Top 10 Almost-Deaths in Disney Movies

Basil of Baker Street - The Great Mouse Detective

Maybe it's just because this is my favorite Disney movie, but this moment genuinely shocked me. It was so amazingly done after the Battle Of Big Ben.

Snow White - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White is a fictional character from Disney's first full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released in 1937. She is Disney's first official Disney Princess. Snow White is also the only Disney Princess to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The original. You can't act like you don't remember this because you do. It was sad, and it's the oldest of all the 'haha! Scared you!' deaths.

She came to life when the prince kissed her. Disney wouldn't let her die.

Baymax - Big Hero 6

Baymax is a fictional character and superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is best known as a member of the superhero team Big Hero 6. Baymax also appears in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6 (2014), where he is portrayed as a healthcare companion robot.

I started crying when Baymax almost died! I mean, come on, that was pretty sad. Hiro had already lost his parents, who he never knew, and his brother Tadashi, who he grew up with. Losing Baymax would have been tough. It was so sad!

Yes, the newest and quite possibly one of my favorites. Hasn't there been enough death in Hiro Hamada's life?

When Baymax had to be left in the portal, I was making my apartment like a swimming pool.

Robin Hood - Robin Hood

Robin Hood has perhaps one of the greatest third acts of any movie I've ever seen. And Robin's fake-your-death sequence only helped.

Chief - The Fox and the Hound

Chief's almost-death was the climax of the film, and it set everything that came next in the film into place.

Baloo - The Jungle Book

Baloo is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895. He is portrayed as a sloth bear who serves as the strict teacher of the cubs in the Seeonee wolf pack.... read more

Trusty - Lady and the Tramp

It's no secret that I love Lady And The Tramp, and even though this almost-death didn't make much impact, I will never forget it. Ever.

I think this is a very sad moment. This should be number 1. It is the most sadness ever.

Eugene 'Flynn Rider' Fitzherbert - Tangled

As soon as I decided to make this top ten, I was like, 'Flynn's almost-death has got to be on it.' Everyone remembers it, and we will all remember it.

Pinocchio - Pinocchio

Come on. I mean, it's Pinocchio. He risked his life to save Geppetto from a whale. That is heroism.

Anna - Frozen

Princess Anna of Arendelle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen (2013) and its sequel Frozen II (2019). She is voiced by Kristen Bell as an adult, with Livvy Stubenrauch and Katie Lopez providing her childhood speaking and singing voices, respectively. Anna is... read more

Yeah, I know. Frozen's hype has made Frozen a bad movie, which it's not. It's a great movie. And honestly, Anna's almost-death is one of the best things about the movie.

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WALL-E - WALL-E

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Jessica Rabbit - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Jessica Rabbit is a fictional character from the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf and its loose film adaptation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, released in 1988. She is portrayed as the glamorous and devoted wife of Roger Rabbit. In the film, she was voiced by Kathleen Turner, while Amy Irving... read more

Beast - Beauty and the Beast

What makes me more mad than anything about the rank of the Beast's almost-death is that Anna's almost-death ranks above it. I mean, what the - Anna, and nobody even likes her! This is so sad.

I can't believe this isn't among the top ten! This, for me, was one of the most dramatic, tear-jerking, and romantic moments of Disney, if not the most! I'm really disappointed with its ranking.

John Smith - Pocahontas

I don't know what was worse: that he was going to die or that Pocahontas lost the man she loved. Anyway, don't all Disney princesses get their happily ever after? I guess not.

This is beyond underrated. I was going to vote for the beast, but then I saw this and was like, no way! This is ridiculous. It should be WAY higher up. It's one of those things in Disney movies that makes me cry every time.

Esmeralda - The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Esméralda, born Agnès, is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. She is a beautiful Romani street dancer in Paris who captures the attention and obsession of several men, including the archdeacon Claude Frollo and the hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo. Her character... read more

Meg - Hercules

Stitch - Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Stitch is a fictional alien character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise. Also known as Experiment 626, Stitch was created through genetic engineering to be a destructive force. However, he finds a new life and family in Hawaii, where he learns the importance of love, friendship, and belonging.

Wreck-It Ralph - Wreck-It Ralph

Oh my gosh, the dive into the volcano is one of the most tear-jerking, selfless things in the entire movie. This should be number 1 on the list!

Tinker Bell - Peter Pan

Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and its 1911 novelization, Peter and Wendy. She is a fairy companion of Peter Pan and is known for her loyalty and fiery personality. Tinker Bell later became a prominent Disney character.

Ariel - The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

Thunderbolt - 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

He was a really funny actor, pretending to have a heart attack was brilliant.

Princess Aurora - Sleeping Beauty

Gurgi - The Black Cauldron

Penny - Bolt

Joy - Inside Out

Joy is the main protagonist of the 2015 Disney and Pixar animated film Inside Out. She is one of the five original emotions inside Riley Andersen's mind and acts as their leader. Joy is consistently upbeat and focused on keeping Riley happy.