If you are a Disney fan, you will LOVE the documentaries on Disney+. There are so many of them, documentaries about the movies, the parks, the music, building their cruise ships 😄, there really is a documentary on there about EVERYTHING. Behind the scenes, interviews, footage of Walt, everything you could ever want to know about Disney, is on there. Since there’s so much to watch, I’ve narrowed down the list, and these are some of the best documentaries that you have to watch on Disney+ if you’re a Disney fan.
Movie Extras
Under every movie, there is an “Extras” tab. GO TO THIS TAB. 😄 Beauty and the Beast has great extras, The Little Mermaid has great extras, pretty much if you like a movie, go to the extras tab and it most likely will have some good behind the scenes videos. I’ll link a few of my favorites below:
- Making Beauty and the Beast
- Making Beauty and the Beast Music
- Making The Little Mermaid
- Making The Lion King
- Making Sleeping Beauty
- Making Snow White
- The Early Days of Animation
The Plausible Impossible
This is basically Walt Disney himself going through how animation works, and how he approaches film, art, and animation. If you want to be an animator or an artist, this is the video you want to watch.
The Story of the Animated Drawing
This is Walt again, going through how animation started, the technology involved, and how it works. If you want to be an animator, this is another one you should definitely watch.
The Pixar Story
This reviews how animation evolved and advanced with the invention of computers.
Inside Pixar
This reviews how animation works in the modern day.
Light & Magic
This is about how the Star Wars movies were made. Even if you aren’t crazy about the Star Wars movies, it’s still interesting to see how they made these movies back in the 70’s. Since the technology was limited, they actually used figurines! I was like WHAT? Star Wars was filmed with little toy figurines?? 🤣
Making Frozen 2
This shows the behind the scenes and process of making Frozen 2.
Fire and Water – Making the Avatar Films
This shows the behind the scenes and process of making the Avatar movies.
The Imagineering Story
This goes through all of the eras of Disney parks, from the start with Walt Disney, to building the parks, to building international parks, until today.
Pre-Opening Report From Disneyland
In this historic video, Walt takes you through what a day at Disneyland looked like in 1955 when it first opened.
70 Years of Disneyland
This shows the history of the first Disney park ever created, Disneyland in California.
EPCOT Becoming
This shows the evolution of the EPCOT park at Disney World in Florida.
Behind The Attraction
This is a behind the scenes showing how many of the rides were developed and operate.
One Day At Disney
This shows all of the various jobs and people who work behind the scenes at Disney to make the magic happen.
Disney Insider
More behind the scenes of Disney films, parks, and destinations.
50 Years of Walt Disney World
This is a look back and reflection of the previous 50 years at Disney World.
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams
Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney, and this shows the story of how it began, and how it got to where it is today.
Destination Tokyo Disney Resort
This show is an overview of the parks and rides at Tokyo Disney in Japan.
Making the Wish Cruise Ship
This shows how the new Disney Wish cruise ship was designed and built.
Keep in mind, those are just SOME of my favorite Disney documentaries, there’s even MORE on Disney+ that I haven’t even mentioned! So if you liked these, I’d recommend exploring what else is available to watch. There are also some good documentaries on YouTube, and I made a playlist of my favorites below. ⬇️
And those are all of my favorite Disney documentaries! Do you have any favorites? Let me know in the comments!
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