00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most chilling fan theories
00:11about Disney films.
00:20Number 10.
00:21Captain Hook murdered Ariel's mother, the Little Mermaid and Peter Pan.
00:25Now, this is a cursed crossover.
00:27The idea for this theory is based on the fact that mermaids exist in the Peter Pan
00:31universe.
00:37One redhead mermaid even looks quite a bit like Ariel, and could well be Ariel's mother.
00:42And indeed, according to the prequel film, Ariel's mother, Queen Athena, is killed when
00:46pirates crash their ship into the lagoon.
01:03Could one of those pirates have been the infamous Captain Hook?
01:06He must have had a life in the human world before he became trapped in Neverland.
01:13Unfortunately for us, this looks like a case of coincidence rather than creating a twisted
01:17shared universe.
01:18Or at least, that's how we prefer to think about it.
01:21Number 9.
01:23Marlon hallucinated Nemo.
01:25Finding Nemo.
01:26A father's journey to find his missing son can make for a powerful narrative.
01:29But what if the son isn't missing, but instead, never existed?
01:34This sad fan theory posits that Nemo was a figment of Marlon's imagination.
01:45Traumatized by the death of his wife and their unborn children, Marlon copes with the pain
01:49by creating a son in his mind.
01:52Very intriguing.
01:53Of course, other characters interact with Nemo, and the film even follows his point
01:56of view a number of times.
01:58Still, Marlon's journey to find his son does tend to mirror the process of healing
02:07from trauma.
02:09No doubt that this is what makes this theory attractive, if ever dour.
02:23Number 8.
02:24Why Donald Duck loses his temper.
02:27Various.
02:28This iconic, easily irritated duck has appeared in countless cartoons and films, but why is
02:37Donald Duck the spitting hothead we know and love?
02:40This particular meta asserts that Donald Duck didn't used to have such a temper, particularly
02:44in the earlier Disney films.
02:54For more propaganda cartoons, we know Donald has served in World War II.
02:58In one comic strip, he has a war flashback and even tries to kill his nephews.
03:03Perhaps Donald's personality changes are due to him dealing with some form of post-traumatic
03:07stress.
03:08He's always been irritable, but this theory provides some extra layers to his temper.
03:19Number 7.
03:20Eeyore escaped from Pleasure Island, Winnie the Pooh franchise, and Pinocchio.
03:24Did we really need an explanation for Eeyore's doldrums, and must it be this horrific?
03:36This fan theory posits that the glumness of Winnie the Pooh's donkey friend has everything
03:40to do with his past.
03:41The thought goes that Eeyore was once a child lured to Pleasure Island and turned into a
03:46donkey.
03:47One sadistic, or clever, YouTuber even created a crossover edit.
03:56He would eventually escape to the Hundred Acre Wood, but would retain his donkey form
04:00and gain a somber attitude.
04:02As if the whole concept of Pleasure Island weren't creepy enough, linking it to the
04:05good natured stories of Winnie the Pooh is just dark.
04:15Number 6.
04:16Anna and Elsa's parents are Tarzans, Frozen and Tarzan.
04:20Okay, this one is partially Chris Buck's fault.
04:23The Frozen and Tarzan co-director opened up a can of worms by suggesting in 2014 that
04:28Tarzan could be Anna and Elsa's long-lost brother.
04:37The theory goes that the sisters' parents survived the shipwreck and washed ashore somewhere
04:41in Africa.
04:42They were eventually killed by a leopard, and their young son is left an orphan before
04:46being adopted and raised as Tarzan.
04:54It's a very creative crossover, and so tragic.
04:57But unfortunately for theorists, Buck himself went back and debunked the story.
05:07Frozen 2 puts the theory to rest as well, revealing the true way the King and Queen
05:11of Arendelle perished.
05:13Number 5.
05:14Carl was dead the whole time, Up.
05:16The opening montage of Up is one of the most memorable and touching sequences in animated
05:21film.
05:22Sadly, Ellie dies before she and Carl can fulfill their Paradise Falls trip dreams and
05:27her husband becomes a bitter widower.
05:34When ordered to leave his home, Carl opts to use thousands of balloons to fly away.
05:38Or does he?
05:39This fantastical feat may have been but a dream.
05:43According to this dark fan theory, Carl actually dies in his sleep.
05:52His whole adventure is about a different kind of paradise, the afterlife.
05:56This theory has definite holes, of course.
05:58For one thing, we see Carl back in his town at the end of the movie.
06:02Still, ouch.
06:07Number 4.
06:21The Prince represents Death, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
06:25This classic fairy tale seems like an open and shut case of a princess getting her true
06:28loves kiss and living happily ever after with her prince.
06:43But the ending's very beautiful visuals could suggest a different kind of interpretation
06:47altogether.
06:48Maybe Snow White actually does succumb to the poison apple and her prince is more Grim
06:52Reaper than good guy.
06:58The prince's kiss, then, is that of Death, spiriting her away to the afterlife.
07:02Yikes.
07:03Let's just be relieved that the dwarves also see the prince.
07:07That means he must definitely be human, right?
07:16Number 3.
07:17Peter Pan is evil, Peter Pan.
07:20A lot of Peter Pan's picturesque personality seems immoral as it is.
07:30In J.M.
07:31Barrie's original play, he is even worse.
07:34A cautionary tale of the dangers of arrested development, this fan theory goes even further,
07:39suggesting that Pan has nefarious methods for preventing his lost boys from growing
07:42up.
07:43At a certain age, he just murders them.
07:49Captain Hook and his crew are, in fact, former lost boys who somehow escaped Pan.
07:54The theory is definitely dark, but compelling.
07:56The idea has even been played with in the TV series, Once Upon a Time.
08:19Number 2.
08:20Hans is not a villain, Frozen.
08:23At first blush, this theory might seem far-fetched.
08:25Anna's charming prince is the surprise villain in the film, no question.
08:35That said, let's be honest, the twist did come out of nowhere.
08:42There is a shot of him gazing admiringly at Anna, and he also didn't allow his guard
08:46to kill Elsa, even when her death may have benefited him.
08:49But this interpretation posits that Hans' treachery may actually be due to Kristoff's
08:54matchmaking troll friends.
08:55There's a line in Fixer Upper about removing Hans from the picture.
08:58Maybe that had a little more power behind it, and Hans was manipulated into sabotaging
09:02his relationship with Anna.
09:25Number 1.
09:26Why Nala Left Pride Rock, The Lion King.
09:29This theory could have made it into the film itself, and actually did come up in the musical
09:33adaptation.
09:36In The Lion King, Nala tells Simba that she left Pride Rock to find help, but a deleted
09:41scene suggested that she actually fled because of Scar's inappropriate behavior towards
09:45her.
09:47The scene, complete with an unreleased villainous
10:01track, was likely cut due to its heavy themes.
10:04This is, after all, a kid's movie, but considering Scar did plan to make Nala his
10:17queen, the rationale that Nala left Pride Rock to avoid his attention becomes more than
10:22plausible.
10:23Which Disney fan theory do you believe?
10:25Let us know in the comments down below!
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