13 Disturbing Disney Moments That Ruined Your Childhood

7. The Tail Is Split - The Little Mermaid

Ursula The Little Mermaid
Disney

Another one of Disney's classics with more than one traumatising scene, Ariel's transformation into human is one that starts off all fun and potions before descending into something much darker. Agreeing to swap her voice to gain legs, Ariel gets caught up in sea witch Ursula's magic, with her voice taken by a pair of giant demonic hands.

This is all whilst she's forced to sing a haunting melody, by the way, just to make it all the more unsettling. And if that wasn't enough, Ursula pays up on her half of the bargain instantly, taking Ariel into a membrane and splitting her tail in half whilst at the bottom of the ocean. She instantly loses her ability to breathe underwater and doesn't know how to swim, relying on her sea friends to get her to the surface before she drowns in her old home.

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