Disney’s The Jungle Book was the studio’s 19th animated feature film, meaning 18 Disney animated features preceded it.
Released in 1967, the film was produced by Walt Disney Productions and became the final animated feature personally overseen by Walt Disney before his death. Its production followed earlier Disney classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and The Sword in the Stone.
The number can be confused because Disney feature-film lists sometimes classify package films and later revival releases differently. The standard official numbering places The Jungle Book as the 19th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics line.
The movie’s commercial and musical success helped shape Disney’s animation identity during a transitional period. Its songs, including “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wan’na Be Like You,” became especially enduring parts of the studio’s popular culture.