The Ultimate Guide to Watching All the ‘Ice Age’ Movies in Order (2025)

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What to Know: How to Watch the ‘Ice Age’ Movies in Chronological Order Note: How to Watch ‘Ice Age’ Shorts and Specials Tip: Will There Be Another ‘Ice Age’ Movie? We Care About Your Privacy We and our partners process data to provide:

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Published on November 19, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Watching All the ‘Ice Age’ Movies in Order (2)

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What to Know:

The Ice Age franchise comprises six theatrical releases since 2002.
Nine shorts and one mini-series are part of the franchise and carry the story forward.
You should watch the films on Disney+ in their release order.

The lovable prehistoric mammals and their adventures will make you fall in love with the Ice Age movies. The Ice Age franchise is perfect for family movie nights, but deciding how to watch all the films in the correct order can make a difference in your experience. This guide will take you through the series, showing you the best order to watch them and where to stream each film.

How to Watch the ‘Ice Age’ Movies in Chronological Order

The release order and the chronological order of the films are the same. So, you can follow the escapades of Manny (a woolly mammoth), Sid (a ground sloth), and Diego (a saber-toothed tiger) in a straightforward chronological order. The first movie came out in 2002, and it spawned four sequels. A stand-alone spinoff film released in 2022.

Movie	Synopsis	Where to Watch
Ice Age (2002)	A mismatched trio of prehistoric creatures band together to return a human infant to his tribe.	Disney+
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)	The herd must escape an impending flood as their icy world begins to melt.	Disney+, Hulu
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)	The gang discovers a lost world of dinosaurs beneath the ice and makes new friends.	Disney+, Hulu
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)	Manny, Diego, and Sid embark on a high-seas adventure after their continent is set adrift.	Disney+
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)	The herd must save the world from an impending asteroid collision.	Disney+, Hulu, Max
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)	Crash and Eddie set out to find a place of their own, guided by the one-eyed weasel Buck Wild.	Disney+

Note:

The movies are also available for rent or purchase on various digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, and iTunes.

How to Watch ‘Ice Age’ Shorts and Specials

Nine Ice Age animated shorts and specials expand the universe. You can skip the shorts, as they are not essential to the main plot. But with their help, you can understand the misfits from the Ice Age (like Scrat, a saber-toothed squirrel) and their stories. The six-episode mini-series (Ice Age: Scrat Tales) rounds off the story and is worth a watch.

Shorts/Special	Synopsis	Where to Watch
Gone Nutty (2002)	Scrat discovers a giant stash of acorns, but his attempts to store it lead to hilarious mishaps.	Disney+
No Time for Nuts (2006)	Scrat discovers a frozen time machine and travels through time, chasing his acorns.	Disney+
Surviving Sid (2008)	Sid the Sloth becomes a camp counselor, leading to comedic misadventures with the animal children.	Disney+
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up (2010)	Scrat's acorn obsession leads to the breaking apart of Pangaea into different continents. The two-part short is a teaser for Ice Age: Continental Drift.	Disney+
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)	In this Christmas special, Sid accidentally destroys Manny's decorations and embarks on a North Pole adventure.	Disney+
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015)	The animated short was a sneak peek into Ice Age: Collision Course. Scrat's hijinks lead him to discover a spaceship.	YouTube
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)	In this season special, Sid's egg-sitting service thrives until pirate bunny Squint steals the eggs, prompting Manny and the gang to embark on the first Easter egg hunt.	Disney+
Scrat: Spaced Out (2016)	This short takes place alongside the events of Ice Age: Collision Course. Space mayhem ensues as Scrat faces a fierce battle with the Scratzons, a group of extraterrestrials determined to steal his precious acorn.	Disney+
The End (2022)	Scrat finally gets to eat his acorn and then goes off searching for new adventures. It's just a 35-second-long single-shot farewell scene from the character.	YouTube
Ice Age: Scrat Tales (2022)	The mini-series of six more animated shorts with Scrat and Baby Scrat as they navigate the challenges of fatherhood while competing for the prized Acorn.	Disney+

Tip:

Planning a family marathon? Watching all sixIce Agefilms back-to-back in their proper order will take just under nine hours.

Will There Be Another ‘Ice Age’ Movie?

It's hard to say whether the Ice Age franchise will continue for a couple of reasons. The main one is that Blue Sky Studios, which produced the bulk of the series, closed in 2021. Regardless, Blue Sky's former parent company, Disney, has produced a movie without them: The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild in 2022.

Disney retains the rights to Ice Age after the studio's closure, however, and they may revisit it in the future.

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