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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning), and having absolutely no involvement whatsoever from any of their film's respective original creators from the Walt Disney Animation Studios, even if they were still alive at the time they were made.

Rating: Mostly False Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The claim states that 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning' had absolutely no involvement from any of the original creators from the Walt Disney Animation Studios. However, it is important to...

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The Movie, and Mulan II being the absolute worst out of all), continuity errors between these films and their originals (e.g.

Rating: Mostly False Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement asserts that 'Mulan II is the absolute worst' Disney sequel, which is a subjective opinion rather than an objective fact. Search results suggest that opinions on 'Mulan II' vary...

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Most of these bad direct-to-video sequels tend to suffer a similar set of problems, such as executive meddling, their extremely rushed production deadlines, their lower-quality animation in comparison to their original animated films, their lackluster writing with poor executions that fail to capture the spirit of their original animated films (including some whose plots are lazily rehashed entirely from their original films (with The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea being the worst out of such)), the flanderization of its characters (with Belle's Magical World, Stitch!

Rating: Mostly True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement accurately reflects common criticisms of direct-to-video sequels produced by Disney, particularly during the late 20th century and early 21st century. These sequels typically had...

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During the 1990s, 2000s, and the early 2010s, they made a lot of cheap and terribly executed direct-to-video animated sequels, mostly from either Disneytoon Studios or Disney Television Animation.

Rating: True Severity: medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

During the mentioned decades, Disney did produce numerous direct-to-video animated sequels, primarily through DisneyToon Studios. This subsidiary was specifically created to handle these sequels,...

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To be fair, however, most of these censored films are still available on Disney+, but just not on younger profiles.

Rating: Mostly True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement claims that censored films are blocked specifically for younger profiles on Disney+. According to multiple sources, Disney+ has not removed films like 'Dumbo,' 'Peter Pan,' and 'The...

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Peter Pan is an example, since it contains derogatory stereotypes of Native Americans.

Rating: True Severity: High Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement regarding Peter Pan accurately highlights a significant criticism of the text, particularly in its handling of Native American characters. J.M. Barrie's original play, as well as...

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They censored some of their films from Disney+ Kids profiles to keep children from looking at them instead of relegating them to a more mature section.

Rating: Mostly True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement holds truth as Disney+ has indeed made the decision to remove some films from kids' profiles. Specifically, films such as 'Peter Pan' were removed due to concerns over negative...

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This Flashgitz video illustrates that perfectly.

Rating: Half True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement refers to a video by Flashgitz, an animation channel known for its humorous and satirical content. The video in question appears to evoke a strong emotional or visual reaction, as...

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In addition, they refuse to accept any criticism for race-swapping white characters and instead, call people "racist" for refusing to accept these changes.

Rating: Half True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The statement raises concerns about the ongoing debate surrounding the casting decisions in movies and television when it comes to race. In recent discussions on platforms like Reddit and Quora,...

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An example would be Ariel being blackwashed in the The Little Mermaid live-action remake.

Rating: Mostly False Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-14

The term "blackwashing" is often used in discussions regarding the casting of actors of color in roles traditionally portrayed by white actors. In the case of Disney's live-action remake of The...

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