The Great Disney Movie Ride

Hello! My name’s Cali and I’ll be your guide during this magical journey into Disney movies! Is everyone ready? Great! Because it’s show time! Ready when you are, CB!

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Aladdin (1992)

Welcome to Agrabah! City of mystery! Of enchantment! And a movie I absolutely love and feel really weird about loving! There’s no denying th

Wah-ah-ah, oh my is it a miracle that this movie's as good as it is.

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The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Everyone loves a rags-to-riches sports movie where a team of losers becomes winners!  It’s a cliche for a reason.  Some of the movies with t

Angry man becomes coach. Team is bad. Coach is bad. Coach learns valuable lessons. Coach teaches valuable lessons. Team gets good. Team wins championship. It's a classic tale that's been told countless times with every sport under the sun, and the hockey version offers no twists or surprises except for just how clumsily the cliches are slapped together.

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Yo, I just found this blog, and realized that I've been on the same journey as you (just that I started way, way later). There truly are HUNDREDS of these movies that nobody really knows about, but what's your favourite?

Oh thank you! Sorry it took a little bit to answer, I don't check this inbox nearly as often as I should lol. I've got to categorize it to be able to answer - my favorite animated Disney movie is Hunchback of Notre Dame and my favorite live action is Hocus Pocus. But if we're talking ones I've watched for the first time, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea has grown into a full on hyperfixation. I've made merch. And I really loved Something Wicked This Way comes, too.

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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

When you have an unexpected success, the logical next step is to think big. REALLY big. But are we thinking big enough? Disclaimer: This blo

What happens when a 50-foot toddler gets loose in Las Vegas? Not much, apparently.

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Newsies (1992)

Extry! Extry! Great Disney Movie Ride on strike! Blogger cites poor working conditions like having to watch Belle’s Magical World! Demands i

In this house we love and support Alan Menken even when he has off days.

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Belle’s Magical World (1998)

Hey, remember in Enchanted Christmas when I said it can always get worse? Well. It’s worse. Disclaimer: This blog is purely recreational and

Very few films in the world constitute a war crime. This one might be one of them.

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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

You know, if I didn’t write so slow, I might have actually gotten this out in December. But alas. Here we are in March. Well, can’t be helpe

It's a scientific fact that some actors can turn a bad movie into a fun movie. Still not good. But fun. Tim Curry is the king of those actors.

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Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Mes chères mademoiselles, messieurs, et amis non binaires, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight! And n

Oh boy am I going to catch crap for this one and it's not even that negative a review

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The Rocketeer (1991)

I’m back! A lot of you have been really excited for this one, and I’ve heard really good things. So let’s see if this one soars as high as i

Anything that lets me talk about Labyrinth, Repo!, and punching N*zis has to be good!

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Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (1991)

Who thought diving horses was a good idea in the first place? This can only end in tears. And, uh, how old is this girl? Disclaimer: This bl

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Shipwrecked (1990)

If there’s one thing I loved as much as mermaids as a child, it’s pirates. Clearly I had a thing for the ocean. So I’m actually kind of surp

Yar har fiddledee dee being a pirate is all right with me! Except maybe this pirate. Or maybe he is all right? This movie's weird.

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White Fang (1991)

I know Walt was all about conservation but guys please stop trying to make these animal movies happen. They’re never interesting. Well, the

I think the Disney faux documentary style finally hit its stride! It only took 40 years.

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When this movie's good, it soars like a golden eagle. When it's not, it drops like an albatross around the Renaissance's neck.

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

G’day, mates! As we’ve seen, Disney’s history with sequels has been… uh. Iffy. But how did it all start? Toss some shrimp on the barbie and

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DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of The Lost Lamp (1990)

I’m a bad 90s kid. I’ve never seen any of the Disney Afternoon. In my defense, I didn’t have Disney Channel growing up (other than the tape

Short form cartoons and feature length animation are two different things. This is why.

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Dick Tracy (1990)

It’s a whole new decade! And what better way to celebrate than taking a little trip to the other studio and seeing what Touchstone’s up to?

Even a movie that has this much amazing style has to have some kind of substance

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The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning (2008)

Now we gotta cut loose, Finloose! Kick off your Sunday… um… well, they don’t wear shoes in this movie. You can’t have Footloose without feet

Wasted potential actually annoys me more than a movie that's actually bad. Like you are actively choosing not to do the logical thing.

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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)

If there was one movie I watched almost as much as The Little Mermaid growing up it was… okay, well, it was Sleeping Beauty. But I also watc

There is not a clearer case study for "Nostalgia is a Hell of a Drug" than this movie right here.