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Disney isn't losing its' touch. Just needs clear direction on where to go. I heard that Disney is going to do The Snow Queen and Rapunzel next after Home on the Range. It's just a rumor though so don't hold me to this! Don't yell at me if I'm wrong.

I agree that Disney has been losing its touch. The past movies had an effortless magic to them. I remember watching Aladdin as a kid, and Beauty and the Beast too, and being so engrossed in the film that I would be surprised when the end rolled around. Even now, after hundreds of viewings, certain animated sequences still make me catch my breath.

The recent films, except Lilo and Stitch, don't really do that. I liked Hercules, Treasure Planet and The Emperor's New Groove, but they lack that timeless quality. Something about the editing makes the movies seem forced and heavyhanded. And after looking at the pictures from Chicken Little and Rapunzel Unbraided, I rather doubt the new films will be better. I miss traditional 2D animation already.

Disney has lost part of it's touch but we shouldn't complain at all!

I don't agree. It is sad that they are loosing the magic that once was, and all because money is the only thing that runs the company now, and not creative thinking.

I think it's about time to bring up the fact that Walt Disney himself had hoped to be able to produce two animated features a year. That's a lot of ground to cover, and it only happened one year - 2002, with Lilo and Treasure Planet. I think that Disney has lost a lot of creative talent, but I really did enjoy several films over the last two decades, and I think that in the post-Eisner era and post-3D craze, we will again see a Disney full of new and creative works.

I don't believe that creativity has been drained from Disney. I think its very much alive in all the artists that are there. But there's just too much corperate involvement in the projects as of late, with money in mind. I can't recall the article, but I remember it talked of the board members "trying to find a movie that will bring back the business of films like Aladdin, The Lion King." If they are having trouble finding that movie, I know what the problem is - they are trying to make a movie with money in mind. If this is the main motive for taking a project in a certain direction, then it will almost certainly fail artistically. I think if creative decisions were left entirely to the artists, then we'd be seeing better films enlarge.

Now, the subject of wether or not Disney has 'lost its magic' is going to be different for everyone, because that's entirely subjective, and based on emotion. For me, Treasure Planet & Brother Bear brought back that feeling of Disney magic for me which I thought was mostly absent in the years after TLK - they aren't as well-crafted as earlier Disney films, but I think they had a magical quality about them. Also, Home on the Range looks really good to me. So hopefully, this means that the magic has returned in my case.

Yes, of couse Disney is losing it's touch ever since after Tarzan Disney went downhill. Weak hits such as Treasure Planet and Altantis: The Lost Empire. When hits like Lilo and Stitch and Brother Bear try to carry Disney to the top again, but Pixar is doing a good job with that.
More people are going to 3-D films instead of 2-D films.
Save 2-D!

I don't think Disney has lost its touch... but it could be losing it. The magic is definitely fading. They've also lost their music too!

-Aaron