All 33 Disney Animated Classics, ranked by 434 players
Players rank The Lion King #1: it wins 74.6% of its matchups (n = 1,055) and took the title in 76 of 434 brackets. Mulan and Aladdin follow. Disagree? Disney Movies Ranked is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished434
Head-to-head picks11,118
Entrants ranked33of 33
The Lion King title share17.5%n = 434
Title odds
Share of 434 finished brackets won
- The Lion King17.5% (76 of 434)
- Mulan8.3% (36 of 434)
- Aladdin7.4% (32 of 434)
- Tangled5.3% (23 of 434)
- Big Hero 64.8% (21 of 434)
- Hercules4.6% (20 of 434)
Disney Animated Classics: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 11,118 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- The Lion King74.6%
- Mulan62.9%
- Aladdin62.4%
- Tangled62.2%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Beauty and the Beast58.3%
- Hercules57.9%
- Zootopia57.6%
- Lilo & Stitch57.3%
- The Emperor's New Groove56.0%
- Big Hero 655.7%
- Moana55.1%
- Tarzan54.5%
- Frozen54.1%
- Wreck-It Ralph54.1%
- The Jungle Book53.2%
- The Princess and the Frog51.8%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- The Little Mermaid49.9%
- Zootopia 248.7%
- 101 Dalmatians43.6%
- Encanto42.8%
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame42.6%
- Peter Pan42.1%
- Alice in Wonderland41.1%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Treasure Planet38.9%
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs38.2%
- Bambi36.3%
- Lady and the Tramp35.3%
- Cinderella35.3%
- Pocahontas35.0%
- Robin Hood33.5%
- Dumbo31.4%
- Fantasia27.3%
- Sleeping Beauty26.4%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Film | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King1994 | 787–268 | 74.6% | 76 | 1,055 | |
| 2 | Mulan1998 | 569–335 | 62.9% | 36 | 904 | |
| 3 | Aladdin1992 | 545–329 | 62.4% | 32 | 874 | |
| 4 | Tangled2010 | 549–333 | 62.2% | 23 | 882 | |
| 5 | Beauty and the Beast1991 | 489–350 | 58.3% | 17 | 839 | |
| 6 | Hercules1997 | 481–350 | 57.9% | 20 | 831 | |
| 7 | Zootopia2016 | 448–330 | 57.6% | 18 | 778 | |
| 8 | Lilo & Stitch2002 | 433–323 | 57.3% | 14 | 756 | |
| 9 | The Emperor's New Groove2000 | 443–348 | 56.0% | 16 | 791 | |
| 10 | Big Hero 62014 | 408–325 | 55.7% | 21 | 733 | |
| 11 | Moana2016 | 419–342 | 55.1% | 15 | 761 | |
| 12 | Tarzan1999 | 414–345 | 54.5% | 15 | 759 | |
| 13 | Frozen2013 | 400–339 | 54.1% | 15 | 739 | |
| 14 | Wreck-It Ralph2012 | 402–341 | 54.1% | 12 | 743 | |
| 15 | The Jungle Book1967 | 437–384 | 53.2% | 12 | 821 | |
| 16 | The Princess and the Frog2009 | 368–343 | 51.8% | 12 | 711 | |
| 17 | The Little Mermaid1989 | 336–338 | 49.9% | 9 | 674 | |
| 18 | Zootopia 22025 | 73–77 | 48.7% | 8 | 150 | |
| 19 | 101 Dalmatians1961 | 265–343 | 43.6% | 5 | 608 | |
| 20 | Encanto2021 | 264–353 | 42.8% | 4 | 617 | |
| 21 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame1996 | 259–349 | 42.6% | 5 | 608 | |
| 22 | Peter Pan1953 | 260–358 | 42.1% | 5 | 618 | |
| 23 | Alice in Wonderland1951 | 240–344 | 41.1% | 8 | 584 | |
| 24 | Treasure Planet2002 | 208–327 | 38.9% | 10 | 535 | |
| 25 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937 | 221–358 | 38.2% | 5 | 579 | |
| 26 | Bambi1942 | 197–345 | 36.3% | 3 | 542 | |
| 27 | Lady and the Tramp1955 | 195–357 | 35.3% | 1 | 552 | |
| 28 | Cinderella1950 | 197–361 | 35.3% | 1 | 558 | |
| 29 | Pocahontas1995 | 195–362 | 35.0% | 3 | 557 | |
| 30 | Robin Hood1973 | 176–349 | 33.5% | 5 | 525 | |
| 31 | Dumbo1941 | 161–352 | 31.4% | 2 | 513 | |
| 32 | Fantasia1940 | 140–372 | 27.3% | 6 | 512 | |
| 33 | Sleeping Beauty1959 | 139–388 | 26.4% | 0 | 527 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split, from at least 20 real meetings each.
- Snow White and the Seven DwarfsvsThe Emperor's New Groove12–11 in 23 meetings
- ZootopiavsBeauty and the Beast13–11 in 24 meetings
- The Jungle BookvsThe Emperor's New Groove12–8 in 20 meetings
Most lopsided
- Wreck-It RalphvsSleeping Beauty19–5 in 24 meetings
- Lilo & StitchvsPeter Pan14–6 in 20 meetings
- Mulanvs101 Dalmatians68–32 · 23–11 in 34 meetings
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 434 finished brackets.
- Biggest upset101 Dalmatians leads Tarzan 6–4Head-to-head (n = 10), though Tarzan's record across all its matchups (54.5%) beats 101 Dalmatians's (43.6%). The records alone give 101 Dalmatians 39%.
- UntouchableThe Lion King wins 74.6%The best record in the field (n = 1,055 matchups).
- ClutchFantasia: 6 titlesOnly #32 on win rate, but #21 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidBeauty and the Beast: 58.3% win rate#5 on record, but only 17 titles in 434 brackets.
- Still waitingSleeping Beauty: no titles yetWins 26.4% of its matchups (n = 527) and has never been crowned.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Disney Animated Classics community ranking?
The Lion King. It wins 74.6% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 1,055) and took the title in 76 of 434 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Disney Animated Classics?
434 finished brackets so far, with 11,118 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 33 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32, 33 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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