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we’re looking at those times that the
Walt Disney Company arguably made a huge
misstep throughout their long history
number 10 the failure of Disney’s
America
everyone knows Disneyland and Walt
Disney World but are you aware that at
one time a third American Disney Park
was planned in the early 90s Disney
announced Disney’s America a park that
would celebrate the history of the
country and open in Virginia there was a
lot of opposition to the concept though
in less than a year after the
announcement the plan was scrapped at
the time a representative from Disney
said quote we remain convinced that a
park that celebrates America and an
exploration of our heritage is a great
idea and we will continue to work to
make it a reality honestly considering
the current political climate it
probably would have been pretty popular
though maybe less so with international
guests number 9 the frozen short
everyone right through me imagine you’re
taking your kids to see the latest Pixar
film Coco and you realize there’s gonna
be a short film set in the world of
frozen playing before it great news
right frozen is basically universally
adored by kids but then this short ends
up being 21 minutes long and their
attention spans start waning as they
wait for the main event to start Olaf’s
frozen Adventure got terrible reviews
when it was released with some theaters
even posting warnings about its length
to ensure that people knew what they
were signing up for in Mexico where Coco
was set the response was so negative
that the short was pulled after a couple
funnily enough though when it ran by
itself on TV it did quite well go figure
number eight its takeover of LucasArts
in 1982 George Lucas founded Lucasfilm
games in order to begin developing video
games based on the world he’d created in
his films the company became lucas arts
in 1990 and created many successful
games over the years in 2012 however
when Disney acquired Lucasfilm Lucas
arts came with it and they promptly put
a stop to all development even firing
the majority of the company’s staff
understandably fans were upset
especially those who’d been following
then in development games Disney
seemingly only kept the company open so
that it could continue to function as a
licensor the contract for games based in
the Star Wars universe went to EA and
we’ll get to that next number 7 giving
EA exclusive rights to Star Wars in the
spring of 2013 we got the news that EA
or entertainment arts would have
exclusive rights to Star Wars games for
the next decade or until 2023 since then
the decision has proven to be a hugely
controversial one not only because of
the games they’ve released but also due
to the issue of canceled titles the most
recent example being the open-world
title that was announced in 2017 of
course the largest point of contention
remains the monetization efforts via
loot box in Star Wars Battlefront 2 when
Annie a community manager commented on a
reddit post on the topic his post got
more than six hundred and seventy
thousand down votes setting a record for
the most in the history of the platform
number six the age of direct-to-video
sequels you probably think of the early
90s as the best time in the history of
Disney animated films in fact it’s
commonly known as the Disney Renaissance
I can show you shining shimmering
splendid tell me princess now when did
you last let your heart decide but at
the same time that some of the best
movies the company ever created were
hitting theaters Disney was also
producing lackluster sequels that were
meant for your home VHS player the thing
is many of these films weren’t actually
created by Walt Disney Animation Studios
founded in 1990 DisneyToon Studios
originally known as Disney movie toons
was the separate division that was
tasked with pumping out the lackluster
films in question
these sequels were planned to go
direct-to-video and came with a modest
budget unfortunately it shows in the
finished product sorry I can’t help you
with this one you’ll have to find out
yourself but I you ready
number five ignoring the upsetting true
story of Pocahontas many Disney movies
are based on classic fairy tales but a
select few were actually inspired by
true-life events sometimes the studio
makes the decision to ignore historical
accuracy in the interest of making a
more palatable final product in the case
of Pocahontas there was a whole lot they
left out
for example our titular heroine was
probably as young as ten years old when
she met John Smith making romance
unlikely
they also gloss over some of the more
heinous acts that the settlers
perpetrated against the natives why do
you think those immigrant evens attacked
us because we invaded their land and cut
down their trees and dug up that earth
in real life
Pocahontas died in her early 20s not
long after going to England which makes
the sequel even more upsetting ly
inaccurate number four the failure of
the National elephant Center Disney’s
Animal Kingdom prides itself on the care
it takes of its exotic animals but in
the years it’s been in operation there
have been several controversial
incidents involving the park the most
notable is their quote unquote strong
ties with the National elephant Center
in Florida where they sent several
elephants after their time at Animal
Kingdom within a short period of time
though three adult elephants the Disney
sent there died under uncommon
circumstances as did an unborn calf and
not long after the sanctuary essentially
shut down as a result Disney got itself
onto an animal rights groups list of the
10 worst zoos for elephants number 3
racial stereotyping
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walt disney’s personal racism is largely
unproven but what is clear is that many
things that are now regarded as racist
found their way into Disney films over
the years we’ll be the first to admit
that at the time that many of these
films were created they aligned with
common thought and therefore it’s much
easier to be critical with a modern
perspective I’m the bullet brush man I’m
working my way to college but regardless
it remains a blight on Disney’s history
when you have caricatures like the crows
in Dumbo or the native population in
Peter Pan most agree that there’s no
need to disavow these films but it is
important to recognize the mistakes that
number two Song of the South
speaking of racism we can’t possibly
talk about Disney fails without
this film was released in the 1940s and
is set on a plantation shortly after the
abolishment of slavery since its release
it has been derided by critics for all
of the racist concepts that contains yes
it happened on one of them
zippity-doo-dah days in fact it was
called quote one of Hollywood’s most
resilient ly offensive racist texts and
quote as vicious a piece of propaganda
for white supremacy as Hollywood ever
produced think about that next time you
ride Splash Mountain of course standards
were different back then but we bet
everyone at Disney wishes they could
just pretend this movie never happened
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some dishonorable mentions
can’t understand her she’s from the
other studio ah number one Park ride
accidents Disney parks are supposed to
be the happiest place on earth right for
the most part that’s true
but there have been a number of
incidents in the parks over the years
some of which have been fatal in 1985 a
monorail caught fire at Epcot but crisis
was averted with everyone making it out
safely in 2009 however a monorail driver
was killed in a crash in 2015 a man died
at the Walt Disney World Speedway which
was closed shortly afterwards the next
year a young boy was killed by an
alligator while at a Disney hotel
property though all of these tragedies
seem alarming considering how long the
parks have been open her track record is
still pretty good do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe
and ring the bell to be notified about
our latest videos
[Music]
you [Music]
the house of mouse isn’t all about
happily ever after
stories of success and epic fails be
sure to check out context TV we have
business professionals who will give you
all kinds of helpful tips and tricks for
creating your own company as well as
videos that break down what’s happening
in the business world right now you’ll
find a link to the channel in the
description box below for this list
we’re looking at those times that the
Walt Disney Company arguably made a huge
misstep throughout their long history
number 10 the failure of Disney’s
America
everyone knows Disneyland and Walt
Disney World but are you aware that at
one time a third American Disney Park
was planned in the early 90s Disney
announced Disney’s America a park that
would celebrate the history of the
country and open in Virginia there was a
lot of opposition to the concept though
in less than a year after the
announcement the plan was scrapped at
the time a representative from Disney
said quote we remain convinced that a
park that celebrates America and an
exploration of our heritage is a great
idea and we will continue to work to
make it a reality honestly considering
the current political climate it
probably would have been pretty popular
though maybe less so with international
guests number 9 the frozen short
everyone right through me imagine you’re
taking your kids to see the latest Pixar
film Coco and you realize there’s gonna
be a short film set in the world of
frozen playing before it great news
right frozen is basically universally
adored by kids but then this short ends
up being 21 minutes long and their
attention spans start waning as they
wait for the main event to start Olaf’s
frozen Adventure got terrible reviews
when it was released with some theaters
even posting warnings about its length
to ensure that people knew what they
were signing up for in Mexico where Coco
was set the response was so negative
that the short was pulled after a couple
funnily enough though when it ran by
itself on TV it did quite well go figure
number eight its takeover of LucasArts
in 1982 George Lucas founded Lucasfilm
games in order to begin developing video
games based on the world he’d created in
his films the company became lucas arts
in 1990 and created many successful
games over the years in 2012 however
when Disney acquired Lucasfilm Lucas
arts came with it and they promptly put
a stop to all development even firing
the majority of the company’s staff
understandably fans were upset
especially those who’d been following
then in development games Disney
seemingly only kept the company open so
that it could continue to function as a
licensor the contract for games based in
the Star Wars universe went to EA and
we’ll get to that next number 7 giving
EA exclusive rights to Star Wars in the
spring of 2013 we got the news that EA
or entertainment arts would have
exclusive rights to Star Wars games for
the next decade or until 2023 since then
the decision has proven to be a hugely
controversial one not only because of
the games they’ve released but also due
to the issue of canceled titles the most
recent example being the open-world
title that was announced in 2017 of
course the largest point of contention
remains the monetization efforts via
loot box in Star Wars Battlefront 2 when
Annie a community manager commented on a
reddit post on the topic his post got
more than six hundred and seventy
thousand down votes setting a record for
the most in the history of the platform
number six the age of direct-to-video
sequels you probably think of the early
90s as the best time in the history of
Disney animated films in fact it’s
commonly known as the Disney Renaissance
I can show you shining shimmering
splendid tell me princess now when did
you last let your heart decide but at
the same time that some of the best
movies the company ever created were
hitting theaters Disney was also
producing lackluster sequels that were
meant for your home VHS player the thing
is many of these films weren’t actually
created by Walt Disney Animation Studios
founded in 1990 DisneyToon Studios
originally known as Disney movie toons
was the separate division that was
tasked with pumping out the lackluster
films in question
these sequels were planned to go
direct-to-video and came with a modest
budget unfortunately it shows in the
finished product sorry I can’t help you
with this one you’ll have to find out
yourself but I you ready
number five ignoring the upsetting true
story of Pocahontas many Disney movies
are based on classic fairy tales but a
select few were actually inspired by
true-life events sometimes the studio
makes the decision to ignore historical
accuracy in the interest of making a
more palatable final product in the case
of Pocahontas there was a whole lot they
left out
for example our titular heroine was
probably as young as ten years old when
she met John Smith making romance
unlikely
they also gloss over some of the more
heinous acts that the settlers
perpetrated against the natives why do
you think those immigrant evens attacked
us because we invaded their land and cut
down their trees and dug up that earth
in real life
Pocahontas died in her early 20s not
long after going to England which makes
the sequel even more upsetting ly
inaccurate number four the failure of
the National elephant Center Disney’s
Animal Kingdom prides itself on the care
it takes of its exotic animals but in
the years it’s been in operation there
have been several controversial
incidents involving the park the most
notable is their quote unquote strong
ties with the National elephant Center
in Florida where they sent several
elephants after their time at Animal
Kingdom within a short period of time
though three adult elephants the Disney
sent there died under uncommon
circumstances as did an unborn calf and
not long after the sanctuary essentially
shut down as a result Disney got itself
onto an animal rights groups list of the
10 worst zoos for elephants number 3
racial stereotyping
[Music]
walt disney’s personal racism is largely
unproven but what is clear is that many
things that are now regarded as racist
found their way into Disney films over
the years we’ll be the first to admit
that at the time that many of these
films were created they aligned with
common thought and therefore it’s much
easier to be critical with a modern
perspective I’m the bullet brush man I’m
working my way to college but regardless
it remains a blight on Disney’s history
when you have caricatures like the crows
in Dumbo or the native population in
Peter Pan most agree that there’s no
need to disavow these films but it is
important to recognize the mistakes that
number two Song of the South
speaking of racism we can’t possibly
talk about Disney fails without
this film was released in the 1940s and
is set on a plantation shortly after the
abolishment of slavery since its release
it has been derided by critics for all
of the racist concepts that contains yes
it happened on one of them
zippity-doo-dah days in fact it was
called quote one of Hollywood’s most
resilient ly offensive racist texts and
quote as vicious a piece of propaganda
for white supremacy as Hollywood ever
produced think about that next time you
ride Splash Mountain of course standards
were different back then but we bet
everyone at Disney wishes they could
just pretend this movie never happened
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some dishonorable mentions
can’t understand her she’s from the
other studio ah number one Park ride
accidents Disney parks are supposed to
be the happiest place on earth right for
the most part that’s true
but there have been a number of
incidents in the parks over the years
some of which have been fatal in 1985 a
monorail caught fire at Epcot but crisis
was averted with everyone making it out
safely in 2009 however a monorail driver
was killed in a crash in 2015 a man died
at the Walt Disney World Speedway which
was closed shortly afterwards the next
year a young boy was killed by an
alligator while at a Disney hotel
property though all of these tragedies
seem alarming considering how long the
parks have been open her track record is
still pretty good do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe
and ring the bell to be notified about
our latest videos
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