Disney films minus World War II

Not sure how early the POD should be for this, but suppose the second World War didn't happen. What would then happen to Disney's canon of Animated Classics?

Would Cinderella, Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp come out midway through the 1940's, or would moviegoers still have to wait till the Fifties to catch these flicks?
 
There's a theory that Disney's iron grip on Western animated film during the 20th Century was due to the huge success they had in the Second World War. For obvious reasons, everybody wanted a bit of escapism when going to the cinema, and Disney's fantastical tales fit the bill (and it wasn't like much of Europe could support the sort of economy needed for major animation studios that could compete with Disney after the war was over). This solidified animations reputation of being 'for children', supposedly.

No war means that Europe and America, one way or another, climbs out of the Great Depression without the costly affair of a world conflict and ensuing Cold War arms race. This pseudo-return to the 19th Century Concert of Powers, instead of world-shattering war and follow-up ideological conflict means that Disney would likely have more competition in Europe, and an audience that may be more interested in animation that deals in adult themes (not necessarily gore'n'tits, just topics we deem to be mature).
 
There's a theory that Disney's iron grip on Western animated film during the 20th Century was due to the huge success they had in the Second World War. For obvious reasons, everybody wanted a bit of escapism when going to the cinema, and Disney's fantastical tales fit the bill (and it wasn't like much of Europe could support the sort of economy needed for major animation studios that could compete with Disney after the war was over). This solidified animations reputation of being 'for children', supposedly.

No war means that Europe and America, one way or another, climbs out of the Great Depression without the costly affair of a world conflict and ensuing Cold War arms race. This pseudo-return to the 19th Century Concert of Powers, instead of world-shattering war and follow-up ideological conflict means that Disney would likely have more competition in Europe, and an audience that may be more interested in animation that deals in adult themes (not necessarily gore'n'tits, just topics we deem to be mature).

Would France, the UK or Germany lead the way to give Europe a competitor for the American Disney?

And without WWII, could this be the animation canon through 1950?

1937: Snow White
1940: Pinocchio
1940: Fantasia
1941: Dumbo
1942: Bambi
1944: Mickey and the Beanstalk
1946: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1948: The Wind in the Willows
1950: Cinderella
 
Would France, the UK or Germany lead the way to give Europe a competitor for the American Disney?

How about the USSR? I've been searching for European feature films, and some of the best ones, like The Ice Queen, come from the Soviet Union of all places. In terms of shear numbers of people and amount of capital lost to the Second World War, not many come close to the Soviet Union. For all we know, the next great genius of animation died in the streets of Stalingrad.
 
How about the USSR? I've been searching for European feature films, and some of the best ones, like The Ice Queen, come from the Soviet Union of all places. In terms of shear numbers of people and amount of capital lost to the Second World War, not many come close to the Soviet Union. For all we know, the next great genius of animation died in the streets of Stalingrad.

Oh yeah, forgot about those guys.
 
How about the USSR? I've been searching for European feature films, and some of the best ones, like The Ice Queen, come from the Soviet Union of all places. In terms of shear numbers of people and amount of capital lost to the Second World War, not many come close to the Soviet Union. For all we know, the next great genius of animation died in the streets of Stalingrad.
OTL, Soyuzmultfilm has been making animated features (or "features", since several are less than an hour) since the 1940's; stands to reason that, without the war, they could have been a lot more productive in the early years.
 
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