Many children are taken into whole new worlds of magic and imagination through Disney Films. They are taught to believed that the boy who never grew up, Peter Pan, beat the pirate Captain Hook, or that The Little Mermaid’s voice was stolen by the sea witch Ursula, and that the street rat, Aladdin, could take Princess Jasmine on a flying carpet ride. The dreams and imagination allows us to stay young and be a part of the fairytale world. These movies are always there for us, and as we get older their hidden secrets shock and entertain even more.

The classic Disney movie has always been fun entertainment for the whole family. Just when you think you have a film memorized from start to finish your adult mind finds new moments that surprise you. In multiple Disney films there are hidden adult content that would shock a young mind. You would never expect the male reproductive organ to be represented on objects, a topless woman in the background, or even inappropriate hand gestures in our beloved magical movies, but when you look closely the “adult” content becomes clear.

In Disney’s The Little Mermaid there are a couple of these hidden secrets. On the original VHS movie cover, one could spot a golden male genital as part of King Triton’s castle. Also, in the first wedding scene, where Prince Eric is about to marry Ursula disguised as his true love, the minister is shown to be a little too happy while the fake Ursula walks towards and stands at the alter. These hidden details could just be misinterpreted and mistakes, but our minds make us the judge.

Some other hidden details that can be observed are, the shape of a man’s private part on the top of the River Guardian’s (centaur) head after being hit by a horseshoe in the 1997 movie Hercules. The spelling of the word “sex” as dust flies up in the air from Simba laying down on the cliff (The Lion King, 1994). Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and one of the muses in Hercules dresses are a little bit too provocative. Also, when BIanca and Bernard fly through the city in a sardine can in The Rescuers (1977), an image of a topless women can be seen behind them. These are just some of the secret details that add adult content to Disney films.

Whether these hidden images were accidents or just misinterpreted by the public, they add a whole different aspect to the Disney films we grew up loving. These details didn’t phase us as kids and will probably not affect others in the future.