As I am starting to plan my Disney World trip, I am listening to Disney music at work, which has been really fun. It got me thinking that we (my boyfriend and I) should start watching some Disney movies to prepare!
So my question is, what Disney movies should we be sure to watch before we go? I am sure he hasn't seen any Disney movies for several years (I keep pretty current on them, though)!
Swiss Family Robinson, you can explore their treehouse in Adventureland.
Other faves:
Peter Pan
Toy Story
Dumbo
Lady and the Tramp
Aristocats
Robin Hood
101 Dalmations
The Rescuers
The Little Mermaid
Tangled
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Tarzan and The Jungle Book will help you identify some of the characters you might see at Animal Kingdom. Finding Nemo is prevalent in Epcot. Definitely the Toy Story movies for Hollywood Studios. Then the classics at Magic Kingdom like Peter Pan, Cinderella, Beauty and The Beast, and Winnie the Pooh.
I vote for Lion King and Little Mermaid! (Just because I like them)
It's funny you posed this question because I was just thinking to myself what I can watch with my girlfriend to get her excited and psyched for our trip in July. And this is what I have so far:
Pinocchio
Beauty & The Beast
Lady & The Tramp
Lion King
Cinderella
Aladdin
Fantasia 2000
Song of the South (2010)
Classic Cartoon Favorites (vol. 1-12)
PS: Song of the South for Splash Mountain, in case you didn't know...lol
This isnt exactly Disney movies like the others... but I watch these to get myself prepared for Disney.
Its Disney Parks. Has some cool tips, but if anything... shows ya a lot to get excited for Disney! They are on Netflix if you have Netflix.
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This isnt exactly Disney movies like the others... but I watch these to get myself prepared for Disney.
Its Disney Parks. Has some cool tips, but if anything... shows ya a lot to get excited for Disney! They are on Netflix if you have Netflix.
Ah yeah...but the crappy part is that I'm trying to surprise my girlfriend with this WDW trip. So I can't watch it on instant play (Netflix) because the "recently watched" is right on top when we watch stuff on Netflix on my tv. And there's no way to delete the "recently watched". Soooo I can't watch it lol. 
Mase wrote:This isnt exactly Disney movies like the others... but I watch these to get myself prepared for Disney.
Its Disney Parks. Has some cool tips, but if anything... shows ya a lot to get excited for Disney! They are on Netflix if you have Netflix.
Ah yeah...but the crappy part is that I'm trying to surprise my girlfriend with this WDW trip. So I can't watch it on instant play (Netflix) because the "recently watched" is right on top when we watch stuff on Netflix on my tv. And there's no way to delete the "recently watched". Soooo I can't watch it lol.
Bummer--that might tip her off!!
I love those movies though. We've been watching them lots around here!
I vote for the classics..Lion King, Cinderella, Peter Pan...and throw in a few Pixar just for funsies..you gotta watch Toy Story!
Bella
How much fun! I've never really watched Disney Movies before we leave, I'm to busy running around trying to get everything together!
This is a list I put together for someone that was going to Disneyland. I have gone through and revised it for WDW to the best of my knowledge. If there are some more that should be deleted or added, please feel free to correct me. I am not as familiar with WDW as DLR, but I tried to adjust the list as best as I could. 
Movie - Attraction / Show / Meet 'n' Greet
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Aladdin - The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland - Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland - Mad Tea Party
Cinderella - Cinderella's Royal Table
Cinderella - meeting the Princess and Fairy Godmother
Dumbo - Dumbo
Dumbo - Casey Jr.'s Circus Train
Fantasia and SOOO many other movies - Fantasmic!
Finding Nemo - Finding Nemo, The Musical, Turtle Talk with Crush, The Seas
Haunted Mansion - Haunted Mansion
Indiana Jones movies - Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Adventure
Jungle Book - character meet 'n' greets
Lilo and Stitch - Stitch's Great Escape!
Lion King - Festival of the Lion King
Mary Poppins - meeting Burt & Mary
Monsters Inc. - Monsters Inc.
Peter Pan - Peter Pan's Flight
Pinocchio - Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Pirates of the Caribbean - Pirates of the Caribbean
Robin Hood - character meet 'n' greets
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Snow White's Daring Adventure
Song of the South - Splash Mountain
Star Wars - Star Tours
Swiss Family Robinson - Swiss Family Treehouse
Toy Story - Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and Toy Story Midway Mania
Winnie the Pooh movies - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Dreams
My DH and I are leaving in about 37 days for WDW and started our Disney movie nights about 3 weeks ago. So far we've watched:
Mary Poppins
Classic Goofy cartoons
Sleeping Beauty
Cars
Lady & The Tramp
Peter Pan
The Incredibles
I look forward to it every week. My DH actually got me into the Disney movies. He had so many of them when we started dating. I thought it was odd at first, but now it's one of the things I love most about him! 
I can't wait to add to our collection 
I'd say any Disney film you can get your hands on! We might be 190 days out but I'm already making a point of watching at least one a week....though I think I'd do that even if I didn't have a trip planned lol!
How about ordering (if you havn't already) and watching some of the planning DVDs? We always watch the most recent one right before we go!
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Thanks for all the advice, everyone! I have quite a list to get started on. 
I am planning on going in September, so at least I have some time!!