Early Titles of Disney Classics

[Sotiris]

Not to be confused with the names of properties (novels, plays, fairy tales etc) from which the Disney movies were adapted. If you know any more, feel free to add to the list.

Released

Fantasia: The Concert Feature

Fun and Fancy Free: Mickey and the Beanstalk, The Legend of Happy Valley, Bongo

Melody Time: Sing About Something, All in Fun

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Two Fabulous Characters, Three Fabulous Characters, The Magnificent Mr. Toad, The Fabulous Mr. Toad, The Wind in the Willows, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street

Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Who Shot Roger Rabbit

Oliver & Company: Oliver and the Dodger

Aladdin: An Arabian Night

The Lion King: King of the Kalahari, King of the Jungle, King of the Beasts

Mulan: China Doll, Fa Mulan, The Legend of Fa Mulan, The Legend of Mulan, Mulan: Legend of a Warrior

Fantasia 2000: Musicana, Fantasia Continued, Fantasia '99

Dinosaur: Countdown to Extinction, Dinosaurs

The Emperor's New Groove: Children of the Sun, Kingdom of the Sun, Kingdom in the Sun

Treasure Planet: Treasure Island in Space

Brother Bear: Bears

Home on the Range: Sweating Bullets

Meet the Robinsons: A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Tomorrowland: A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Get Lewis

Bolt: American Dog, Hollywood Dog, Danger Dog

The Princess and the Frog: The Frog Prince, The Frog Princess

Tangled: Rapunzel Unbraided, Rapunzel, The Thief and the Tower, The Hidden Tower, The Secret Tower, The Adventures of Flynn Rider

Winnie the Pooh: Winnie the Pooh and the Day in Which Many Things Happened

Wreck-It Ralph: High Score, Joe Jump, Reboot Ralph

Frozen: The Snow Queen, Anna and the Snow Queen

Zootopia: Savage Seas, Animalia

Moana: Mighty Maui

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Raya and the Last Dragon: Dragon Empire


Canceled

Song of the Sea: Humphrey the Humpback Whale, Humphrey the Whale, A Song of the Sea

Who Discovered Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon, Where Is Roger Rabbit (DisneyToon iteration)

Return to Atlantis: Let's Get Milo, The Shards of Chaos (DisneyToon iteration)

Fantasia World: The Music Project, Fantasia 2006

A Few Good Ghosts: Elgin's Peoples, My Peoples, Angel & Her No Good Sister, Once in a Blue Moon

Gigantic: Jack and the Beanstalk, Giants

[quang25thinh]

Thank god Mulan isn't called China Doll.

[MJW]

Thank god Mulan isn't called China Doll.

I agree, and "Fantasia Continued" doesn't really sound that great either. I much prefer Fantasia 2000!

[Scarred4life]

Thank god Brother Bear isn't called Bear!

[Elladorine]

Thank god Brother Bear isn't called Bear!

Which probably would have happened had they produced it more recently.

[Sotiris]

Before deciding upon the title Tangled, other most prominent contenders were The Thief and the Tower, The Hidden Tower and The Secret Tower.

[PrincePhillipFan]

Thank god Brother Bear isn't called Bear!

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[Sotiris]

I've updated the list with "Frozen".

[slave2moonlight]

I hate that "Frozen" title, and I guess I'm traditionalist, but I think I would have liked Rapunzel a little more than Tangled. All the other final choices were well made.

[Sotiris]

All the other final choices were well made.

You're forgetting "The Great Mouse Detective".

[slave2moonlight]

All the other final choices were well made.

You're forgetting "The Great Mouse Detective".

Actually, yeah, I forgot and was going to say I like the Basil title. Still, I don't have a problem with the Great Mouse Detective title, ha.

[D82]

I hadn't discovered this thread until now. Great work of compilling all these early titles, Sotiris! There were many I hadn't heard before. I can't believe they considered The Adventures of Flynn Rider for Tangled or China Doll for Mulan. I hadn't heard An Arabian Night for Aladdin until now either. It's an interesting title, but I'm glad it wasn't the final one.

Others I'm glad got replaced include: The Concert Feature, Fantasia Continued, Treasure Island in Space, Sweating Bullets or Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.

While some I wish hadn't been changed are: Two Fabulous Characters, Basil of Baker Street, The Frog Prince/The Frog Princess, Rapunzel, and The Snow Queen. Although, I don't mind Frozen either given that the film doesn't have much to do with the original fairy tale. It's curious that Anna and the Snow Queen, which was also considered for the movie, ended up being the title for Japan.

[Farerb]

I think that Basil of Baker Street changed into The Great Mouse Detective and Rapunzel changed into Tangled are the ones that truly bother me, these titles are very Un-Disney.

I don't mind The Princess and the Frog, but The Frog Prince sounds more fitting in my opinion. And I like Frozen, it's not like Tangled where Tangled doesn't really mean anything to what's going on in the film. I also prefer it that way because Frozen isn't really an adaptation of The Snow Queen.

[Disney's Divinity]

I wish they'd retained The Frog Princess, Rapunzel, and The Snow Queen. At least Zootopia, WIR, and Moana didn't get dumb adjective titles. Hopefully that horrid trend is gone with the wind, since it's been a while. I love Raya's title.

[Disney Duster]

I feel like if Frozen was called The Snow Queen, even though it's a very loose adaptation, that title would still make it fit in with the other classic Disney movies, so it really is needed.

[Farerb]

I feel like if Frozen was called The Snow Queen, even though it's a very loose adaptation, that title would still make it fit in with the other classic Disney movies, so it really is needed.

I feel like Frozen doesn't fit anyway because it's CGI so that's just as well...

[Disney Duster]

I feel Walt would have ventured to do beautiful CGI for some Disney Classics but kept the more classic-sounding names.

[blackcauldron85]

D82, you mentioned Sweating Bullets; there was a bull named Bullets in that version, so it would have been for that version, but yeah, out of place for HOTR!