We ’ve covered Disney movies thatnever managed to battle their way out of development hellhole . What I purposely left out were sequels , because some of these ideas are in a category all of their own . Any parent who has enduredCinderella III : A twirl in Timeknows incisively what I mean . Here are eight sequels that you ’ll thankfully ( with one exception ) never have to sit through .
1. Dumbo II
As it so bump , Dumbois John Lasseter ’s favourite picture of all clock time . This , perhaps , is the grounds that he put the kibosh on its proposed sequel when he was name Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2006 . The sequel was so far along that a“behind the scene ” trailerwas actually released ( not embeddable — sorry ! ) . The premise : Dumbo and his carnival buddies have to estimate their way out of the liberal urban center after the genus Circus wagon train accidentally leaves them there .
2. Pinocchio II
We can give thanks Lasseter for this cancellation as well . Screenwriter Robert Reece was creditworthy for the plot to this continuation , but all he has divulged about the ill - fated project was that it was “ a story that leads Pinocchio to question why life appears unfair sometimes . ”
3. The Aristocats II
Another Reece - written labor , The Aristocats IIwould have been about the kittens ’ escapade on a sail ship with a jewel thief . The storyboard creative person on the picture show described it as “ Murder on the Orient Expresswithout the murder . ” Or the Orient Express , I suppose .
4. Hercules II
WasHerculesa big enough hit to have a sequel ? I ’d assure you “ no , ” but hey , I ’m no Disney exec . The propose part two would have had Hercules and Megara endure in Athens with their daughter , Hebe . When Hercules ’ old friend Helen is snatch by Paris of Troy , Herc rallies the Greek US Army to save her . Though this sequel was altercate , a direct - to - video recording midquel calledZero to Herocame out in 1998 .
5. Who Discovered Roger Rabbit/Roger Rabbit Two: The Toon Platoon
This is the one particular on the lean that I ’d be intrigued to see arrive at the silver screen . This prequel was originally establish around Roger ’s search for his parent and Jessica being kidnapped to answer as a Tokyo Rose - type character during WWII . Rewrites in the late ‘ 90s changed the secret plan to be about Roger ’s climb to stardom . By this point , however , Steven Spielberg excused himself from the project . This , combined with the rocket budget ( and a couplet of other factors ) , prompted Disney to put the poor bunny rabbit back on the ledge . But , as any Roger Rabbit lover knows , do n’t bet him out just yet . As lately as October 2012 , Robert Zemeckis said that a script has been finished and they were just waiting “ for all of the executive change to settle down down there . ”
6. Bambi’s Children
Ever wonder what happened to Bambi after he grew up ? He and Faline became the parents to twins Geno and Gurri , of class . Disney would have loved to distinguish you all about it back in 1944 , when they were consider making a movie out of the record sequel .
Just because this particular follow-up got nixed does n’t intend Disney did n’t handle forward with another questionableBambisequel anyway : Bambi II , a “ midquel , ” was released in 2006 and occurs right in the middle of the events of the originalBambi . Basically , the young deer and his bevy of timberland friends learn how to be brave and his dadacts like a jerking .
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas prequel/sequel
The scuttlebutt a few year ago — so the facts here are a little squishy — is that a 2d NBC film was in the works . “ There are a lot of other great holidays for Jack Skellington to take over , ” director Henry Selick said . But Tim Burton seems to have stopped that one in its tracks .
" I was always very protective of it , not to do sequels or things of that kind . You be intimate , ' Jack visits Thanksgiving World ' or other kinds of things , just because I felt the film had a pureness to it and the people that care it , ” Burton said . “ I endeavor to respect multitude and keep the purity of the project as much as potential . "
8. Treasure Planet II
LikeHercules , I was under the impression thatTreasure Planetwasn’t really a with child collision . In fact , I trust it was a colossal financial unsuccessful person . So it ’s really no surprise that plans for the continuation were downgrade to “ maturation hell ” position indefinitely .
