Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Most people have a favorite animated Disney classic, and for a lot of us, our favorite Disney movie was a great source of comfort when we were growing up. This fact proves that Disney really knows how to make a movie that makes kids feel good, even though they all have a sad or scary moment or two. Yet, very few Disney movies are actually entirely original ideas. Most of them were based on a story that already existed. Disney takes the story, Disney-fies it AKA makes it appropriate and loveable for folks of all ages, and it becomes their own version. As a result, while most of us know the story of Cinderella or The Little Mermaid the way Disney delivered it to us, that’s not the only way that many of these stories were previously told. If the folks at Disney took the time to remove certain character traits or plot points from a story before adapting it for the screen, chances are that those details weren’t family-friendly enough for the brand. And, what we’ve discovered is that the original versions of many of the Disney classics were downright dark. Cinderella and Rapunzel (AKA the OG Tangled) both involved characters getting brutally blinded. The Fox and the Hound had a deeply dressing ending, as did The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The witch in Snow White met a terrible fate at the end of the original tale, and we’re very thankful we never heard the original Sleeping Beauty story as kids. You’re gonna be shocked to hear just how far some of these stories went.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Cinderella
01:12 Tangled
01:53 The Fox and the Hound
02:25 Snow White
03:19 The Little Mermaid
04:03 Sleeping Beauty
04:54 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
05:33 Pinocchio
06:12 Mulan
07:04 Peter Pan
07:18 Beauty and the Beast
07:40 Outro
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Written by: Lauren Waters
Narrated by: Curt Turner
Edited by: Gabrielle Alves
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Most people have a favorite animated Disney classic, and for a lot of us, our favorite Disney movie was a great source of comfort when we were growing up. This fact proves that Disney really knows how to make a movie that makes kids feel good, even though they all have a sad or scary moment or two. Yet, very few Disney movies are actually entirely original ideas. Most of them were based on a story that already existed. Disney takes the story, Disney-fies it AKA makes it appropriate and loveable for folks of all ages, and it becomes their own version. As a result, while most of us know the story of Cinderella or The Little Mermaid the way Disney delivered it to us, that’s not the only way that many of these stories were previously told. If the folks at Disney took the time to remove certain character traits or plot points from a story before adapting it for the screen, chances are that those details weren’t family-friendly enough for the brand. And, what we’ve discovered is that the original versions of many of the Disney classics were downright dark. Cinderella and Rapunzel (AKA the OG Tangled) both involved characters getting brutally blinded. The Fox and the Hound had a deeply dressing ending, as did The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The witch in Snow White met a terrible fate at the end of the original tale, and we’re very thankful we never heard the original Sleeping Beauty story as kids. You’re gonna be shocked to hear just how far some of these stories went.
Subscribe: bit.ly/3NBk48Z
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Cinderella
01:12 Tangled
01:53 The Fox and the Hound
02:25 Snow White
03:19 The Little Mermaid
04:03 Sleeping Beauty
04:54 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
05:33 Pinocchio
06:12 Mulan
07:04 Peter Pan
07:18 Beauty and the Beast
07:40 Outro
Our Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/TheThingscom
Instagram: instagram.com/thethingsofficial_
For more videos and articles visit:
thethings.com
Written by: Lauren Waters
Narrated by: Curt Turner
Edited by: Gabrielle Alves
For copyright matters please contact us at: legal@valnetinc.com
