Let's Discuss: Disney/Pixar at the End of the 2000's

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So I think most would agree that the 2000's were kind of a rough decade for Disney, especially in the middle with shit like Home on the Range and Chicken Littles. However, I'd say the end of the decade is when they really started redeeming themselves. Princess and the Frog was a great return to form, an attempt at recapturing the magic of the Renaissance, and I think they succeeded at it. Do you?

Meanwhile, Pixar actually had a pretty strong decade, with Cars being the only real exception. However, even then I'd say the last couple years is where they really peaked - WALL-E in 2008 and Up in 2009 I'd argue are some of their best movies, if not their actual best. Do you agree? If not, why not? If so, why do you think they finally got good again (for Disney) or even better (for Pixar) around 2008 and 2009? Have they been getting even better since then, or have they since gone downhill?