This is a list of short films created byWalt Disney Animation Studios from the year 2000 onwards.
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD/Blu-ray Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | John Henry | Mark Henn | October 30, 2000 | Disney's American Legends Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Based on African American folk heroJohn Henry; only shown to the general public six times over three days at Hollywood'sEl Capitan Theatre[1] |
| — | Destino | Dominique Monfery | October 10, 2003 | Fantasia andFantasia 2000 (two movie collection) | Hybrid Animation Was originally made for a thirdFantasia film |
| — | Lorenzo | Mike Gabriel | April 6, 2004 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Was originally made for a thirdFantasia film In theaters withRaising Helen |
| — | The Little Matchgirl | Roger Allers | June 6, 2006 | The Little Mermaid (Platinum and Diamond Editions) Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Was originally made for a thirdFantasia film |
| Goofy | How to Hook Up Your Home Theater[2] | Stevie Wermers Kevin Deters | December 21, 2007 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | In theaters withNational Treasure: Book of Secrets To test Toon Boom Harmony |
| — | Glago's Guest | Chris Williams | June 10, 2008 | — | Computer Animation Pre-screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2008 |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | DVD/ Blu-ray Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Tick Tock Tale | Dean Wellins | June 8, 2010 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation Pre-screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2010 [3] |
| — | The Ballad of Nessie | Stevie Wermers Kevin Deters | March 5, 2011 | Winnie the Pooh Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | In theaters withWinnie the Pooh |
| Tangled | Tangled Ever After | Nathan Greno Byron Howard | January 13, 2012 | Cinderella (Diamond Edition) Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation In theaters withBeauty and the Beast 3D |
| — | Paperman | John Kahrs | June 2012 November 2, 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Hybrid Animation In theaters withWreck-It Ralph First Disney animated short to win theAcademy Award in 43 years. Pre-screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2012 [4][5] |
| Mickey Mouse | Get a Horse! | Lauren MacMullan | June 11, 2013 November 27, 2013 | Frozen Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Celebrating Mickey | Combines Hand-drawn & Computer Animation In theaters withFrozen Pre-Screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2013 |
| — | Feast | Patrick Osborne | June 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 | Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Hybrid Animation In theaters withBig Hero 6 Pre-screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2014 [6] |
| Frozen | Frozen Fever | Chris Buck Jennifer Lee | March 13, 2015 | Cinderella Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation In theaters withCinderella [7] |
| — | Inner Workings | Leo Matsuda | June 17, 2016 November 23, 2016 | Moana | Combines Hand-drawn & Computer Animation In theaters withMoana Pre-screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2016 |
| Frozen | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Stevie Wermers Kevin Deters | November 22, 2017 | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Computer Animation In theaters withCoco |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | DVD / Blu-ray Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Us Again | Zach Parrish | March 5, 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Computer Animation In theaters withRaya and the Last Dragon |
| — | Far from the Tree | Natalie Nourigat | November 24, 2021 | Encanto | Hybrid Animation In theaters withEncanto |
| — | Once Upon a Studio | Trent Correy and Dan Abraham | October 15, 2023 (ABC) December 15, 2023 (withWish in Japan) | Wish | Combines hand-drawn animation, computer-animation & live-action Pre-screened atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2023 In theaters withWish inJapan and also in theaters with the Disney100 theatrical re-release ofMoana.[8] |
Non-theatrical shorts include direct-to-video shorts, which have been released as bonus content on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and HD Digital releases of Disney features, as well as Wartime & industrial shorts, educational shorts, and theme park attractions featuring well known characters. The list also includes TV specials, produced by Disney studio and screened byABC, and shorts released onDisney+.
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh | Pooh's Hunny Hunt | September 4, 2000 | Theme park attraction | Animation produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's PhilharMagic | George Scribner | October 3, 2003 | Theme park attraction | Computer animation |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | One By One | Pixote Hunt | August 31, 2004 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Was originally made for a thirdFantasia Film |
| Home on the Range | A Dairy Tale | Will Finn John Sanford | September 14, 2004 | Home on the Range | Direct-to-DVD short |
| Bolt | Super Rhino | Nathan Greno | March 22, 2009 | Bolt | Computer Animation Direct-to-DVD short |
| 101 Dalmatians | The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt*[9] | February 10, 2015 | On Blu-ray/DVD with the originalOne Hundred and One Dalmatians | ||
| Moana | Gone Fishing | John Musker Ron Clements | February 21, 2017 | Moana | Computer Animation Direct-to-Blu-ray short |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing | Stevie Wermers Kevin Deters | December 8, 2009 | ABC television special | Computer Animation |
| Tiny's Big Adventure | December 9, 2009 | ||||
| Operation: Secret Santa | December 7, 2010 | ||||
| Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | December 5, 2011 |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goofy (starring the character) | Checkin' in with Goofy[10] | February 16, 2011 | Webtoon | Opening titles homage to golden age cartoons of the 1940s | |
| — | Electric Holiday[11] | November 15, 2012 | Webtoon | ||
| Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Oswald Holiday Greeting Card | December 1, 2013 | Webtoon | Produced byDisney of Japan. Only 34 seconds in length. | |
| Frozen | Once Upon a Snowman | Dan Abraham Trent Correy | October 23, 2020 | Disney+ | |
| Frozen | Myth: A Frozen Tale | Jeff Gibson | February 26, 2021 | Disney+ | With two minute behind the scene introduction by director Jeff Gibson. |
| Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit[12] | Eric Goldberg | December 1, 2022 | Webtoon | |
| — | 8-Bit Strange World[13] | December 27, 2022 | Webtoon | ||
| Donald Duck | D.I.Y. Duck[14] | Mark Henn | June 9, 2024 | Disney+ |
Note: Each series was streamed on Disney+
| Franchise | Title | Original run | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental shorts | Short Circuit | 2020–2022 | 20 |
| Goofy | How to Stay at Home | 2021 | 3 |
| Frozen | Olaf Presents | 2021 | 5 |
| Big Hero 6 | Baymax! | 2022 | 6 |
| Zootopia | Zootopia+ | 2022 | 6 |
The project is under Walt Disney Animation summer internship program (CG & Art intern program), where a group of animation and computer graphics students collaborate and make shorts within two months, under the guidance of Disney animators. The shorts are around 1 minute.
| Title | Release date | Release format |
|---|---|---|
| Ventana | 2017 | Computer Animation |
| Voilà | 2018 | |
| Maestro | 2019 | |
| June Bug | 2021 |