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The House of Mouse has made some questionable moves over the years... Join us as we examine the missteps that had Disney fans scratching their heads! Our countdown includes poor casting choices, neglected film gems, overreliance on CGI, abandoned 2D animation, problematic racist depictions, and those infamous live-action remakes.
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00:00I'm an expert in that planet's flora, fauna, and fashion.
00:03Yeah, this outfit screams expert.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're taking a look at 10 of the worst decisions ever made by Disney.
00:12This is the seeing stone. Are you seeing anything?
00:17Poor casting choices.
00:18One is weak, useless, fragile.
00:22The other, hard, unyielding, everlasting, flawless.
00:28Beautiful.
00:30Over the last decade or so, the House of Mouse has made some very questionable casting decisions.
00:36Don't get us wrong.
00:37There have been some great choices such as Stephanie Beatrice voicing Mirabelle in Ocanto and Angelina Jolie as Maleficent.
00:43But these smart moves are too few and far between.
00:46Oh dear. What an awkward situation.
00:51Gal Gadot did not pan out as a decent evil queen.
00:54The Rock's sheer presence and one-note delivery overshadowed the entirety of Jungle Cruise.
00:59And honestly, we'd be surprised if anyone even remembers Ji-Fei Liu's performance in the Mulan remake.
01:06Can we get some newer talent in here and give our cast some direction, please?
01:09I am the father. It is my place to bring honor to our family on the battlefield.
01:15You are the daughter.
01:19Learn your place.
01:20Pudding films out to die.
01:22A few drops in his drink, then I'll propose a toast and he will be dead before dessert.
01:27Which is a real shame because it's going to be delicious.
01:30One of the weirdest decisions that Disney and many other entertainment companies make
01:33is investing in a project when they have no intention to get behind it.
01:37In Disney's case, you had plenty of gems slip through the cracks like The Emperor's New
01:41Groove, Atlantis, The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, and most famously, The Nightmare Before
01:46Christmas.
01:47They'll shovel these movies out, sometimes under different labels, and give them no attention.
01:52It's not until long after the film's release that they notice people actually like great
01:56movies and want merchandise.
01:57But Mickey, where were you when the movie needed you most?
02:07Why fund the product if you aren't going to advertise, get excited, or show it to people?
02:11Have some confidence in your original works, guys.
02:14Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
02:24The 2025 Data Collection Scandal
02:26In September 2025, the United States Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against two
02:45branches of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., and Disney Entertainment
02:50Operations, LLC.
02:51The FTC claimed that Disney had been collecting and selling data from underage users across
02:55a multitude of YouTube videos.
03:07In their case, the FTC stated that Disney's data collection was a major violation of the
03:13Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, as neither minors nor their parents had given
03:17the corporation their consent for data collection.
03:19Disney ended up settling the lawsuit days later for a measly $10 million.
03:34Investing in Mars Needs Moms
03:36I meant that it's poisonous to the cat.
03:39Well, how can it be good for me if it's poisonous to the cat?
03:42Because cats are not supposed to eat vegetables.
03:45Maybe I'm not supposed to eat vegetables.
03:47Milo!
03:47Okay, we know we just spent an entire minute talking about how Disney should get behind
03:52the products they invest in.
03:53And they do sometimes.
03:55But Mars Needs Moms was one of those where everyone was like, what are you doing?
03:59You might have heard of us.
04:01We're here to stop the threat of interplanetary communism throughout the galaxy.
04:05Why else do you think they call it the Red Planet?
04:08Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew!
04:11Disney really tried going all in with this movie in particular.
04:14Between the heavy investment in motion capture animation and the excess of advertising that
04:19followed upon release.
04:20Imagine their surprise when we all wound up hating the movie for its boring plot, dumb
04:25concept, and creepy character designs.
04:27It's a crescent of a flower power.
04:30It's gonna change the world!
04:31While Disney would rebound, Image Movers Digital, the studio responsible for the film's motion
04:36capture, wouldn't.
04:37Franchise Mismanagement.
04:39I know, it's crazy.
04:41I'm wearing shirts now.
04:43Yeah.
04:43What?
04:44How?
04:45Why?
04:45Disney has so many IPs with its tendrils in so many areas that it is actually starting to
04:51bite them in the tuckus.
04:52Whereas Star Wars can't get a straightforward and engaging plot because too many people are
04:56working on the same thing, Marvel movies and shows are becoming convoluted because too
05:01many people are working on different things.
05:03There's no focus anywhere.
05:04Darren?
05:07Surprised to see me?
05:11Yeah?
05:12To understand anything means you have to watch this show for this movie to make sense, but
05:16this one detail is going to be ironed out when the new show drops next year, which will
05:20then lead into part two of the fourth movie that explains the villain's origins.
05:24Let's not forget arbitrary crossover episode five, Rising Dawn of the Shadow Multiverse.
05:29Are you Mandalorian?
05:31I'm a simple man making his way through the galaxy.
05:34Like my father before me.
05:37The use of realistic CGI.
05:39In order to take the stone, you must lose that which you love.
05:46An everlasting exchange.
05:50A soul for a soul.
05:53CGI has become more impressive over time, but Disney has become completely reliant on it.
05:58Look at any behind-the-scenes clip and you'll find that almost every Disney, Marvel, and
06:03Star Wars movie is shot against green screens, around blue rooms, or even virtual sets.
06:08I owe you from last time.
06:10We have a deal.
06:11It's a real shame because the use of practical effects has seen its own evolution over the
06:19years as well.
06:20Sure, practical effects are more expensive and difficult, but when you hear a visual effects
06:24artist mention they barely made minimum wage from working on the next Marvel movie, well,
06:29it begs the question, why exactly is CGI so cheap?
06:32It's even worse when you choose to CG characters like the Seven Dwarfs instead of hiring real
06:37actors.
06:38It's a human.
06:39Well, yes.
06:40What did you think I was?
06:41Nothing.
06:42Ghost.
06:42The Black Cauldron's Dark Tome.
06:44Before 1985, Disney movies were known to be magical, fantastical, and somewhat cheery.
07:03However, The Black Cauldron showed audiences that there was another side of fantasy that
07:08Disney could explore.
07:09Though a cult classic today, folks at the time weren't super keen on Disney going down
07:13the path of dark fantasy stories with disturbing and intense imagery.
07:25This brief pivot in tone would cost the company tens of millions of dollars as The Black Cauldron
07:31failed to earn even half of its budget back at the box office.
07:34Had it been released today, perhaps it would have stood a chance among Disney's more generic
07:39flicks.
07:43Ditching 2D Animation
07:49Just when it looked like The Princess and the Frogs and 2011's Winnie the Pooh might bring
08:032D animation back, Disney went all in on CGI.
08:06Some films still evoke the look and feel of classic Disney movies like Tangled, while others
08:11are slowly plaguing the scene with the typical CalArts style.
08:15This transition has caused the brand to lose a major part of its magic though.
08:28Between the environments and even some of the cell work, many classic Disney movies come
08:32across as if they truly are paintings come to life.
08:35With CG animation, you just don't get that feeling.
08:38It comes up every now and again with some establishing shots.
08:41Man!
08:42We truly miss the days of paint, ink and watercolors.
08:47Ty them together, piglet.
08:48Can you tie?
08:49A knot?
08:50I cannot.
08:51Ah, so you CAN knot?
08:53No, I cannot knot.
08:55Knott knot?
08:56Who's there?
08:57Pooh?
08:58Pooh who?
08:59Racist depictions.
09:00They dead, isn't they?
09:02No, dead people don't snow.
09:04Or do they?
09:05Believe it or not, this is one stain that Disney will never be able to scrub off of
09:10their squeaky clean image.
09:12For as much as we cherish the classics, there are some Disney movies that we cannot look
09:16at the same way due to some of the racist characters depicted.
09:29The crows in Dumbo, the Native Americans of Peter Pan, the Siamese cats of Lady and the
09:34Tramp, and well, just about most of the Song of the South are just a few examples of the
09:39racial stereotypes featured in some of these movies.
09:42Who that call my name, oh, uh, uh, uh, uh, hello, Karima.
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10:02The live action remakes.
10:04It looks like you ran afoul of something with wicked claws.
10:09Of course, we'd be remiss to cap off this video without talking about the latest issue
10:14with Disney.
10:15The live action remakes have gotten out of control ever since the 2010's Alice in Wonderland.
10:20We wouldn't have such a huge problem with it if Disney hadn't been botching the stories
10:33that made it a prominent brand in the first place.
10:36Why sacrifice the spectacle of the Lion King in favor of realistic visuals?
10:40Why erase the message of family from Lilo and Stitch's ending?
10:44Why give Cruella de Vil a sympathetic backstory to justify her desire for a fur coat made of
10:48dogs?
10:49None of these decisions make any sense and it gets even more egregious when you see which
11:02movies are getting unnecessary sequels and spin-offs.
11:05What do you think is the worst decision Disney ever made?
11:08Did it make our list?
11:09Let us know in the comments down below.
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