Deleted Scenes From Disney Movies That Would Have Changed The Whole Story

Disney’s animated movies go through a lot of changes during development, and sometimes they become entirely different films than the ones that animators set out to make. Taking out or reworking a single scene can completely change the film’s story.

Here are some of Disney’s deleted scenes that would have made for very different films if they’d been left in the movies.

“Frozen” – Evil Elsa

“Frozen” is based on the old fairy tale called “The Snow Queen.” When the movie was initially planned, Anna and Prince Hans (who was called Admiral Westergaard at the time) were the heroes, and Elsa, true to the original fairy tale, was a villain.

A deleted scene from the movie shows Elsa creating an army of snowmen. It was only later that the film was reworked and Elsa became a sympathetic character, making this scene unnecessary.

“The Incredibles” – Syndrome’s Early Death

In the first draft of “The Incredibles,” Syndrome played the role of Bomb Voyage; a secondary villain who was defeated in the prologue. In this deleted scene, Syndrome sneaks into Bob and Ellen’s house and uses his technology to destroy their home.

He was a far more compelling character than the movie’s intended villain, so he eventually got bumped up to main antagonist.

“Zootopia” – The Shock Collar

There’s a deleted scene from “Zootopia” in which the rascally Nick Wilde is fitted with a shock collar that punishes him for getting angry or excited. This causes him to slump into a deep depression, for obvious reasons.

Thankfully, this was cut from the final film, because it’s pretty heavy for a family film.

“Moana” – Moana’s Brothers

In an early draft of “Moana,” worked on by “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Jojo Rabbit” director Taika Waititi, Moana had six brothers and had to prove herself worthy to be the heir to the role of chief.

This was cut as the movie was reworked in order to streamline the plot, and give Moana a stronger relationship to her parents.