7. Aladdin
The movie never specifies the time period in which it takes place, making room for interesting fan theories, including the one about Aladdin actually living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Let’s check out the facts: Genie complains about being in a lamp for tens of thousands of years, and yet he knows so much about popular culture? Hmmm. Also, there’s a street sign in the Aladdin video game, which made this fan theory run wild.
8. Up
Disney fans theorize that the realism of the first five minutes of “Up” compared to the fantastic events that happen over the rest of the movie just doesn’t make sense. Their guess? Carl actually dies at the beginning of the movie, and what we see is the afterlife.
9. Toy Story
Andy’s hat in “Toy Story” looks exactly like the hat of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in “Toy Story 2,” and Jessie’s owner has the same hat, too. So, how did Andy get that hat? Well, it all makes sense if you accept the theory that Andy’s mom was actually the first owner of Jessie!
10. The Little Mermaid
Speaking of shipwrecks, another theory guesses that Ariel explored the shipwreck of the king and queen of Arendelle. Why? Well, Arendelle is in Norway, and the Rapunzel’s Kingdom of Corona is in Germany. “The Little Mermaid” takes place on the coast of Denmark, which would be a sensible route for the ship.
11. Aladdin
In the beginning of the movie, a man is trying to sell the viewer a lamp that he claims is magic. As the viewer is about to “leave,” the man tells you a story to get you to “buy” the lamp. In other words, Disney’s Aladdin is just one big fantastic sales pitch.
12. Hercules/The Little Mermaid
Ariel is the daughter of King Triton, and Hercules is the son of Zeus. In Greek mythology, King Triton is Poseidon’s son, a brother of Zeus. So what does that mean? Hercules and Ariel are cousins.
