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38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online

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Disney movies are an inseparable part of many of our childhoods and adulthoods - their enchanting tales and whimsical characters have been the one constant we could always rely on. However, once we found this Reddit thread where people discuss the most disturbing Disney movie theories, it literally peeled back the layers of childhood innocence, revealing stuff we wish we could unread. So, although these theories about Disney movies are definitely a captivating read, be warned, for your imagination might be stirred!
Now, the Redditors on this thread did not hold back with their Disney movie conspiracy theories, not the slightest bit! Some of their stories got us laughing (like in a good way), while others proved to be absolutely terrifying. Not to spoil too much, but just to give you a taste of what’s to come, here’s a pretty neutral fan theory called the “Tarzan and Frozen Connection,” where people theorized that Tarzan is a full brother to Frozen’s Anna and Elsa. And that’s a pretty neutral story, shock value-wise!
You know, and even though you can treat these Disney theories purely as a form of amusement, they also show the duality of Disney’s storytelling, where each story isn’t as straightforward as you thought it was. However, if not for this excellent AskReddit thread, we would never have thought about Disney movies this way, so thank you, Redditors! 
Right-o, venture into the depths of these Disney fan theories with caution, but most importantly - have a great time while doing so! Oh, and if you have theories of your own, do share them in the comments section!

#1

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"The mirror from Snow White, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Beauty and the Beast are all shards of the same enchanted mirror that broke apart years ago and were scattered throughout the realm."
70points

#2

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"The characters of Winnie the Pooh all represent a mental disorder.
Pooh: Compulsive Eating Disorder.
Tigger: ADHD.
Eeyore: Major Depressive Disorder.
Piglet: Generalized Anxiety disorder.
Owl: Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Rabbit: OCD.
Kanga: Social Anxiety.
Roo: Autism.
Christopher Robin: Schizophrenia (he's hallucinating all of his friends)."
58points

#3

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Aladdin takes place in a post-apocalyptic future. In one scene of Disney's Aladdin, Genie calls Al's clothes "so last century." Genie was trapped in the lamp for 10,000 years, so there is no way he could have known about the fashion trends that could have happened whilst he was in the lamp. This means the latest Genie could have been trapped in the lamp during the third century. If he spent 10,000 years in the lamp, it is then at least 10,300 AD when he gets out.
Aladdin takes place in the future, or to be more exact, a post-apocalyptic world where only Arabic (and some Greek) survived. So much time has passed that the name "Arabia" has been corrupted into "Agrabah".
The Islamic religion has atrophied to the point where there are no mosques, Imams or prayer mats, but people still give praise to Allah in moments of happiness. Amazing technological marvels left behind by the previous civilization, like flying carpets or genetically engineered parrots that can comprehend human speech instead of just mimicking it, are taken for granted by locals or considered “magic”. The Genie proves this by making impressions of ancient, long-dead celebrities such as Groucho Marx and Jack Nicholson."
43points

#4

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"My favorite is Donald Duck being a WW2 vet. Donald is responsible for single-handedly taking an island from the Japanese, but the experience gave him serious PTSD and that's why he acts the way he does. The Department of Defense officially issued him an honorable discharge in 1984, meaning he retired as well."
40points

#5

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Peter Pan is a story about how you're not supposed to trust the fay. Think about it, he spirits kids off to Neverland. Or they never have to grow up or come back home. You aren't supposed to go with him because you lose your family. Like how you're not supposed to follow the will of the wisps."
36points

#6

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Probably Peter Pan being the angel of death."
34points

#7

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Gaston shot Bambi's mom."
34points

#8

"Disney intentionally starts and/or encourages these theories as a way to maintain interest in their movies & TV shows and as a way to cover up plot holes."
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33points

#9

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"The merchant at the beginning of Aladdin is just making up the story, as he is just trying to sell you a lamp, which is crazy because the Dead Sea Tupperware was a better deal."
32points

#10

"Little Mermaid and Hercules are set in the same universe.
During the Titan war Triton sided with his father and Zeus, while Ursula sided with the Titans to seize control of the ocean. As punishment, Ursula was turned into an octopus and banished to the depths of the ocean."
32points

#11

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Snow White actually died and Prince Florian is the angel of death. In the end, they ride off on his pale horse to a castle in the sky. That’s why the dwarves can’t come with her."
31points

#12

"How young the Disney princesses canonically are. Ariel is 16, Jasmine is 15, Snow White is 14."
31points

#13

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"I think Scar would have definitely mated with Sarabi and Nala.
Think about it. Simba was gone for like 3 years. In lion pride, the lead male would breed with multiple lionesses to make sure his line is intact. Sarabi was the previous queen and Nala was a prime choice as a young female. Scar for sure had ample opportunity to continue his line."
29points

#14

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Disney made ‘Frozen’ because they wanted to cover up people searching “Disney Frozen” to find Walt Disney’s cryogenically frozen body."
28points

#15

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"There's a line in Be Our Guest that specifies "10 years we've been rusting..." meaning they've been enchanted for 10 years at that point. Chip is pretty clearly well under 10 when they break the spell and he becomes human. This means that either the spell also froze their ages in time, or the teapot version of Mrs. Potts both conceived a teacup child (with who/what?!) and gave birth at some point.
Also, there was a cupboard full of teacup children that weren't given names that also appeared to be under Mrs. Potts's care. What's the deal with those kids?!"
27points

#16

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"That Jar Jar Binks is actually Sith and his clumsiness is all just a clever ploy to cause mayhem for the Jedi."
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27points

#17

"Anna and Elsa's parents sailed away in order to attend Rapunzel and Eugene's wedding in Tangled. On the return trip home it was Ursula who caused the shipwreck. I think in at least one version of this theory they actually survive by being washed ashore, where the Queen eventually gives birth to Tarzan."
27points

#18

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"Bambi's mom wasn't just killed by a hunter. She was killed by a poacher.
There's a hunting scene right before winter where the whole family escapes. That was hunting season. You don't hear a single gunshot during the winter because it's off-season. Bambi's mom was killed in early spring by a poacher."
25points

#19

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"In the movie Frozen, Kristoff's coat is made of reindeer skin.
For those who are unfamiliar with or have forgotten the names of the characters, Kristoff is the man Anna dated, and Sven is the reindeer.
Kristoff's best friend is a reindeer, and he is dressed in reindeer skin. The ice harvesters must have murdered Sven's mother, leaving a baby Sven for Kristoff to care for and the pelt for him to wear. This explains why Sven and Kristoff are so close, and why Kristoff still wears the same pelt. The smell reminds Sven of his mum."
25points

#20

38 Disturbing Theories About Disney Movies, As Shared By People Online
"The trolls in Frozen are responsible for Hans being evil. They wanted Kristoff to marry Anna so they used their magic to turn Hans into a monster who just wanted to marry Anna for her castle and title. The creators of Frozen even said that Frozen II would redeem Hans (but that obviously didn’t happen)."
24points
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