The page only lists In-credit variations for Walt Disney Pictures produced films without Pixar. For In-credit variations of Pixar produced films, please see here.
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| 2008–2012 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2019, 2021 | 2014, 2019–present |
Global Version[]
1985[]
Since 1985's Return to Oz, Walt Disney Pictures begin to standardize its in-credit variation's style. However, during this time, only the "Walt Disney" text was standardized, while both "Pictures" and "Presents" directly used the same font that the poster's tagline used.
In addition, after The Black Cauldron and before The Great Mouse Detective, due to Disney deciding to deeply focus on Touchstone Pictures' films, Disney only used "Disney" or "Disney's" as a replacement.
1986–1990[]
In 1986, beginning with the premiere of The Great Mouse Detective, Disney officially introduced its official in-credit variation. It would last used for The Little Mermaid in 1989, which is also the last film to use 1985 on-screen logo.
1991–1994[]
In 1991, after Disney updated its on-screen logo, and began to refocus on animated films based on fairytales after the huge success of The Little Mermaid. Disney updated its in-credit variation, with "Pictures" and "Presents" now in a serif font. It was introduced in The Rescuers Down Under in 1991 (due to DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp using "Disney MovieToon Presents" instead") and was last seen on The Jungle Book in 1994.
1995–1998[]
In 1995, Disney updated its in-credit variation with only the first letter in "Pictures" capitalized (same as Walt Disney Pictures' print logo). It was first seen on Heavyweights in 1995 and last appeared on A Bug's Life.
1998–2008[]
In 1998, following the release of Mulan, Disney introduced the underlined in-credit variation (same design from Walt Disney Records in 1996). It was last seen on The Game Plan in 2007, making it the second longest-used in-credit variation for Disney behind the 2011 version.
2007–2010[]
In 2007, after Disney dropped the 1985 logo and the "Buena Vista" brand itself, Disney officially updated its in-credit variation to match the 2006 logo. However, this is the first time that Disney choose to separate its in-credit variation logo for live-action and animated films. For animated films, the in-credit variation reused the classic Disney text and removed "Presents" from its byline, and "Pictures" was in a different font. The live-action version was introduced in Enchanted in 2007 and last used on Old Dogs in 2009, and the animated version was introduced on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning and last used on The Princess and the Frog.
2010–2011[]
In 2010, following the international release of The Princess and the Frog, Disney began to simplify "Walt Disney Pictures" to "Disney", which used to cover the byline to cover the entire Disney brand. At the same time, the animated films version byline was also simplified to "Disney", which was already used on almost all Disney Parks properties and Disney Channel series since late 2006. It was last used in Winnie the Pooh in 2011. However, the animated version was still in use and replaced on all former in-credit variations (before 2009) for Disney's films since 2013, unless they debuted the new logos during their later DVD/BD/4K UHD release.
2011–present[]
In 2011, Walt Disney Pictures changed their logo to the one used by their home entertainment branch. At that same time, Disney modified its logo with thinner font and different position. It was first introduced on The Muppets.
Variations (1985–2009)[]
Between 1985 to 2009, there were some variants in-credit variation were widely used by several Disney films. The section below lists all widely major variants.
Seen on some DVD/Blu-ray releases of pre-1985 Disney animated films
Seen on some DVD/Blu-ray releases of pre-1985 Disney animated films
Seen on live-action films before it became the official in-credit variation in 2010
Mostly seen on some live-action films, films based on Disney Channel series before 2010. It was also used on Lilo & Stitch (2002), A Christmas Carol (2009), and early promos for Tangled (2010)
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Chinese version[]
Disney films released in Chinese theaters use special in-credit variations with the Chinese word for Disney: 迪士尼.
1995–2008[]
From 1995 to 2008, all Disney's films released in Chinese theaters only use the text "Disney Presents" (Chinese: 美国迪士尼影业出品) or "Disney Presents·A Pixar Animation Studios Film" (Chinese: 迪士尼出品·皮克斯动画制作) instead of the general Disney and Disney·Pixar logos. However, for most home video release, the original Disney in-credit variation from home video releases (see above) was used. Also, on Disney+, only films after 2020 released in Chinese theaters (except Soul) use the Chinese version, with other films still using the international version above.
2008–2012[]
This logo was first introduced for the premiere of Bolt in China in 2008, and it was last seen for the premiere of Wreck-It Ralph in 2012, one year after Disney China updated their logo.
Variants[]
2011–2012[]
This logo's use on Disney films in China began with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in 2011, one year after its official introduction on the Disney China logo.
2012–2019, 2021[]
In 2012, Disney China updated the "Disney" logo to match the 2012 Disney in-credit variation. It was introduced on Brave in 2012 (the standalone version was introduced in Oz the Great and Powerful in 2013), and would initially stop appearing after Maleficent: Mistress of Evil released in 2019. However, it made a surprise appearance on the Chinese premiere of Jungle Cruise, the Disney+ release of The Lion King and Far From The Tree.
2014, 2019–present[]
In 2014, Disney China updated its logo with the 2011 modified Disney logo and wider spacing and a new font for the Chinese text. It first appeared in China's premiere of Frozen in 2014, then it reappeared for Frozen II in 2019. Following that, it has mostly replaced the previous logo for Disney's films since 2020, including Disney+ original films released on Disney's Chinese partner Tencent Video.