The poster for The Lion King [Photo/people.com]

8. The Lion King, 1994

Keywords: A classic epic animation, top-grossing movie of traditional hand-drawn animation.

This is the first Disney film that isn't adapted from a ready-made story. The spectacular scenes of the African continent and animals' group dancing, along with a twisting plot, made the film a blockbuster and represents the highest level of Disney's traditional film production technique.