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Why does Disney always release their fairy tale movies in the fall?

posted 12 years ago by BogartDeniroScorsese
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Ever since “The Little Mermaid”, all of Disney’s fairy tales movies have come out in the fall, usually during the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. Here are the release dates:
“The Little Mermaid” 11/17/89
“Beauty and the Beast” 11/22/91
“Aladdin” 11/25/92
“Enchanted” 11/21/07
“Tangled” 11/24/10
Now, Disney has not followed this pattern for their non-fairy tale animated films, as movies like “Tarzan”, “Pocahontas” and “Mulan” have come out in the summer. So, why is it that the fairy tales are saved for fall? I imagine Disney wants to have some family-friendly movie ready for the holidays when families are getting together, etc., but I wouldn’t necessarily consider the fairy tales films to be more family-friendly than the non-fairy tales ones. So why is it that these titles are saved for that one particular time of year?

[–] stevenackerman69 8 years ago

Maybe because it is a good time to do it? Also, these films get released then so they can be remembered for Oscar consideration.