isney is an industry built on magic and happily ever after. For kids around the world, Disney movies are what dreams are made of. The stories have been inspiring and exciting children since the first animated Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, came out in 1937.
Parents and grandparents share their favorite Disney movies with children and grandchildren. Every little girl has a role model Disney princess and little boys proudly wear Cars or Toy Story PJs. The films are wholesome and positive, loved by parents and children and everyone in between.
When it comes to many of Disney’s classic films, however, the polished happy endings are often a long way off from the original fairytales that inspired them. Torture, hanging, burning feet – these are just a few of the things Disney cuts out when rewriting century-old fairytales for the screen.
With advanced apologies for ruining your childhood, here are seven dark Disney origin stories.
