Zootopia 2 Reviews & Rotten Tomatoes Score Should Excite Disney Fans

Zootopia 2 reviews are out now, and if early reviews and Rotten Tomatoes scores are any indication, fans of the Disney franchise should be very excited.

What are the Zootopia 2 reviews saying?

Over on Rotten Tomatoes, Zootopia debuted to a magnificent 94% score. While not quite as high as 2016’s Zootopia (which had a 98% score), the score is still extremely high, and yet another Disney animated project that seems to be an incredible movie.

Slant Magazine Derek Smith praised the movie, saying that it “provides plenty of food for thought for its young audience, making a more expansive statement on the dangers of intolerance than the first film, and without sacrificing any of its charm, humor, or visual ingenuity along the way.”

Variety’s Peter Debruge also praised the film, saying “these movies are comedies first and crime-film homages second, but it’s their tertiary value as social commentary that makes the franchise so indispensable: Behind the laughs are teachable moments.”

The Hollywood Reporter’s Frank Scheck also had positive things to say, noting that the sequel “proves more than worth the lengthy wait, knocking it out of the park with its dazzling visuals, sophisticated humor and doses of genuine emotion.”

Newsday’s Rafer Guzman praised the cast of the film, noting “the movie delivers a satisfying combination of laughs, family-friendly thrills and a new, not-so-subtle note of romance.”

ComingSoon’s Jonathan Sim also loved the movie, saying it’s not only “a worthy follow-up, but also a zippy, colorful, and surprisingly introspective buddy-cop adventure that expands the franchise in fur-nomenal new directions.”

“After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia’s history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find their partnership isn’t as solid as they thought when Chief Bogo orders them to join the Partners in Crisis counseling program. But it doesn’t take long for their partnership to be put to the ultimate test when they find themselves on the twisting trail of a mystery tied to the arrival of a venomous snake in the animal metropolis,” reads the official synopsis.

Encanto filmmakers Jared Bush and Byron Howard co-directed Zootopia 2, with Bush also writing the screenplay and Yvett Merino producing the movie. The sequel will also feature the return of Shakira as Gazelle, Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Hopps, Don Lake as Stu Hopps, Nate Torrence as Clawhauser, Jenny Slate as Bellwether, Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton, Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big, Leah Latham as Fru Fru, Josh Dallas as Frantic Pig, Tommy Chong as Yax, and Mark Smith as Officer McHorn.

Zootopia 2 arrives in theaters on November 26, 2025.

Source: Comingsoon.net