 After the success of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 Warner Bros. began to seek out animated films to distribute, which led to them releasing "The Nutcracker Prince" and "Rover Dangerfield", in 1990 and 1991, respectively.But it wasn't until the success of Disney's "The Lion King", and all Hollywood studios began looking at getting into the animation field that the company began to develop animated feature films internally.In 1991 Morgan Creek Entertainment began a production and distribution deal with Warner Bros.