of the greatest Disney characters in Baloo. Anything that makes people love this story and that character are fantastic in my opinion. Then you actually break down the movie and it gets better...

The Jungle Book has 2 outstanding villain characters that add to the movie a great deal. Shere Khan has always been my personal favorite Disney villain and he was great in the animated classic. However, this movie, takes his character to a whole different galaxy in terms of violence and cruelty. The movie adds layers to that character that make everyone see how brilliant the character truly is. Then you add in the switch with King Louie into making him more dark and scary and the movie was absolutely phenomenal with those two villains. It did a great job with Kaa as well, but I would have liked a bit more from him. Maybe in the upcoming sequel we will get more from Louie or Kaa as the villain.

Regardless of my opinions though, the box office determines if the movie is a hit. This movie has made 877.6 million so far (as of 6/4) on a 175 million budget. Another smash hit that will likely pass the billion dollar range at some point. It received a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and was not quite as loved as Zootopia. The Jungle Book was beloved by all though and was slightly better than  in my opinion.

Finally, last month, came the most anticipated movie in quite some time, Captain America: Civil War. This movie has been an incredible smash hit already smashing through the billion dollar mark at the box office. Critics and fans alike have been raving about the movie. It is hard to top this movie for me personally. I have it as the 4th best movie in the Marvel Universe and I am pretty obsessed with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In case you were wondering my top 5 are Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 1, Civil War, and Avengers 1. The other 4 I own and we will own Civil War at some point. The layers of complexity of the story and the details of that story make this a must see. If you are a fan of the MCU and haven't seen it, go see it today. Captain America is the coolest hero and he teamed up with more awesome heroes to take on Iron Man's crew, how could you not want to go? This movie made Ant-Man look even cooler, fixed Spider-Man in movies, and introduced the thrilling Black Panther among many other things. Can I just say also that Team Cap had much cooler heroes than team Iron Man. My family is always #TeamCap

All these movies don't even mention the greatest success that Disney Media has had this year. That greatest success has been the new Disney Jr. series The Lion Guard. That show has been a smash hit and is beloved everywhere by all young kids. My 3 year old son's class absolutely adores this show. That adoration comes most obviously by our stinker who says it is his favorite show. He has also mentioned a possible Lion Guard birthday party and Lion Guard costume. Our money is being dropped into Lion Guard merchandise more than anything besides car, house, daycare, electricity, water, and church it seems. He has lion guard shoes, backpack, lunch box, deluxe kion figure, small character playset and more already. Not to mention the lion guard adventure we went on at Animal Kingdom. He loves all the characters, but Kion is definitely his favorite. My favorite is Bunga and I have been Bunga playing at home with Kion many a times already. This show is something our older son truly loves and I am happy that he does. It connects Lion King to the younger generation in a brilliant way. It expands on an already fantastic story. It is enjoyable to watch. I don't have to worry about my son getting weird messages. It is just a fantastic show.

 Doing the Lion Guard Adventure @ Animal Kingdom (Found Fuli)

And Kion (his favorite)

Expect much more success from Disney in the media realm in 2016 and moving forward. Tune in here next week for a zoo review of the Saint Augustine Alligator Farm. Have a blessed week everybody!

- Noland

The Top 101 Disney Characters of All-Time Recap

Following, this spectacular list of Disney Characters I wanted to post the links to each and every countdown post I did.

101-91

90-81

80-71
70-61

60-51
50-41

40-31

30-21

20-11
10-1

Additionally, I wanted to say that the countdown was difficult and not perfect, but I tried to go with rankings based on impact. The impact of the character shaped those rankings. Biases usually get into rankings, but I tried to keep mine out the best I could. However, in the interest of full disclosure and for comparison purposes, I posted my favorite 101 Disney Characters below. Since these are just my favorites though, I posted them all and did not post any write-ups. Included by their rank on my favorites list is their rank on the actual countdown. All of these characters were either on the countdown or an honorable mention on the countdown.

101. Pete

Countdown Rank 52

100. Goofy

Countdown Rank 6

98, 99. Chip & Dale

Countdown Rank 27,28

97. Jessie

Countdown Rank 49

96. Perry the Platypus

Countdown Rank 53

95. Thumper

Countdown Rank 44

94. Rabbit

Countdown Rank 54

93. Slinky Dog

Countdown Rank 68

92. Iago

Countdown Rank 78

91. Magic Carpet

Countdown Rank 89

90. Tod

Countdown Rank 88

89. Lots-o’-Huggin’Bear

Countdown Rank 82

88. Kerchak

Honorable Mention on Countdown

87. Tick Tock the Crocodile

Honorable Mention on Countdown

86. Gosalyn Mallard

Honorable Mention on Countdown

85. Ratigan

Honorable Mention on Countdown

84. Basil

Honorable Mention on Countdown

83. Kala

Honorable Mention on Countdown

82. Basil

Honorable Mention on Countdown

81. Uncle Max

Honorable Mention on Countdown

80. Marie

Countdown Rank 80

79. Special Agent Oso

Countdown Rank 79

78. Terk

Countdown Rank 74

77. Ed the Hyena

Honorable Mention on Countdown

76. Rama

Honorable Mention on Countdown

75. Don Karnage

Honorable Mention on Countdown

74. Sarabi

Countdown Rank 94

73. Sven

Countdown Rank 90

72. Eeyore

Countdown Rank 21

71. Zazu

Countdown Rank 76

70. Hamm

Countdown Rank 65

69. Thomas O’Malley

Countdown Rank 85

68. Bruce

Countdown Rank 75

67. Negaduck

Honorable Mention on Countdown

66. Jose Caroica

Countdown Rank 84

65. Abu

Countdown Rank 71

64. Bushroot

No Mention on the Countdown (Other than the prank)

63. Pegasus

Countdown Rank 70

62. Zurg

Countdown Rank 55

61. Flik

Countdown Rank 58

60. Panchito

Countdown Rank 83

59. Brer Bear

Countdown Rank 100

58. Brer Fox

Countdown Rank 77

57. Mike Wazowski

Countdown Rank 31

56. Kanga

Countdown Rank 99

55. Piglet

Countdown Rank 7

54. Woody

Countdown Rank 13

53. Scuttle

Countdown Rank 37

52. Dory

Countdown Rank 19

51. Cri-Kee

Countdown Rank 92

50. Mushu

Countdown Rank 45

49. J. Thaddeus Toad

Countdown Rank 64

48. Nala

Countdown Rank 42

47. Scrooge McDuck

Countdown Rank 56

46-48. Huey, Dewey, and Louie

Countdown Rank 33-35

45. Launchpad McQuack

Countdown Rank 57

44. Minnie Mouse

Countdown Rank 4

43. Timothy Q. Mouse

Countdown Rank 73

42. Flounder

Countdown Rank 20

41. Hathi Jr.

Honorable Mention on Countdown

40. Daisy Duck

Countdown Rank 17

39. Brer Rabbit

Countdown Rank 69

38. Sully

Countdown Rank 29

37. Stitch

Countdown Rank 30

36. Olaf

Countdown Rank 22

35. Nemo

Countdown Rank 23

34. Colonel Hathi

Honorable Mention on Countdown

33. Sebastian

Countdown Rank 16

32. Tantor

Countdown Rank 87

31. Bullseye

Countdown Rank 60

30. Hopper

Countdown Rank 61

29. Rex

Countdown Rank 51

28. Dumbo

Countdown Rank 15

27. Squirt

Countdown Rank 50

26. Marlin

Countdown Rank 40

25. Scar

Countdown Rank 25

24. Maximus

Countdown Rank 59

23. Mufasa

Countdown Rank 39

22. Shere Khan

Countdown Rank 38

21. Gopher

Countdown Rank 96

20. Megavolt

Honorable Mention on Countdown

19. Pascal

Countdown Rank 48

18. Kit Cloudkicker

Countdown Rank 101

17. Crush

Countdown Rank 24

16. Darkwing Duck

Countdown Rank 47

15. Jiminy Cricket

Countdown Rank 14

14. Bagheera

Countdown Rank 41

13. Timon

Countdown Rank 10

12. Rafiki

Countdown Rank 18

11. Simba

Countdown Rank 11

10. Mickey Mouse

Countdown Rank 1

09. Kaa

Countdown Rank 46

08. Roo

Countdown Rank 32

07. Buzz Lightyear

Countdown Rank 12

06.Tigger

Countdown Rank 5

05. King Louie

Countdown Rank 26

04. Pumbaa

Countdown Rank 9

03. Donald Duck

Countdown Rank 3

02. Baloo

Countdown Rank 8

01. Winnie the Pooh

Countdown Rank 2

I hope you enjoyed my Disney character countdown. In a few weeks, I will have the human list for everyone presented in the same format. Get ready for the Disney human character countdown coming soon...

-Noland

Ranking the Best Disney Songs

Hello blog world, it sure has been a while.

We have been thinking about posting back on this site and with a recent Disney Song ranking, we have seen the perfect opportunity. Buzzfeed did a ranking of their top Disney Songs here. Since we are Disney experts at this point, and have seen all of the movies, we thought our list could be much better than their list. Noland, being the bigger Disney fanatic between us, has posted his list below along with the Buzzfeed ranking for each song and a link.

I decided to use the same rules that Buzzfeed used.
"All songs are from animated films that were released in theaters.
All songs must be sung by the character in the movie.
No sequels.
All films made by Walt Disney Studies. So, no Pixar."
I also didn't use James and the Giant Peach and Nightmare Before Christmas which Buzzfeed did. To me Toy Story is way more Disney than those two movies.

102. "I Wonder" - Sleeping Beauty
Buzzfeed Ranking #70

101. "Topsy Turvy" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #72

100. "My Own Home" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

99."Madam Mim" - The Sword and the Stone
Buzzfeed Ranking #98

98."Friends on the Other Side" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #66

97. "Lack of Education" - The Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

The other countdown had 0 Fox and the Hound songs. I have a few.

96. "After Today" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #45

95. "Honor to Us All" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #63

94. "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

93."Hip Hip Pooh Ray" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed"

92. "The Unbirthday Song" - Alice in Wonderland
Unranked By Buzzfeed

91. "Appreciate the Lady" - The Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

90. "Nobody Else But You" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #61

89. "A Guy Like You" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #83

88. "The Gospel Truth" - Hercules
Unranked By Buzzfeed

87. "Ma Belle Evangeline" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #50

86. "He’s A Tramp" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #56

85. "Listen With Your Heart" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #52

84. "The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind (Ratigan)" - The Great Mouse Detective
Buzzfeed Ranking #62

83. "That's What Makes the World Go Round" - The Sword and the Stone
Unranked By Buzzfeed

82. "Les Poisson" - The Little Mermaid
Unranked By Buzzfeed

81. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #15

80. "One Last Hope" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #90

79. "So This Is Love?" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #49

78. "Once Upon a Dream" - Sleeping Beauty
Buzzfeed Ranking #21

77. "Trust In Me" - The Jungle Book
Unranked Buzzfeed Ranking

76. "Thomas O’Malley" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #100

75. "Reindeers Are Better Than People" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #96

74. "The Work Song" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #89

73. "Scales and Arpeggios" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #94

72. "Dig A Little Deeper" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #58

71. "Bella Notte" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #32

70. "I 2 I" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #7

Buzzfeed and I didn't see eye to eye on this song. I have it 63 spots lower than them. I can't see how this song gets a top 10 ranking.

69. "All in the Golden Afternoon" - Alice in Wonderland
Buzzfeed Ranking #97

68. "Hellfire" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #30

67. "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #43

66. "Just Around the Riverbend" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #29

65. "The Siamese Cat Song" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #99

64. "Something There" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #46

63. "Hi-Diddle-Dee (An Actor’s Life for Me)" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #101

62. "Fixer Upper" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #73

61. "Heffalumps and Woozles" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh also got no love from Buzzfeed. Despite being the movie that brought us many sequels, TV shows, rides, books, etc. This movie and the songs in it were fantastic. The movie was the basis for the ride at Walt Disney World.

60. "I’m Late" - Alice in Wonderland
Unranked By Buzzfeed

59. "A Pirate’s Life" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #57

58. "Give A Little Whistle" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #86

57. "Frozen Heart" - Frozen
Unranked By Buzzfeed

56. "Mother Knows Best" - Tangled
Buzzfeed Ranking #76

55. "Baby Mine" - Dumbo
Buzzfeed Ranking #25

54. "Colonel Hathi’s March" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

53. "Belle" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #22

52. "For the First Time In Forever" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #67

51. "I Won’t Say (I’m In Love)" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #14

50. "Bibbiddi-Bobbidi-Boo" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #84

49. "Cruella De Vil" - 101 Dalmations
Buzzfeed Ranking #11

48. "Your Mother and Mine" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #47

47. "Why Should I Worry" - Oliver and Company
Buzzfeed Ranking #12

46. "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #4

I actually enjoy this movie and the music, but this song is a tad overrated IMO. Too slow for me personally. Good song, but not top 5 worthy as Buzzfeed suggests.

45. "Prince Ali" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #27

44. "Almost There" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #19

43. "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #9

42. "A Girl Worth Fighting For" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #74

41. "When I See An Elephant Fly" - Dumbo
Buzzfeed Ranking #92

40. "Best of Friends" - Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

39. "Reflection" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #10

38. "Whistle While You Work" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #40

37. "Following the Leader" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #53

36. "Little Black Rain Cloud" - Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

35. "Gaston" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #34

34. "Trashin’ the Camp" - Tarzan
Unranked By Buzzfeed

This was my favorite part of Tarzan. The animals trashing the camp and making music while at it.

33. "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #37

32. "Zero to Hero" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #28

31. "One Jump Ahead" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #33

30. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #17

29. "Be Prepared" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #18

28. "The Mob Song" - Beauty and the Beast
Unranked By Buzzfeed

27. "Love Is An Open Door" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #82

26. "That’s What Friends Are For" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

25. "Rumbly in My Tumbly" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

24. "Kiss the Girl" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #36

23. "In Summer" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #88

Olaf is the best character in Frozen let's face it. This is an amazingly happy song and definitely top 25 worthy.

22. "Friend Like Me" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #44

21. "Heigh-Ho" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #55

20. "When Will My Life Begin" - Tangled
Unranked By Buzzfeed

19. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #5

18. "Up, Down, Touch the Ground" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

As a PE guy and a Winnie the Pooh fanatic this has to be near the top for me. 

17. "Everybody Wants to Be A Cat" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #71

16. "No Strings" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #95

15. "Go The Distance" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #26

14. "Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #2

13. "Let It Go" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #6

12. "I See the Light" - Tangled
Buzzfeed Ranking #60

11. "Be Our Guest" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #41

10. "I Just Can’t Wait to Be King" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #8

Buzzfeed nailed it with this one. This is clearly a top 10 song. It is so full of energy and so great. It is also the best part of Mickey's Philar Magic at Walt Disney World (which is one of our favorite attractions).

09. "Under the Sea" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #20

This song is in a lot of people's top 5 Disney songs and for good reason. It is the most memorable part of the movie and is the song people think about with the movie. It is featured brilliantly on the new ride at Magic Kingdom for the Little Mermaid. Disney nailed it with this happy upbeat song.

08. "A Whole New World" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #3

This song, also a part of Philar Magic is another one on many people's top 5 Disney Songs. For many people it is the #2 song that Disney did. Until recently, I wouldn't have had this in my top 10, but my wonderful wife has got me hooked on Aladdin now.

07. "I Wanna Be Like You" - The Jungle Book
Buzzfeed Ranking #38

The Jungle Book is my #1 movie and King Louie is a top 5 Disney character for me. That might make me a little biased towards this song, but let's be honest, it is fantastic. Another cheerful, happy, great sounding song from this movie. Jungle Book has one of the best soundtracks of any Disney movie. In my opinion, it has the best soundtrack.

06. "I’ve Got A Dream" - Tangled
Unranked By Buzzfeed

Amazing that this song was not ranked by Buzzfeed. In fact, Tangled got very little recognition period. This song is incredible and goes along with the whole theme of Disney. It was so unexpected and wonderful the 1st time you heard it and it doesn't disappoint after that. Hearing all of the dreams in the song is awesome.

05. "I’ll Make a Man Out Of You" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #13

Hearing this song is what actually got me to sit and watch Mulan. It is a pretty good movie and this is clearly the best part of it. It's irony and awesomeness amazes me. Oh ya, it sounds pretty terrific too.

04. "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

Easily the biggest omission of the entire list. This song is in nearly every Winnie the Pooh movie ever created (and there are a lot). It announces the arrival of an iconic Disney character and is his undisputed theme song. This song certainly should have been on the list. I could argue it on any spot but #1.

03. "The Bare Necessities" - The Jungle Book
Buzzfeed Ranking #16

As I said earlier, I may be a bit biased towards the Jungle Book, but I don't think so here. This song encourages people to focus on the important things in life and not worry about other things. It also is the theme song of the greatest character in all of Disney IMO. Baloo hit a home run with this classic.

02. "Hakuna Matata" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #23

This song was the most memorable from the movie and was the focus for a large part of it. It was the theme song for two of the most lovable characters in all of Disney. The best part of this movie though is that it encourages people to not focus on the past.

01. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #1

Buzzfeed nailed it here. The Disney unofficial theme song and clear choice for #1. This is the only spot on the whole countdown where I matched Buzzfeed exactly.

-Noland

Disney Movie Countdown

Hi everyone this is Noland...not Jenna. Jenna and I love to watch movies and we find ourselves watching Disney movies all of the time. I even gave Jenna Lion King 1 1/2 in her Easter Basket, and Fox and the Hound to our baby we are anxiously awaiting. So I decided to do my top Disney list and Jenna will post hers soon. They match up pretty well, although I have one way higher than her and she will have the same. We decided not to include Marvel movies, even though they are now owned by Disney, and only do animated movies too. Otherwise Remember the Titans would definitely be on mine. Enjoy the countdown 10 to 1 and leave some comments!

When I went to work on this list I could have sworn Rio was a Disney movie, but apparently it is not. That movie would have easily been top 5 if it was a Disney movie.

10) Fantasia

Some people are surprised that I like Fantasia so much. I actually like Fantasia 2000 too. As someone that did not like the Pink Panther some think that I would not like the lack of dialogue. However, I think the music and short scenes blend perfectly. Not usually my cup of tea with the music, but I like this.

9) Toy Story 3

This is one of the few Disney sequels to hit the mark. It was not that much worse than the first movie. No wonder this movie did so great in the box office. The one thing I did not like was Buzz being re programmed and Spanish Buzz. I am a Buzz Lightyear fan. Jenna and I had a bet about who was better between Buzz and Woody. We asked many people and the results were inconclusive although Buzz was in the lead. Maybe you all can settle the dispute. Team Buzz!

8) The Little Mermaid

There was a time when I would have said the Little Mermaid is my #3 Disney movie. I still hold it in high regard. The songs are fantastic and I like the show at Disney. I do not think it is overly girly at all. I actually like this movie better than Jenna. Since this was near the top though I saw the next three movies for the first time and really realized that I liked the 4th and 3rd movies better. I love "Under the Sea" though, it is a top 5 Disney song.

7) Meet the Robinsons

This is an unbelievable film. I cannot believe I did not see it until this past year. It has so many wonderful things about it. Also the family has a pretty great last name if I must say so myself. This was an incredibly entertaining movie. I would assume this is the movie on my countdown that the least people have scene so I won't give away too much, but I highly recommend this movie.

6) Lion King 1 1/2

As I said earlier, Disney sequels usually aren't too great. Disney tried to buck this trend by doing a new story to go along with a classic and it worked. It was not quite as good as the original, but it was pretty dang good. This movie focuses on Timon and Pumba and goes along with the original. It also had a new role for Rafiki which was interesting. My favorite part is the end when Pumba asks to watch again and a lot of other Disney character come in. You have to see it!

5) Tangled

I gotta admit I was always excited for this movie with Mandy Moore being the Disney Princess and it exceeded every expectation I had for it. It will definitely be in Jenna's top 5 as well. I would say it is the Disney movie that we watch most often and we are both huge fans of it. My favorite character is the chameleon and Rapunzel is my favorite Disney princess. The songs are fantastic, of course, and it is a very interesting story.

4) Toy Story

I went back and forth between this and the other movie for the number 3 Disney movie and eventually went against this movie. However, if I did the list again don't be surprised if this is the #3 movie. I left it here because the #3 movie is a bit more of a "classic." I just love Toy Story though. My personal favorite is Rex!

3) The Fox & The Hound

I bought this movie for our soon to be baby because it was the only one of my top 5 movies that we did not own yet. I wanted to share the finer point of Disney classics with our lil one. Having this movie for years will definitely be a treat. Tod and Copper are the best of friends in a very unusual set of circumstances. This movie is a classic.

2) The Lion King

The Lion King is #1 on most peoples lists, but not mine or Jenna's. You cannot refute its greatness and it is in both of our top threes. It is the movie that everyone agrees is great. An undisputed masterpiece and something that will stand the test of time. The characters and songs are amazing and this movie could easily be put as #1. If I did not love the #1 movie so much, it would have been the top movie. My favorite character in this movie is Rafiki and I just think he is awesome. The characters all play very well off each other and there is a reason all kids know Simba, Nala, Rafiki, Timon, Pumba, and Scar. Great character development in this movie.

And the number one movie....

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book is the best movie by Disney by a long shot in my opinion. It has the best and most memorable songs, the most well developed character, and the best Disney Villain. Seriously, who is a better villain than Sher Khan? Baloo is the best Disney character and who can forget "I wanna be like you" and "The Bare Necessities." Honestly, this movie has my top two Disney characters because I also love King Louie. It is just an amazing film. It is unfortunate that Disney World doesn't have a Jungle Book ride and that many kids today don't even know the story. This movie which was Disney's last is a pure classic though and always will be.

Honorable Mentions: 
Lilo & Stich, The Rescuers Down Under, Return of Jafar, Winnie The Pooh, Hercules, The Incredibles

Thanks for stoppin by,
Noland