Rides of the Renassaince: The Surprising Shortage of E-Tickets from Disney’s ’90s Classics

5. Pocahontas (1995) Box office: $346 millionFirst anchor attraction: N/A The Lion King had been Disney’s biggest hit yet. But no one had been more surprised by its success than Disney executives. As a matter of fact, The Lion King was practically a side project compared to the real golden goose: Pocahontas. Having seen the Academy Award slip through their fingers with Beauty, CEO Michael…

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