Where did all the great Disney animated films go?

[thorthefifth]

In a past life before beginning a degree in Computer Engineering, I wanted to be a hand animator. I loved the tactile feeling that drawing gave to animation and the beautiful lines that come from pencil or ink. I had a dream to be an animator from age 2 until just a couple years ago when I got into computers. I felt a little bit of myself die inside when there were no more hand drawn animated movies being produced. It's why I switched to a focus on 3d animation and found it cold and impersonal and eventually moved to an education in software/hardware engineering.
I miss the good ole days when the next awesome Disney movie was coming to theaters. Now, other than Pixar's beautiful storytelling, I can't go see a computer animated movie in theaters. I have not been to see a Disney animated movie in theaters(other than pixar) in six or seven years.
I was excited when Disney started bringing the classics out of the vault for Blu-ray and then seeing a new hand-animated movie coming really got me excited and I hope for the sake of newer generations that traditional animation comes back with great stories and fine line work.
(Sorry, I have such a grudge with Disney about this that I have been holding that rant in for years)