🎬 Fact: The Fox and the Hound (1977-1981) This beloved Disney classic represents a major “passing of the torch” moment in animation history, as it was the final project for several of Walt Disney’s original “Nine Old Men” and the first major project for the next generation of animators. During production, the film faced a massive crisis when animator Don Bluth left Disney to start his own studio, taking 11 other animators with him and forcing a one-year delay in the film’s release. Interestingl