1. The Disney Renaissance: An investigation into the studio’s films from 1989-1999
Daniella Crowley

2. 1989 – 1999
The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Beauty and The Beast (1991)
Aladdin (1992)
The Lion King (1994)
Pocahontas (1995)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Hercules (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Tarzan (1999)
‘The annual summer Disney Release has become an event of major proportions, generating anywhere from $100 million to $300 million at the U.S. box office alone, plus marketing and licensing tie-ins, home-video sales, a direct-to-video sequel or two, perhaps even a Broadway play or an on-ice spectacle.’

3. First film of The Disney Renaissance, released in 1989.
Based on ‘The Little Mermaid’ – a book written in 1836.
$211,343,479

4. Fifth film in the Disney Renaissance, released 1994
Based on Hamlet, written in 1599 by William Shakespeare
$783,841,776

5. Last film in the Disney Renaissance, released 1999
Based on Tarzan of the Apes
$448,191,819

6. Traditional animation & ‘Deep Canvas’ Use of colours:
Vibrant
Dull
Blues and greens, along with other brighter colours

7. Elton John & Phil Collins
Howard Ashman