1 day Ago By Connor McCrory
The names of your favorite Disney and Pixar films might feel iconic now, but many of them began with working titles that would likely sound unfamiliar today. From major plot overhauls to last-minute rebrands, a number of beloved animated movies underwent dramatic transformations before making their way to the big screen. "Wow I didn't know," one fan noted on X, formally known as Twitter .
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Despite rumors that the name change followed the studio's trend of one-word titles like Tangled, producer Peter Del Vecho said it was purely a creative call. “The title Frozen came up independently of Tangled,” Del Vecho explained. “It’s because, to us, it represents the movie.
Frozen plays on the level of ice and snow but also the frozen relationship, the frozen heart that has to be thawed.” While the U.S.
release used the new name, some international markets stuck with The Snow Queen to honor cultural ties to the original story. DON'T MISS..
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“It was always going to be WALL-E, but originally it just had one L,” writer Jim Reardon shared. “John [Lasseter] didn’t like that idea. He said it looked like ‘whale.
’” The title was tweaked to add an extra “L,” and other ideas like Out There and Trash Planet were scrapped. The Lion King In the late 1980s, The Lion King started as King of the Kalahari. That shifted to King of the Beasts, then to King of the Jungle—until creators realized lions don’t live in jungles.
The title eventually reverted to The Lion King. Tangled Initially titled Rapunzel Unbraided, the project was eventually renamed Tangled in an effort to broaden its appeal. “We did not want to be put in a box,” said former Disney Animation president Ed Catmull.
“Some people might assume it's a fairy tale for girls when it’s not.” The Emperor’s New Groove This film began as Kingdom of the Sun, a more serious take inspired by The Prince and the Pauper. After creative clashes and a complete rewrite, the film morphed into the slapstick comedy The Emperor’s New Groove.
Mulan Mulan was first pitched as a direct-to-video short called China Doll, centering on a Chinese girl rescued by a British man. The team later found inspiration in the poem “The Song of Fa Mu Lan,” turning it into the heroic tale known today. The Princess and the Frog Originally titled The Frog Princess, early backlash led to changes over cultural sensitivity concerns, including the name and setting.
Disney eventually landed on The Princess and the Frog, starring the studio’s first Black princess, Tiana. Wreck-It Ralph This arcade adventure cycled through titles like High Score, Joe Jump, and Reboot Ralph before landing on Wreck-It Ralph. The final title better captured the spirit of the game-inspired story.
Bolt Before Bolt raced into hearts, the film was called American Dog, centered on a TV star stranded in the desert. After story changes and a leadership shake-up, the plot was reimagined and the film was renamed Bolt..
