Disney got lazy, period....
It's just like how they can produce excellent first movies that
make it to the theater, but would later on produce pathetic and
inferior sequels that go direct-to-video.
When they bought over Pixar, they tried to do the same thing.
They ordered Pixar to create a direct-to-video sequel for Toy
Story, but the Pixar animators objected and produced such a good
movie that Toy Story 2 went to the theaters after all.
Well true, 2D animation went to hell, firstly, after the best of
the best got lazy, that's why I mentioned the golden age till the
90's, and secondly, 3D technology and Pixar picked up. Yay for John
Lasseter and Brad Bird. I've heard that the animation industry's
starting to pick up on 2D again, to do it right like the good old
days.
Did you know there's a 3rd Toy Story coming out next year?