Have you ever completed a project and then wished that you could go back and change just one or two things? Sure you have! With that in mind, a Disney employee did a casual survey of her fellow castmembers in the company’s feature and feature animation departments and asked them this simple question: “If you could redo the ending of one classic Disney feature film, how would you change it?”
Interestingly, some suggestions came up over and over. In the table below, we have collected the most popular suggested new ending for a few of Disney’s features.
| Film | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Original ending | The Prince wakes Snow White with a kiss and they live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | The Prince wakes Snow White with a kiss and she lives happily ever after with Dopey |
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| Film | Pinocchio |
| Original ending | Pinocchio’s wish is granted and he becomes a real boy |
| Suggested ending | Geppetto dies, inspiring Pinocchio to become Bat-boy (because he was built using wood from an old baseball bat) |
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| Film | Dumbo |
| Original ending | Dumbo and Timothy save the day and become famous |
| Suggested ending | Dumbo and Timothy fly into the side of a building |
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| Film | Bambi |
| Original ending | Bambi becomes the new Prince of the Forest |
| Suggested ending | Bambi organizes the forest creatures into an army and defeats Man |
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| Film | Victory Through Air Power |
| Original ending | America defeats Nazi Germany |
| Suggested ending | America defeats Nazi Germany with the help of Captain America |
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| Film | Song of the South |
| Original ending | Uncle Remus, Johnny, Ginny, and Toby skip into the distance, singing |
| Suggested ending | Uncle Remus is quietly but thoroughly forgotten by the movie-going public |
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| Film | Cinderella |
| Original ending | Cinderella and the Prince live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Cinderella and the Prince live happily ever after, but first punish Lady Tremaine by strapping a cage filled with adorable singing mice over her face |
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| Film | Treasure Island |
| Original ending | Jim realizes that Long John Silver was his friend all along |
| Suggested ending | The entire movie is remade with Muppets |
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| Film | Alice in Wonderland |
| Original ending | Alice wakes up |
| Suggested ending | Alice wakes up surrounded by her friends and relates how she was in Wonderland, "and you, and you, and you were there, but there’s no place like home!" |
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| Film | Peter Pan |
| Original ending | The Darling children return home safely from their adventure, but Peter and the Lost Boys return to Neverland |
| Suggested ending | The Darling children return home safely and bring the Lost Boys home with them in hopes of using them to start a singing, dancing, union-organized, musical newspaper-distribution service |
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| Film | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| Original ending | The Nautilus sinks |
| Suggested ending | The Nautilus appears to sink, but then returns as a themepark attraction |
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| Film | Lady and the Tramp |
| Original ending | Tramp becomes respectable and moves in with Lady |
| Suggested ending | Lady becomes a sassy street dog and moves in with Tramp |
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| Film | Old Yeller |
| Original ending | Old Yeller dies |
| Suggested ending | Old Yeller dies then leaps back to life again for one startling final attack, then dies again — and that’s the end (or is it???) |
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| Film | Sleeping Beauty |
| Original ending | Aurora and Prince Phillip live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Aurora and Prince Phillip live happily ever after until it is discovered that all the magic used to repeatedly change the color of her dress has rendered it radioactive, causing her to mutate (ironically) into a dragon-looking creature (but Philip loves her anyway) |
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| Film | The Shaggy Dog |
| Original ending | Mr. Daniels is declared a hero |
| Suggested ending | Mr. Daniels wins the Westminster Dog Show |
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| Film | Darby O’Gill and the Little People |
| Original ending | King Brian wins the battle of wits and everyone lives happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | King Brian wins the battle of wits then makes a fortune as a Lucky Charms spokesleprechaun |
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| Film | One Hundred and One Dalmatians |
| Original ending | Roger, Anita, and 101 dalmatians live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Stuck in a country house with 101 dogs, Roger and Anita are horrified by the smell and — in the face of a lawsuit over their making a popular song that libels a real individual — start to think that maybe Cruella wasn’t so wrong about the dogs after all |
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| Film | The Absent-Minded Professor |
| Original ending | Professor Brainard sells Flubber to the government and he and Miss Carlisle live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Professor Brainard sells Flubber to the government and it sets off an arms race that starts World War III |
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| Film | The Sword in the Stone |
| Original ending | Arthur becomes king of England |
| Suggested ending | Arthur realizes that politics is not for him and puts the sword back in the rock |
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| Film | Mary Poppins |
| Original ending | With Mary Poppins’ work done, she flies off into the distance |
| Suggested ending | With Mary Poppins’ work done, Bert seeks a speech therapist |
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| Film | The Jungle Book |
| Original ending | Mowgli discovers girls and leaves the jungle |
| Suggested ending | Mowgli realizes that talking animals are way cooler than some dumb girl |
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| Film | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band |
| Original ending | The Bower Family Band helps the Dakotas achieve statehood |
| Suggested ending | The Bower Family Band is revealed to be ancestors of the Osmonds |
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| Film | The Love Bug |
| Original ending | Herbie takes Jim and Carole on their honeymoon |
| Suggested ending | Herbie founds the town of Radiator Springs |
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| Film | The Aristocats |
| Original ending | A grand opening celebration is held for the new home for stray cats |
| Suggested ending | Thomas O’Malley has cheezburger on the internets |
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| Film | Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
| Original ending | Miss Price defeats the Nazis and gives up witchcraft for good |
| Suggested ending | Miss Price defeats the Nazis and decides to use her powers to solve murders in Cabot Cove, Maine |
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| Film | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
| Original ending | Everyone cries because they know that Christopher Robin will grow up one day |
| Suggested ending | Pooh leaves Critter Country forever and the beloved Country Bears return |
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| Film | The Rescuers |
| Original ending | Bernard and Miss Bianca head off on another adventure |
| Suggested ending | Bernard and Miss Bianca move to France and open a restaurant |
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| Film | The Black Hole |
| Original ending | After envisioning Heaven and Hell, a probe emerges from a white hole |
| Suggested ending | Something that makes sense happens |
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| Film | Condorman |
| Original ending | Woody prepares for another assignment as Condorman |
| Suggested ending | Woody, horribly scarred when the Condorboat is rammed, moves into the cellars beneath an opera house in Paris and becomes a patron of the arts |
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| Film | Tron |
| Original ending | The MCP is deactivated, Dillinger is revealed as a criminal, and Flynn takes over at ENCOM |
| Suggested ending | Pretty much the same, but with better special effects |
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| Film | The Great Mouse Detective |
| Original ending | Basil defeats Ratigan and saves the Queen |
| Suggested ending | Basil and Ratigan plunge over Ratenbach Falls to their (apparent) deaths |
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| Film | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
| Original ending | Wayne uses his invention to make a giant dinner for Thanksgiving |
| Suggested ending | Wayne uses his invention to give himself the height of an average adult male |
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| Film | The Little Mermaid |
| Original ending | Ariel is permanently made human and she and Eric live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Ariel is permanently made human, but ironically Eric had already arranged to be transformed into a merman |
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| Film | The Rocketeer |
| Original ending | Cliff beats the Nazis and Peevy considers building a new jetpack |
| Suggested ending | Sequels. Lots and lots of sequels. |
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| Film | Beauty and the Beast |
| Original ending | Beast regains human form and he and Belle live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Beast stays awesome looking and he and Belle live happily ever after |
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| Film | Aladdin |
| Original ending | Genie is set free and uses his limitless power to go on an awesome vacation |
| Suggested ending | Genie is set free and uses his limitless power for world domination |
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| Film | The Lion King |
| Original ending | Simba and Nala’s newborn cub is presented, completing the circle of life |
| Suggested ending | Simba gets a weird sense of deja vu after reading Hamlet |
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| Film | Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale |
| Original ending | Squanto helps organize the first Thanksgiving |
| Suggested ending | Squanto has his name legally changed to Murray |
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| Film | The Santa Clause |
| Original ending | Scott’s family accepts that he really is Santa Claus |
| Suggested ending | Scott’s family has him committed |
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| Film | Pocahontas |
| Original ending | Pocahontas saves John Smith and lives happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | Smallpox |
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| Film | Toy Story |
| Original ending | Woody and Buzz are horrified to discover that Andy got a puppy for Christmas |
| Suggested ending | Woody and Buzz are horrified to discover that Andy has a girlfriend |
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| Film | Muppet Treasure Island |
| Original ending | Jim realizes that Long John Silver was his friend all along |
| Suggested ending | The entire movie is remade as a science fiction story (starring Pigs in Space) |
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| Film | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| Original ending | Quasimodo leaves the cathedral to live in the outside world |
| Suggested ending | Quasimodo leaves the cathedral and moves into the opera house basement with Condorman |
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| Film | Hercules |
| Original ending | Hercules is hailed as a hero and Zeus places a picture of him in the stars |
| Suggested ending | Hercules is hailed as a hero and King Eurystheus presents him with a list of twelve chores he’s been neglecting |
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| Film | Mulan |
| Original ending | After saving China, Mulan returns home to seek her own path |
| Suggested ending | After saving China, Mulan accepts a job with the Emperor, brings in massive improvements in the cultural status of women, and, ultimately, paves the way for Communism |
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| Film | The Emperor’s New Groove |
| Original ending | Kuzco redeems himself and builds a small summer home on a hill near Pacha’s house |
| Suggested ending | Kuzco and Pacha are forced out of their homes when the neighborhood goes condo and have to move in together, Odd Couple-style. |
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| Film | Monsters, Inc. |
| Original ending | It is discovered that laughter is more powerful than screams, solving Monstropolis’ power problems forever |
| Suggested ending | It is discovered that laughter is more powerful than screams, but the discovery is suppressed by "Big Screams" |
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| Film | Lilo & Stitch |
| Original ending | Stitch is allowed to stay on Earth with Lilo |
| Suggested ending | Stitch stays on Earth with Lio and runs for Congress |
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| Film | Treasure Planet |
| Original ending | Jim realizes that Long John Silver was his friend all along |
| Suggested ending | Jim sits down to think of a fourth way that Disney could remake this story. |
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| Film | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
| Original ending | Captain Jack takes over The Black Pearl; Will marries Elizabeth and they live happily ever after (until the next film) |
| Suggested ending | Captain Jack takes over The Black Pearl; Will marries Elizabeth and they are never heard from again |
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| Film | Brother Bear |
| Original ending | Kenai goes to live with the bears |
| Suggested ending | Kenai appears in a cameo in the next Spider-Man movie (in Kraven the Hunter’s trophy room) |
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| Film | The Haunted Mansion |
| Original ending | Jim Evers drives off across Lake Pontchartrain Causeway |
| Suggested ending | Jim Evers drives into Lake Pontchartrain |
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| Film | Home on the Range |
| Original ending | The animals arrive just in time to save the farm |
| Suggested ending | The animals arrive just in time to save the farm, rise up against the humans, a form their own government in which all animals are equal (even though some of them are more equal than others) |
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| Film | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| Original ending | The children return from Narnia, but there are hints that they will be able to return again |
| Suggested ending | The children return from Narnia, but there are hints that they will be able to return six more times |
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| Film | Cars |
| Original ending | Lightning McQueen moves his headquarters to Radiator Springs |
| Suggested ending | Lightning McQueen explains how it’s possible to build complex machinery without thumbs |
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| Film | WALL-E |
| Original ending | WALL-E and EVE begin the work of restoring Earth |
| Suggested ending | WALL-E and EVE begin the work of restoring Skynet |
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| Film | High School Musical |
| Original ending | Gabriella and Troy win their respective competitions and the entire school joins together for the singingest dancingest celebration ever! |
| Suggested ending | Everyone dies |
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| Film | Up |
| Original ending | Carl and Russell live happily ever after |
| Suggested ending | It’s revealed that Ellie, Carl’s wife, is actually still alive and has been secretly masterminding everything behind the scenes with the goal of getting Carl to move her house to Paradise Falls where she plans to start a uranium mine and dominate the world’s nuclear power plants, joined by her new partner The Underminer |
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| Film | Brave |
| Original ending | Merida and Elinor have their family bond restored |
| Suggested ending | Merida marries some guy and lives happily ever after |
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| Film | Wreck-It Ralph |
| Original ending | The villain is defeated and everyone returns to their own (now upgraded) video games |
| Suggested ending | Felix and Sergeant Calhoun team up, using his mechanical knowledge to create a device capable of bringing people in and out of the digital world and her military expertise to begin an assault on the human universe |