Disney films have transcended generations and become a part of many people’s childhoods. That’s why any reference to Beauty and the Beast, Winnie the Pooh, or Elsa from Frozen can likely bring instant nostalgia.
These images from the Disney Memes Facebook page provide a nice blast from the past. The page’s 562,000 followers keep it alive, and we’ve compiled its best memes in this list for you today.
Whether you grew up in Disney’s 2D era bannered by Mickey Mouse and Snow White or you came of age in the 3D years with Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph, these memes may strike a chord, one way or another. Enjoy scrolling through!
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Imagine looking at this and getting angry. 🙄 What a miserable little b!tch do you have to be? Little dude is enchantingly cute. 😉
Who is angry at this? Please don’t introduce negativity where none exists.
Load More Replies...Nah because I've seen some women being two totally different people with and without makeup, so I'm with Prince on this one.
In the original Grimm's it's a masquerade ball. She's wearing a mask. Also, he knows she is one of three women in the home. He doesn't check the whole town, just the three women.
Load More Replies...When she saw the fairy godmother turn a pumpkin into a coach, she should have said, "Never mind going to the ball--teach me how to do that!"
Keep in mind, the prince didn't have a say in this. He did fall in love with Cinderella at the ball and she was the one he wanted to marry provided she was found. The king is the one who comes up with the glass slipper proclamation and the prince is not present when the slipper is brought from house to house. Only the Duke (who's also clearly seen the girl the prince was dancing with that night) and a servant carrying the slipper are the ones seen.
A study by the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work found that Disney films can be an effective tool for parents to communicate with their children. One likely reason is that love has been a central theme in Disney’s movies of the distant and recent past.
One of the study’s co-authors, Yu-Ju Huang, pointed out that early Disney movies focused on romance, while recent films were more about familial love.
“It’s a significant change in how love can be very diverse and how people apply love to their social relationships,” Huang explained.
Even better, both weren't interested in reading, but the Beast was willing to learn again because of Belle.
@glowworm2, I don't believe he was illiterate or unwilling, I believe he simply adored hearing her voice read to him.
Load More Replies...To be fair, that scene is from a deleted song that was later added back into the film called "When We're Human again". There's a sweet bit where Belle is trying to get the Beast to read to her and learns that he hasn't done so in quite some time.
Load More Replies...Aka "why high up crop tops for men stopped being a thing (mostly)."
Why does BP keep watermarking these when they didn’t create them to begin with… 🤔
Most days I identify with Hei Hei when he realizes he's flightless bird stuck in a boat in the middle of the ocean and just screams every time Moana tries to uncover his eyes.
Films like The Lion King also touched on more somber topics like death but didn’t delve too deeply. According to Azusa Pacific University social work professor Carol A. Leung, this leaves room for parents to discuss such serious issues with their children.
As Leung said in an interview with the University of Houston, these characters can be “conversation starters” to help kids understand these concepts more quickly.
Owning up to your flaws doesn't make you the hero if you still keep up these tropes
Where have they kept up the trope? Genuinely curious; can’t think of any examples. Anna and Christophe weren’t even engaged yet in the sequel. But then again, I haven’t seen Raya or Wish.
Load More Replies...The world would be a better place if people started randomly singing more. Probably.
Are you kidding? I have been in this exact position with a clone of Lucifer and it has been glorious. The actual situation is me thanking my husband for bringing me tea as I convalesce in bed when I'm sick. But this is how I feel in my mind.
For me it was Arnold from Different Strokes addressing "the bench" in court (talking to a literal bench instead of the judge).
Of course, Disney films aren’t exempt from controversies. A study by Brigham Young University found that young girls who identified with Disney princesses were likely to engage in gender stereotyping and had lower body self-esteem.
More research published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry found that 85% of Disney’s films before 2004 spoke about mental health in a denigrating manner. Researchers also warned about the possible implications for children learning prejudicial attitudes at a young age.
Prominent villains like Cruella de Vil, Ursula, Scar, Captain Hook, and Jafar also captured children’s imaginations by introducing the dichotomy of good and evil. However, experts like behavioral economist Fred Zimmerman see this as a problem because kids learn to “demonize” people who engage in “bad” behavior.
“One can’t help but wonder if this Disnified understanding of the world as a struggle between the good and bad guys is a piece of today’s problems of political polarization and social exclusion problems,” Zimmerman told the BBC.
Even as a child I recognised I wanted to be like her when I grow up.
Live performance of the song by the original singer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFHGgvnrzn8
There’s so much to love and enjoy about “old Disney,” and at the same time, cringing a bit about the old, racist tropes and disregard. 😔
Load More Replies...Love siamese cats I want cats I want siamese cats - Have I said that I want cats?
All the good and bad aside, Disney films have made an impact over the last few decades. They contributed to the rise of animated movies, encouraged creativity and imagination, and reinforced important moral values.
Today’s films also adapt to current societal norms by incorporating themes of diversity and inclusivity. There are upsides and downsides, but these changes are a form of education for children.
Then you start wondering if you only agreed with the protagonist because they were young & you were told they were the "good" character.
Then you realize the only thing bad about the reign of Scar was the weather. It's not like Mufasa didn't EAT his subjects.
Load More Replies...When you get older you more and more drawn to agree with a lot of villains
You spin me right 'round, baby, Right 'round, like a record, baby, Right 'round, 'round, 'round, You spin me right 'round, baby Right 'round, like a record, baby, Right 'round, 'round, 'round
bottom right: i used to always want to live in those houses when i was little. the juxtaposition of the warm, golden light spilling out the windows from the inside of those homes compared to the cold, impersonal, blue light of the outside world always made those homes look so inviting and safe, like you would be cared for and loved inside...(fun fact: that's a thing movies and shows still do: blue lighting is cold and clinical and impersonal; yellow/incandescent lighting is warm and inviting. you can see it all the time in movies, especially romance movies like on hallmark. i was grown before i consciously noticed it, but once i did, i see it all the time. next time you watch a hallmark xmas movie, look for it. i promise, you'll see it. lol)
Concept art by the great Mary Blair!! I love her work, these are beautiful
Mary Blair?? This was my grandmas name. :o
Load More Replies...As Xavier University of Louisiana professor Shearon Roberts pointed out, current Disney films allow girls to realize their full potential and impart an important lesson to young boys.
“Women and girls are not just their objects of affection, but allies in ridding their worlds of evil and making the world better for all,” Roberts told the BBC in the same interview.
I have kept the kitchen table clear of stuff for a week! 🏆
Load More Replies...Ahh, listening to that sweet sound of nobody commenting because they are too busy saving the photo to their camera roll…
We’d also like to hear from you, readers. How have Disney films impacted your childhood and the way you viewed the world growing up? Which characters did you resonate with most? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Don't forget the bird, and Sebastian is a crab; not lobster :)
Load More Replies...I don't think she's a princess tho. But she still cute!
Load More Replies...Nala, Leia, Anastasia, Tinkerbell (official though only temporary), Corporal Klinger, Dr. Frank N. Furter, Captain Marvel...
Leia was never a disney princess. She was a LucasFilms princess.
Load More Replies...And then the conversation shifts and no-one asks you to finish the story 😥
Indeed… viewer discretion is advised level of scary I’d say
Load More Replies...Definitely not Voldemort... as to why, no body nose.
Load More Replies...Most of the more recent Disney villains are "twist" villains where you're not supposed to know they're the villains in the first place.
Load More Replies...Mom's favorite Disney movie. She used to say that quote all the time
whos the bottom right one and how do i not recognize her???
nah my favorite it that emperor dude who gets turned into a llama and poisoned and stuff
"Boys are jerks and superheroes SUCK." What she says right after this.
No. Happiness is needing to set the alarm. You get to sleep. I'm on day 3 and tired! Send help!
sadness is getting in your bed on a sunday then having to get up to go turn your alarm off
And to remember that kids do not learn sarcasm in school to day....
The worst thing about being sarcastic with your kids is they grow up to be sarcastic teenagers and then sarcastic adults. Not sure whether to be disappointed or proud! 😁
How has she ever seen a duckling? Did gothel just smuggle ducklings up there?...
I'm the opposite; keeping up appearance on the outside; inside, a crushed and evil heart
My mom got me the perfect shirt "I'm not responsible for what my face does when you're talking" it's perfect for me!
Well, I know what i want for Christmas now
Load More Replies...not me, I just letit rip on the attendence office when they brought up my grades!
SInce Nala was a cub in the same pride as Simba, she was either his sister, 3/4 sister, or double first cousin. The male lions in a pride are usually brothers, and the females are usually sisters, or mothers and daughters. A male lion who becomes the dominant male in his father's pride is closely related to all the females in the pride.
Well, the movie is based on Hamlet, so of course they correctly portray european royalty.
Load More Replies...Disney could only get away with Nala's hornyness because she was an animal.
You what now?! Is one of my favourite Disney films about to be ruined because I was too naive on watching it the first time around??
Load More Replies...I'm okay with adult di$ney fans.... Just.... Don't make it your ENTIRE personality, okay? 🙂
Load More Replies...You're NEVER too old for Disney! My dad has all of them and regularly watches them
My wife jokes that we only had children so she could watch cartoons without people thinking she's weird.
We are OLD and I still remember the THRILL when we found out we could buy DVDs of our favorite cartoons. I grew up only able to see ONE cartoon a week when Dad took us to the movies.
Load More Replies...I see no reference to the Muppets. My folks were 2 generations older than I and they howled at them. I know, I know...not Disney.
Totally thought Donald Duck was giving the finger for half a second
Halfway through Anne of Green Gables, the 1980s film, which my family has seen a hundred times before, my dad remarks that Anne so should have married Gilbert. We all just looked at him like 😳😳😳 turns out, he's never seen the end of the movie cuz he always falls asleep halfway through. 🤣🤣
Only happened to me twice ever. Once was the Revenant after being up since 5 am (and biking to and from work), and the other was the Northman, but I watched that when I was sick.
Only happened to me twice today! Lol...I'm not even being sarcastic. I haven't been able to finish a movie without falling asleep in a couple of years. Cancer meds...can't sleep when I wanna...sleepy as heck when I wanna be up
Load More Replies...Thanks. And yet, when folks do this, we, the “rubber-neckers of the world, ™️” go LOOKING for the rude comment! 🤣
Load More Replies...Okay, but she’s not a singer. Elsa’s voice is literally the most important aspect to me.
Voice dubbing. Half the actors in Hollywood, maybe more, get voice dubbed. Practically everyone in My Fair Lady was!!
Load More Replies...@Vikingabroad, better take off that Fedora hat, because it clearly disturbs your vision
Well, after killing so many parents in their stories they had to move on to somebody else
My first dance at my first wedding was "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Just sayin'...
For me it's headphones and 80s/90s/00s/10s grunge/rock/alt. And 70s folk & pop for some reason. Hey, I'm a complicated person.
Load More Replies...I always say "thank you." And then "what do you want?"
Load More Replies...No one, as in no one asked. But yes, a lot of people have uneven eyes. 🤪
Load More Replies...Disney is a god awful company that only cares about profits. They have a net income (PROFIT) of around 2 billion annually.
Buy Disney DVDs second hand and funnel your + subscription money to charity instead
Disney is a god awful company that only cares about profits. They have a net income (PROFIT) of around 2 billion annually.
Buy Disney DVDs second hand and funnel your + subscription money to charity instead
