Failed Disney Television Series

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The Walt Disney Company is known for its prestigious animated from the last seventy years. This is the same company that went against the odds and made the first feature-length animated film of all time, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Following this film, a number of other successful animated features were made as well, including Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King. Before his death, Walt Disney stated that he did not want any sequels to be made from his films, with the exception of Fantasia. Since then, there have been numerous sequels made, uncluding Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, Tarzan II, and Mulan II. Some of these sequels appear to be compilation of stories that appear to be episodes of failed television series.

1 Shows That Didn't Fail
2 Failed TV Pilots
- 2.1 Atlantis: Milo's Return
3 Suspected Failed TV Shows
4 References

[edit] Shows That Didn't Fail

Disney has been able to pull off many successful series based upon their animated classics.

[edit] Failed TV Pilots

Some direct-to-DVD sequels serve as pilots for television series. While some work, others do not.

[edit] Atlantis: Milo's Return

Atlantis: Milo's Return was released as direct-to-video sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2003. The sequel consists of three episode-length stories that were produced before the show, Team Atlantis was canceled. There is one episode that was not produced, but written, that involved a crossover with the series Gargoyles.

[edit] Suspected Failed TV Shows

Belle's Magical World: This direct-to-video sequel was presented as collection of short stories. The stories' lengths and the poor animated quality led mean fans and critics to believe that the movie was just an excuse to premiere episodes of a failed television series. ^[1]
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True: This sequel appears to be a planned TV series that received the news of their cancellation while still in the writing stage. The writers had just enough time to scrap together a reason that these stories are presented in a film format- well, that is what fans think.^[2]