So I’ve had a lot of discussions during the past couple of weeks about how young kids these days missed out on some really great movies that were done before their time- take into consideration, I’m talking about kids below 10yrs old, like my girls. Last year, the girls got to see “Mary Poppins” for the first time and really enjoyed it- probably rewatched that thing at least a dozen times. That got the ball rolling. Next I showed them “The Sound of Music” & they also enjoyed “Annie”. Since then I’ve been determined to let them experience some of the good “old” Disney movies- at least once, then they can decide if they liked it or not. At least they won’t be missing out on anything J
So after some researching & inspiration from the Disney on Ice show last night, I’ve compiled a list of must watch Disney movies for kids- and those young at heart! Let me know, if you guys think of anything else that should be added to this list!
| TO BE WATCHED | ALREADY WATCHED |
| The Shaggy Dog (1959) | Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (1937) |
| The Parent Trap (1961) | Cinderella (1950) |
| The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) & Flubber (1997) | Peter Pan (1953) |
| The Love Bug (1968)- need to be rewatched | Old Yeller (1957) |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
| Robin Hood (1973) | Swiss Family Robinson (1960) |
| The Muppet Movie (1979) | Pinocchio (1940) |
| The Fox and the Hound (1981) | Dumbo (1941) |
| Flight of the Navigator (1986) | Mary Poppins (1964) |
| Jim Henson's The Storyteller (1988) | The Jungle Book (1967) |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) | Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971) |
| The Little Mermaid (1989) | Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
| Hook (1991) | Aladdin (1992) |
| The Mighty Ducks (1992) | Cinderella (1994) |
| Pocahontas (1995) | The Lion King (1994) |
| Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | 101 Dalmatians (1996) |
| Hercules (1997) | Mulan (1998) |
| A Bug's Life (1998) | Wizard of Oz (1939) |
| Tarzan (1999) |
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| Chronicles of Narnia Series- only saw the 1st one |
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| Toy Story Series (1995)- I’m know they’ve seen the last 2, but unsure about the first one. So maybe we will rewatch all three. J |
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| Pirates of the Caribbean Series (2003)- probably wait until they’re a bit older for this series |
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| ET- I haven’t been able to find a copy of the original since they say the ones out now are the “politically correct” version. |
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| Back to the Future- I’m not sure yet if they will be able to comprehend much of this yet, so I’ll wait awhile |
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| Jurassic Park- worried that some parts may just be too graphic for them at this point |
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Now, of course, the ones from this past decade they’ve already seen.
| Monsters, Inc. (2001) |
| Finding Nemo (2003) |
| The Incredibles (2004) |
| Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
| National Treasure (2004) |
| Sky High (2005) |
| Enchanted (2007) |
| Ratatouille (2007) |
| Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
| Bolt (2008) |
| Wall-E (2008) |
| Up (2009) |
| How To Train Your Dragon (2010) |
| Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
| The Princess & the Frog (2010) |
| High School Musical Series |
