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7.7
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74
/5558/
73
/3234/
3.9
/267558/
95
/61/
83
/3768/
96
/18/
cc age 6+

Fantasia (1940)
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
poster
Disney Plus
71
7.1
/43552/
72
/2453/
70
/1343/
3.6
/79403/
80
/84/
75
/1474/
59
/27/
cc age 6+

Fantasia 2000 (2000)
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
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Disney Plus
71
6.8
/19856/
67
/1403/
65
/663/
3.3
/44796/
89
/18/
71
/387/
74
/5/
cc age 6+

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.
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Disney Plus
70
55
7.3
/1900/
68
/107/
71
/65/
3.4
/1706/
74
/199/
69
/4/

The Living Desert (1953)
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.
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48
7.2
/2343/
65
/52/
66
/65/
3.4
/2403/

The Wind in the Willows (1949)
This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of a dapper, automobile loving fellow named Mr. Toad, whose passion becomes a problem when he's framed for stealing cars by a band of rogue weasels.
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57
40
6.4
/1348/
58
/112/
56
/47/
2.7
/1915/
53
/336/

Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky's about his theories of the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film shows de Seversky illustrating his ideas of how air power could win World War II for the Allies.
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Disney Plus
70
27
7.1
/884/
62
/47/
71
/32/
3.3
/935/
84
/5/

The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
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Disney Plus
65
23
7.1
/655/
59
/36/
70
/34/
3.2
/702/
63
/3/

The African Lion (1955)
Part of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.
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Disney Plus
72
21
7.1
/472/
69
/20/
73
/21/
3.3
/524/
80
/11/

Jungle Cat (1960)
This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is more intimate than its kin, allowing individual animal characters to be developed. Central to the cast is a pair of jaguars (one ebony), whose fighting leads to love and, not long after, two babies (one resembling each parent).
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Disney Plus
68
17
6.9
/446/
64
/18/
67
/16/
3.4
/627/

Beaver Valley (1950)
The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat of winter.
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67
14
7.1
/472/
58
/11/
74
/16/
3.4
/241/

Grand Canyon (1958)
Grand Canyon is a 1958 American short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is a pictorial interpretation of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite. Grand Canyon is one of Walt Disney's more unconventional and experimental works, as it has musical accompaniment, but no dialogue or narration. The short won an Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 for Best Short Subject (Live Action).
poster
Disney Plus
68
14
7.0
/345/
66
/14/
72
/15/
3.4
/395/

Nature's Half Acre (1951)
The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures. Released theatrically alongside Alice In Wonderland.
poster
56
14
6.6
/618/
58
/23/
61
/20/
3.2
/296/
33
/7/

The Legend of Lobo (1962)
You'll be captivated as you track the legendary Lobo through an amazing Southwest adventure. Our story begins with Lobo as an adorable wolf cub and follows his growth into a fearless and majestic leader of the pack. At odds with the local cattlemen, the price on Lobo's head grows, attracting an expert wolf hunter. As they go head to head, Lobo's amazing survival instincts and family devotion leave the hunter with nothing but respect. With the rich narration of Rex Allen, and music from the legendary Sherman Brothers and the popular Sons Of The Pioneers, this is family entertainment at its best!
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Disney Plus
66
13
7.2
/376/
69
/19/
71
/16/
3.3
/473/
56
/2/

Secrets of Life (1956)
A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature's strange and intricate designs for survival and her many methods of perpetuating life.
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68
9
7.2
/214/
61
/7/
73
/11/
3.4
/215/

Seal Island (1948)
Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
poster
45
8
5.2
/594/
47
/22/
44
/11/
3.0
/394/
22
/2/

White Wilderness (1958)
A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
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10
/1/

Carlo the Sierra Coyote (1974)
A coyote tries to escape the encroachment of man onto his territory and is befriended by the wife of a couple monitoring the environment for the government. The husband is suspicious of the coyote, but Carlo helps lead rescue dogs to him when he is lost.
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7.0
/12/
10
/1/

The City Fox (1972)
A young fox unexpectedly finds himself in San Francisco, where, after many misadventures, he is befriended by a boy in Chinatown. The boy helps the Humane Society take the fox back to the wilds.
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5.1
/11/
80
/1/

Project Florida (1971)
Marketing film for Walt Disney World showing the creation of the new theme park, with footage of WED designers at work, actual construction, scale models, the Preview Center, and Walt Disney discussing his hopes for the project from an earlier 1966 film.
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4.5
/10/
60
/1/
70
/1/

Something You Didn't Eat (1945)
Animated short documentary film made to advance the cause of a balanced diet for the benefit of the public health and for the advancement of the American war effort.
poster
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10
/1/

The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades (1957)
A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.
poster
65
?
7.5
/201/
46
/6/
74
/14/

Bear Country (1953)
Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1] The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries.
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10
/1/
60
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Walt Disney Masterpieces (1967)
A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kittens, The Country Cousin, The Old Mill, Ferdinand the Bull, The Ugly Duckling, Lend a Paw, Seal Island, Water Birds.
poster
71
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6.9
/170/
78
/8/
66
/7/

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.
poster
62
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6.5
/121/
51
/6/
68
/7/

The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)
Oscar Winning short documentary
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7.6
/67/
40
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70
/6/

Islands of the Sea (1960)
This short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos, Guadelupe, Falklands and an island in the Midway chain. While touching very briefly on the turtles of Galapagos and a bit more in-depth on two varieties of iguana and a species of crab, the documentary focuses primarily on birds, including several species of penguin on at least two of the islands, cormorants, frigate birds and the albatross.
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7.7
/44/
60
/3/

Nature's Strangest Creatures (1959)
We're off to Australia in the shortest of the short films found on this volume. There's lots of cute little baby animals to be found, but there's a little too much up-close footage of baby kangaroos in their mother's pouch. (It doesn't look so slimy and gooey when Roo does it!) There's also a few glimpses of the giant bat (so large it's nicknamed "the flying fox"), which happens to be the most terrifying animal I've ever known to exist. You'll also see some beautiful footage of a flying squirrel and rare underwater photography of the duck-billed platypus.
poster
Disney Plus
70
?
7.2
/142/
67
/11/
74
/5/

Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to document the swamps that would become Walt Disney World, but to capture the lives of creatures in the everglades. Focusing primarily on alligators, we also see the behavior of animals such as snakebirds, raccoons, and even otters who like to "play" with the alligators.
poster
Disney Plus
71
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6.7
/163/
67
/11/
81
/10/
3.3
/207/

The Olympic Elk (1952)
Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the fertile grazing grounds of its towering peaks.
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5.0
/99/
55
/4/
37
/3/

Four Methods of Flush Riveting (1942)
Flush riveting is a way of connecting two pieces of sheet metal together, using rivets whose heads do not protrude above the surface of the metal. In aircraft construction, a flush rivet reduces drag, thus increasing aircraft performance. This World War II-era Walt Disney industrial-training film teaches four methods of flush-riveting aircraft aluminum sheet metal: the Countersink method, the Double Dimple method, the Pre-Dimple method, and the Combination Pre-Dimple and Countersink method. The choice of method to use is based upon the thicknesses of the top and bottom metal sheets.
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54
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5.3
/175/
65
/4/
53
/5/

Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (1945)
The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1940)
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