<P> By 1947 , Walt Disney Productions ' financial health started to improve again . Around this time , Walt acknowledged the need for sound economic policies , but emphasized to the loaners that slashing production would be suicidal . In order to restore the studio to full financial health , he expressed his desire to return to producing full - length animated films . By then , three animated projects -- Cinderella , Alice in Wonderland , and Peter Pan -- were in development . Walt felt the characters in Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan were too cold while Cinderella contained elements similar to Snow White and decided to greenlit the project . Peter Pan was placed back into production in May 1949 . </P>
<P> By 1947 , Walt Disney Productions ' financial health started to improve again . Around this time , Walt acknowledged the need for sound economic policies , but emphasized to the loaners that slashing production would be suicidal . In order to restore the studio to full financial health , he expressed his desire to return to producing full - length animated films . By then , three animated projects -- Cinderella , Alice in Wonderland , and Peter Pan -- were in development . Walt felt the characters in Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan were too cold while Cinderella contained elements similar to Snow White and decided to greenlit the project . Peter Pan was placed back into production in May 1949 . </P>
when was peter pan made into a movie
when was peter pan made into a movie
May 1949
May 1949