Disney Characters

Updated June 26, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

A timeline of character debuts

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Before Mickey

  • 1924 Alice (of The Alice Comedies, a series of 56 silent cartoons)
  • 1927 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (star of 26 silent cartoons)

Recurring Characters: Mickey and Friends

  • 1928 Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, in Steamboat Willie
  • 1929 Peg-Leg Pete, in The Barn Dance
  • 1929 Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar, in The Plow Boy
  • 1930 Pluto (AKA "Rover"), in The Chain Gang
  • 1932 Goofy (AKA "Dippy Dawg," "George Geef"), in Mickey's Revue
  • 1934 Donald Fauntleroy Duck, in The Wise Little Hen
  • 1937 Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, in the Donald Duck Sunday comics
  • 1937 Daisy Duck (AKA "Donna Duck"), in Don Donald
  • 1943 Chip 'n' Dale, in Private Pluto

Stars of Disney Feature Films

  • 1937 Snow White, in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • 1940 Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket, in Pinocchio
  • 1941 Dumbo, in Dumbo
  • 1942 Bambi, in Bambi
  • 1950 Cinderella, in Cinderella
  • 1951 Alice and the White Rabbit, in Alice in Wonderland
  • 1953 Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, in Peter Pan
  • 1955 Lady and Tramp, in Lady and the Tramp
  • 1959 Aurora, in Sleeping Beauty
  • 1961 Pongo, Perdita, and the pups, in 101 Dalmatians
  • 1967 Mowgli and Baloo, in The Jungle Book
  • 1974 Robin Hood and Maid Marian, in Robin Hood
  • 1986 Basil, in The Great Mouse Detective
  • 1989 Ariel, in The Little Mermaid
  • 1991 Belle and Beast, in Beauty and the Beast
  • 1992 Jasmine and Aladdin, in Aladdin
  • 1994 Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa, in The Lion King
  • 1995 Buzz Lightyear and Woody, in Toy Story
  • 1995 Pocahontas, in Pocahontas
  • 1996 Esmerelda, in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • 1998 Hercules and Megara, in Hercules
  • 1998 Mulan and Mushu, in Mulan
  • 2001 Milo Thatch, in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • 2001 Lilo and Stitch, in Lilo And Stitch
  • 2002 Sulley, in Monsters, Inc.
  • 2003 Nemo, in Finding Nemo
  • 2004 The Parrs, in The Incredibles
  • 2006 Lightning McQueen, in Cars
  • 2007 Remy, in Ratatouille
  • 2008 Wall-E, in Wall-E
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