
With Disney’s 100th anniversary this year, there are 100 years worth of Disney characters that have been introduced to us between the years 1923 and 2023, so I made a list of the characters who I think stand out as Disney’s best. There are a ton of characters I like who are not on this list. The ones I included here are just the ones who I have a special affinity for. So don’t ask me stuff like “How can you not have Ariel or Jack Skellington or Max from A Goofy Movie???” I love all those characters. Just not as much I love some others. Also side note: pre-existing non-Disney characters who were later bought by Disney such as Kermit the Frog and Yoda are not included here out of fairness. Most Pixar characters started out as Disney characters so my favorite Pixar characters are included here too.
The reason why I chose each of these characters varies, but the main thing they have in common is that they stuck in my mind long after I first saw them.
Mickey Mouse

Pluto

Goofy

Donald Duck

Grumpy

Jiminy Cricket

Figaro

Thumper

Cinderella

Lady Tremaine

Cheshire Cat

Tinker Bell

Captain Hook

Cruella de Vil

Ludwig Von Drake

Mary Poppins

Baloo

Winnie the Pooh

Eeyore

Tigger

Scrooge McDuck

Ratigan

Georgette

Eddie Valiant

Jessica Rabbit

Wayne Szalinski

Belle

Beast

Gaston

Darkwing Duck

Aladdin

Jasmine

Genie

Jafar

Iago

Simba

Scar

Woody

Buzz Lightyear

Hades

Mulan

Jane Porter

Kuzco

Lilo

Dory

Jack Sparrow

Edna Mode

Rapunzel

Mother Gothel

Maximus

Wreck-It Ralph

Elsa

Tamatoa
