Just something about it is holding it back from being as Timeless as Cinderella, the music for one. Just because it's the Tale as Old as Time doesn't make it Timeless, just makes it old. Timeless means not affected by the passage of time. Which Cinderella is, but as time goes on (20 to 30 years) BatB will be forgot to the newer Disney films but Cinderella will still be standing strong.

^^^completely Disagree. Beauty and the Beast has stood the test of time already for 22 years, and just like " The Little Mermaid" who will be 25 years old next it will be celebrated for decades and remembered. Both are timeless with flawless stories& animation and are constantly voted by people in movie blogs as part of Disney's Best of the Best. Both being in the top 10, along with Lion King. Not to mention like I said Beauty and the Beast remains Disney's only animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture. Some of this is fact but mostly MY OPINION. Peace.

Doesnt mean I dont love Cinderella though too. I love all Disney animated Classics. I believe they all will stand the test of time, but some like Beauty and the Beast stand out a little more.

I completely agree with you, Persephone713. 'Beauty and the Beast' has been enjoying people young and old. Cinderella...more only for kids. (In my opinion) 'Beauty and the Beast' are always in the top 10, sometimes top 5.

I agree with what you guys have said. I'll admit that I'm a little biased because Cinderella is my least favorite DP movie while Beauty and the Beast is my favorite, but I do think that Cinderella isn't quite as timeless as Beauty and the Beast. They are both classic movies with strong female leads and beautiful love stories, but I think that Beauty and the Beast has more meaning behind it. It has a stronger message (beauty lies within) that is more applicable to today's world than Cinderella's message. I also think the soundtrack is way better and complements the movie more. Not to mention it is the "tale as old as time."

I disagree with all of you I think since cinderella has lasted since Egyptian times (look it up) it will defiantly last. Long beauty and the beast though just as timeless still has modern phrases in it personally the story of of both will be timeless the movie however will not so u just can't chose but the little mermaid though I love Ariel will not be timeless either nor will any of the Disney princesses but beauty and the beast and cinderella are defiantly the most timeless out of all of them

Sigh...well at least you spared me the difficult decision between Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.
BatB is timeless, but there are a few elements which age the movie, mainly some aspects in the animation and the pop-ballade at the very end. It's fairly easy to see from which era the movie is. With Cinderella (and Sleeping Beauty) I always have to remind myself that the movies are both more than 50 years old.
(And honestly, BatB shouldn't win just because it's such a popular movie. I like it too, more than Cinderella, but that doesn't mean that it has to win every countdown).

And sorry, didn't you say elimination by comments? Because I counted the comments last round, and minus the double posts done by certain users during their "discussion", Sleeping Beauty and BatB has the SAME number of votes. Why isn't there a tie-breaker?

you guys do realize that this is just a poll right?. And @ thefabulousFAN - just because YOU THINK they wont be timeless doesn't mean anything. Its your opinion. Besides both Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast have already proven to be timeless and stood the test of time, not just the Disney ones who are as I said 22-23 yrs for B and B, and next yr Ariel is the big 25th anniversary and both are still extremely popular, but also the fairy-tales are celebrated and dear to the countries that they hail from. So please don't talk as if what you say is fact when you say " they wont be remembered or timeless".

I agree with Persephone713

Swanpride, Sleeping Beauty had 1 more comment

Are you sure? I checked two times, and discounting all the double and triple comments, I ended up with the same number.

I agree with SwanPride

Many people have said that Cinderella is targeted for kids and that Beauty and the Beast is much more mature and has the more realistic message. But that kinda makes it less classical. Little kids always get the message that there will be a happy ending, and I think Cinderella created that. BatB tells you that being a little different isn't bad, and that it's about the heart, not the face. But kids don't realize that, and while it is a great message, the judging a book by it's cover isn't right lesson barely effects adults. Why? Because they're all happy people with children and want THEM to realize that. Also, in the defense of Cinderella, that story has been repeated forever, to make children happy, so when they grow up they can try to make their own wishes come true. All Beauty and the Beast needed was Disney to make the fairytale popular and well known. So, it's only classic in some levels. Then there's Cinderella, which was one of the first the grace the big screens, and has effected many more generations than BatB and the Lion King put together. I'd also like to note that all of those generations of children as well as adults back then enjoyed the magic of the movie back when these kinds of heroines were more appreciated. Now, we watch the movies as we're older and review them, which kinda means the more we judge and grow, the more we lose the magic. So I think movies like Cinderella, which are for kids, contain more magic. Thus, I prove my point for choosing Cinderella.