The 56th Disney animated function film, it was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall, and created by Osnat Shurer, with a screenplay created by Jared Bush, and a story by Musker, Clements, Williams, Hall, Pamela Ribon, and the creating crew of Aaron and Jordan Kandell. 2016 American laptop-animated musical experience movie created by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.