27 of the Best Disney Movies of All Time

The Magic Kingdom has no shortage of shining stars, whether they’re classic film actors in the live-action favorites that raised us—like Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins and Angela Lansbury in Bedknobs and Broomsticks—or modern crossover leads that turned animated characters into pop culture phenoms—as Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell so brilliantly did with Elsa and Anna.

And that makes our job of curating a list of the studio's best releases a very difficult one. So instead of playing critic, we took a more sentimental route with the following criteria: The greatest Disney movies of all times should a) tickle a nostalgic bone, b) be linked to a powerful childhood memory, c) entertain and empower, or d) all of the above. Ahead, our noblest effort to offer a mix of classic hand-drawn animation, 3D computer-generated gems, live-action favorites both old and newer, and, of course, visionary jewels from the Pixar wizards. So go ahead, be our guest, and flip through these favorites.