The 16 Best Disney Sequels, Ranked By Fans

Premise: Heroic mice Bernard and Bianca become top field agents for the Rescue Aid Society. They travel to Australia to save a boy kidnapped by poachers.Heroic mice Bernard and Bianca become top field agents for the Rescue Aid Society. They travel to Australia to save a boy kidnapped by poachers.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Audiences loved this movie.Audiences loved this movie.The Rescuers.The Rescuers works because its quirky characters and the Louisiana setting fit the plot perfectly. In the sequel, Australia also becomes an honorary character.

Best Scene: When villain Percival McLeach tries to plan, his pet goanna, Joanna (an Australian lizard species), keeps snatching his eggs for a snack.When villain Percival McLeach tries to plan, his pet goanna, Joanna (an Australian lizard species), keeps snatching his eggs away for a snack.

Premise: Andy packs up for college, the toys get accidentally donated to a daycare. Some enjoy the new attention, but others want to be back with Andy.As Andy packs up for college, the toys get accidentally donated to a daycare. Some enjoy the new attention, but others want to be back with Andy.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Most Disney films freeze time. Seeing Andy grow up feels relatable and cathartic, like many millennials did.Most Disney films freeze time. Seeing Andy grow up feels relatable and cathartic, like many millennials did.Toy Storymovies.

Best Scene: Watch the toys on a conveyor belt say goodbye before going into the incinerator if you want to cry.If you want to cry, start with the scene where the toys are on a conveyor belt saying goodbye before entering the incinerator.

Premise: The film happens right after the first movie. Now, Elastigirl takes the lead, trying to make superheroes legal.The film happens right after the first movie. Now, Elastigirl takes the lead, trying to make superheroes legal.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Pixar/Disney waited 14 years after the original to release this sequel. It was worth the wait. It keeps the original's heart and might even be funnier.Pixar/Disney waited 14 years after the original to release this sequel. It was worth the wait. It keeps the original's heart and might even be funnier.

Best Scene: Jack-Jack steals the show throughout the movie, especially when he fights his enemy: a raccoon.Jack-Jack steals the show throughout the movie, especially when he fights his enemy: a raccoon.

Premise: Nala and Simba's daughter, Kiara, falls for a young man, Kovu, from a warring pack.Nala and Simba's daughter, Kiara, falls for a young man, Kovu, from a warring pack.

Why It’s Worth Watching: While Nala and Simba's love was easy after they reconnected, Kiara and Kovu's romance faces Romeo and Juliet levels of family pushback.While Nala and Simba's love was easy after they reconnected, Kiara and Kovu's romance reaches Romeo and Juliet levels of family pushback.Romeo and JulietThe levels of pushback from their families.

Best Scene:Before Simba and Zira (Kovu's mother) destroy each other, Kovu and Kiara finally stand up to their parents by getting in their way.

Premise: As Aladdin and Jasmine plan their wedding, Aladdin learns his father is still alive and acts as the King of Thieves. Aladdin decides to help his father change his ways.As Aladdin and Jasmine plan their wedding, Aladdin learns his father is still alive and acts as the King of Thieves. Aladdin decides to help his father change his ways.

Why It’s Worth Watching: In the original Aladdin, we learned little about Aladdin's past, just that he was a 'street rat.' Here, we find out why his father left and how he hoped to reunite with Aladdin and lift them out of poverty.In the originalAladdin, we didn't learn much about Aladdin's backstory, just that he was a “street rat.” Here, we discover why his father left and how he was hoping to reunite with Aladdin and pull them out of poverty.

Best Scene: When Genie calls a “Code Red” at the palace, watch Robin Williams's different accents. All kinds of Genies show up to defend the fortress, including a Scottish bagpiper who sounds like Williams's portrayal of Teddy Roosevelt, and one who looks like Pocahontas.Night at the Museumportrayal of Teddy Roosevelt, and one who looks like Pocahontas.

Premise: Max goes to college with his friends P.J. and Bobby. Feeling lonely without his son, Goofy messes up at work and gets fired. To get a new job, Goofy must finish his college credits at the same school Max attends.

Why It’s Worth Watching: View Goofy, Max, and the crew in college life. The X Games scenes feature lots of action.

Best Scene: When teens want to flirt, P.J. becomes a sudden poet, making him instantly attractive to the prettiest girl.

Premise: When a part breaks in the Sugar Rush cabinet, Ralph and Vanellope enter the internet to find the piece and save their home.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Most sequels use the same setup as the first film. But in Ralph Breaks the Internet, they enter a totally new, unknown place.

Best Scene: Vanellope meets Disney princesses who try to attack her for sneaking in. This is the first time all princesses appear together, and they tease their stereotypes, like how a man always has to rescue them.

Premise: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven find the source of Elsa's power in the Enchanted Forest. They meet new friends and possible enemies there.

Why It’s Worth Watching: This sequel is not cheap. The plot, songs, and jokes match the first film. More magic appears, giving the audience something to guess about what happens next.

Best Scene: Idina Menzel sings “Into the Unknown” again. Some fans think the number beats the original.Frozen belter “Let It Go.”

Premise:Twelve years after the first film, Ariel and Eric's daughter, Melody, wants to explore the sea. Melody feels betrayed when she learns about Ariel's past, as her parents hid her mermaid heritage to keep her safe.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Disney rarely shows princesses as adult parents. Seeing the once-naive Ariel as a protective mother is a treat.

Best Scene: The opening scene with Ariel and baby Melody shows all the feelings: joy over the new baby, shock from Ursula's sister Morgana threatening to kill them all, and fear of what Morgana will do later. Plus, little Melody is very cute!

Premise: Cinderella's evil stepmother gets the Fairy Godmother's wand and rewinds time to a year before the Prince placed the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot. She charms him into thinking Cinderella's stepsister, Anastasia, is his true love.

Why It’s Worth Watching: The Prince lacks much personality in the first film. Here, we see more of his thoughts and opinions, plus his fencing and trapeze skills.

Best Scene: The Prince finally talks to Cinderella's mice friends and uses high-flying skills to save her from the ship sending her away.

Premise: Kronk, now a chef at a restaurant, tries to earn his father's respect and Miss Birdwell's affection.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Kronk was among the most popular characters in The Emperor's New Groove. Watch to learn his backstory and see the antics he pulls off.

Best Scene: Kronk and Miss Birdwell bake bread together in a sensual scene while "Let's Groove" plays.

Premise: The film shows a flashback to the castle residents still being enchanted. While Belle and the Prince grow closer, an evil pipe organ named Forte, the former court composer, tries to separate them to stay an instrument.

Why It’s Worth Watching: In the original Beauty and the Beast, Gaston shows villain traits like misogyny and vanity. The sequel's 3D villain, Forte, frightens kids. Tim Curry voices him, making it worth watching.

Best Scene: Belle, Lumiere, Chip, and the others turn dishes into a Christmas tree and sing "As Long As There's Christmas," one of the movie's best songs.

Premise:Decades later, Jane, Wendy's non-believing daughter, gets kidnapped by Captain Hook and taken to Never Land. She still won't believe in fairies or pixie dust.

Why It’s Worth Watching: Set during WWII, seeing how Jane's surroundings affect her imagination and her belief she must be "grown up" is heartbreaking, even though her mother says Peter Pan is real.

Best Scene: While Jane debates using her imagination, an underrated Disney song, "I'll Try," plays.

Premise: A few months after the first film's timeline, Kenai lives happily with his friend Koda as a bear. When Kenai's human childhood friend, Nita, needs help, this threatens the bond between Kenai and Koda.

Why It’s Worth Watching: While Brother Bear focuses on friendship. Brother Bear 2 adds a heartwarming love story.

Best Scene: Near the end, Kenai and Koda face Nita's human tribe. Moose brothers Rutt and Tuke burst in, taking down a hunter in true moose form to end the serious moment.

Premise: Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley get high positions in the Galactic Alliance after gathering experiments. But struggling to stay together, they must figure out what to do about an evil clone of Stitch named Leroy.

Why It’s Worth Watching: The wild and wonderful experiments make up a unique part of the Lilo & Stitch universe, and this sequel shows all the different types.

Best Scene: Stitch wears his full Elvis outfit. He sings “Aloha 'Oe.” This glitches all the Leroys attacking.

The Jungle Book 2 appears on 'The 16 Best Disney Sequels, Ranked By Fans'.Mowgli lives in the human village. He misses his jungle life with his animal friends. Mowgli must choose which life he wants.

Viewers should watch this. It delivers action and adventure.The first part ends.Jungle BookMany people disliked the end. Mowgli leaves all his jungle friends. The sequel shows how he unites his two worlds.

The best scene is...Baloo (voiced by John Goodman) sings “W-I-L-D” at the party with the other animals.