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During the eighties, Walt Disney Feature Animation was going downhill. The Black Cauldron flopped so hard, it nearly shut down the studio, and it was only due to the success of The Great Mouse Detective that they were able to continue. Meanwhile, Don Bluth was the one making millions with An American Tail and The Land Before Time.

So, let's say in an alternate timeline, TGMD flops along with TBC, resulting in Disney shutting down their animation department and focusing more on live-action films and theme parks. Would Don Bluth continue being the king of animation, especially since there's no Little Mermaid to out-compete All Dogs Go to Heaven? Would Disney distribute animated films from other studios? Would Pixar even exist? (They were making shorts in the nineties, but they wouldn't have made Toy Story without the help of Disney.) Would anyone else be able to develop CG animation in their place?
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