Disney's Dark Age

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf period in animation history
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Bronze_Age_of_Disney_Animation
gptkbp:characterizedBy darker themes
lower critical and commercial success
use of xerography
gptkbp:endDate 1988
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Disney_Renaissance
gptkbp:hasCompany gptkb:Walt_Disney_Productions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Disney's Dark Age
gptkbp:nickname period of uncertainty after Walt Disney's death
gptkbp:notableAnimator gptkb:Don_Bluth
gptkb:Richard_Rich
gptkb:Andreas_Deja
gptkb:Glen_Keane
gptkb:John_Musker
gptkb:Ron_Clements
gptkb:Art_Stevens
gptkb:Ted_Berman
gptkb:Ken_Anderson
gptkb:Frank_Thomas
gptkb:Wolfgang_Reitherman
gptkb:Eric_Larson
gptkb:John_Lounsbery
gptkb:Milt_Kahl
gptkb:Ollie_Johnston
gptkb:Burny_Mattinson
Bluth's departure in 1979
gptkbp:notableEvent Don Bluth and others leave Disney in 1979
death of Walt Disney in 1966
financial struggles at Disney
influence on later Disney Renaissance
introduction of new animation technology
rise of competing animation studios
transition to new generation of animators
release of The Black Cauldron, a box office failure
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:Oliver_&_Company
gptkb:The_Black_Cauldron
gptkb:The_Fox_and_the_Hound
gptkb:Robin_Hood
gptkb:The_Many_Adventures_of_Winnie_the_Pooh
gptkb:The_Great_Mouse_Detective
gptkb:The_Aristocats
gptkb:The_Sword_in_the_Stone
gptkb:The_Rescuers
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Disney's_Silver_Age
gptkbp:startDate 1970
gptkbp:technique xerography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Disney_Renaissance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6