Reel Rankings: The Revival (Part 1): 2009-2012

Soooo... last go-around wasn't so hot. But we do, in fact, like modern Disney, as is the case with the Revival Era. Here, we discuss and rank The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, and Wreck-It Ralph. This was more of a nostalgia trip for us, considering 2010s pop culture, and it was fun to revisit.

P.S. We recorded this before the "Recession" ranking, hence why I refer to Raeley as guest.

You can find the show @disreeltoreelpodcast and host Wyatt @goldenafternoon51 on Instagram!

Feel free to write in at disneyreeltoreel@gmail.com.

References:

Barnes, Brooks. “Her Prince Has Come. Critics, Too.” The New York Times, 29 May 2009, https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/fashion/31disney.html.

Evans, Danielle, and Rachelle Tunik. “The Princess and the Frog: Rewriting Jazz Age History and Culture.” The Black Atlantic, 27 June 2020, https://sites.duke.edu/blackatlantic/sample-page/contemporary-film-and-black-atlantic/history/disneyfied-histories-disneys-intentional-inaccuracy-historical-films-and-the-black-atlantic/the-princess-and-the-frog-and-rewriting-jazz-age-history-and-culture/.

Kalgesch, Anne. “Reconsidering Disney Princesses, Part IX: Tiana.” YouTube, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKoKYfRxtsk&t=3s.

Marina and the Diamonds. “Electra Heart (Platinum Blonde Edition).” Spotify, 29 Apr. 2022,  https://open.spotify.com/album/5fTen7HNXNAS2GqCa5E3yT.

ModelHealer5316. “I See the Light | Tangled | Modalhealer5316’s Remix.” YouTube, 21 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XUpv9D_qA.

Scott, A. O. “Back to the Castle, Where It’s All about the Hair.” The New York Times, 23 Nov. 2010, https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/movies/24tangled.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap.

                         “Hundred Acre Gang Is Back in Town.” The New York Times, 14 July 2011, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/movies/winnie-the-pooh-from-disney-review.html.

                         “Bad-Guy Avatar Seeks Midlife Career Change.” The New York Times, 1 Nov. 2012, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/movies/wreck-it-ralph-with-john-c-reilly-and-sarah-silverman.html.

Taylor, Drew. “Chicken Little: Inside the History of Disney’s First CGI Movie.” Collider, 9 Nov. 2020, https://collider.com/disney-chicken-little-history-explained/.