2016 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Movie Release Schedule

January 8, 2016

I cannot believe how fast 2015 went by. Disney came out with some pretty amazing movies throughout the year and ending it with a bang when they released Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Now that it is 2016 there is a whole new year of fresh Disney movies being released. I am so excited to see them all and cannot wait for the release of each one. Take a look at the 2016 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures movie release schedule list below and you will see what I mean about another year of amazing movies.

Here is the line-up by date. Continue to scroll down for movie posters, info, and sneak peeks.

The Finest Hours – 1/29
Zootopia- 3/4
The Jungle Book – 4/15
Captain America: Civil War – 5/6
Alice Through the Looking Glass – 5/27
Finding Dory – 6/17
The BFG – 7/1
Pete’s Dragon – 8/12
Queen of Katwe – Fall 2016
Doctor Strange – 11/4
Mona – 11/23
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – 12/16
The Light Between Oceans – TBD 2016

January 29, 2016– The Finest Hours (Walt Disney Studios)
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A heroic action-thriller, “The Finest Hours” is the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the Coast Guard. Presented in Digital 3D™, Real D 3D and IMAX® 3D, the film will transport audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale.

March 4, 2016 – Zootopia (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
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The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when rookie Officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery.

April 15, 2016 – The Jungle Book (Walt Disney Studios)
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“The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub raised in the jungle by a family of wolves, who embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery when he’s forced to abandon the only home he’s ever known.

May 6, 2016 – Captain America: Civil War (Marvel)
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May 27, 2016 – Alice Through the Looking Glass (Walt Disney Studios)
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In Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.

June 17, 2016 – Finding Dory (Disney / Pixar)
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Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past.

July 1, 2016 – The BFG (Walt Disney Studios)
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The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams.

August 12, 2016 – Pete’s Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)
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Fall 2016 – Queen of Katwe (Walt Disney Studios)
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November 4, 2016 – Doctor Strange (Marvel)
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November 23, 2016 – Moana (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
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Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast South Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one today knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors’ unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli’i Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.