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21 Times When Disney Went Way Too Freaking Far In Their Movies

And we all thought Disney was just all magic, fun, and games.

21 Times When Disney Went Way Too Freaking Far In Their Movies

Disney movies have a way of sticking with people long after childhood ends. The songs, the characters, and the bright animation are easy to remember, but some scenes are a lot darker than we noticed back then.

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Once you watch these films as an adult, the unsettling moments stand out fast. From shocking deaths to disturbing villains and scenes that feel far more intense than a kids' movie should allow, Disney has plenty of examples that make you pause.

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Here are 21 times Disney went way too far, and a few of them are still hard to believe made it into the final cut.

1. The ending of Clayton and Tarzan's fight, where Clayton fell and got hanged by the vines

1. The ending of Clayton and Tarzan's fight, where Clayton fell and got hanged by the vinesDisney
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2. When Bing Bong sacrificed himself in 'Inside Out' so Joy could save Riley

2. When Bing Bong sacrificed himself in 'Inside Out' so Joy could save RileyDisney
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3. The part in Atlantis where Captain Rourke got crystallized and then chopped up by a helicopter

3. The part in Atlantis where Captain Rourke got crystallized and then chopped up by a helicopterDisney

4. The part in Toy Story where Woody felt pain when Sid burned him, meaning that all the other toys Sid dismembered and then reassembled felt that torturous pain

4. The part in Toy Story where Woody felt pain when Sid burned him, meaning that all the other toys Sid dismembered and then reassembled felt that torturous painDisney

5. When Mother Gothel literally kidnapped an innocent baby (Rapunzel) and locked her up in a tower just because she wanted to stay young forever

5. When Mother Gothel literally kidnapped an innocent baby (Rapunzel) and locked her up in a tower just because she wanted to stay young foreverDisney

6. When Cinderella's stepsisters were tearing her dress to shreds while she was wearing it, and her stepmother just stood there watching and smirking

6. When Cinderella's stepsisters were tearing her dress to shreds while she was wearing it, and her stepmother just stood there watching and smirkingDisney

7. That part in Bambi where the mother and son were just enjoying a nice meal, and then three minutes later, Bambi's mom is murdered

7. That part in Bambi where the mother and son were just enjoying a nice meal, and then three minutes later, Bambi's mom is murderedDisney

8. That moment when you realize that Mufasa was the only male lion in their pride, making him Nala's father too and making Nala and Simba related

8. That moment when you realize that Mufasa was the only male lion in their pride, making him Nala's father too and making Nala and Simba relatedDisney

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9. That moment in Toy Story 3 where everyone snuck into a furnace, and when they realized there was no way out, they just accepted their fate together

9. That moment in Toy Story 3 where everyone snuck into a furnace, and when they realized there was no way out, they just accepted their fate togetherDisney

10. When Charles Muntz tied Russell to a chair and opened the blimp door, leaving him to almost fall to his death

10. When Charles Muntz tied Russell to a chair and opened the blimp door, leaving him to almost fall to his deathDisney

11. The part in Pinocchio where all the naughty boys on Pleasure Island were turned into donkeys to be sold into slave labor

11. The part in Pinocchio where all the naughty boys on Pleasure Island were turned into donkeys to be sold into slave laborDisney

12. When Cruella de Vil wanted to kill and skin hundreds of innocent Dalmatian puppies just for one fur coat

12. When Cruella de Vil wanted to kill and skin hundreds of innocent Dalmatian puppies just for one fur coatDisney

13. That part where Jafar used his wish to essentially make Jasmine his sex slave

13. That part where Jafar used his wish to essentially make Jasmine his sex slaveDisney

14. When Frollo groped Esmeralda, sniffed her hair, and told her he imagined a rope around her neck as if it weren't sexual harassment at all

14. When Frollo groped Esmeralda, sniffed her hair, and told her he imagined a rope around her neck as if it weren't sexual harassment at allDisney

15. When people separated Dumbo's mom from him just because she was trying to protect her baby

15. When people separated Dumbo's mom from him just because she was trying to protect her babyDisney

16. When the evil queen in Snow White not only hired someone to kill her stepdaughter but also demanded her heart as proof that she's dead

16. When the evil queen in Snow White not only hired someone to kill her stepdaughter but also demanded her heart as proof that she's deadDisney

17. The fact that Jasmine was only 15 when she was expected to marry within the year

17. The fact that Jasmine was only 15 when she was expected to marry within the yearDisney

18. The part in 'The Princess and the Frog' where Dr. Facilier was literally dragged to hell by the voodoo demons

18. The part in 'The Princess and the Frog' where Dr. Facilier was literally dragged to hell by the voodoo demonsDisney

19. When Tadashi was blown up in Big Hero 6

19. When Tadashi was blown up in Big Hero 6Disney

20. When Mulan's true gender was revealed, and they planned to execute her even after she saved them from the Huns

20. When Mulan's true gender was revealed, and they planned to execute her even after she saved them from the HunsDisney

21. When Scar threw Mufasa off the cliff and convinced Simba, a child, that he was the one who caused his father's death

21. When Scar threw Mufasa off the cliff and convinced Simba, a child, that he was the one who caused his father's deathDisney

Looking back on these moments now, we can definitely see that if we hadn't been so naive back then, some of these moments might have scarred us as kids. In fact, even as adults, we find some of these to be quite disturbing.

Disney isn't so child-friendly after all. Why does that not surprise us, though?

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