Unlock the definitive timeline of every major animated movie franchise! From Disney classics like Cinderella to modern hits like Frozen and Kung Fu Panda, this guide covers 60+ franchises and 200+ films with sequels, release years, and plot insights. Perfect for binge-watchers and animation fans!
▼ FULL FRANCHISE LIST ▼
(Grouped chronologically by first film)
→ FANTASIA FRANCHISE
Fantasia (1940) | Fantasia 2000 (1999)
A series of animated segments set to classical music
→ CINDERELLA FRANCHISE
Cinderella (1950) | Cinderella II (2002) | Cinderella III (2007)
Cinderella fights for her happy ending against magical threats
→ PETER PAN FRANCHISE
Peter Pan (1953) | Return to Never Land (2002)
Adventures in Never Land across generations
→ LADY AND THE TRAMP FRANCHISE
Lady and the Tramp (1955) | Lady and the Tramp II (2001)
Romance and adventures of canine companions
→ SHREK FRANCHISE
Shrek (2001) | Shrek 2 (2004) | Shrek the Third (2007) | Shrek Forever After (2010) | Shrek 5 (2026)
Ogre’s swamp life, Far Far Away, and multiverse deals
→ ICE AGE FRANCHISE
Ice Age (2002) | The Meltdown (2006) | Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | Continental Drift (2012) | Collision Course (2016)
Manny/Sid/Diego’s baby rescue, floods, and cosmic acorns
→ CARS FRANCHISE
Cars (2006) | Cars 2 (2011) | Cars 3 (2017)
Lightning McQueen’s races and global adventures
→ KUNG FU PANDA FRANCHISE
Kung Fu Panda (2008) | Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) | Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) | Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) | Kung Fu Panda 5 (2027)
Po’s prophecy fulfillment and new Dragon Warrior quests
→ DESPICABLE ME FRANCHISE
Despicable Me (2010) | Despicable Me 2 (2013) | Despicable Me 3 (2017) | Despicable Me 4 (2024) | Despicable Me 5 (2029)
Gru’s villainy turned fatherhood with Minions
→ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON FRANCHISE
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) | The Hidden World (2019)
Viking boy/dragon friendship and hidden dragon worlds
→ HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA FRANCHISE
Hotel Transylvania (2012) | Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) | Summer Vacation (2018) | Transformania (2022)
Dracula’s monster resort and body-swap disasters
→ THE CROODS FRANCHISE
The Croods (2013) | A New Age (2020)
Prehistoric family’s cave loss and evolved rivals
→ FROZEN FRANCHISE
Frozen (2013) | Frozen II (2019) | Frozen 3 (2027)
Elsa’s ice powers and origin quest
→ THE LEGO MOVIE FRANCHISE
The Lego Movie (2014) | The Second Part (2019)
LEGO construction worker saves the universe
→ THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS FRANCHISE
The Secret Life of Pets (2016) | The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) | The Secret Life of Pets 3 (TBA)
Pets’ hilarious owner-less adventures
→ SING FRANCHISE
Sing (2016) | Sing 2 (2021) | Sing 3 (TBA)
Koala’s singing competitions and Redshore City shows
→ TROLLS FRANCHISE
Trolls (2016) | World Tour (2020) | Band Together (2023) | Trolls 4 (2029)
Colorful trolls unite music genres and boy bands
→ ZOOTOPIA FRANCHISE
Zootopia (2016) | Zootopia 2 (2025)
Rabbit cop and fox uncover animal conspiracy
→ MOANA FRANCHISE
Moana (2016) | Moana 2 (2024)
Polynesian chieftainess’s ocean voyages
→ THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN (DCAMU)
The Death of Superman (2018) | Reign of the Supermen (2019)
Superman vs. Doomsday and successor battles
→ INSIDE OUT FRANCHISE
Inside Out (2015) | Inside Out 2 (2024) | Inside Out 3 (TBA)
Emotions guide a girl through adolescence
→ BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN
The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) | Part Two (2021)
Batman hunts the Holiday killer
→ THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) | Untitled Sequel (2026)
Plumbers save the Mushroom Kingdom
→ PAW PATROL MOVIE
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026)
Superpowered pups vs. meteors and dinosaurs
→ JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS FRANCHISE
Crisis Part One (2024) | Part Two (2024) | Part Three (2024)
Multiverse battle to save existence
→ THE WILD ROBOT FRANCHISE
The Wild Robot (2024) | The Wild Robot Sequel (2028)
Robot survives wilderness with animals
→ WATCHMEN ANIMATED
Watchmen Chapter I (2024) | Watchmen Chapter II (2024)
R-rated adaptation of the gritty graphic novel
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Future Upcoming Universal Animations (We Predict)
■ 2030s
Illumination:
▪︎ The Wild: Back to the Future (also known as Untitled The Wild sequel)
▪︎ Pinocchio
▪︎ Zorro
▪︎ How to Train Your Dragon: Hiccup-Verse (also known as Untitled fourth main How to Train Your Dragon film) (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Mutts (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Casper the Friendly Ghost (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Anubis (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Metro (Cancelled in Pixar Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Mega Minions
▪︎ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Food Monster-Verse (also known as Untitled third Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs reboot/sequel film) (Cancelled in Sony Pictures Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Bone (Cancelled in Nickelodeon Movies, Warner Animation Group, Netflix Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Foster (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Escape from Hat (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Netflix Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Kung Fu Space Punch (Cancelled in Netflix Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
▪︎ Zita the Spacegirl (Cancelled in 20th Century Animation, Revival by Illumination Entertainment)
DreamWorks Animation:
▪︎ Madagascar: Animalmania (also known as Untitled fourth main Madagascar film)
▪︎ The Wizards of Once
▪︎ The Wild Robot 2
▪︎ Ruby Gillman: The Blonce of Rises (also known as Untitled Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken sequel)
▪︎ Sinbad: Revenge of the Eris! (also known as Untitled Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas sequel)
▪︎ Dog Man 2
▪︎ The Croods 3
▪︎ Trolls 4
Nintendo Cinematic Universe:
▪︎ The Splatoon Movie (from DreamWorks Animation)
Activision/Blizzard Cinematic Universe:
▪︎ The Crash Bandicoot Movie (from DreamWorks Animation)
PBS Kids Cinematic Universe:
▪︎ The Wild Kratts Movie (from Illumination)
▪︎ Super Why: The Movie (from Illumination)
▪︎ The Pingu Movie (from Illumination and Mattel)
YouTube Cinematic Universe:
▪︎ The Battle For Dream Island Movie (from Illumination)
▪︎ [New Universal Animations]
Future Upcoming Paramount Animations (We Predict)
■ 2030s
Paramount Animation:
▪︎ C.O.S.M.O.S.
▪︎ Real Pigeons Fight Crime
▪︎ Millvale
▪︎ Frank and Attato
▪︎ The Little Blue Whale (Cancelled in Don Bluth, Reveal by Paramount Animation)
▪︎ Can You Imagine? (Cancelled in Sony Pictures Animation, Reveal by Paramount Animation)
▪︎ Sheepish (Cancelled in 20th Century Animation, Reveal by Paramount Animation)
▪︎ The Iguana Brothers (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Reveal by Paramount Animation)
▪︎ Mumbai Musical (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Reveal by Paramount Animation)
▪︎ The Roblox Movie (also known as Untitled Roblox project)
Nickelodeon Movies:
▪︎ Untitled Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius sequel
▪︎ Valiant 2 (also known as Untitled Valiant sequel)
▪︎ The Antz (also known as Untitled Paramount Antz Reboot film)
▪︎ Shark Tale: Lost in the City (also known as Untitled Shark Tale sequel)
▪︎ The Bernard Bear Movie (also known as Untitled Bernard Bear film) (Based on Backkom TV Series)
▪︎ M&M's: The Movie (also known as Untitled M&M's project) (from Skydance Media and Annapurna Pictures)
Miramax Animation (formerly known as Miramax Family Films, Vanguard Animation, DNA Productions until 2006 and Omation until 2013 for the television unit)
▪︎ Danny Phantom: The First Movie (from Nickelodeon Movies)
▪︎ Winx Club: The Movie (from Nickelodeon Movies)
▪︎ The Fairly OddParents Movie (Cancelled in Paramount Pictures, Reveal by Miramax Animation)
▪︎ [New Paramount Animations]
Future Upcoming Warner Bros. Animations (We Predict)
■ 2030s
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation:
▪︎ ︎Batman v Superman: The Animated Movie
▪︎ ︎Hoodwinked Three! the Fellowship of the Hood (also known as Untitled third Hoodwinked film)
▪︎ Zodiac (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ The Fright Stuff (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Revival by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ ︎Sly Cooper (Cancelled in Columbia Pictures, Revival by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ ︎Spooky Jack (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ ︎Emily the Strange
▪︎ Zero
▪︎ The Happy Meal Movie (also known as Untitled Happy Meal film)
▪︎ Funko
▪︎ The Wainscott Weasel (Cancelled in Blue Sky Studios, Revival by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ Goat Simulator: The Movie
▪︎ ︎Happy Feet Three (also known as Untitled third Happy Feet reboot/sequel film)
▪︎ ︎The Pac-Man Movie
▪︎ ︎Cats Don't Dance (Reboot)
Cartoon Network Cinematic Universe (absorbing Imagi Animation Studios):
▪︎ The Ben 10 Movie (from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie (from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie (from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation)
▪︎ [New Warner Bros. Animations]
Future Upcoming Walt Disney Animations (We Predict)
■ 2030s
Walt Disney Animation Studios:
▪︎ Moana 3(•4)
▪︎ Frozen 5•6
▪︎ Encanto 2
▪︎ Big Hero 7
▪︎ Zootopia 3(•4)
▪︎ Raya & The Last Dragon 2
▪︎ Nine-Tailed Fox (Human) (= Miho Koo = Kumiho) 1
▪︎ Gilldon Hong (= Gildong Hong. or ex> Girdon Hong / George Hong) 1
▪︎ Tortoise & Hare [Gubooggi-wa Tokki]
▪︎ Wreck-it Ralph: Ralph's Outside World (also known as Untitled third Wreck-it Ralph film) (•4)
▪︎ The Fairy and the Woodman [Seonnyeo-wa Namu-kkun]
Pixar Animation Studios:
▪︎ Finding Marlin (also known as Untitled third Finding Nemo film)
▪︎ Giulia (also known as Untitled Luca sequel)
▪︎ Inside Out 3(•4)
▪︎ WALL-E 2.0 (also known as Untitled WALL-E sequel)
▪︎ The Monsters at Work Movie (also known as Untitled third Monsters, Inc. film)
▪︎ Spook
▪︎ Bangkok
▪︎ Z
▪︎ Atomic Circus (Cancelled in Vanguard Animation, Revival by Pixar Animation Studios)
▪︎ Futuropolis (Cancelled in Sony Pictures Animation, Revival by Pixar Animation Studios)
▪︎ Tusker (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation and Imagi Studios, Revival by Pixar Animation Studios)
▪︎ Metal
▪︎ Dunk
▪︎ Kazorn and the Unicorn (Cancelled in Sony Pictures Animation, Revival by Pixar Animation Studios)
Disney Channel Cinematic Universe (absorbing DisneyToon Studios):
▪︎ The Phineas and Ferb Movie (from Walt Disney Animation Studios)
▪︎ The Amphibia Movie (from Walt Disney Animation Studios)
▪︎ Hailey's On It: The Movie (from Walt Disney Animation Studios)
▪︎ Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Movie (from Walt Disney Animation Studios)
20th Century Studios Animation (formerly known as 20th Century Animation and Fox Animation Studios until 2000):
▪20th Century/Family Animated film:
▪︎ Larrikins (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by 20th Century Studios Animation)
▪︎ Cat Tale (Cancelled in Imagi Studios, Revival by 20th Century Studios Animation)
▪︎ Popeye (Cancelled in Sony Pictures Animation, Revival by 20th Century Studios Animation)
▪︎ Gonzales (Cancelled in New Line Cinema, Revival by 20th Century Studios Animation)
▪︎ Newt (Cancelled in Pixar Animation Studios, Revival by 20th Century Studios Animation)
▪︎ The Gacha Movie (also known as Untitled Gacha film)
▪︎20th Century/Adult Animated film:
▪︎ The Simpsons Movie: Lost in New York (also known as Untitled The Simpsons Movie sequel)
▪︎ The Futurama Movie (also known as Untitled Futurama film)
▪︎ Hot Stuff the Little Devil (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by 20th Century Studios Animation)
Spotlight Animation Studios (absorbing Blue Sky Studios):
▪︎ Rio: The City of New York vs. Birds (also known as Untitled third Rio film)
▪︎ Spies in Disguise: World Impossible(•3•4) (also known as Untitled Spies in Disguise sequel) (From 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ Fowl Road (Cancelled in Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Revival by Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ Ron's Gone Wrong 2(•3) (From 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ The Ugly Duckling and Me! (American Remake) (•2•3•4) (From 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ Me and My Shadow (Cancelled in DreamWorks Animation, Revival by 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ Scrat (From 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ Shedd/Fin (Cancelled in Paramount Animation, Revival by 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ The ChubbChubbs! (film) (Cancelled in Sony Pictures Animation, Revival by 20th Century Studios and Spotlight Animation Studios)
▪︎ [New Walt Disney Animations]
Future Upcoming Sony Pictures Animations (We Predict)
■ 2030s
▪︎ Hungry Ghosts
▪︎ Tao
▪︎ Stuart Little! (also known as Stuart Little: Reboot)
▪︎ The Emoji Movie: Get Down(•3•4) (also known as Untitled The Emoji Movie sequel)
▪︎ Open Season: Upside Forest (also known as Untitled fifth main Open Season live-action/sequel film)
▪︎ The Pokemon Movie (also known as Untitled Sony Animation Pokemon project film)
▪︎ The Mitchells vs the Machines: Robot Factory Rebellion (•3•4) (also known as Untitled The Mitchells vs. the Machnes sequel)
▪︎ Inside the Closet
▪︎ Chuck's Choice: The Movie (Based on the 2017 Animated Series by Kervin Faria)
▪︎ Flanimals (Cancelled in Illumination is Revival Sony Pictures Animation)
▪︎ The AstroLOLogy Movie (Based on the 2018 Animated TV Series by Ken Foong)
▪︎ Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese: The Movie (Based on: Original concept by Jeff Harter and Cloudco Entertainment & The 2019 TV Animated Series)
▪︎ Hotel Transylvania: Octomania (also known as Untitled fifth main Hotel Transylvania reboot/sequel film)
▪︎ The Sharkboy and Lavagirl Begins! (also known as Untitled Sharkboy and Lavagirl Animated film)
▪︎ [New Sony Pictures Animations]