The Scariest Scenes From Disney Movies That Traumatized Your Childhood

Behold, the scariest Disney movie moments that pop out of your favorite, friendly childhood movies to scare the Mickey Mouse stuffing out of you. Some spoilers ahead, so tread this small world lightly.

‘101 Dalmatians’ – Cruella de Vil’s Terrifying Drive

It’s not like Cruella de Vil was a sterling figure of niceness in the previous moments of “101 Dalmatians.” But near the end, when she gets behind the wheel, LOOK OUT.

Her eyes turn red and spiral with pure psychedelic terror, causing a generation of viewers to become subconsciously afraid of their driver’s ed instructors.

‘Aladdin’ – Jafar Goes Genie

What happens when a figure of pure evil acquires pure power? They turn into a giant friggin’ genie, of course. In contrast to Robin Williams’ fun-loving blue genie, “Aladdin” climaxes with villain Jafar transforming into a frighteningly red monster, all fangs and electricity.

And, frankly, muscles. Yeah, we’re calling the evil genie jacked. You gonna disagree?

‘Bambi’ – Dead Mom Blues

“Bambi” opens with two bangs. The first, a gunshot from a viciously rendered hunter that strikes through Bambi’s mother’s body. The second, everyone viewer’s sense of innocence and comfort instantaneously exploding.

With this formative scare, Walt Disney was basically telling all children: Nothing is safe.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ – The West Wing

Should Belle and The Beast really wind up together? Isn’t the central romance of “Beauty and the Beast” predicated on a particularly unhealthy, interspecies case of Stockholm syndrome? That issue is complicated.

What’s simple is how badly the Beast scared Belle (and all of us) when he roared at her to get out of the West Wing. Yikes!