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Yes, all of those Disney films with a sad ending like...um...

You know if Disney did this the kid and his dog would be adopted by loving parents in the end.

The loving parents would also be monarchs.

The biggest example I can think of where Disney gave happy ending to a traditionally sad story is The Little Mermaid. I believe in the fairy tale, she fails in her quest and ends up a foam on the sea, whereas the Disney version has a much happier ending.

Interesting. What happens to Sabastian in the fairy tale?

There's a music number about being made into soup and then he's made into soup.

Also in the fairy tale, walking on land is like walking on broken glass for her.

> Yes, all of those Disney films with a sad ending like...um...

Old Yeller.

There's this short film that they did a few years back that at least has the freezing to death downer ending: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Matchgirl_(2006_fil...

Since when do Disney movies have sad endings?

The only one I can think of is Old Yeller.