Top 10 Disney Movie Characters with the Best Introduction Scenes

First Impressions are everything and these characters introductions into the movie really made their marks and at times set the tone for the rest of the movie.
The Top Ten
1 Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He is a pirate in the film series. The characterization of Sparrow is based on a combination of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoon character Pepé Le Pew. He first appears in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He later appears in the sequels Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007), On Stranger Tides (2011), and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).

He comes in as he's boat begins sinking as the movies them plays in the background.

Also the best movie character ever!

Captain Jack Sparrow*

2 Panchito Pistoles - The Three Caballeros

Man does this guy know how to make an entrance after Donald and Jose unwrap Donald's last gift a series of bizarre sequences happen that ultimately ends with Panchito bursting out guns blazing.

3 Chernabog - Fantasia Chernabog is a Disney villain from the 1940s film Fantasia, and in his segment, "A Night on Bald Mountain".

When the sequence first starts we see what looks like an ordinary mountain only for the mountain to transform into a giant devil monster Chernabog as he slowly rises with his wings spreads the music really adds to the scene as Chernabog casts his long shadow over the unsuspecting village bellow.

4 Genie - Aladdin The Genie is a jinn appearing in the Aladdin franchise from Disney. He is never given a proper name. He was portrayed by Robin Williams in the first film.

"Ten thousand years will give you such a crick in the neck! "

5 The Headless Horseman - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

While the horseman appears in the 3rd act of the story his introduction does not disappoint after Ichabod and his horse stumble through the dark and scary forest after thinking the horseman as coming only to find out the noise was coming from a couple of plants banging on the log both Ichabod and the horse begin laughing hysterically only for their laughter to come to a halt as a terrifying laugh can be herd Ichabod and the horse slowly turns to the side to reveal The Headless Horseman and all his terrifying glory.

6 Buzz Lightyear - Toy Story Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise. He is a toy space ranger hero according to the movies and action figure in the Toy Story franchise. In 2022, Buzz served as the central character of the film Lightyear. He is voiced by Tim Allen in the Toy Story films, and is voiced by Chris Evans in Lightyear.

Buzz's introduction is a memorable one and sets the tone for the rest of the movie Woody has just been knocked off his spot at the top of the bed the others wonder who the new toy could be Woody climbs back up to find Buzz standing tall as he begins his dialogue believing he really is a space ranger stuck on an unknown planet.

7 Belle - Beauty & The Beast Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (1991) and in the live action remake Beauty and the Beast (2017). Belle is the intelligent and selfless young daughter of an inventor who does not conform to the normal ways of her small ...read more.
8 Judge Claude Frollo - Hunchback of Notre Dame

The movie's opening really shows just how cruel and heartless Frollo really is the kind of person who sees corruption and sin everywhere except within himself in an a matter of minutes he chases down and kills Quasimodo's mother on the steps of Notre Dame and is repulsed by Quasimodo that he nearly drowns him in the well before being stopped by the archdeacon.

9 Wreck-It Ralph - Wreck-It Ralph
10 Simba - The Lion King Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's The Lion King franchise. Introduced in Walt Disney Animation's 32nd animated feature film The Lion King (1994), the character subsequently appears in its sequels The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) and The Lion King 1½ (2004).

Nothing about him or his movie should be considered the "best". Honestly, Simba, as well as Mufasa, are prejudiced against a whole species and forced them to the Outlands where they starve for no reason. I will never forgive them for doing that. Even if all the film's characters are terrible IN MY OPINION.

You must have forgot was the circle of life he's a 1

The Contenders
11 Thor - Marvel's The Avengers Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability of flight and weather ...read more.
12 Sid Phillips - Toy Story Sid Phillips is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise. He serves as the primary antagonist of the original Toy Story film.
13 Honest John - Pinnochio
14 Star Lord - Guardians of the Galaxy
15 Lady Tremaine - Cinderella (2015)

It starts with her cat who is on a leash and then you see Cate Blanchett in an outfit that resembles something Rita Hayworth would have worn back in the day, and finally when she does speak she sounds like Joanna Lumley

16 The Red Queen - Alice in Wonderland (2010) The Red Queen is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's fantasy novel Through the Looking-Glass. She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although the two are very different.

She only opens a set of double doors and she's already bellowing.

17 Knave of Hearts - Alice in Wonderland
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