Disney/Pixar have announced a whole bunch of titles and release dates for upcoming animated features, both traditional and computer animated, but the big news is that “Toy Story 3″ is officially on their schedule for a 2009 release. Pixar head John Lasseter also discussed the state of the Disney animation studios.

Lasseter also revealed a behind-the-scenes shift at Walt Disney Feature Animation — which is separate from Pixar but also under the control of Lasseter and Catmull — by announcing that Chris Williams, a vet story artist at the Mouse, is now directing 2008 release “American Dog.” Pic was developed and previously under the control of “Lilo & Stitch” helmer Chris Sanders, who recently left Disney.

Catmull denied speculation that Walt Disney Feature Animation may become a 2-D-only studio, with Pixar handling CGI, though he did confirm the Mouse will bring back hand-drawn pics.

“We’re really excited about that and have brought back some great directors to work on that,” he said, presumably referring to “The Frog Princess,” a 2-D pic being developed by “Aladdin” and “Treasure Planet” helmers Ron Clements and John Musker, whom Lasseter brought back to Disney last year. That pic is believed to be on the fast track and may be the division’s next release after “American Dog.”

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