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What about the best closing musical number? I think Brazzle Dazzle Day is up there.

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Interesting topic: FAvorite Disney endings.
with no order, the ones that for some reason stick in my mind are...

... POCAHONTAS: such a non happy ending. Different and a little sour to digest at first...

... THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: he doesn't get the girl, but gets acceptance of the others, in return. A hero, after teaching us the leason of "what makes a monster and what makes a man"

... MONSTERS, INC: such an open ending. Beautiful, withought giving us all the information about what's sneaking out of the closet door...

... FANTASIA 2000: the last segment gives us a beautiful glorious happy ending celebrating rebirth and life.


And among those that, although I love the film, the ending is sort of conventional...

... ALADDIN

... THE LITTLE MERMAID

... MULAN

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Animated films, this time. As usual, I'm considering mood and tone above everything (how they made me feel). And this is only considering the very last sequence in each movie, mostly disconnected from the event ocurring before:

1. Melody Time - shots of the blue sky, coyotes howling, reprise of "Blue Shadows on the Trail" and shots from a distance of campers (cowboys and the children) at a firepit
2. Robin Hood - Robin & Maid Marion's Wedding
3. Fun and Fancy Free - Willie the Giant walks through the city as the theme song reprises
4. Pinocchio - Jiminy leaves the happy Geppetto and Pinocchio and reflects on a job well done
5. Sleeping Beauty - Aurora and Phil(l)ip dance, Fauna cries, Flora & Merriweather change the dress color, the scene drifts off into the clouds and becomes the storybook
6. Peter Pan - Wendy's mother and father see the ship made of clouds in the sky
7. The Rescuers - Bernard and Bianca get another call for help, take off on flight with Evenrude, reprise of "Tomorrow is Another Day"
8. Fantasia (ranks lower because there's no real ending at all, just shots of the musicians leaving- but you're still coming down from the glory of "Ave Maria" and that's also the major chunk of the ending itself)
9. Ichabod & Mr. Toad - Narrator speculates on what really happened to Ichabod, reprise of "Headless Horseman" song, is scared out of telling anymore of the story
10. Alice in Wonderland - Alice wakes up and is taken away to have tea

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bambi, when the great prince leaves bambi to take over as king of the forest. i love the colors and atmosphere

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

It's so emotionally appealing and grandiose. The shot of the castle in the clouds, the sunlight, and the choir reprisal of Some Day My Prince Will Come, all make for an emotionally satisfying ending.

Pinocchio

I like the festival inside Gepetto's house in reaction to Pinocchio's becoming a real boy, Jiminy getting a silver star to certify his conscience status, and the shot of the wishing star over the tranquil village.

Cinderella

The ending is fast-paced, but still gratifying for me. I like the church bells, the A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes reprisal, and the shot of Cinderella and the prince kissing in their carriage.

Alice in Wonderland

I like the tranquil simplicity of this ending. After the madness of the climactic chase scene, Alice wakes up and realizes that it was all just a dream, and the reaction? "Oh, well, time for some tea..."

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

This ending is so fun! The catchy music, and the shot of all the dogs of London joining in the celebration, make for the most fun ending of them all!

Aladdin

What makes this ending enjoyable for me is the teasing shot of Genie at the end, and the little insrumental Friend Like Me reprisal ushering in the end credits.

In no order (just chronological haha):

Snow White
Pinocchio
Song of the South
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Princess and the Frog

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Song of the South has a gloriously joyful happing ending! Zip A Dee Doo Dah dissolves into Song of the South.

Top three:

1. Fantasia - The 'Ave Maria' sequence is ridiculously good, even for a non-believer like me. The dim silhouettes of villagers, the haunting, angelic singing, and all the hues and colours of the animation...it's really impressive and beautifully atmospheric.

2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - A very heart-warming and emotionally satisfying ending, with a glorious final shot of a heavenly castle in the clouds. It's the perfect conclusion to the dark, almost depressing sequence that the final section of the film consists of.

3. Dumbo - After seeing Dumbo get downtrodden on by most characters in the film, it's so uplifting to see him and Timothy triumph at the end. The brief reprise of 'See an Elephant Fly' is a nice touch to this fast-paced resolution.

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Fox and the Hound. It's such a bittersweet ending and has one of the most beautiful ending shots with Tod and Vixey looking down at the farm. And Copper thinking back to how he and Tod played as kids. Not too lovey-dovey and so moving.

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It was close to making my list just because I thought the music was so good, and at least Adult Todd and Vixey didn't have any lines. But I still hate that movie, so... And, maybe I'm forgetting something but, didn't Chief have a line or something? Chief should have died (especially since Lady and the Tramp let Trusty live and he actually added something to the ending)- another reason the idea of the movie is so bad.

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