A Host Of Disney’s Oldest Animated Shorts Restored For Disney Plus (Including Several Character Debuts)

Disney is releasing 28 fully restored animated shorts, including several character debuts, in celebration of its 100th anniversary. After being founded back in October of 1923, Disney is now one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world. While the company may now be synonymous with big franchises like Star Wars and the MCU, the company has a decades-long history of ground-breaking animated content with characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and a host of others.

Now, as the company prepares to celebrate its 100th year, Disney confirms that 28 original animated shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios will be released on Disney+ starting on July 7. The shorts stretch from the 1920s through to the 1960s and have all been newly restored for their special release. Check out the full list of shorts and their release dates below:

July 7:

• “Aquamania” (1961)
• “Bath Day” (1946)
• “Building A Building” (1933)
• “Figario And Frankie” (1947)
• “Goofy Gymnastics” (1949)
• “The Skeleton Dance” (1929)

August 11:

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

September 5-8:

• “All Wet” (1927)
• “Trolley Troubles” (1927)
• “Bone Trouble” (1940)
• “Merbabies” (1938)
• “Mickey’s Kangaroo” (1935)
• “Playful Pluto” (1934)
• “Pluto, Junior” (1932)
• “The Barn Dance” (1929)

October 6:

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

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Highlights Of The Upcoming Disney Animated Shorts Release

Each of the shorts listed above is a classic in its own right, but a number of them feature especially exciting characters, jokes, or storylines. A handful of shorts in the second batch to be released focus on Donald Duck, with “Donald’s Cousin Gus” actually serving as the introduction of Gus Goose. With Gus proving to be particularly hungry and disruptive, the short follows Donald as he resorts to extreme measures to get his unwanted cousin to leave.

The third batch of shorts to be released includes “Trolley Troubles”, which marked the launch of Disney’s Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon series. “Bone Trouble,” similarly, served as the first official entry in the Pluto series of cartoons. Another highlight from the September grouping of shorts is “The Barn Dance,” which sees Mickey and Pete compete to be Minnie Mouse’s dance partner.

The October batch of shorts also includes several fun inclusions, with “Camping Out” seeing Mickey, Minnie, Clarabelle Cow, and Horace Horsecollar fighting an army of stinging pests when their journey into the wilderness goes awry. “Chips Ahoy” features the beloved duo of Chip and Dale as they attempt to cross a lake to get to Donald Duck’s acorn-laden tree. The other shorts all include memorable moments from Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and others, and the restoring of these classic Disney shorts seems like a great way to celebrate the company’s storied history in the medium of animation.

Source: Disney