Fully Restored Disney Cartoons Officially Hit Disney+

Disney+ announced it would re-release 28 of its older Walt Disney Animation Studios classics, newly restored! And some of those cartoons officially hit the streaming service today, Friday, July 7.

Some of the cartoons that have been restored and re-released feature iconic characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Chip, and Dale.

In honor of The Walt Disney Animation Studios' 100th anniversary, the company announced it will re-release select iconic cartoons as part of the ongoing Disney100 celebration.

Per Disney, “The restorations were spearheaded by Walt Disney Studios Restoration and Preservation team, led by director Kevin Schaeffer, working in close collaboration with creative advisors from Walt Disney Animation Studios. The latter included Dorothy McKim, special projects and 2D animation producer, along with color supervision by Mike Giaimo and animator Eric Goldberg. This same team recently restored Cinderella and isis currently working on restoring Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

“We are thrilled to be working with Kevin Schaeffer and the Studio’s restoration team in presenting these beautifully restored versions of classic Disney animated shorts,” Dorothy McKim said, according to Disney. “Two of our top artistic talents have lent their expertise and passion to the project to make sure that the films look their very best and are authentic to the creative intentions of the original filmmakers. We’re very excited to share these great shorts with the Disney+ audience. They have never looked or sounded better.”

The following cartoons have officially been released today, Friday, July 7:

• “The Skeleton Dance” (1929), which Disney+ describes as "A lively quartet of graveyard skeletons come out to play and dance the night away in this spooky Silly Symphony, set to the macabre music of Edvard Grieg (adapted by Carl Stalling). Ub Iwerks' inventive animation uses plenty of graveyard games involving animals and a skeletal xylophone."
• “Building a Building” (1933), which Disney+ describes as, "Mckey operates a steam shovel on a busy construction site, where Minnie sells box lunches, and a flirtatious Pete is the foreman. When Pete's advances cross the line, Mickey comes to Minnie's rescue leading to a chase through a steel skeleton of a building, and a riveting conclusion."
• “Bath Day” (1946), which Disney+ describes as, "Figaro the cat takes center stage after he gets a bath from Minnie Mouse."
• “Figaro and Frankie” (1947), which Disney+ describes as "Figaro is trying to take a cat nap, but the canary insists on singing."
• “Goofy Gymnastics” (1949), which Disney+ describes as, "Goofy enlists the aid of an instructional record in an effort to become fit."
• “Aquamania” (1961), which Disney+ describes as "Avid water-skier Goofy sets out to teach his son the fine art of the sport."

Other Disney cartoons will soon be released to the streaming service on select days. Here is a complete list of what else is to come:

Friday, August 11:

• “Barnyard Olympics” (1932)
• “Mickey’s Steam Roller” (1934)
• “Donald’s Nephews” (1938)
• “Goofy and Wilbur” (1939)
• “Donald’s Cousin Gus” (1939)
• “The Flying Jalopy” (1943)◊

From September 5–8, Disney+ will release:

• “Trolley Troubles” (1927)
• “All Wet” (1927)
• “The Barn Dance” (1929)
• “Playful Pluto” (1934)
• “Mickey’s Kangaroo” (1935)
• “Merbabies” (1938)
• “Bone Trouble” (1940)
• “Pluto, Junior” (1942)

Friday, October 6:

• “When the Cat’s Away” (1929)
• “Fiddling Around” (1930)
• “Camping Out” (1934)
• “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” (1938)
• “Old Macdonald Duck” (1941)
• “Inferior Decorator” (1948)
• “Chips Ahoy” (1956)

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