[mountainlion]

I noticed most of disney stuff was filled with witchcraft.

[The_Harlequin]

“I noticed most of disney stuff was filled with witchcraft.”

“Filled?” Really? And “most” you say? Let’s not get hysterical.

“Many” Disney animated features have “contained” characters and scenes that include witches, magic, sorcery, etc. Many of Disney’s classic feature films are based on traditional fairy tales and folklore that occasionally involved the supernatural, both good and evil. No need to sound the satanic fire alarm.

[Dr. Sivana]

I noticed most of Disney stuff was filled with witchcraft.

A remarkable amount of all time great literature does. Everything from Circe and the Fates in ancient mythology, to King Arthur, to Macbeth, to Mozart's The Magic Flute, to modern musicals (e.g. Brigadoon, Wizard of Oz), to top rated TV shows (Bewitched), and superhero comic books.

They are a necessary trope for telling certain types of stories. But most of those others do it better than Disney does today.

[zeugma]

I noticed most of disney stuff was filled with witchcraft.

Also, very few disney cartoons or movies actually have intact families in them. It's always single/widowed mom/dad, aunts and uncles, and nephews and such.

[Albion Wilde]

I noticed most of disney stuff was filled with witchcraft.

That may be because he (and most of us Celto-WASPs in the land that was once America) was raised with classical European children's stories, the kind of that used to be called "folklore." They often contained evil characters to serve as moral lessons not to get involved with evil people—witches, trolls, gremlins—all the archetypes that lurked in the forests and villages of medieval Europe.

Cinderella? Wicked stepmother. Rapunzel? A sorceress. Hansel and Gretel? A wicked witch. Jack and the Beanstalk? An unfriendly giant. Three Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood? A big, bad wolf. Et cetera...

Equally fantastic were the friendly ghosts, fairy Godmothers, pixies, leprechauns, and other beneficent figures who would wave a magic wand and save the child from disaster. Long, long traditions.