Disney Animated Movies: 40+ Strangely Persuasive Fan Theories

Published on 10/14/2021
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Sid Stands for Disney

This is without a doubt the most meta of all of our Disney fan theories. Those familiar with Disney history will recall that animator and director John Lasseter was fired and went on to work for Pixar. As a result, fans speculate that Lasseter named the villain of Toy Story after his former employer.

Sid Stands For Disney

Sid Stands For Disney

Because “Sidney” is an anagram of “Disney,” this theory proposes that Lasseter named Toy Story’s snot-nosed kid Sid after the major studio. It’s an anagram burn-in animation.

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Christopher Robin Is Institutionalized

To be sure, many of these Disney theories begin with the assumption that one of the film’s main characters is dead or dying. In this case, imaginative child Christopher Robin is actually a patient in a mental institution, and the characters he imagines are mental illness representations. That’s a lot of information.

Christopher Robin Is Institutionalized

Christopher Robin Is Institutionalized

Eeyore represents depression, Piglet represents anxiety, Tigger represents ADHD, and Rabbit represents OCD, according to this detailed theory. The Pooh Pathology Test is an academic study and test based on this theory.

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