My favorite animated movie from each year since 1988.

[Pizza Moon]

My favorite animated movie from each year since 1988:

1988: My Neighbor Totoro
1989: The Little Mermaid
1990: DuckTales the Movie

1991: Beauty and the Beast
1992: Aladdin
1993: Nightmare Before Christmas
1994: The Lion King
1995: Toy Story
1996: Hunchback of Notre Dame
1997: Princess Mononoke
1998: A Bug’s Life
1999: Toy Story 2
2000: Chicken Run

2001: Monsters Inc.
2002: Lilo and Stitch
2003: Finding Nemo
2004: The Incredibles
2005: Corpse Bride
2006: Cars
2007: Ratatouille
2008: WALL-E
2009: Up
2010: Toy Story 3

2011: Kung Fu Panda 2
2012: Wreck-It Ralph
2013: The Wind Rises
2014: The Lego Movie
2015: Inside Out
2016: Moana
2017: Coco
2018: Into The Spider-verse
2019: Klaus
2020: Soul

2021: Encanto
2022: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2023: Across the Spider-verse
2024: Inside Out 2
2025: Kpop Demon Hunters

And I predict:

2026: Toy Story 5
2027: Beyond the Spider-Verse

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Points for Klaus, but I'm deducting 10 fictitious points for even mentioning Toy Story 5. Good list though! I'm hoping Dreamworks Forgotten Island finds an audience. Looks to be a good 2026 contender along with the live-action/animation hybrid, Coyote vs ACME.

 

[Pizza Moon]

Points for Klaus, but I'm deducting 10 fictitious points for even mentioning Toy Story 5. Good list though! I'm hoping Dreamworks Forgotten Island finds an audience. Looks to be a good 2026 contender along with the live-action/animation hybrid, Coyote vs ACME.

If Harry Potter can have 7 sequels to the main saga, then Toy Story with the right pitches can too.

The issue was Toy Story 4. My hope is we get a revived Star Command show, but from Pixar and a Woody’s Round-Up show as well. Toy Story 6 should only ever happen to meet the moment someday. I feel like it won’t be necessary for a while, the series just needs to end on a higher note for now.

Would love to see a Ratatouille kitchen comedy too.

An Incredibles Saturday morning style cartoon themed to their 1960s era would be AMAZING as well.

I’d take some A Bug’s Life content too, maybe one where Flick manages the colony, would be neat, to have like a political, more adult approach.

There’s so much potential as AI brings costs down honestly to really experiment and deliver high quality faster and better.

Would you swap anything for my list?

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

If Harry Potter can have 7 sequels to the main saga, then Toy Story with the right pitches can too.

Land Before Time was once good too before they ran it into the ground with sequel after sequel. I feel like we've reached the end of line with Toy Story. Should have ended at 3.

Would you swap anything for my list?

Nah. It's pretty good.

 

[Phroobar]

I would put Flow for 2024 release. It's far better and technologically superior to the rehashed Inside Out 2. It won Best Animated movie of 2024.