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21 Scenes in Various Disney Animated Films That Went Excessively Far Considering Their Target Audience Is Kids

While taking a close look at this list, you can already tell that they went excessively far.

21 Scenes in Various Disney Animated Films That Went Excessively Far Considering Their Target Audience Is Kids

What do you do when you’re bored? You either play some good music, watch a movie, or do something fun.

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When it comes to movies, some people prefer action, some prefer romance, and some prefer animation, and so on. When talking about animated movies, the first thing that comes to mind is Disney animated films.

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Disney has gained popularity worldwide and is known for being family-friendly. This means that even though their movies are geared toward kids, everyone can still enjoy them.

Despite this, Disney has also been known to delve into areas that not only test or push limits but effectively break and tear through them. They create astounding content that goes far beyond what one could anticipate from an organization with their kind of reputation.

These movies comprise love stories, romance, and life lessons that can positively impact viewers. Not only that, but they also contain some unsettling or rather disturbing moments that you may have noticed while watching them.

We’ve gathered 21 of those disturbing moments from various Disney animated movies. While taking a close look at this list, you can already tell that they went excessively far.

So grab a seat, keep scrolling, and check out these moments.

1. The fact that Jasmine was only 15 when she was expected to be married within a year

1. The fact that Jasmine was only 15 when she was expected to be married within a yearDisney
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2. Bing Bong, one of the most innocent characters in Inside Out, teaches us the true meaning of friendship by risking his life to save Riley

2. Bing Bong, one of the most innocent characters in Inside Out, teaches us the true meaning of friendship by risking his life to save RileyDisney / Pixar
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3. Clayton and Tarzan’s struggle ended with Clayton falling and being hanged by the vines

3. Clayton and Tarzan’s struggle ended with Clayton falling and being hanged by the vinesDisney

4. Living with step-siblings or stepparents makes life terrible, just like Cinderella’s. They are constantly present to ruin the day with their nasty deeds. Cinderella’s stepsisters ripped her dress to pieces while she was still wearing it, and her stepmother didn’t even say a word; she just smirked.

4. Living with step-siblings or stepparents makes life terrible, just like Cinderella’s. They are constantly present to ruin the day with their nasty deeds. Cinderella’s stepsisters ripped her dress to pieces while she was still wearing it, and her stepmother didn’t even say a word; she just smirked.Disney

5. In Bambi, remember this scene where innocent Bambi and his mother were enjoying their meal? Suddenly, there was an unexpected twist when his mother was murdered just three minutes later.

5. In Bambi, remember this scene where innocent Bambi and his mother were enjoying their meal? Suddenly, there was an unexpected twist when his mother was murdered just three minutes later.Disney

6. Jafar planned to make Jasmine his sex slave by using his wish, and our innocent minds didn’t realize what was going on.

6. Jafar planned to make Jasmine his sex slave by using his wish, and our innocent minds didn’t realize what was going on.Disney

7. Remember in Big Hero 6 when Tadashi was completely blown apart? It broke our hearts as well.

7. Remember in Big Hero 6 when Tadashi was completely blown apart? It broke our hearts as well.Disney

8. This is the moment when you understand that Mufasa was the only male lion in their pride, making him Nala’s father and linking Nala and Simba together.

8. This is the moment when you understand that Mufasa was the only male lion in their pride, making him Nala’s father and linking Nala and Simba together.Disney

9. In Toy Story 3, everyone accepted their fate together when they realized there was no way out after being snuck into a furnace.

9. In Toy Story 3, everyone accepted their fate together when they realized there was no way out after being snuck into a furnace.Disney / Pixar

10. In Toy Story 3, these toys had to go through something unpleasant, and we didn’t even understand it earlier.

10. In Toy Story 3, these toys had to go through something unpleasant, and we didn’t even understand it earlier.Disney / Pixar

11. The scene in “The Princess and the Frog” where Dr. Facilier is literally taken to hell by the voodoo demons.

11. The scene in “The Princess and the Frog” where Dr. Facilier is literally taken to hell by the voodoo demons.Disney

12. When the evil queen in Snow White not only paid someone to kill her stepdaughter but also brought her heart back as proof that she was dead, it was a defining moment in Disney history.

12. When the evil queen in Snow White not only paid someone to kill her stepdaughter but also brought her heart back as proof that she was dead, it was a defining moment in Disney history.Disney

13. Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, the main antagonist of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, lost his life after being crystallized and turned into a blue humanoid monster. Later, his body was cracked with a hot red light beam that caused him great pain.

13. Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, the main antagonist of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, lost his life after being crystallized and turned into a blue humanoid monster. Later, his body was cracked with a hot red light beam that caused him great pain.Disney

14. Scar hurled Mufasa from a cliff and told Simba that he was the one who killed his father.

14. Scar hurled Mufasa from a cliff and told Simba that he was the one who killed his father.Disney

15. Mulan was planned to be executed despite the fact that she defended them from the Huns once her actual gender was revealed.

15. Mulan was planned to be executed despite the fact that she defended them from the Huns once her actual gender was revealed.Disney

16. The way Frollo grabbed Esmeralda, scented her hair, and informed her that in his imagination he pictured a rope around her neck. Didn’t it seem like he was sexually harassing her?

16. The way Frollo grabbed Esmeralda, scented her hair, and informed her that in his imagination he pictured a rope around her neck. Didn’t it seem like he was sexually harassing her?Disney

17. When Charles Muntz tied Russell to a chair and opened the blimp door, he nearly killed him.

17. When Charles Muntz tied Russell to a chair and opened the blimp door, he nearly killed him.Disney / Pixar

18. Sometimes, Disney shows how merciless a woman can be. Just to stay young forever, Mother Gothel took an innocent baby and put her in a tower solely for the sake of her beauty.

18. Sometimes, Disney shows how merciless a woman can be. Just to stay young forever, Mother Gothel took an innocent baby and put her in a tower solely for the sake of her beauty.Disney

19. When people pulled Dumbo’s mother away from him simply because she was attempting to protect her child, it was considered cruel.

19. When people pulled Dumbo’s mother away from him simply because she was attempting to protect her child, it was considered cruel.Disney

20. The bad guys in Pinocchio were not fortunate, as they were all transformed into donkeys and sold as slave labor on Pleasure Island.

20. The bad guys in Pinocchio were not fortunate, as they were all transformed into donkeys and sold as slave labor on Pleasure Island.Disney

21. Disney can be quite nasty at times. Cruella De Vil is regarded as one of the most evil villains in the Disney universe. She didn’t even spare these helpless Dalmatian puppies and was willing to sacrifice their lives for the price of a single fur coat.

21. Disney can be quite nasty at times. Cruella De Vil is regarded as one of the most evil villains in the Disney universe. She didn’t even spare these helpless Dalmatian puppies and was willing to sacrifice their lives for the price of a single fur coat.Disney

Yes, we love Disney, and yes, we totally love their animated movies, but that doesn’t stop us from expressing our thoughts. These scenes are upsetting or disturbing, but we have to remember that it’s a movie, and we can’t control what happens in it.

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