Best Disney Movies For 5 Year Olds

You might be tired of watching Encanto or Frozen for the 1,000th time, and you’re ready to branch out.

Perhaps you even feel like your child has “aged out” of preschool shows. With SO many choices on Disney+, we’ve sifted through to find the best Disney movies for your 5-year-old.

Before choosing a new movie to introduce to your child, you’ll want to consider whether they’ll be comfortable watching it. Every child is different, and while some may be ready with movies with more intense “villain” scenes or complicated storylines, others may not.

We suggest you do some research ahead of time to review exactly what sort of scenes are included in the film and whether they touch on something that may make your child uncomfortable. And it is always recommended to watch movies with your child — especially the first time — to talk through anything they don’t understand.

This list includes a variety of different types of movies to compliment whatever your child is interested in, be that sports, animals, princesses — basically anything Disney has covered! There’s a bit of variety in maturity here, so you can tailor your watch list to what you think your kid would love best.

101 Dalmatians
Air Bud
Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland
The Aristocats
Bambi
Beauty and the Beast
Bolt

A Bug’s Life
Cars
Cars 2
Cars 3
Cinderella
Coco
Dumbo
Encanto
Finding Dory
Finding Nemo

The Fox and the Hound
Frozen
Frozen II
Fun and Fancy Free
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
The Jungle Book
Lady and the Tramp
Lightyear

The Little Mermaid
The Lion King
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mary Poppins
Moana
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters University
Mulan

The Muppet Movie
Peter Pan
Pocahontas
The Princess and the Frog
Ratatouille
Robin Hood
The Shaggy Dog

Sleeping Beauty
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Sword in the Stone
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 4
Up
Wall-E

There are plenty of Disney channel shows, documentaries, and old-school Disney Channel Original Movies you can check out too. Disney+ has loads of content, so have fun exploring!