This is a list of short films created by Walt Disney Animation Studios from the year 2000 onwards.
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD/Blu-ray Release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry | October 30, 2000 | Disney's American Legends Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Based on African American folk hero John Henry; only shown to the general public six times over three days at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre[1] | |||
| Destino | Dominique Monfery | October 10, 2003 | Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 (two movie collection) | Hybrid Animation Was originally made for a third Fantasia film | ||
| Lorenzo | April 6, 2004 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Was originally made for a third Fantasia film In theaters with Raising Helen | |||
| The Little Matchgirl | June 6, 2006 | The Little Mermaid (Platinum and Diamond Editions) Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Was originally made for a third Fantasia film | |||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 with To test Toon Boom Harmony | |
| Glago's Guest | June 10, 2008 | Computer Animation Pre-screened at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2008 |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | DVD/ Blu-ray Release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tick Tock Tale | Dean Wellins | June 2010 | Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation Pre-screened at Annecy 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 with Winnie the Pooh | ||
| Tangled | Tangled Ever After | January 13, 2012 | Cinderella (Diamond Edition) Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation In theaters with Beauty 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 with Wreck-It Ralph First Disney animated short to win the Academy Award in 43 years. Pre-screened at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2012 [4] [5] | ||
| Mickey Mouse | Get a Horse! | June 11, 2013 November 27, 2013 | Frozen Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Combines Hand-drawn & Computer Animation In theaters with Frozen Pre-Screened at Annecy 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 with Big Hero 6 Pre-screened at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2014 [6] | ||
| Frozen | Frozen Fever | March 13, 2015 | Cinderella Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | Computer Animation In theaters with Cinderella [7] | ||
| Inner Workings | Leo Matsuda | June 17, 2016 November 23, 2016 | Moana | Combines Hand-drawn & Computer Animation In theaters with Moana Pre-screened at Annecy 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 with Coco |
| 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 with Raya and the Last Dragon | ||
| Far from The Tree | Natalie Nourigat | November 24, 2021 | Encanto | Hybrid Animation In theaters with Encanto | ||
| Once Upon a Studio | Trent Correy and Dan Abraham | October 15, 2023 (ABC)December 15, 2023 (with Wish in Japan) | Wish | Combines hand-drawn animation, computer-animation & live-action Pre-screened at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023In theatres with Wish in Japan and also in theaters with the Disney100 theatrical re-release of Moana.[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 by ABC, and shorts released on Disney+.
| 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 | October 3, 2003 | Theme park attraction | Computer animation |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One By One | Pixote Hunt | August 31, 2004 | Was originally made for a third Fantasia 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 | 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 original One Hundred and One Dalmatians | |||
| Moana | Gone Fishing | 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 | ||||
| December 5, 2011 |
| Series | Title | Director | Release date | Release format | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goofy | 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 by Disney of Japan. Only 34 seconds in length. | ||
| Frozen | Once Upon a Snowman | Dan Abraham Trent Correy | October 23, 2020 | |||
| Frozen | Myth: A Frozen Tale | Jeff Gibson | February 26, 2021 | With two minute behind the scene introduction by director Jeff Gibson. | ||
| Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit[12] | December 1, 2022 | Webtoon | |||
| 8-Bit Strange World[13] | December 27, 2022 | Webtoon | ||||
| Donald Duck | D.I.Y. Duck[14] | June 9, 2024 |
Note: Each series was streamed on Disney+
| Franchise | Title | Network | Original run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental shorts | Short Circuit | 2020–2022 | 20 episodes | |
| Goofy | How to Stay at Home | 2021 | 3 episodes | |
| Frozen | Olaf Presents | 2021 | 5 episodes | |
| Big Hero 6 | Baymax! | 2022 | 6 episodes | |
| Zootopia | Zootopia+ | 2022 | 6 episodes |
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 |