Top 10 Disney Fan Theories

Cri-Kee (Mulan) was once a human

I know this may sound ridiculous, but I believe that Cri-Kee was once a human for many reasons (no matter if it's a cartoon or not).
He has four limbs like humans, unlike normal crickets, which have six legs. He also has human-like eyes as opposed to insect eyes and even a human-like mouth rather than an actual cricket mouth. He has been seen standing on his back legs like a human, which crickets aren't known for. He also seems to know what humans do, such as bathing and rowing. This has led me to believe that Cri-Kee was a normal person but was cursed by an evil sorcerer or sorceress and turned into a cricket.

Honestly, after seeing the film, he may have once been human before he became a cricket.

Belle (Beauty and the Beast) and Jane (Tarzan) are related

I've seen lots of fan theories that suggest this is true, and I believe it could be accurate.

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) shot down Bambi's mom (Bambi)

Gaston is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. He is the main antagonist, known for his narcissism and desire to marry Belle. The character first appeared in the 1991 film and was later portrayed by Luke Evans in the 2017 live-action... read more

This may sound sad, but it could be true. Lots of people have speculated that Gaston shot down Bambi's mother. A deer resembling Bambi's mother, which may as well have been Bambi's mother, is shown at the beginning of Beauty and the Beast.

Bing Bong (Inside Out) works for Monsters, Inc.

Bing Bong is a fictional character in Pixar's 2015 film Inside Out. He is Riley's imaginary friend who is part elephant, part cat, and part dolphin. Bing Bong plays a crucial emotional role in the film by helping Joy understand the value of sadness.

This sounds weird, but Bing Bong looks like he could have come straight from the Monster World, despite not looking like a monster. Some fans pointed out that Bing Bong may have worked for Monsters Inc.

Maybe confirmed if Jangles (an actual malice) and Bing Bong are related in some way.

This is an understandable theory.

The fly (The Emperor's New Groove) was once a human

This sounds dark to me, yet it may be true since the fly was able to speak in proper English. This leads people to believe that the fly was once one of Kuzco's (the worst Disney character, in my opinion) guards. Kuzco may have punished the guard for some action by turning him into a fly, resulting in him later being eaten by a spider in the jungle sequence.

That fly may have very well been one of Yzma's past victims.

Hercules (Hercules) and Ariel (The Little Mermaid) are related

Hercules is the titular protagonist of Disney's 1997 animated feature film of the same name. He is the son of the Olympian gods Zeus and Hera. After being stripped of his immortality by Hades, Hercules grows up among mortals but retains superhuman strength and eventually trains to become a true hero... read more

It's not a theory. It's just a fact.

Captain Hook (Peter Pan) hunted down Ariel's mother (The Little Mermaid)

Captain James Hook is a fictional character and the antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan. Or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations. He is Peter Pan's archenemy, known for his elaborate clothing, fear of crocodiles, and his hook replacing one of his hands. Hook has become one... read more

Actually, in the beginning of Peter Pan, you can see a group of mermaids, including one with bright red hair and a turquoise-colored tail, resembling Ariel.

Wheezy (Toy Story 2) was secretly a villain

"Save me." Wheezy really wanted Woody to go to Japan. He may well have remembered what happened in the first movie. Gee, he's been broken since even before Andy moved to a new house.

Chip (Beauty and the Beast) is the Beast's son (Beauty and the Beast)

Elsa and Anna (Frozen) are Rapunzel's cousins (Tangled)

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Scar (The Lion King) survived the hyena attack and moved to Greece only to be slain by Hercules (Hercules)

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Remy (Ratatouille) gagged because Linguini's soup was so bad that it broke the laws of nature

If you know enough about rats, you would know that it's scientifically impossible for them to gag in real life. However, this was probably done in order to exaggerate the badness of the soup that Linguini ruined prior to Remy's initial arrival in the restaurant.

Emily, Jessie's former owner, is Andy's mom (Toy Story)

This makes sense. In the first Toy Story film, we see Andy playing with Woody while wearing a hat. But it's not a Woody hat. It's a Jessie hat. Maybe it belonged to his mother? Remember, the Woody's Roundup toys are extremely old. My theory is that not only did Andy's mother own Jessie and the hat, but also Woody. We never see Woody in Jessie's flashbacks because she never played with Woody. This explains why he is jealous of Buzz in the first Toy Story. He doesn't want to be rejected again.

Simba and Nala (The Lion King) are related

By real life lion standards, they are related. Mufasa is the father of every cub.

Woody and Jessie (Toy Story) are related

Come to think of it, Woody and Jessie are never explicitly shown to be in love with each other in the original Woody's Roundup show. This might just be the reason why.

That's probably why canon ships Woody/Bo and Jessie/Buzz instead of the obvious.

Amos Slade (The Fox and the Hound) was the one who killed Bambi's mom (Bambi)

Makes perfect sense since Bambi's mom died during the winter scene of her movie. Amos Slade embarked on his hunting trip over the course of an entire winter.

I have always theorized that The Fox and the Hound was a parallel to Bambi this whole time.

Dumbo is an African elephant who was mistakenly delivered to a herd of Asian elephants

African elephants are known to have much larger ears than Asian elephants, and African elephant calves aren't hairy like Asian elephant calves are. Furthermore, it is canonically proven that Mr. Stork isn't the best at delivering animal babies to their correct parents. He would later go on to make the similar mistake of delivering Lambert the lion to an entire flock of sheep.

Elsa, Anna, King Agnarr, Queen Iduna (Frozen), Tarzan, Jane (Tarzan), and Ariel (The Little Mermaid) are all related

Bruce (Finding Nemo) still eats meat, just not fish

Because he only ever said that fish are friends and not food, and since most shark species are strictly carnivorous, it's not entirely out of the question for him to still consume non-fish meat on a normal basis.

Of the three sharks you see in that movie, only Anchor would be a vegetarian, realistically speaking, seeing how some hammerhead shark species actually consume seagrass as part of their diet.

Actually, the other sharks said they eat dolphins, so he might eat dolphins too.

Vanessa is Ursula's former form (The Little Mermaid)

Mother Gothel (Tangled) is the Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Dr. Facilier's friends are other Disney villains (The Princess and the Frog)

Dolores (Encanto) broke the miracle

Hades' hair changes with his emotion (Hercules)

Dopey (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) grew up to be Geppetto (Pinocchio)

Rumor has it that Dopey was mute and completely hairless because he was just a baby this whole time. As he grew up, he relocated from Germany to Italy to set up his very own toy-making business. He has been shown to have made various cuckoo clocks, which are a very distinctly German thing and not so much an Italian thing.

Mushu (Mulan) couldn't awaken the Great Stone Dragon because Mulan herself already was the Great Stone Dragon

Prince John (Robin Hood) is trans

The lack of a mane and his highly effeminate mannerisms kind of give it away.