For over 100 years, the Walt Disney Corporation has been a towering force in popular culture.

This list will discussthe most recurring tropes in Disney movies that have become vital to the studio’s success.

Disney’s most common way of making their characters empathetic iswith the outsider backstory.

Blended image showing characters from Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast

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Even in films that feature human protagonists, animal characters are always by their side.

Animal sidekicks are as varied as any other character key in, ranging from pets to alliesto villain henchmen.

Thus, it’s only fitting that the baddies have an exit that is befitting of their larger-than-life personalities.

Ariel reaching out through a small cave hole in The Little Mermaid

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As storytelling has evolved,Disney films have expanded their list of moral lessons.

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Frollo’s death in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Robin Williams as the Genie and Scott Weinger as Aladdin in Aladdin

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King Louie making Mowgli eat a banana while sitting on his throne in ‘The Jungle Book’

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The Jungle Book 1967 Movie Poster

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