What happened to 2D Animation?

If you enjoy a good animated film, such as I, then you have probably noticed the lack of 2D animation in the past few years.
I mean sure when you go to the store you might see a 2D animated superhero movie, but what you won't see is that movie in theaters.
3D animation has abruptly taken over the theaters with it's more simplistic style of animation. Gone are the days of hand drawn films, or just 2D made on a computer.
Don't get me wrong, I do like 3D films, it's just that the artistic style just can't match the pure beauty of 2D, for example lets take two examples of animation from Disney. First off the 3D animation style:

It's from a pretty popular film that you've heard of, and you may be thinking, alright that's pretty good, but wait let's compare it to some older 2D animation from Disney:

Now, you tell me which you think is better? I know that there is some CGI in the 2D one, but it still is the point that it is 2D.
There's just something about 2D that I miss, and I would like to see recaptured. It's a shame that it's not as popular as it once was in cinema. But hey, give me your thoughts in the comments, I want to know what you think about 2D and 3D.

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