Top 20 Disney Movie Plot Holes You Never Noticed

How did we never notice these Disney plot holes? Welcome to MsMojo and today we’re looking at the most glaring oversights in Disney films. Our countdown includes “The Little Mermaid,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Aladdin,” and more! Which plot hole has been bugging YOU since you first saw the movie? Let us know in the comments!

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[joannewilson]

With mulan…it’s easy to explain why she stayed… she was more or less protecting her father from himself. He said it’s an honor to protect and possibly die from protecting his country. But if his daughter is out there fighting, then he feels like his family is represented… and she wanted to prove something to everybody that a woman can protect the country and their families just like a man can

[dislilartisticnerd]

Ok. There are A LOT of things you clearly ignored in some movies.
1: Mulan stayed for her family's honor. She says that to her father in a sense, as she brings back the sword and medal from the emporer.
2: Gaston found the castle through the magic mirror. All he had to say was "Show me the way to the Beast." and the mirror would take him there.
3: Lottie didn't turn into a Frog because Dr Facilier was dead. His voodoo was no more at that point. So the only way Naveen and Tiana could turn back was through kissing a princess.

[trinaq]

At least the life action Beauty and the Beast addressed why the townspeople didn't seem to know where the Beast had gone, nor question what happened to the Palace staff. I never thought about that aspect as a child.

[mistyb]

Aladdin was always a prince because of his father being the king of thieves and everyone called him that and respected him for that it was basically a title that was given to him, and he earned that title so therefore, it made him a king, so Aladdin is a prince the genie owes him

[jessetorres]

7:23. I once read a fan theory that Nala's father died before The Lion King begins, but the fact she never mentions him makes me question if that's really the case.

[AliAngelpie]

In the live action Aladdin, Jasmine actually asks Aladdin where his kingdom is since she can’t find it on any of her maps and he has Genie make the ‘kingdom’ Ababwa appear after hilariously showing different parts of Disneyland. He gives him a name, fancy clothes and a parade, but certainly he would give him a royal bloodline and homeland so his kingdom can be joined with Agrabah for peace and trade. True Aladdin is an orphan and it’s later revealed his father is the King of Thieves, but he has no extended family or other connections to royalty

[Thepopcornator]

The Hunchback one was explicitly explained… Frollo thought he’d be tortured in hell if he killed Quasimodo. “And for one time in his life of power and control, Frollo felt a twinge of fear for his immortal soul.”

[thetalecollector]

Here are some more unanswered questions if not plot holes:

If the good fairies are so inept without their magic wands, how were they able to successfully raise Aurora to young adulthood? (Sleeping Beauty)

What ultimately became of McLeach‘s captured animals after he took him away from them? (The Rescuers Down Under)

How was Chip able to get Maurice’s wood-chopping machine working WITHOUT limbs? (Beauty and the Beast)

How did Pinocchio, Jiminy, and Lampwick NOT initially notice either any of the crying/braying boys-turned-donkeys or how the carnival got wrecked on Pleasure Island? (Pinocchio)

[cheyblake]

Didn't Mulan already explain to herself why she stayed? She said she "wanted to prove that she can do things right"

[firemanshadow]

In Zootopia they ate bugs. Somewhere in the background there’s a sign that states that.

[TMP]

Simba & Nala are NOT related! Disney has stated this many times over the years! They even gave Nala a father in the Lion Guard which is canon as they have officially stated.

Yes, in a real life lion pride all of the cubs are typically related in some way, but in the Lion King they based them more off of humans and so they did not have them be related.

That is also why they decided against making Kovu be Scar's son in TLK2: Simba's Pride. They wanted the romance between Kovu and Kiara to happen and so they couldn't be related.

So this stop spreading the lies and actually do your research before talking about something you know obviously nothing about.

[beethovensfidelio]

20:00 Frollo kept Quasimodo to avoid damnation from God and because he saw that Quasimodo could be of use to him someday (that use later being a key to get Frollo to the Court of Miracles).

[Real_Moon-Moon]

Tangled is answered by, it’s an out of the way tower in the middle of nowhere in the woods. How was she supposed to know they were going to do the lanterns thing? I mean, kidnapping 101 would have had her change Repunzel’s birthday, but whatever.

[beethovensfidelio]

Ariel not being able to write to Eric despite writing her name on Ursula’s contract is an *adaptation-induced plot hole.*

In the eponymous fairy tale, there was a VERBAL AGREEMENT between the sea witch and the little mermaid, so it made sense why the little mermaid couldn’t write to the prince because it was never established that she could write.

At least the 1975 Japanese anime version of “The Little Mermaid” had the prince ask the mute mermaid Marina to write her name even though she couldn’t because, as I said before, it was never established that Marina could write.

I don’t know why Disney thought that a contract would be more preferable than a verbal agreement, nor why they didn’t have Eric ask Ariel to write her name when she couldn’t say it to him. 🤦‍♀️

Granted the live action remake got rid of the magical contract by instead having *Ariel make the agreement in blood (that is, removing one of her fish scales).*

[JustinGrant-jfgv]

I've got a few answers to some of these plot holes. For the Gaston and Castle one, maybe Gaston used the mirror to find out where the Beast is living. For the Buzz one, maybe the other toys told hm that he should freeze when Andy or someone else comes into the room. And for the Scar killing Simba one, maybe Scar felt like killing Simba himself could give him the idea that his uncle isn't as loyal to his family as he thinks, thus making the hyenas kill Simba would leave him to feel more ashamed of what he thinks he's done.

With regards to #13 it is revealed in The Lion Guard that Simba and Nala aren’t siblings Rafiki mentions Nala’s father in an episode which means that Mufasa isn’t Nala’s father

[Quintesince]

Frollo raised Quasimodo because it was the only way to redeem himself for killing the mother after she proclaimed sanctuary. Although he hoped that Quasimodo would benefit him by other means. For at the time, killing someone who claims sanctuary on church grounds was an ultimate sin and automatic damnation of one's soul. In the broadway adaptation, Quasimodo was Frollo's nephew and in the original story, Quasimodo was abandoned on the church steps and Frollo took pity on him.

[Amyroll_]

In east Asian culture, family pride, dignity and status is very very very important, being sent back from the war is not seen as light, it scratches the family prides and status

[Nagore]

Gothel didn't change Rapunzel's birthday because she simply didn't care about her only her hair. Plus she was pretty far from the castle considering it took several days of travel to get there; plus she hid well. Scar didn't kill Simba because he didn't want to get this hands dirty even when he killed Mufasa; he did it in the easiest way, by simply pushing him off the cliff and letting him fall to his death. Tarzan didn't speak with an english accent because he was still learning english, people who learn a second language do not automatically pick up the regional dialect.

[kimifur]

Tarzan's accent is puzzling, but not as puzzling as Michael's accent in Peter Pan. Why do the Darling parents, Wendy, and John have British accents, but Michael is American?