Disney Animation History By laurenpudenz Oct 16, 1923 First established on October 16, 1923. It was named Disney Brother Cartoon Studia but was renamed as Walt Disney Productions. Feb 1, 1938 1st full length animated feature in English was Snow White and the Seven Dwrfs. It was released to theatres in February 1938 Jan 1, 1989 Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida opened in 1989 with 40 employees. Nov 4, 2005 The 1st 3D film in Disney animation was Chicken Little in 2005. Nov 24, 2010 Disney purchased Pixar and made its 50th animated movie called Tangled.
