| Soundwave said: Disney's "rebirth" was on the back of completely new properties that were evolved to 90s sensibilities ... The Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, etc. not Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and Snow White. |
Disney's rennaisance didn't really have much to do with using new IPs. They'd been doing that since pretty much day one, in terms of feature films. They didn't start doing sequels till after the Little Mermaid, when they created a direct to DVD division to capitalize on their recent success. The last movies featuring Mickey or Donald were from the 50's or so.
Their rebirth was actually a result of deliberately looking to their past. Little Mermaid was a project that started development right after Snow White. It was a throwback to the princess musicals that made them successful in the first place.
