What Are the 5 Best Films In the Disney Animated Canon?

PJ Lifestyle editor Dave Swindle offers his initial picks, in preparation for a longer, more in-depth list post eventually. Photographed amidst some of the books on history, religion, ideology, culture, and technology on his reading list:

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What are the 5 best #disney animated films? I am counting down my picks. 5: Beauty and the Beast

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5. Beauty and the Beast

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What are the 5 best #disney animated films? I am counting down my picks. Number 4: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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What are the 5 best #disney animated films? I am counting down my picks. Number 3: Pinocchio

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3. Pinocchio

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What are the 5 best #disney animated films? I am counting down my picks. Number 2: Sleeping Beauty

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2. Sleeping Beauty

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What are the 5 best #disney animated films? I am counting down my picks. I have concluded that #Fantasia is the greatest film Disney ever made. Why? I will explain in a future article…

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1. Fantasia

What are some of your favorites? Which films are your desert island picks?