Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Who among us doesn’t love Disney movies? Disney has produced more classics than we can count, and it feels like basically everyone has a different all-time favorite. Still, while Disney certainly has the budget, resources, and talent necessary to produce all the amazing content they give us, have you ever wondered how they come up with all these great ideas? From unique plot lines to beloved characters, the folks at Disney clearly aren’t short on originality. But, how original are these ideas, really? For some Disney movies, the ideas that made them tick came from somewhere other than the minds of the creators. And, some of them have completely stolen the ideas from other movies. Some Disney films can be closely compared to movies you’ve probably already seen, like The Little Mermaid’s glaring similarity to Little Shop of Horrors or Coco’s closeness to another animated flick, The Book of Life. Other movies stole their content from source material that didn’t get big enough for most people to even know about it. Have you ever heard of Kimba The White Lion, which is painfully similar to The Lion King? What about The Thief and The Cobbler, which was basically Aladdin before Aladdin existed? Yes, some Disney movies definitely took advantage of smaller, lower budget projects. They even copied some elements of a student film. You’ll be surprised to find out just how much of Disney’s content has been borrowed from other sources. We’ve got 8 of the most surprising times Disney stole from other movies.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 The Lion King
0:56 The Little Mermaid
1:48Aladdin
2:40 Up
3:43 Coco
4:13 Cars
4:38 Wall-E
5:00 Treasure Planet
5:19 Outro
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Who among us doesn’t love Disney movies? Disney has produced more classics than we can count, and it feels like basically everyone has a different all-time favorite. Still, while Disney certainly has the budget, resources, and talent necessary to produce all the amazing content they give us, have you ever wondered how they come up with all these great ideas? From unique plot lines to beloved characters, the folks at Disney clearly aren’t short on originality. But, how original are these ideas, really? For some Disney movies, the ideas that made them tick came from somewhere other than the minds of the creators. And, some of them have completely stolen the ideas from other movies. Some Disney films can be closely compared to movies you’ve probably already seen, like The Little Mermaid’s glaring similarity to Little Shop of Horrors or Coco’s closeness to another animated flick, The Book of Life. Other movies stole their content from source material that didn’t get big enough for most people to even know about it. Have you ever heard of Kimba The White Lion, which is painfully similar to The Lion King? What about The Thief and The Cobbler, which was basically Aladdin before Aladdin existed? Yes, some Disney movies definitely took advantage of smaller, lower budget projects. They even copied some elements of a student film. You’ll be surprised to find out just how much of Disney’s content has been borrowed from other sources. We’ve got 8 of the most surprising times Disney stole from other movies.
Subscribe: youtube.com/@TheThingsAnimated?sub_confirmation=1
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 The Lion King
0:56 The Little Mermaid
1:48Aladdin
2:40 Up
3:43 Coco
4:13 Cars
4:38 Wall-E
5:00 Treasure Planet
5:19 Outro
Throwbacks 🤪🔙 | TheThings: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgwC1iDMKe1hEfcWYOvky8qSZaC1z0r23
✨DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ✨ | Potterheads: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgwC1iDMKe1iN_AtQg5_oCcJcM7EYU-lJ
DISNEY CLASSICS 👸💖 | TheThings: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgwC1iDMKe1jJhIyEiPkGpXUwxQvkEtvv
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