Which animated films marked Disney’s return to feature-length fairy-tale stories after World War II?

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Creator of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck — Walt Disney Walt Disney, c. 1955.

Following World War II and a period during which the studio focused on short cartoons, nature documentaries, and hybrid live-action/animated features, the Disney studio returned to producing full-length animated fairy-tale romances with the following films:

Cinderella (1950)12
Alice in Wonderland (1951)12
Peter Pan (1953)12

These films represented a significant shift in design direction for the company, created during a period when Mary Blair served as an art director.1