The Wonderful World of Disney: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Wonderful World of Disney Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Sep 16, 2001
From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom, he turned his dreams into entertainment for the ages. Through exclusive footage and interviews with friends and family, trace the complicate
A Bug's Life
Sep 23, 2001
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by t
The Emperor's New Groove
Oct 14, 2001
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, t
Toy Story 2
Nov 4, 2001
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps
The Facts of Life Reunion
Nov 18, 2001
After receiving two separate marriage proposals, Natalie asks the gang to reunite in Peekskill, NY.
Brian's Song
Dec 2, 2001
Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an over-achieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact th
Cinderella
Mar 3, 2002
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically tur
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Mar 10, 2002
Iris Fisher tries to make her way in the world with a demanding mother, a simple sister, and a spoiled stepsister.
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All
Mar 17, 2002
Left alone with an infant daughter after his wife's death, John braves a brutal winter in search of food. Salvation comes unexpectedly when the father's tears melt the frozen tomb
Dinotopia (1)
May 12, 2002
Carl and David, two boys flying a small aircraft over the ocean with their father, crash land near an uncharted island. The boys swim safely to shore, but their father unfortunatel
Dinotopia (2)
May 13, 2002
Carl and David, two boys flying a small aircraft over the ocean with their father, crash land near an uncharted island. The boys swim safely to shore, but their father unfortunatel
Dinotopia (3)
May 14, 2002
Carl and David, two boys flying a small aircraft over the ocean with their father, crash land near an uncharted island. The boys swim safely to shore, but their father unfortunatel
Dinosaur
May 19, 2002
A group of Dinosaurs have to go on a journey to find a place to live after a giant asteroid hits the earth.
Home Alone 4
Nov 3, 2002
Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile ro
Beauty and the Beast
Nov 10, 2002
Belle, a bright young woman, finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the
Mr. St. Nick
Nov 17, 2002
King Nicholas XX is ready to retire and pass the throne to his son, Nick St. Nicholas. But he is a no-show, preferring his lavish seaside lifestyle and sexy girlfriend.
Pinocchio
Dec 1, 2002
When loving Geppetto creates a wooden puppet, his wish is granted when it comes to life as a little wooden boy named Pinocchio. With his faithful friend and conscience Jiminy Crick
Nancy Drew
Dec 15, 2002
Nancy and her faithful sidekicks Bess and George just entered River Heights University, where she tackles the mystery of a football star's drug-induced coma.
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Dec 22, 2002
A college student experiences difficulty in getting home for Christmas after being hazed by his friends. While struggling to get home in time for Christmas, he learns quite a bit a
101 Dalmatians
Jan 12, 2003
When a litter of dalmation puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Sounder
Jan 19, 2003
The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a
Inspector Gadget
Feb 9, 2003
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leadin
The Music Man
Feb 16, 2003
Con man Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, promising that he can teach the small town's children how to play in a magnificent marching band. It's all part of a big swindle, b
The Kid
Mar 30, 2003
Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming eight-year-old version of himself who c
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Apr 6, 2003
The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into
Eloise at the Plaza
Apr 27, 2003
Six-year-old Eloise lives in New York's Plaza Hotel with her nanny, who watches over her while her mom is away. While trying to figure out how to get invited to a fancy ball as wel
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
Jul 27, 2003
Nine coal miners wage a three-day battle for survival at Pennsylvania's Quecreek mine. It begins when the men inadvertently cut into an adjoining abandoned mine some 240 feet below