#6 - THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

With its strong characters, imaginative setting and memorable music, we�ll take last year�s foray into fairy tales over this year�s model, even if Tangled was the bigger success at the box office.

 

#7 - OCEANS

From 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to �Under the Sea�, the beautiful briny is familiar territory for Disney, yet it never looked as majestic or as full of life as in Disney Nature�s second feature.

 

#8 - FANTASIA and FANTASIA 2000

The Fantasia Anthology extras may have been MIA, but there�s no denying how fantastic the Fantasias looked in HD.

 

#9 - CARS TOON: MATER�S TALL TALES

Cars scene stealer Mater stars in nine hilarious shorts that take him from Tokyo to Spain to outer space. �Dad gum!�

 

#10 - TRON: LEGACY

28 years after the original Tron, we returned to the Gaming Grid for a fast-paced, effects-laden extravaganza.

A rollicking adventure set in the age of Vikings and fire-breathers, this hit from former Disney directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois (Lilo & Stitch) is easily my favorite from DreamWorks Animation to date.

Special mention must also be made of two other non-Disney toons from 2009, now on DVD and highly recommended: Adam Elliot�s Mary and Max and Tomm Moore�s The Secret of Kells.

To all the artists and filmmakers who have contributed to Disney films and video this year, with special mentions to:

Tim Allen, Howard Ashman, Ned Beatty, Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, Joan Cusack, Daft Punk, Jake Gyllenhaal, Don Hahn, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Keaton, Hayao Miyazaki, Alfred Molina, Donna Murphy, Michael Sheen, Lee Unkrich and Mia Wasikowska.

In theaters:

• You�ve never seen Shakespeare quite like this: witness garden gnomes in love in Gnomeo and Juliet (Touchstone Pictures, February 11).
• Earth Day 2011 sees the premiere of African Cats: Kingdom of Courage (Disney Nature, April 22).
• Two Marvel Studios superheroes make their feature film debuts with Thor (May 6) and The First Avenger: Captain America (July 22).
• Captain Jack is back with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney Pictures, May 20).
• Lightning McQueen and Mater go on an international adventure in Cars 2 (Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios, June 24).
• Return to the 100 Acre Wood with an all-new Winnie the Pooh (Walt Disney Pictures, July 15).
• After twelve years, The Muppets are back on the big screen (Walt Disney Pictures, November 23).

On DVD and/or Blu-ray:

• 2011 will see the home video debuts of Secretariat (January 25), Tangled, Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods and Tron: Legacy, Diamond Editions of Bambi (March 1) and The Lion King, and anniversary editions of Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo.

*All release dates subject to change.

So be sure to toon in to Toon Talk in 2011!