Comment by ginko
That's skipping 30 years of Disney history. The company certainly went into a creative slump after Walt died, but they got back into form with what is generally called the Disney renaissance[1] in the late 80s starting The Little Mermaid.
The Lion King is pretty much a flawless film. And that came out 28 years after Walt Disney died.
It’s worth mentioning that boneheaded moves by Disney (defunding animation because computers exist) let to a mass exodus to Pixar, which did plenty of excellent work before Disney acquired it.