Top 10 Disney Movie Mistakes Spotted by the Fans

“Frozen” (2013) This very famous blooper is one that simply cannot be unseen. After watching “Let It Go” for the millionth time that day, someone noticed something funny when it came to Elsa’s hair. When she lets her hair down, the long braid magically phases through her left shoulder. No, Elsa is not a ghost. It’s simply an animation cheat that got slipped into the movie. To be fair, we were initially too distracted by the powerful vocals to take notice of this tiny hair glitch. But now that we look back on it, we wonder if Elsa has the ability to make her hair teleport in addition to ice powers.

#9: Costume Change

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“Cinderella” (1950) We’re willing to bet most hardcore Disney fans can picture Cinderella’s ending clearly. After the glass slipper is successfully placed upon Cinderella’s foot, she goes on to marry the Prince. Cinderella immediately starts enjoying romance, a lavish lifestyle…and dresses that can change style in an instant? The newly minted princess is initially wearing a dress with long sleeves when the final scene begins. Even while she’s waving goodbye in the carriage, her long sleeves can be clearly observed. But when it cuts to Cinderella and the Prince sharing a kiss, Cinderella is wearing puffed sleeves and her bare arm is exposed. Now that’s what we call a magical costume change.

“The Princess and the Frog” (2009) At the beginning of “The Princess and the Frog,” young Tiana attends a ball in honor of Prince Naveen. Throughout most of the ball sequences, gold earrings can clearly be seen dangling from Tiana’s ears. But these earrings completely disappear when Tiana watches Naveen and Charlotte dancing together. The edit is especially jarring because of the closeups. After clearly seeing Tiana's earrings when she’s descending the stairs, they’re gone the very next time you see her. And when we cut back to Tiana again, the earrings are back in her ears. At least it was easier for animators to keep continuity for jewelry when she transformed into a frog.

#7: “Lewis Carrol”

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“Alice in Wonderland” (1951) If you’re adapting a beloved novel, you should probably double check that you spell the author’s name right in the credits! Lewis Carroll published “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” in 1865 and “Through the Looking-Glass” in 1871. Nearly one hundred years later, his beloved works were translated into a full-length piece of animation. His mind would have been blown at the imaginative visuals and great performances. Of course, he would have suffered the crushing disappointment of seeing his own name misspelled first. Yep, Carroll’s name is missing the final L in the opening credits. We think we know what the Queen of Hearts would say to whoever misspelled her creator’s name.

“Big Hero 6” (2014) At the beginning of this film, Tadashi takes Hiro to his research lab at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. It’s here that he meets future villain, Robert Callaghan. Callaghan first appears in a conservative green vest and blue shirt. But you might want to pay very close attention to those colors. When Professor Callaghan reaches out for Hiro’s robot, his sleeve is very clearly red. But the academic’s shirt is blue again when the camera cuts back. This colorful mistake seems to be a bit of a timeline mix-up because Callaghan later wears a red shirt at a big showcase. It’s also possible the smart professor invented color changing sleeves.

“Lilo & Stitch” (2002) To make a lonely and upset Lilo feel better, Nani allows her to adopt a dog. After going to the animal shelter, Lilo meets and forms an unbreakable bond with Stitch. But we’re not concerned about that cute plot point at the moment. We’re more concerned about that phone! When Lilo and Nani pass the cash to the employee, the green wall beside them is visibly bare. After a woman stamps their paperwork, the camera cuts to a wider shot of the desk. You can see that a black phone has suddenly appeared on the wall beside the fire extinguisher. We know Stitch causes chaos, but this is some mind bending chaos that we just aren’t ready for.

#4: Heart Boxers

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“Aladdin” (1992) In one of “Aladdin’s” funniest sequences, Prince Achmed storms out of the castle with a giant hole in his pants, revealing his pink heart boxers. For one thing, we don’t think they had pink heart boxers back then. Since it’s in favor of a funny gag, we’ll allow it. But we can’t ignore the obvious continuity goof that it creates. Shortly after Achmed storms out, Rajah the tiger is shown with the boxers in his mouth. He should have Achmed’s purple pants instead of his heart boxers. If he did have the boxers, then we would’ve seen a whole lot more of the prince than we bargained for.

“Moana” (2016) Maui’s body tattoos are a character in and of themselves. They clearly have sentience, Maui often speaks to them, and they depict various events that have occurred throughout his life. But one Eagle-eyed Reddit user spotted a mistake. If you pause at just the right moment while Maui is running off Te Fiti, you can spot a specific tattoo on the right side of his back. This tattoo depicts Maui getting slapped into the ocean by Te Kā and losing his hook. This event doesn’t occur until later. So, Maui shouldn’t have that tattoo at this point in the story. In fact, Te Kā doesn’t even exist at this point in the story! Were his tattoos predicting the future?

“Tangled” (2010) The climax of this movie is so powerful and emotional that we tend to ignore the major continuity error staring us right in the face. As Flynn lays dying, he reaches up with his right hand to sweep Rapunzel’s hair behind her ear. As he’s doing so, we get a good view of his bare forearm. However, when the camera cuts to behind Rapunzel, Flynn is suddenly wearing a very large shackle around his wrist. The initial focus is on Rapunzel’s reaction, not Flynn’s arm, so the lack of shackle is easy to miss if you’re not looking. But this is one of those mistakes that cannot be unseen once you know it’s there.

#1: The Prince’s Portrait

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“Beauty and the Beast” (1991) Hey, even history-making Best Picture nominees might have a mistake or two. The prologue establishes that the Beast must find true love before he turns 21. The story takes place about a decade after the prologue, so that would place Beast around 10 or 11 when he was cursed. However, his portrait in the West Wing depicts a strapping young adult, not a young boy of 10. But wait! That’s not the only mistake to have befallen this portrait! In the beginning, the Beast slashes the canvas in a downwards trajectory. Yet when Belle examines the portrait later, the slashes are clearly angled upwards. Two mistakes for the price of one!