Disney+ has a vast wealth of animated material to satisfy even the hungriest Disney fan among us. With all 58 original animated classics available, as well as dozens and dozens of animated TV-shows, there's plenty to go around.
With all the streaming service has to offer, it can be easy for their original content to be overlooked. While there's more than enough adventures with Mickey and friends, the service's original content often gets overlooked. Take a glance at these ten original animated shorts currently available on Disney+
Purl (6.4)
Many of the shorts on this list come from the Pixar Sparkshorts collection, created by new inductees into Pixar's creative team. It's honestly a crime that this short is ranked so low on our list.
This artistic commentary on workplace gender politics handles the subject well without pandering to cliche agendas, and using some more adult humor than Disney normally wields. It's funny, it's provoking, and it's well-made, all things that earn more than a 6.4.
Smash and Grab (6.7)
Sometimes the most poignant of stories can be told without a single word of dialogue. Smash and Grab is a futuristic story of freedom and friendship as two worker robots free themselves from the shackles of their soulless jobs on a speeding train and escape to the outside world.
It's a short but sweet animated adventure that proves to be as satisfying as it is stylish. The performance is anything but robotic.
Loop (6.7)
Loop is an interesting short film, to say the least. Especially when one of the film's leads is almost entirely nonverbal and paired with a very talkative character.
The story features Renee, the film's autistic lead, and Marcus, her very verbal friend, as they learn to communicate with one another in order to canoe across a lake. The result is a touching tale of patience and understanding that truly stands out from Pixar's library.
Playdate with Destiny (6.7)
One of the newest shorts on the streaming service, Playdate with Destiny is the first Simpsons short since their acquisition by Disney. This animated outing features baby Maggie in the spotlight as she makes a friend at the local playground.
What follows is a romantic spoof between the two tots told with little dialogue, lots of visual gags and humor, and all with that quirky Simpsons flair.
Lamp Life (6.7)
The toys are back in town with this continuation of Toy Story 4 featuring Woody and Bo Peep as she relates the events that happened to her and her lamp between the third and fourth installment of the Toy Story franchise.
Viewers see Bo go through owner after owner and location after location before winding up at the antique store and eventually on the playground where she was reunited with her cowboy companion.
Forky Asks a Question (6.9)
If Toy Story 4 wasn't enough to satisfy the demand for talking sporks, Forky Asks a Question has the character take center stage, asking a variety of different and strange questions ranging from "What is Money?" to "What is Cheese?"
Naturally, the series of short films get a bit bizarre at times, but it definitely fits in with Forky's own brand of quirky humor. Some elements might be better suited for younger viewers, but it does have its charm.
Wind (7.0)
Wind is a strange little short from Pixar's Sparkshorts program, but it will pull on the heartstrings and emotions with the strength of Pixar's Up.
A boy and his grandmother wrestle with gravity, circumstance, and environmental hazards in order to escape an abyssal crater. This short is somewhat surreal in the sense a piece of artwork might be. Its concepts and visuals are strange but tell a beautiful story.
Float (7.4)
Similar to Loop but with a more modern-fantasy/fantasy-realism element to it, Float takes the idea of having a child with special needs, but instead of a disability or condition, the kid in question has the ability to fly.
In a sense, this is like being the parent of one of the X-Men, but with Pixar charm. The kid's superpower might not be deadly or hard to control, but how the father handles it is how the story gets its emotional drive.
Kitbull (8.0)
Who would have ever guessed that Pixar could do traditional animation as well as they do CGI? Well, Kitbull is a prime example of how flexible the animation studio is with the art form. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Film, this heartwarming short features the unlikely friendship between an alleycat and a former dog-fight pitbull.
All of it is set against a shady cityscape that is definitely worthy of its acclaim and more than its fair share of rewatches. With a charming pair of animal friends and a delightful ending, it's well-deserving of the top spot on the list.