However, DisneyToon also occasionally delved into theatrical releases, most notably with the Cars spinoff Planes and its sequel Planes: Fire and Rescue.
Alas, with the straight-to-Blu-ray/DVD market not being what it once was, apparently Disney decided it was better to just shut down DisneyToons for good.
In the DisneyToon Studios era, the direct-to-video offerings included The Lion King 1 1/2, Mulan II and Bambi II, but its biggest franchise was unquestionably the Disney Faeries film series, which starred Tinkerbell and was spearheaded by John Lasseter.
Although DisneyToon Studios was officially launched in 2004, it was spun out of DisneyMovie Toons, which was founded in 1990 with the release of DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.