The scene in Zootopia where the scouts put the muzzle on Nick is pretty horrifying. It shows how the cruelty of children can haunt someone well into adulthood, forming Nick's entire outlook on life and cementing his distrust of others.
Yeah, it is pretty dark and sad. But it is much darker if the movie goes to the original plot 'All predators will have their collars, and the preys will be the one who control it since they can electrocute them or free them.' It's Disney so it is not allowed, but I wonder how would the original story goes.
I've seen the unfinished version of a scene when a young polar bear becomes a citizen by putting on the collar; he was so excited about it that he got too excited and... lets just say Judy previously thought the collars were a good idea, but after that moment she was shocked, horrified and upset. The scene finishes with Nick saying "Let's just go" or something like that. It's a good thing that was NOT in the movie.
When I rewatched Mulan, I always found the burned village just plain sad and worst, I realized that the doll and helmet together tells me that the commander was trying to protect the child but couldn't
Millikiro And it was so abrupt too.Mulan and her friends were just singing a fairly cheerful song before they had seen the village...Mood whiplash at it's finest...
I watched Toy Story 3 when I was 12. When they had accepted death, I was on the brink of tears, thinking "No... NO! This is impossible! They can't die!". Well, everyone in that movie theatre was probably thinking the same thing because when the toys were saved, everyone clapped and cheered. I went from feeling despair and disbelief to feeling one of the best feelings out there-- relief.
I think we got used to the concept of 'the main characters don't die' in a Disney movie by then. So I think we all were predicting some sort of saving, just thinking "don't worry, something will save them right before their doom" yeah that's how I felt.
Maria Zamburglar I think what also did it was that, at least for me, when they accepted their fate, I thought “Okay they definitely gonna get out of this any second!”, but then the scene kept going, the music not stopping, and for one moment I thought “Are they SERIOUSLY gonna do this WTF!!?!!?” and then at the last possible minute they did the thing lol
The worst part about Pinocchio is that the mastermind behind turning children into donkeys never faces any consequences; in other words, HE GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!
I am surprise as well and wish that be possible, but I agree with the replies. The original is more scary and it does teach kids to behave or they'll end up like them...but I am one of those people that may be a little too far And there were more villains that actually won Like the headless horseman for example even though we dunno if the protag.'s still alive or not (Which is how they make the story interesting), or from what I learn: The horseman could've been a dark spirit or from the disney perspective it could've been the prankster in the film Or the t-rex killing a dino for lunch, that counts as a villain
The Pinocchio one is probably horrifying because think about it you turn to an animal and sent to slavery or your a parent and coudln't find your kid after what happen.
on the subject of accepting death, while it isn't a particularly dark moment, in the fight at the end of Wreck-it Ralph, Ralph accepts his own death in order to save everyone else
I have a fear of drowning, ESPECIALLY while being trapped (like in a car or other vehicle for instance). So this scene is particularly terrifying to me
Jennifer Moran I actually found the hourglass scarier. I knew drowning was horrible, but he wasn't alone. But Jasmine was all alone in the hourglass drowning in sand (imagine having your lungs filled with sand...), hitting the glass with all of her power, and it doesn't break.
FINALLY someone mentioned the aladdin drowning scene.. that scared the hell out of me as a kid because of how aladdin goes motionless for a bit, and how the genie only appeared because of some subtle movements that led to the contact of his hands and the lamp. imagine if he wasn't able to move from that spot at all and gravity failed him. woulda been pretty fucked up
Oogie Boogie's defeat in The Nightmare Before Christmas is perhaps one of the most scariest Disney Villain deaths i have ever witnessed, Jack Skellington pulling Oogie's loose end, rapidly revealing his true identity as a mishmash of vile insects, bugs and worms. Oogie's bugs fall into the fire pit while Oogie exclaims. "Now look what you've done Jack! My Bugs...*MY BUGS!*" The words "My Bugs" get more high pitched, demonic and distorted...and boy that had to be the most traumatising scene i have ever seen when i was only 4 years old...not to mention that Jack wasn't messing around, he actually skinned Oogie alive for treating his friends so shamefully!
U sure about that? Yeah, it used to be that way with Disney, but Disney is too scared to even talk about the hunchback of notre dame. They were saying they were gonna make a live action remake but when the person that was gonna make it found out he wasn’t allowed to add Hellfire song nor show that frollo was lusting over Esmeralda nor show so much religious symbolism and prayers in it, he refused to make it and the movie was canceled
Honestly though, when the toy story scene happened and everyone was hugging each other, and Woody just.....stared into the fire, holding hands with his friends but still completely ALONE shook me up so bad. He was joined to his friends, but somehow he still seemed isolated from the pack. I feel like that says a lot about him and how he has difficulty letting go of things and moving on like the others.
That's actually not a bad thing. Well, I mean it's completely bad he didn't get what he deserved, but in a way it's good because it teaches kids that yes, sometimes, the bad guys win and get away with it. It's a good but hard lesson to learn.
If Bambi scared the shit out of kids into fearing dying parents, surely Pinocchio scared the shit of parents into fearing kids kidnapped or trafficked. At least for Bambi's mom, the suffering is over.
Again, great list! most of these scenes are the kind that I didn't think much about when watching them as I was too young to understand. However one scene I DID understand as a kid and made me feel terrible (and I dont see many people talk about) , was in Bambi where a bunch of pigeons are hiding in tall grass from the hunters, and then one of them was too afraid to stay and tries flying away but she gets shot and you see her corpse fall to the ground. Heck, I barely remember anything from that movie but that scene stuck with me after all these years! The despair of the pigeon got to me. Even after that though, I totaly agree the incinerator scene in Toy Story 3 is the darkest of all Disney!
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Mufasa's death will always stick with me, because it may have been what ultimately changed my perspective on disney. I used to think of it as just a little kids' thing with princesses and cartoon mice, but then I saw mufasa's death...just...that scene in particular had the power to really surprise me. I have never seen a character actually die in anything for kids until I saw that scene, I never even wanted to believe that mufasa was actually dead. Even one of the students thought that he came back to save the day, but...no...The lion king is easily one of my favorite disney movies.
Same. His death, I believe, introduced me to the concept. It’s a reason why Lion King is my favorite movie of all time, and why it will always be in my heart.
My favorite part about #9 is how the scene starts. Shortly after the famous "A Whole New World" song plays no less. "For the first time in my life, things are starting to go right." *immediately gets ambushed and chained up by a bunch of guards who proceed to throw him off a cliff to drown to death* Funny in a dark way.
I remember when I was a kid and watching Pinocchio, hearing the child scream mama just before he finally turned into a donkey and seeing his silhouette transform was one of the scariest and most horrifying things I ever saw
Crab Apple I've actually nailed down the formula in why the donkey transformation scene is so effective at being terrifying! It goes like this: -First, you see the ears and the tail spurt out of Lampwick and your initial reaction is something just like Pinnochio's, "Huh?! What the heck is going on? This is kinda weird..." -Second, when Lampwick obtains the donkey face, you can't help but giggle a little with how funny it looks, laughing along with Pinnochio. -But the laughter quickly stops once both Pinnochio start making Donkey screeches, and Lampwick starts feeling his facial features as the music starts to tense up. You're now like, "Okay, now this is starting to get a bit unnerving..." -Then when Lampwick finally realizes what's happening and starts panicking and begging Pinnochio for help, you're now saying, "Alright at first this was just weird and a little funny, but now this is quickly becoming REALLY uncomfortable..." -And finally once Lampwick's hands grotesquely morph into hoves, his back becomes hunched, he completely loses his ability to speak, and starts tearing off his clothes and trashing the place your now cowering in fear saying to yourself, "that is one of the SCARIEST things I'll ever see in my entire life!" Those were literally my reactions when I first saw this scene as a kid! Essentially, what makes this scene so effective at horrifying you is not just the horrible implication that the transformation is both unwilling and permanent, but also that it doesn't immediately start off scary, but instead slowly builds up its suspense. It starts off as weird, to being a tad humerus, to being uncomfortable, and to finally becoming the stuff of nightmares! Disney perfectly nailed this formula and scarred kids for life with this scene!
Nice! A dark moment I would like to mention is from the Lion King where Scar is basically ripped to shreds by the hyenas. I know you already mentioned the Lion King with Mufasa, I just couldn't help myself
What gave the Mulan scene more kick, is that it INTERRUPTS THE SONG. The song is so cheery and happy, but it doesn't even end when they find a village burned and everyone that was there is just... gone.
That was his name? That dude was ironically the most forgettable Disney villain for me. Probably because most of his screen time it feels like he’s trying to rely on blank stares to try and intimidate his foes.
Great list, a lot of good dark Disney moments. The darkest scene to me is either the torture scene in Hunchback of Notre Dame, where the town is cheering while Quasimodo is being humiliated (aside from Phoebus and Esmeralda, the only two outraged), or also from Hunchback of Notre Dame, where Frollo was ready to burn that innocent family alive including a baby and a toddler.
And now a lot of kids movies try to keep out darker themes to be more "kid friendly". We grew up on Disney showing main character deaths, the aftermath of a village destroyed by war, and countless other messed up things. And we turned out all right! ...right?
Nope, I'm completely insane. But I never payed attention to Disney cartoons as a kid and really even now, so I'm guessing it was Looney Tunes that made me insane :P
''Jurassic Era'' Let me just give a small correction, there was clearly a T-Rex, and sure while a T-Rex encounter with a Stegosaurus is impossible by itself, the T-Rex did NOT live in the Jurassic Era, but the Cretaceous.
I heard one of Hewylewis Toonmore's friends say that the T-Rex and the stegosourus came from two different era's so them fighting each other is a paradox
Agreed 1.A t rex would have never fought because they are separated by millions of years 2. An allosurous would have been more accurate in the fight 3. the most obvious, the dinosaurs went extinct in the certatious period, 66 million years ago, not the Jurassic period , or 155-150 million years ago.
The SuperBlade Penguin lately there has been more mutual respect between Mr. Enter and Phantomstrider, so they have been watching each others content (which I think is great BTW).
That headless horseman was awesome. I saw it when I was four years old in a hotel because we were on vacation. It was randomly on tv and we just couldn’t change the channel
To be sincere the worst part for me is the Pinocchio one..... Because in Italian pinocchio's friend says mom 2 times with a lot of disperation..... And omg even when I was little that scene is the scarier...... Go see it if you like
The Leviathan attack from Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Coming back to this movie I remembered how brutal this scene is. Just rewatch it, you actually see a lot of people dying rather brutally in this scene. Now that I'm thinking about it, this movie must have the highest kill count in any Disney animated movies. I swear like half of the cast is dead by the end.
Émile Foy-Legault the avalanche scene from mulan probably beat it in terms of sheer numbers, i mean almost all of the huns died. Still, even so, it’s gotta be second, or third at the worst in the unlikely event i’m missing something
Agree with all of these, but I think Up's opening should have been an honorable mention. Never understood it when i was little, but rewatching it leaves me on the verge of crying.
In regards to the film "Aladdin", I personally found the thief being devoured by the "Cave of Wonders" more disturbing then Aladdin almost drowning considering the thief actually dies in a G rated movie.
I agree with the Toy Story 3 scene is the darkest, and most beautiful scene of Disney ever.! Toy Story is one of my big parts of my childhood, and I still love Tog Story to this day
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Yeah I caught that too. Of course, that whole section wasn't historically accurate anyway. Dinosaurs like the Brontosaurus and Stegosaurus were only around in the Jurassic era. But yes, that part did show the end of the Cretaceous period.
honestly i don't care if anyone mixes up the dinosaurs that came from different eras, my morals on dinosaurs have drastically changed from back when i was a little kid, thinking "no these are the correct dinosaurs" they're all dinosaurs anyways, and the movie is titled "fantasia," not "scientifically plausible documentary on dinosaurs" so i think it deserves a pass for lumping all dinosaurs together since like i said, they're all dinosaurs and they all capture that mysterious time period that we can only dream about
To be honest I have seen many of these scenes and I can’t help but agree with these and I’m just a kid! These scenes were the icing on the cake to these movies,so many beautiful seconds are spent on this so I can’t get nitpicky.
Josh, how could you forget to mention the Ghost of Christmas Present's death from Disney's Christmas Carol? That moment was absolutely chilling! The reveal of Ignorance and Want, followed by the sounds of the bell and the Ghost of Christmas Present beginning to just chuckle heartlessly. We just slowly watch his skin and clothing melt off as he laughs maniacally, Ignorance and Want slowly circling around Scrooge and tormenting him with his own words. How could you not mention it?
All valid points, except for number 3. Sure, watching someone almost being cut in half by a chainsaw is very dark, but it's still Mickey, his cartoon physics make the scene a lot less scary than if it was a movie character. Also the fact that it was made in 1933, all cartoons were adult-oriented back then, so it's not actually surprising.
Really? More animated films were aimed at adults back then? Boy I wish there were more like that these days and didn’t have to worry too much about the rating system
Christopher Kerr I was 9 when it came out and I guess it creeped me out with its dark setting and also the concept art of the abandoned Donald and Goofy animatronics made me feel uneasy, I like darker stuff like Epic Mickey.
Devon Palmer speaking of A Goofy Movie because of the opening scene where Max was dreaming about someone important to him & got ugly when he turns into his worst embarrassment czcams.com/video/TmJiuQEIxNw/video.html Yeah, now in days it look silly but is still affected me while
That scene after the A Girl Worth Fighting For song in Mulan is certainly one of the darkest and depressing moments in a Disney movie. Especially when they discover the battlefield beyond the village...
I appreciate the number 1 choice. I never really thought about it as much when I first saw it, but that scene genuinely sent shivers down my spine and was all I could think about for a good 5 minutes after first seeing it. Toy Story is such a part of my childhood that seeing them all nearly die kinda killed me on the inside.
All in all, many of these dark moments had hidden messages with them. The incineration scene really hit me hard when I first watched Toy Story 3 when I was much younger. Still beautiful though, but also dark as hell. *Literally!*
Here are some dark Disney moments I would have included The climax (Frozen) The apocalypse (Wall-E) The superhero genocide (The Incredibles) Baymax corrupted (Big Hero 6) Rod Torque's death (Cars 2)
Holy crap, corrupted Baymax really threw me for a loop the first time I watched Big Hero 6! It was a moment I did not see coming, and in a way it made me realize just what a relatable, and in that moment, broken kid Hiro really was in the wake of his brother's death. I mean, if you were face-to-face with a man who allowed someone you loved to needlessly die, how would you react?
S Killman yeah. When I saw the part when Clayton was hanged, and with the lightning effect to boot, I thought back to the hanged man in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Quite a rare instance when Disney shows hanged people.
I missed sharing a birthday with her by ONE DAY. (She's November 23rd, I'm the 22nd) I mean, I still share my birthday with the John F. Kennedy assassination, but I'm happy I don't share a birthday with Cyrus.
if I can add, in the movie Hercules, there's a scene where Scar from TLK's corpse was used as his battle drape, and was carelessly thrown onto the floor. Additionally, in TLK a quote from Zazu insulting Scar was "He'd make a handsome throw rug." Make sure you clean up the exploded brain chunks before you check it out! :)
When I saw that, I would Imagine that the paint would be on the back of Scar's mane and the hyenas would be laughing at it whenever Scar turned away from them.
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Strider you missed key scenes from 'The Brave Little Toaster'. Namely the 'B Movie' song where appliances are taken apart and combined into a 'mishmash' and the famous 'Worthless' song where cars in the junkyard sing about their lives while waiting to be crushed into cubes.
Hellfire never scared me, but when Frollo stands on the gargoyle statue, about to swing a sword at Esmeralda, with the lighting and shadows on him, it terrified 7 year old me
jrpludacrous and that movie is what made me turn from all religions. All I see is chains and collars on people who follow religiously. Not free to think for themselves and follow what a book say.
frollo showed what happens when the church is corrupted, which happens far too often sadly. religion doesn’t feel or seem much at all like a chain to me, in fact quite the opposite. not all religious people are the same, and unfortunately there are quite a few who use their religion as a mask to do cruel things in the background while holding a guise up and saying how they can do no wrong. as a happily religious person myself, it’s sick that this happens so often :/
how is it free? you doing what a book says. you are following teachings of an old book. then some people uses the book to bully others. not to mention to me it just wasting money by giving it to someone who reads the books, books that you can read yourself for free. im just tired of hearing people say but in the bible it says this and this. so your way is wrong. im like i bet if that book tells you to go jump off a bridge you would do it. it weird how the bible is soo right while others like say greek gods is considered myths. that what i mean by chains. accepting one way and claiming others are wrong or myths just cuz it not your beliefs or as i say, beliefs that the majority believes in. im sure it freeing but i just can't see it. i see only chains and collars and brainwashing.
"it weird how the bible is soo right while others like say greek gods is considered myths. that what i mean by chains. accepting one way and claiming others are wrong or myths" Isn´t that the same thing you are doing here? I see nobody forcing you to believe. Yet you claim people with another view on the world as you are brainwashed and unfree. You see, I don´t know wether a god exists or not. Nobody does for sure. But the same goes for you. You cannot say people are chained if they have different views than you. It is only a minority who takes every single word of the bible literally.
Gameking those minorities are the ones with the loudest voices apparently. I’m just stating my views. I’m not saying anyone to not follow the book. It just the way I see things. You don’t see me saying the book is a lie. I’m just stating how religion can twist people. Those who are good and don’t force the book are not what I’m talking about. It those that shame or punished people for choices that has nothing to do with them at all. And yes I see the chains. I saw how bad religious nuts can make their children. Some kids run away or kill themselves. And how many sheltered/ abused kids stories start with my family is highly religious. And it doesn’t stop just cuz kids grow up either. Adults have trouble going against their religion and being free to chose what they want. Instead of asking what they really want, they ask themselves what do the Bible say. I grew up with religion. And after seeing how weak it made my mother, I said to myself to never be that way. I can see the positives though but it very scary when I hear I’m only good cuz of the book. Like it the only thing keeping people good. Like they would do worst things if they didn’t follow the book. I’m not trying to put other people down for their beliefs. As long as it doesn’t harm others or force others to bend to that belief. God doesn’t exist to me. I make my own way. And science explained so many mysteries already. Prayers don’t help either. As you see by the millions of shootings and murders going on. I send prayers don’t do anything til people actually do something to stop it from happening.
I have enjoyed Rebels and how the Clone Wars creative team is on the project as well. I really enjoy how the show is a medium to bring legends material into Star Wars cannon and to see familiar faces from Clone Wars. Also, compared to the terrible teeny-bob sitcoms Disney tends to spew out on TV, Rebels is a quality show in an otherwise dismal youth TV channel
I always found Bambi's mother's death sadder than Mufasa's. Sure, she didn't have much of a character in comparison to the king of the pridelands, but I myself have a stronger relationship with my mother than I do with my father, so I relate to Bambi's sadness more than Simba's.
I took two kids I babysat to see Toy Story 3 when it was in theaters...I covered both their eyes when that scene was unfolding. I was like NOPE NOPE NOPE!
#10 Not familiar with this one, but yeah, Donald went a little *too* crazy. #9 I remember this and I was kinda creeped out by it. #8 I read Sleepy Hollow in junior year so this didn't bother me too much. #7 The hunter... The one Disney villain never shown on screen. Maybe for good reason? #6 I can see why Mufasa's death shook a lot of people. I really liked the final moment between Mufasa and the older Simba telling him to return to Pride Rock. Best scene in the movie along with what Rafiki did after. #5 As much as I liked Mulan, I felt uneasy when they reached the burnt down village. Girl Worth Fighting For was a great song only for it to be tragically cut short. #4 Damn, now I *really* need to see Fantasia. The only scenes I knew about were Night on Bald Mountain and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. #3 The moment I saw this, I knew The Mad Doctor would be brought up somehow. #2 Haven't seen Pinocchio in years, and I thought the Monstro scenes were hard to watch. HM: Haven't seen Hunchback in so long, but remember the best scenes because of KH3. Frollo's hellfire was as colorful as it was menacing. Need to watch Princess and the Frog again. Clayton's death was also spooky. Ah, Horned King... So forgotten yet still remembered at the same time. I'll put The Black Cauldron on my possible watch list. When I saw this just recently, I thought Snow White running through the Dark Forest was one of the scariest scenes in Disney. To be honest, I also expected the queen poisoning Snow White. Chernabog was the main reason I had to watch Fantasia; 10 minutes of chilling evil that made the movie a masterpiece! #1 I never realized how powerful this scene was. Lotso betrayed them, no lines spouted after, it almost reminded of me Frollo burning Paris for a moment with the bright shades of red and orange. Woody and Buzz are a few of my favorite Disney characters. Seeing like this shook me up quite a bit.
Quentin Ellis I think you mean Dream Drop Distance. Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't out yet. Though we won't be waiting for much longer and I cannot reccommend Fantasia enough! It is a beautiful artistic masterpiece! Fantasia 2000 is really good too. The best sequences in that one imo are Pines of Roam and The Firebird. Just WOW! 🤓
Man. The Night on Bald Mountain nearly scarred me. Even as a kid it was difficult for me to watch. Now I think it is a brilliantly animated segment along with Ave Maria which follows it.
For YEARS I refused to watch Tarzan because I'd have nightmares about Clayton's death. And even watching the part where Sabor kills Kala's child in the beginning is pretty upsetting
Yeah never freaked me out much as a kid but when I watched it years later I was like “how did I not get nightmares watching this scene?” The worst is him crying for his mom before it just turns into hysterical braying *shudders*
10:34 I can only point out 2 things from this scene 1) It reminds me of Aladdin saying, "Do you trust me?" 2) The music reminds me of the Uncharted 4 main theme.
These moments aren't all scary, but they're dark. There's a difference. Take the Mufasa scene. I wasn't to scared by it, but it is genuinely sad and disheartening to see in a Disney movie. That's why these moments are on the list.
What I appreciate about Disney and Pixar was that the creators know how to make their dark scenes meaningful. They designed them to create character development and send messages to audience, rather than just for the sake of shock effect.
10: It's really odd I wasn't scared by that when I was little, just other shocked 9: I was shocked about the dream you had, but then I snickered when you mentioned you turned into a Banana XD 8: At least it's how make the story so interesting! (One of my favorite stories) 7: Just looking at that scene in the Sequel makes me wanna watch it even though most disney sequels are garbage 6: To be honest, just like #10, I hardly reacted until now. I was confused about some scenes back then (Then again it is mainly because I was already traumatized by the villain's death scene in Anastasia (Still covered my eyes to this day)...) 5: Awh man, that scene have shocked me completely... 4: Oh yes, people think that Night on Bald Mountain was terrifying, I thought this whole dino thing was traumatizing that I stopped watching the full film as a whole. 3: HOLY CRAP, I DIDN'T SEE THAT!! POOR MICKEY!! 2: Of course it's that scene, even though just like 6 and 10, I wasn't completely scared, just shocked and confused and funny enough this was one of my Childhood films next to Snow White. (And it is just hard to believe that you want to tell the creator of the whole story "You gone too far teaching kids proper manners") Honorable mentions: Figures in such a fantastic gothic movie, I can agree with that death scene even though it is very similar to the one that traumatized me as a kid that I mentioned before, Funny thing: I freaking thought it was the *dagger* that killed him until I saw the shadow years later, I will admit, they did a good job making a nightmarish villain with his messed up voice (and his death makes you wish we go with the traditional falling off a high structure scene) Oh yes, One of my favorite Disney films, and I can agree the forest scene was stretchy, but messed up, even for a poor scared princess running away because her stepmom wants to kill her because she isn't #1 Again Figures, but I will admit: I love the music they use 1: Not sure it sounds fair that it is from Pixar, but seeing this scene, I can agree. I mean thank GOD we have the alien triplets worshiping the "Claw" because I was *THIS CLOSE* to cover my eyes, trying not to cry at that scene, and I was, like, 12-14 at the time it was in theaters!
I always got creeped out by the battle between Beast and Gaston in the original Beauty and the Beast. Tangled was also pretty dark at times too, though not as dark as the original Beauty and the Beast.
4:12 And this scene is one of the reasons why Bambi 2 is so amazing. People always seem to think that Disney Toon studios always made bad cheapquels. Well, I implore them to look this one up. it is one of the best from them visually, storywise, and wonderful characters, not that they are from the original, but that they were able to craft them in such a remarkable way that helps them grow and connect with the continuation of the original film.
I love how the incineration scene can have people bawling at one moment, confused another, and then laughing their lungs out with a perfect quote from the perfect characters.
I get disturbed by that scene too. She basically killed herself, because her friends warned her not to fly. Seeing her body fall to the ground makes it even worse. Bambi definitely is dark, but I'm glad it is. It's one of Disney's more realistic movies. It doesn't sugarcoat things. It shows you that life has its good moments, and its dark moments.
Bambi is definitively one of my most favorite Disney movies. But boy, I actually read the book it was based off of and it was even darker. I really recommend reading the book as well.
For me the darkest scene is Aurora pricking her finger on the spinning wheel in Sleeping Beauty. It always sent a chill down my spine. Seeing Aurora completely hypnotized while the fairies begin to feel helpless against Maleficent is pretty psychologically terrifying in my opinion.
Logan Gray That is scary. She only snaps out of it for a second just before touching the spindle when the fairies call out. I made a video using parts of the scene.
6:35 i’m shocked you’re literally the only person who mentioned this part in a list like this. I didn’t get affected by that part as a kid, but that’s because i didn’t get what was going on. Watching it now..... it’s disturbing, especially since something like that may have actually happened to any dinosaurs who survived the asteroid impact as they were likely greeted by a land devoid of food because the dust the impact threw up likely killed most of it, and eventually died from Starvation or dehydration. I personally would have put it as number one for that reason alone
The scene in Zootopia where the scouts put the muzzle on Nick is pretty horrifying. It shows how the cruelty of children can haunt someone well into adulthood, forming Nick's entire outlook on life and cementing his distrust of others.
ShinGallon Agreed.
Nick wilde was my favorite character in that movie
If he attacked them, then it would be even more darker.
Yeah, it is pretty dark and sad. But it is much darker if the movie goes to the original plot 'All predators will have their collars, and the preys will be the one who control it since they can electrocute them or free them.'
It's Disney so it is not allowed, but I wonder how would the original story goes.
I've seen the unfinished version of a scene when a young polar bear becomes a citizen by putting on the collar; he was so excited about it that he got too excited and... lets just say Judy previously thought the collars were a good idea, but after that moment she was shocked, horrified and upset. The scene finishes with Nick saying "Let's just go" or something like that. It's a good thing that was NOT in the movie.
When I rewatched Mulan, I always found the burned village just plain sad and worst, I realized that the doll and helmet together tells me that the commander was trying to protect the child but couldn't
Yeah me too
Ohhhhhh shit, you’re right. I’m surprised Shan Yu didn’t take his sword and helmet though
i can relate to that it is a very depressing scene but beautiful at the same time
Millikiro And it was so abrupt too.Mulan and her friends were just singing a fairly cheerful song before they had seen the village...Mood whiplash at it's finest...
It is kinda sad, I hate sad parts in movies.
I watched Toy Story 3 when I was 12. When they had accepted death, I was on the brink of tears, thinking "No... NO! This is impossible! They can't die!". Well, everyone in that movie theatre was probably thinking the same thing because when the toys were saved, everyone clapped and cheered. I went from feeling despair and disbelief to feeling one of the best feelings out there-- relief.
If not for the Aliens' passion for giant claws, our heroes would be lost. Our heroes would be lost.
I think we got used to the concept of 'the main characters don't die' in a Disney movie by then. So I think we all were predicting some sort of saving, just thinking "don't worry, something will save them right before their doom" yeah that's how I felt.
Maria Zamburglar I think what also did it was that, at least for me, when they accepted their fate, I thought “Okay they definitely gonna get out of this any second!”, but then the scene kept going, the music not stopping, and for one moment I thought “Are they SERIOUSLY gonna do this WTF!!?!!?” and then at the last possible minute they did the thing lol
The creepiest part to me was the 1 eyed abandoned baby.
I have the DVD.
I was getting sad. But I am happy someone save them
"Here we see the mother deer in its natural habi-It's Dead."
Nice JelloApocalypse reference 😂
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"we see the deer in its natural habitat, its dead."
@@devinsweeting4978
Well it could be hunting season; we just don't know but if it's a poacher then that sucks.
The worst part about Pinocchio is that the mastermind behind turning children into donkeys never faces any consequences; in other words, HE GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!
Toni Leaf How about that of Disney allowing a villain to win without no defeat. Wonder if there were others or if their should be?
i think that it is a reminder of the actual child exploitation that are in the world.
I am surprise as well and wish that be possible, but I agree with the replies.
The original is more scary
and it does teach kids to behave or they'll end up like them...but I am one of those people that may be a little too far
And there were more villains that actually won
Like the headless horseman for example even though we dunno if the protag.'s still alive or not (Which is how they make the story interesting), or from what I learn: The horseman could've been a dark spirit or from the disney perspective it could've been the prankster in the film
Or the t-rex killing a dino for lunch, that counts as a villain
Mad-Hatter-ison The T Rex isnt really a villain.
Mattpat did that theory
My Darkest Disney Moment.
Tarzan: The death of Kala first child. In the song "two worlds"
Oh my gosh, I remember that. Also when you see Tarzan’s house with blood stains on the floor, that one really is spooky
Man, those scared the crap out of me!
I can barely even watch that scene now as an adult... but, y'know, cheery Phil Collins!
2 words
Clayton's death.
The way that scene messed me up as a kid...
Tarzan is a COLD movie. So many deaths and lots of violence. Gotta love it.
The Pinocchio one is probably horrifying because think about it you turn to an animal and sent to slavery or your a parent and coudln't find your kid after what happen.
starwars5430 8:43
If that was my kid, I would go ballistic.
@@Queen_Sakura then your a good mom.
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Ha, thanks. I actually don't have kids, but I appreciate it.
Although what Strider stated about how they turn into donkeys is wrong. The drinks weren’t spiked, the island itself was cursed.
on the subject of accepting death, while it isn't a particularly dark moment, in the fight at the end of Wreck-it Ralph, Ralph accepts his own death in order to save everyone else
And its a great reference to the Iron Giant.
Then they gave him a sequel where he and Vanellope meet the other Disney Princesses, up to and including Snow White!
Oh yeah...and it's sheer luck he lives, by Vanelope driving in and catching him...just like in TS3...
Ah, Disney. Murdering parents, wiping out all the dinosaurs, and turning children into slaves. You know, a FAMILY picture. (Get the reference?)
Howdy Nick :) Good to see you Pardon your older comment being moved. I ended up re-uploading twice that night lol
PhantomStrider Thanks. Get the reference I made? :)
Nick Johnson Don't forgot killing children off screen from war, or FUCKING MURDERING A CHILD BECAUSE OF RELIGION!
The Good Dinosaur, though. Even know that's technically Pixar and not Disney, who cares?
Nick Johnson yep nostalgia critic
I thought I was the only one scared by the Aladdin scene.
Jennifer Moran I'm super glad I don't remember it because I would be terrified because that kind of stuff scares the living daylights out of me
I have a fear of drowning, ESPECIALLY while being trapped (like in a car or other vehicle for instance). So this scene is particularly terrifying to me
Most people, especially bondage fans, recreate that scene with different characters. It didn't phase me despite me almost drowning as a kid.
Jennifer Moran I actually found the hourglass scarier. I knew drowning was horrible, but he wasn't alone. But Jasmine was all alone in the hourglass drowning in sand (imagine having your lungs filled with sand...), hitting the glass with all of her power, and it doesn't break.
The concrete boot is a mafia tactic
FINALLY someone mentioned the aladdin drowning scene.. that scared the hell out of me as a kid because of how aladdin goes motionless for a bit, and how the genie only appeared because of some subtle movements that led to the contact of his hands and the lamp.
imagine if he wasn't able to move from that spot at all and gravity failed him. woulda been pretty fucked up
big gay i was already terrified by those "anti-drowning PSAs elementary schools used to play back then. And that scene made the fears worse.
kat arts I bet what Genie said to Aladdin after he rescued him:”Don’t you scare me like that!” is EXACTLY what you said to the movie, am I right?
I know
The live action one makes the scene worst
Oogie Boogie's defeat in The Nightmare Before Christmas is perhaps one of the most scariest Disney Villain deaths i have ever witnessed, Jack Skellington pulling Oogie's loose end, rapidly revealing his true identity as a mishmash of vile insects, bugs and worms. Oogie's bugs fall into the fire pit while Oogie exclaims. "Now look what you've done Jack! My Bugs...*MY BUGS!*" The words "My Bugs" get more high pitched, demonic and distorted...and boy that had to be the most traumatising scene i have ever seen when i was only 4 years old...not to mention that Jack wasn't messing around, he actually skinned Oogie alive for treating his friends so shamefully!
When I was a little kid.
My parents don't want me to watch that movie.
Because they think it was scary.
I understand why they did now.
So true it was terrifying and it still unsettles me a bit to this day
I agree. Except I think Shadow Man's death is scarier.
YES!!! I am still disturbed since I have a slight sense of trypophobia
Joey Roller I agree it was scary and yuck
Reminder: Disney isn't a company who makes happy films.
They're a company who makes GOOD films (for the most part).
datautisticgamer Truer words have never been spoken!
U sure about that? Yeah, it used to be that way with Disney, but Disney is too scared to even talk about the hunchback of notre dame. They were saying they were gonna make a live action remake but when the person that was gonna make it found out he wasn’t allowed to add Hellfire song nor show that frollo was lusting over Esmeralda nor show so much religious symbolism and prayers in it, he refused to make it and the movie was canceled
well, not anymore.
I had a nightmare about going down an incinerator and I was scared and I didn't wanna die...
And then I became a banana for some reason
LOL IM A BANANA
Pppphhhh hahahah
When you teacher said tell me ur happy dreams
Lol
Did a claw save you?
Two scenes you missed:
*The Scouts attacking young Nick (Zootopia)
*Everything in Frankenweenie
Gabby Joven zootopia had several scary scenes. Hell, seeing kid Judy get attacked like she was had my jaw on the floor.
Uh I don’t think Frankenweenie was made by Disney, was it?
@@h-bitgraphics3858 yes, ot was made by Disney.
Honestly though, when the toy story scene happened and everyone was hugging each other, and Woody just.....stared into the fire, holding hands with his friends but still completely ALONE shook me up so bad. He was joined to his friends, but somehow he still seemed isolated from the pack. I feel like that says a lot about him and how he has difficulty letting go of things and moving on like the others.
s h o o k
The worst part about the Pleasure Island scene is that the Coachman never got ANY comeuppance. Disney, what the hell?!
He does in the Sega Genesis game. Pinnochio kicks him off a cliff in a boss fight.
That's actually not a bad thing. Well, I mean it's completely bad he didn't get what he deserved, but in a way it's good because it teaches kids that yes, sometimes, the bad guys win and get away with it. It's a good but hard lesson to learn.
That part really pissed me still to this day.
If Bambi scared the shit out of kids into fearing dying parents, surely Pinocchio scared the shit of parents into fearing kids kidnapped or trafficked. At least for Bambi's mom, the suffering is over.
That moment where I had to sit through Mars Needs Moms. *Shudders* truly a nightmare....
Da Dragon Durp we can relate
oh yeah, that messed me up as a kid..
I can't even remember much about that movie. A first for me, when it comes to Disney theatrical films.
Yes, the only thing I remember from that is the creepy romance (?) between a manchild and an alien ;_;
*A world of trash? It IS awesome!*
I'm sorry. I feel bad for laughing. But I can't.
The Mulan Soldiers:*whistling stops*
PhantomStrider:Oh. Oh dear.
Not that where men we can do anything thing now that where men I changed my song stops
A girl worth fighting-
**everyone’s dead**
*• cacothes •* when you fight of the last cheese stick #cheesesticksponsership
That perfectly summed up the viewers reaction though.
Again, great list! most of these scenes are the kind that I didn't think much about when watching them as I was too young to understand. However one scene I DID understand as a kid and made me feel terrible (and I dont see many people talk about) , was in Bambi where a bunch of pigeons are hiding in tall grass from the hunters, and then one of them was too afraid to stay and tries flying away but she gets shot and you see her corpse fall to the ground. Heck, I barely remember anything from that movie but that scene stuck with me after all these years! The despair of the pigeon got to me. Even after that though, I totaly agree the incinerator scene in Toy Story 3 is the darkest of all Disney!
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10:07 Oh my god, I forgot how dark this scene was!
Will 2139 I didn't know that part was dark but I do find it really sad.
Yeah, I thought it was just a sad yet great scene..
I actually cried more in this scene than in the ending.
Will 2139 When I was 7 and watched that- I actually cried.
Yup. Cry baby me.
I thought it was more sad then dark, but that's just me.
Mufasa's death will always stick with me, because it may have been what ultimately changed my perspective on disney. I used to think of it as just a little kids' thing with princesses and cartoon mice, but then I saw mufasa's death...just...that scene in particular had the power to really surprise me. I have never seen a character actually die in anything for kids until I saw that scene, I never even wanted to believe that mufasa was actually dead. Even one of the students thought that he came back to save the day, but...no...The lion king is easily one of my favorite disney movies.
Ben K Most genius reflection from a commenter ever posted.
Same. His death, I believe, introduced me to the concept. It’s a reason why Lion King is my favorite movie of all time, and why it will always be in my heart.
My favorite part about #9 is how the scene starts. Shortly after the famous "A Whole New World" song plays no less. "For the first time in my life, things are starting to go right." *immediately gets ambushed and chained up by a bunch of guards who proceed to throw him off a cliff to drown to death* Funny in a dark way.
The alternate ending to the lion king was downright creepy (I mean, Scar laughing insanely as he's being burned alive! *shudders* )
I had nightmares for weeks when I saw that someone DROWNING someone else.
ScribbleStorm When did Scar drown anyone? The most violent thing he did was throw his brother into a stampede of wildebeests.
Also pretty creepy was the alternate ending of lion king 2 where Zira commits suicide rather than get help from her enemy’s daughter.
I remember when I was a kid and watching Pinocchio, hearing the child scream mama just before he finally turned into a donkey and seeing his silhouette transform was one of the scariest and most horrifying things I ever saw
Crab Apple For real. That scene scarred me for life.
I always tried to be a good child after seeing that Scene.
Crab Apple I've actually nailed down the formula in why the donkey transformation scene is so effective at being terrifying! It goes like this:
-First, you see the ears and the tail spurt out of Lampwick and your initial reaction is something just like Pinnochio's, "Huh?! What the heck is going on? This is kinda weird..."
-Second, when Lampwick obtains the donkey face, you can't help but giggle a little with how funny it looks, laughing along with Pinnochio.
-But the laughter quickly stops once both Pinnochio start making Donkey screeches, and Lampwick starts feeling his facial features as the music starts to tense up. You're now like, "Okay, now this is starting to get a bit unnerving..."
-Then when Lampwick finally realizes what's happening and starts panicking and begging Pinnochio for help, you're now saying, "Alright at first this was just weird and a little funny, but now this is quickly becoming REALLY uncomfortable..."
-And finally once Lampwick's hands grotesquely morph into hoves, his back becomes hunched, he completely loses his ability to speak, and starts tearing off his clothes and trashing the place your now cowering in fear saying to yourself, "that is one of the SCARIEST things I'll ever see in my entire life!"
Those were literally my reactions when I first saw this scene as a kid! Essentially, what makes this scene so effective at horrifying you is not just the horrible implication that the transformation is both unwilling and permanent, but also that it doesn't immediately start off scary, but instead slowly builds up its suspense. It starts off as weird, to being a tad humerus, to being uncomfortable, and to finally becoming the stuff of nightmares! Disney perfectly nailed this formula and scarred kids for life with this scene!
Nice! A dark moment I would like to mention is from the Lion King where Scar is basically ripped to shreds by the hyenas. I know you already mentioned the Lion King with Mufasa, I just couldn't help myself
I totally agree with you.
The remake was average at best, but his death in that one I felt was far more brutal.
What gave the Mulan scene more kick, is that it INTERRUPTS THE SONG. The song is so cheery and happy, but it doesn't even end when they find a village burned and everyone that was there is just... gone.
#6 Mufasa's Fall
i cried so hard in that scene 😭😭
when i was a kid
i still do :'(
My mom never let me watch that scene. I was fourteen when I found it on CZcams and I was confused as hell
Glenn Elnas
I have three words to say regarding this infamous moment: F**K YOU, SCAR!!!
Glenn Elnas that was the first time I almost broke down during a movie
Glenn Elnas same
It took me a while to understand what Shan yu meant by "return the little girl's doll" in mulan.
Max X well now u know
That was his name? That dude was ironically the most forgettable Disney villain for me. Probably because most of his screen time it feels like he’s trying to rely on blank stares to try and intimidate his foes.
"When the biggest kid-friendly company in the world decides to make a darket moment, they make it shocking"
That's true for both Disney and Nintendo.
For the dinosaur segment in fantasia all I can say is The end of their world yet the beginning of our first primate ancestors. Hope in darkness
Great list, a lot of good dark Disney moments. The darkest scene to me is either the torture scene in Hunchback of Notre Dame, where the town is cheering while Quasimodo is being humiliated (aside from Phoebus and Esmeralda, the only two outraged), or also from Hunchback of Notre Dame, where Frollo was ready to burn that innocent family alive including a baby and a toddler.
And now a lot of kids movies try to keep out darker themes to be more "kid friendly". We grew up on Disney showing main character deaths, the aftermath of a village destroyed by war, and countless other messed up things. And we turned out all right! ...right?
Well, I'm still alive. So yeah.
Nope, I'm completely insane. But I never payed attention to Disney cartoons as a kid and really even now, so I'm guessing it was Looney Tunes that made me insane :P
Yeah, I only raze civilizations on holidays...
I still skip pleasure island to this day. So disturbing.
They will never come back.... AS CUPS!!! (Got the Cuphead King Dice reference?)
I know
''Jurassic Era''
Let me just give a small correction, there was clearly a T-Rex, and sure while a T-Rex encounter with a Stegosaurus is impossible by itself, the T-Rex did NOT live in the Jurassic Era, but the Cretaceous.
shut up
@@rev5396 No, WE WILL BE HEARD!
I heard one of Hewylewis Toonmore's friends say that the T-Rex and the stegosourus came from two different era's so them fighting each other is a paradox
Agreed
1.A t rex would have never fought because they are separated by millions of years
2. An allosurous would have been more accurate in the fight
3. the most obvious, the dinosaurs went extinct in the certatious period, 66 million years ago, not the Jurassic period , or 155-150 million years ago.
Ok 😐
These are some great dark moments that most Disney fans tends to overlooked. I gotta give kudos to you Strider! 👍
TheCrimsonMayhem Nice seeing you! I didn't know you watched him
The SuperBlade Penguin lately there has been more mutual respect between Mr. Enter and Phantomstrider, so they have been watching each others content (which I think is great BTW).
Reckno64 They should do a collab
The SuperBlade Penguin I'd love to see more collabs myself. :)
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That headless horseman was awesome. I saw it when I was four years old in a hotel because we were on vacation. It was randomly on tv and we just couldn’t change the channel
Sebastian Quintero is it because you couldn’t because you didn’t want to or you really couldn’t
Sebastian Quintero That’s just messed up don’t say that
To be sincere the worst part for me is the Pinocchio one..... Because in Italian pinocchio's friend says mom 2 times with a lot of disperation..... And omg even when I was little that scene is the scarier...... Go see it if you like
The Leviathan attack from Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Coming back to this movie I remembered how brutal this scene is. Just rewatch it, you actually see a lot of people dying rather brutally in this scene. Now that I'm thinking about it, this movie must have the highest kill count in any Disney animated movies. I swear like half of the cast is dead by the end.
Émile Foy-Legault the avalanche scene from mulan probably beat it in terms of sheer numbers, i mean almost all of the huns died. Still, even so, it’s gotta be second, or third at the worst in the unlikely event i’m missing something
Live strider: the biggest kid friendly company
Me: I got fricken traumatised by "The Black Cauldron
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Little Ibi, the Black Cauldron wasn't scary.
Hey I was like 4 so
Don't say it wasn't scary
1:51 The banana was merely a prophecy for your banana on desk that you use today
"Disney did dead children"
Dude. That did NOT sound how it should've. xd
Agree with all of these, but I think Up's opening should have been an honorable mention. Never understood it when i was little, but rewatching it leaves me on the verge of crying.
For me, one of the scariest moments was: "There's no risk. They never come back.....as BOYS!" - Pinocchio (1940)
Luciano Ben-Malek That scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.
Luciano Ben-Malek yeah, that face still haunts me.
Luciano Ben-Malek Ikr?!
Apparently, Kids + Smoking and Drinking = D O N K E Y !
In regards to the film "Aladdin", I personally found the thief being devoured by the "Cave of Wonders" more disturbing then Aladdin almost drowning considering the thief actually dies in a G rated movie.
That always creeped me out alot too. I should've mentioned that in Honourable mentions now that you remind me..
I agree with the Toy Story 3 scene is the darkest, and most beautiful scene of Disney ever.! Toy Story is one of my big parts of my childhood, and I still love Tog Story to this day
Well fortunately for bambi. in the usa, you cant shoot a doe with out the proper license but even then, it the doe has a fawn it off limits.
kirara2516 :( I loved Bambi I’m still very mad at them people who killed his mama the poor thing I cried so hard the first time I watched that movie
Juniper Jackal AJ I remember giving my mom a hug afterbseeing that part. Also the thunderstorm scene terrified me the first time.
Very sweet but please work on your grammar ok?
Bambi's mum makes an appearance in the original Beauty and the Beast
You know it would be great to see someone fid out who "MAN" really is and have someone beat him to death STAR PLATINUM style.
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In a land quite bizarre
Where they'll all be yelling out our
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7:26 My inner 1st grader is like "It'S tHe CrEtAtIoUs PeRiOd YoU iDiOt"
Even worse when they put stegosaurus in the same time, they didn't live in the Cretaceous.
The most correct thing he probably could've said would probably be _"the end of the Mesozoic Era"_
Yeah I caught that too. Of course, that whole section wasn't historically accurate anyway. Dinosaurs like the Brontosaurus and Stegosaurus were only around in the Jurassic era. But yes, that part did show the end of the Cretaceous period.
Midnightfjord The Polynesian God You sound like you were a great person to hang around in the 1st grade! xD
honestly i don't care if anyone mixes up the dinosaurs that came from different eras, my morals on dinosaurs have drastically changed from back when i was a little kid, thinking "no these are the correct dinosaurs"
they're all dinosaurs anyways, and the movie is titled "fantasia," not "scientifically plausible documentary on dinosaurs" so i think it deserves a pass for lumping all dinosaurs together since like i said, they're all dinosaurs and they all capture that mysterious time period that we can only dream about
To be honest I have seen many of these scenes and I can’t help but agree with these and I’m just a kid! These scenes were the icing on the cake to these movies,so many beautiful seconds are spent on this so I can’t get nitpicky.
Nightmare Shadow Freddy I can relate so much with you!
Josh, how could you forget to mention the Ghost of Christmas Present's death from Disney's Christmas Carol? That moment was absolutely chilling! The reveal of Ignorance and Want, followed by the sounds of the bell and the Ghost of Christmas Present beginning to just chuckle heartlessly. We just slowly watch his skin and clothing melt off as he laughs maniacally, Ignorance and Want slowly circling around Scrooge and tormenting him with his own words. How could you not mention it?
All valid points, except for number 3.
Sure, watching someone almost being cut in half by a chainsaw is very dark, but it's still Mickey, his cartoon physics make the scene a lot less scary than if it was a movie character.
Also the fact that it was made in 1933, all cartoons were adult-oriented back then, so it's not actually surprising.
Really? More animated films were aimed at adults back then? Boy I wish there were more like that these days and didn’t have to worry too much about the rating system
I got a request, if you even take requests. A Top 10 on Epic Mickey. It's dark, charming and overall fun. So this is an E option
That would be a great Idea!
I'd see that! :)
the mad doctor's lab scene really messed me up when i played through the first time.
Christopher Kerr I was 9 when it came out and I guess it creeped me out with its dark setting and also the concept art of the abandoned Donald and Goofy animatronics made me feel uneasy, I like darker stuff like Epic Mickey.
I think I was 7 or 8 when i played it.
Stryder: And the number one darkest Disney moment is *I get an ad*
5:52 “that’s right! Disney did.. dead children”
That could have been worded better, but whatever
Pluto going to hell and those robots in a goofy movie fucked me up as a kid.
Devon Palmer speaking of A Goofy Movie because of the opening scene where Max was dreaming about someone important to him & got ugly when he turns into his worst embarrassment
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Yeah, now in days it look silly but is still affected me while
Fucked or Hy-ucked?
Devon Palmer omg!! The robots though!
*Animatronics
I thought the part where the principle said he'd be sent to the electric chair was the darkest scene
That scene after the A Girl Worth Fighting For song in Mulan is certainly one of the darkest and depressing moments in a Disney movie.
Especially when they discover the battlefield beyond the village...
Karekristensson yeah,and their facial say it all especially the three men about to throw snowballs at Mulan/ping.
I appreciate the number 1 choice. I never really thought about it as much when I first saw it, but that scene genuinely sent shivers down my spine and was all I could think about for a good 5 minutes after first seeing it. Toy Story is such a part of my childhood that seeing them all nearly die kinda killed me on the inside.
All in all, many of these dark moments had hidden messages with them. The incineration scene really hit me hard when I first watched Toy Story 3 when I was much younger. Still beautiful though, but also dark as hell. *Literally!*
Here are some dark Disney moments I would have included
The climax (Frozen)
The apocalypse (Wall-E)
The superhero genocide (The Incredibles)
Baymax corrupted (Big Hero 6)
Rod Torque's death (Cars 2)
Holy crap, corrupted Baymax really threw me for a loop the first time I watched Big Hero 6! It was a moment I did not see coming, and in a way it made me realize just what a relatable, and in that moment, broken kid Hiro really was in the wake of his brother's death. I mean, if you were face-to-face with a man who allowed someone you loved to needlessly die, how would you react?
Clayton's death from Tarzan was pretty dark
S Killman yeah. When I saw the part when Clayton was hanged, and with the lightning effect to boot, I thought back to the hanged man in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Quite a rare instance when Disney shows hanged people.
Magic Wizards I would hold my neck after that
Magic Wizards Tell me about it. That scene really scared me when I watched it as a kid!
yes but it was expected
I said OH SWEET DILDIS when I saw that
That shot gets me everytime. I flinch. Bambi was on a list of 100 greatest animated films on TV.
Seeing the Doll in Mulan always gets me. You don’t see the girl dead, but you know it has happened.
not everything Disney shows is sunshine and lollypops
The less sunsine and lollypops, the better.
Darkest Disney moment is Hannah Montana ○_°
It’s truly the darkest and most evil thing from Disney
XB1Gaming Creeper 😂right
Or that "hippie-dippy haircut" in Austin & Ally
XB1Gaming Creeper no the darkest Disney moment was jake Paul on bizaardvark oh wait...
I missed sharing a birthday with her by ONE DAY. (She's November 23rd, I'm the 22nd) I mean, I still share my birthday with the John F. Kennedy assassination, but I'm happy I don't share a birthday with Cyrus.
Speaking of Aladdin, I recently saw the live action Aladin. It was amazing!
... how was it
What separates Muffasas death in Lion King from all the other Disney deaths is that in the movie, they show the body.
if I can add, in the movie Hercules, there's a scene where Scar from TLK's corpse was used as his battle drape, and was carelessly thrown onto the floor.
Additionally, in TLK a quote from Zazu insulting Scar was "He'd make a handsome throw rug."
Make sure you clean up the exploded brain chunks before you check it out! :)
When I saw that, I would Imagine that the paint would be on the back of Scar's mane and the hyenas would be laughing at it whenever Scar turned away from them.
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LOL but why would he? I mean obviously because he could, but it's not like he'd purposefully miss an appointment with a psychiatrist.
"and the number one darkest Disney moment is-"
"It's the three in one sleepover makeup kit"
It's times like these I appreciate ads.
I got an ad for College. Yup, I guess education is pretty dark at times
Strider you missed key scenes from 'The Brave Little Toaster'. Namely the 'B Movie' song where appliances are taken apart and combined into a 'mishmash' and the famous 'Worthless' song where cars in the junkyard sing about their lives while waiting to be crushed into cubes.
Pretty sure that isn't a Disney movie
GojiraGuy 1954 look on the Disney wiki
Hellfire never scared me, but when Frollo stands on the gargoyle statue, about to swing a sword at Esmeralda, with the lighting and shadows on him, it terrified 7 year old me
jrpludacrous and that movie is what made me turn from all religions. All I see is chains and collars on people who follow religiously. Not free to think for themselves and follow what a book say.
frollo showed what happens when the church is corrupted, which happens far too often sadly. religion doesn’t feel or seem much at all like a chain to me, in fact quite the opposite. not all religious people are the same, and unfortunately there are quite a few who use their religion as a mask to do cruel things in the background while holding a guise up and saying how they can do no wrong. as a happily religious person myself, it’s sick that this happens so often :/
how is it free? you doing what a book says. you are following teachings of an old book. then some people uses the book to bully others. not to mention to me it just wasting money by giving it to someone who reads the books, books that you can read yourself for free. im just tired of hearing people say but in the bible it says this and this. so your way is wrong. im like i bet if that book tells you to go jump off a bridge you would do it. it weird how the bible is soo right while others like say greek gods is considered myths. that what i mean by chains. accepting one way and claiming others are wrong or myths just cuz it not your beliefs or as i say, beliefs that the majority believes in. im sure it freeing but i just can't see it. i see only chains and collars and brainwashing.
"it weird how the bible is soo right while others like say greek gods is considered myths. that what i mean by chains. accepting one way and claiming others are wrong or myths"
Isn´t that the same thing you are doing here? I see nobody forcing you to believe. Yet you claim people with another view on the world as you are brainwashed and unfree. You see, I don´t know wether a god exists or not. Nobody does for sure. But the same goes for you. You cannot say people are chained if they have different views than you. It is only a minority who takes every single word of the bible literally.
Gameking those minorities are the ones with the loudest voices apparently. I’m just stating my views. I’m not saying anyone to not follow the book. It just the way I see things. You don’t see me saying the book is a lie. I’m just stating how religion can twist people. Those who are good and don’t force the book are not what I’m talking about. It those that shame or punished people for choices that has nothing to do with them at all. And yes I see the chains. I saw how bad religious nuts can make their children. Some kids run away or kill themselves. And how many sheltered/ abused kids stories start with my family is highly religious. And it doesn’t stop just cuz kids grow up either. Adults have trouble going against their religion and being free to chose what they want. Instead of asking what they really want, they ask themselves what do the Bible say. I grew up with religion. And after seeing how weak it made my mother, I said to myself to never be that way. I can see the positives though but it very scary when I hear I’m only good cuz of the book. Like it the only thing keeping people good. Like they would do worst things if they didn’t follow the book. I’m not trying to put other people down for their beliefs. As long as it doesn’t harm others or force others to bend to that belief. God doesn’t exist to me. I make my own way. And science explained so many mysteries already. Prayers don’t help either. As you see by the millions of shootings and murders going on. I send prayers don’t do anything til people actually do something to stop it from happening.
Darkest Disney moment? Order 66!
George Copers Technically, you're still following the rules
George Copers that’s still under Fox, but in that case, Kylo Ren stabbing his father is dark too
George Copers it's dark but at the time starwars wasn't owned by Disney
Don’t worry everyone, I was trying to funny with the Star Wars gag. We all know these properties are distinct from the Disney Daddy
I have enjoyed Rebels and how the Clone Wars creative team is on the project as well. I really enjoy how the show is a medium to bring legends material into Star Wars cannon and to see familiar faces from Clone Wars. Also, compared to the terrible teeny-bob sitcoms Disney tends to spew out on TV, Rebels is a quality show in an otherwise dismal youth TV channel
And the number 1 DARKEST Disney moment is- *ad pops up*
Also I love how you say darkest like DARKEST, it adds to that feel
I always found Bambi's mother's death sadder than Mufasa's. Sure, she didn't have much of a character in comparison to the king of the pridelands, but I myself have a stronger relationship with my mother than I do with my father, so I relate to Bambi's sadness more than Simba's.
#1 effected me so bad. I almost started crying when I saw it in the theater. I honestly thought they were going to die.
I took two kids I babysat to see Toy Story 3 when it was in theaters...I covered both their eyes when that scene was unfolding. I was like NOPE NOPE NOPE!
We watched lion King in 7th grade when mufasa died I burst out laughing and everyone was looking at me it was hilarious
"And the number 1 darkest Disney moment is --"
--ad for the live action Mulan movie
#10 Not familiar with this one, but yeah, Donald went a little *too* crazy.
#9 I remember this and I was kinda creeped out by it.
#8 I read Sleepy Hollow in junior year so this didn't bother me too much.
#7 The hunter... The one Disney villain never shown on screen. Maybe for good reason?
#6 I can see why Mufasa's death shook a lot of people. I really liked the final moment between Mufasa and the older Simba telling him to return to Pride Rock. Best scene in the movie along with what Rafiki did after.
#5 As much as I liked Mulan, I felt uneasy when they reached the burnt down village. Girl Worth Fighting For was a great song only for it to be tragically cut short.
#4 Damn, now I *really* need to see Fantasia. The only scenes I knew about were Night on Bald Mountain and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
#3 The moment I saw this, I knew The Mad Doctor would be brought up somehow.
#2 Haven't seen Pinocchio in years, and I thought the Monstro scenes were hard to watch.
HM: Haven't seen Hunchback in so long, but remember the best scenes because of KH3. Frollo's hellfire was as colorful as it was menacing. Need to watch Princess and the Frog again. Clayton's death was also spooky. Ah, Horned King... So forgotten yet still remembered at the same time. I'll put The Black Cauldron on my possible watch list. When I saw this just recently, I thought Snow White running through the Dark Forest was one of the scariest scenes in Disney. To be honest, I also expected the queen poisoning Snow White. Chernabog was the main reason I had to watch Fantasia; 10 minutes of chilling evil that made the movie a masterpiece!
#1 I never realized how powerful this scene was. Lotso betrayed them, no lines spouted after, it almost reminded of me Frollo burning Paris for a moment with the bright shades of red and orange. Woody and Buzz are a few of my favorite Disney characters. Seeing like this shook me up quite a bit.
Quentin Ellis I think you mean Dream Drop Distance. Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't out yet. Though we won't be waiting for much longer and I cannot reccommend Fantasia enough! It is a beautiful artistic masterpiece! Fantasia 2000 is really good too. The best sequences in that one imo are Pines of Roam and The Firebird. Just WOW! 🤓
Man. The Night on Bald Mountain nearly scarred me. Even as a kid it was difficult for me to watch. Now I think it is a brilliantly animated segment along with Ave Maria which follows it.
For YEARS I refused to watch Tarzan because I'd have nightmares about Clayton's death. And even watching the part where Sabor kills Kala's child in the beginning is pretty upsetting
Tarzan's adopted mother's name is Kala?
What about that one scene in “At World’s End” where Davy Jones suffocates Mercer?
One of the darker moments I remember is the villan from oliver and company driving his car onto the tracks and getting hit and blown up by the train
Not to mention, the way the villian's Doberman's died was by electrocution on subway tracks.
Yeah that Pinocchio scene was FUUUUUUUUCKED UUUUUUUUUP 😨😱...
Yeah never freaked me out much as a kid but when I watched it years later I was like “how did I not get nightmares watching this scene?” The worst is him crying for his mom before it just turns into hysterical braying *shudders*
Number 2 definitely traumatized me as a kid. And it still unnerves me to this day.
Me too. That scene was so scary. The movie is pretty unwatchable.
10:34 I can only point out 2 things from this scene
1) It reminds me of Aladdin saying, "Do you trust me?"
2) The music reminds me of the Uncharted 4 main theme.
3:15 R.I.P Bambis Mom
What about the scene when Eugene from Tangled was literally stabbed in the back and died while Rapunzel cried over his dead body??
JEBUS
Xiang Ao There wasn't much to see
Xiang Ao i thought Gothel's death was creepier than that
A lot of these scared me as a kid. Not just me, but a lot of people as well. And still, people say that Disney is just kid friendly stuff. 😒
A normal Guy NOWADAYS it is, but BACK THEN, it was for anybody.
These moments aren't all scary, but they're dark. There's a difference. Take the Mufasa scene. I wasn't to scared by it, but it is genuinely sad and disheartening to see in a Disney movie. That's why these moments are on the list.
Yeah it was very scary 😱
Anyone who says Nintendo is for kids or isn't dark has never heard of the Mother series.
What I appreciate about Disney and Pixar was that the creators know how to make their dark scenes meaningful. They designed them to create character development and send messages to audience, rather than just for the sake of shock effect.
10: It's really odd I wasn't scared by that when I was little, just other shocked
9: I was shocked about the dream you had, but then I snickered when you mentioned you turned into a Banana XD
8: At least it's how make the story so interesting! (One of my favorite stories)
7: Just looking at that scene in the Sequel makes me wanna watch it even though most disney sequels are garbage
6: To be honest, just like #10, I hardly reacted until now. I was confused about some scenes back then (Then again it is mainly because I was already traumatized by the villain's death scene in Anastasia (Still covered my eyes to this day)...)
5: Awh man, that scene have shocked me completely...
4: Oh yes, people think that Night on Bald Mountain was terrifying, I thought this whole dino thing was traumatizing that I stopped watching the full film as a whole.
3: HOLY CRAP, I DIDN'T SEE THAT!! POOR MICKEY!!
2: Of course it's that scene, even though just like 6 and 10, I wasn't completely scared, just shocked and confused and funny enough this was one of my Childhood films next to Snow White. (And it is just hard to believe that you want to tell the creator of the whole story "You gone too far teaching kids proper manners")
Honorable mentions:
Figures in such a fantastic gothic movie,
I can agree with that death scene even though it is very similar to the one that traumatized me as a kid that I mentioned before,
Funny thing: I freaking thought it was the *dagger* that killed him until I saw the shadow years later,
I will admit, they did a good job making a nightmarish villain with his messed up voice (and his death makes you wish we go with the traditional falling off a high structure scene)
Oh yes, One of my favorite Disney films, and I can agree the forest scene was stretchy, but messed up, even for a poor scared princess running away because her stepmom wants to kill her because she isn't #1
Again Figures, but I will admit: I love the music they use
1: Not sure it sounds fair that it is from Pixar, but seeing this scene, I can agree. I mean thank GOD we have the alien triplets worshiping the "Claw" because I was *THIS CLOSE* to cover my eyes, trying not to cry at that scene, and I was, like, 12-14 at the time it was in theaters!
The darkest moment in Disney history is when Chicken Little triggered the fire alarm...
Ferbilgerbil The sky is falling
Ferbilgerbil lol. Why did this make me laugh so much? Anyway thanks
I always got creeped out by the battle between Beast and Gaston in the original Beauty and the Beast. Tangled was also pretty dark at times too, though not as dark as the original Beauty and the Beast.
4:12 And this scene is one of the reasons why Bambi 2 is so amazing. People always seem to think that Disney Toon studios always made bad cheapquels. Well, I implore them to look this one up. it is one of the best from them visually, storywise, and wonderful characters, not that they are from the original, but that they were able to craft them in such a remarkable way that helps them grow and connect with the continuation of the original film.
I love how the incineration scene can have people bawling at one moment, confused another, and then laughing their lungs out with a perfect quote from the perfect characters.
In Bambi, I find the bird getting shot even darker. In fact Bambi is surprisingly dark.
I get disturbed by that scene too. She basically killed herself, because her friends warned her not to fly. Seeing her body fall to the ground makes it even worse. Bambi definitely is dark, but I'm glad it is. It's one of Disney's more realistic movies. It doesn't sugarcoat things. It shows you that life has its good moments, and its dark moments.
Bambi is definitively one of my most favorite Disney movies. But boy, I actually read the book it was based off of and it was even darker. I really recommend reading the book as well.
Apparently a lot of people were creeped out by the deer call scene in the second film as well.
all she gotta do is stay hidden
what a fucking dumbass
Daniel Lado wait a bird got shot? I haven't watched both movies in years, when did it happen? Also yeah, Bambi is dark
I'm just surprised Hellfire wasn't on here.
Hellfire is there but it's just in the honorable mentions
No. The bells of Notre Dame
Olaf Lesniak it was on the honorable mentions
If he ever does a top 10 Disney villain songs hellfire would in the top 3.
6 year olds nowadays: LET IT GO! LET IT GO!
6 year old me... back then: HELLFIRE, DARK FIRE! THIS FIRE IN MY SKIN-
For me the darkest scene is Aurora pricking her finger on the spinning wheel in Sleeping Beauty. It always sent a chill down my spine. Seeing Aurora completely hypnotized while the fairies begin to feel helpless against Maleficent is pretty psychologically terrifying in my opinion.
Logan Gray That is scary. She only snaps out of it for a second just before touching the spindle when the fairies call out. I made a video using parts of the scene.
6:35 i’m shocked you’re literally the only person who mentioned this part in a list like this. I didn’t get affected by that part as a kid, but that’s because i didn’t get what was going on. Watching it now..... it’s disturbing, especially since something like that may have actually happened to any dinosaurs who survived the asteroid impact as they were likely greeted by a land devoid of food because the dust the impact threw up likely killed most of it, and eventually died from
Starvation or dehydration. I personally would have put it as number one for that reason alone
ActivistVictor some theropods survived and evolved into birds