The Mighty Ducks (film series) The Mighty Ducks (film series) The Mighty Ducks is a series of three live-action films released in the 1990s by Walt Disney Pictures. The movies revolve around a Twin Cities ice hockey team, composed of young players that stick together throughout various challenges. Despite its negative reviews by movie critics, the trilogy's commercial success paved the way for the creation of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now the Anaheim Ducks) NHL team as well as a related animated series called "Mighty Ducks". A "Mighty Ducks" area, with related decor, is retained in Disney's All-Star Movies Resort hotel at Walt Disney
1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season Anaheim. The Ducks finished their inaugural season with 71 points (33–46–5), and set a record, along with the Florida Panthers, for the most wins for an expansion team. The Ducks did not qualify for the playoffs in their first year. 1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company. The team's original name was chosen from the Disney movie "The Mighty Ducks", based on a group of misfit kids who turn their losing youth hockey team into a winning team. Disney subsequently made an animated series called "Mighty Ducks",