Scariest Disney Moments

Lets face it, as kids there WERE some scenes in Disney movies that struck is as scary or gave us the creeps, perfectly natural. Now that we're grown up, some may make us laugh, intrigue us, or still scare the bejeebus out of us. I'm a bit of a masochist so I keep track of the ones that scared me.

1. Fantasia - Chernabog/The Tyrannosaur chase. Both of these scenes scared me away from Fantasia for a long time, until I hit my classical music phase and was swept away by the amazing work they did blending the music with such primal images.

2. Sleeping Beauty - Maleficent's shadow in the fireplace. Yes, this scared me! Particularly since I didn't have the best access to "clear crisp" television screens, and all I could see were her menacing eyes and just a hint of an outline to her gown. Again, the music here provided a great touch.

3. The Lion King - The Birdy Boiler. Shadows of things that are happening usually give me the willies better than actually SEEING it. It's sort of like that scene in The Prince of Egypt, where the Cobra eats the pythons (I think) and you can see them squirming down his throat. *shudders*

4. Beauty and the Beast - When we first meet the Beast. Shadows and ominous glowing eyes again! I look at it now and I admire the bestial nature in which they animated him here; his whole transition in the movie from a Beast to a gentleman.

5. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Touchstone, property of Disney) - The Opening Sequence. Now one of my favorite movies, it scared me to death as a wimpy little girl with three brothers that had rather cruel senses of humor.

6. Pinocchio - Pleasure Island. The boys made asses of themselves alright. But the torture they were put through over mistakes that any impressionable youth could back then, just gave me the willies.

Feel free to divulge; wussies and wimps and cowards are welcome! :)

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