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My criteria for selection was that those productions featured human lead characters, so it would be easier to represent them in the show, just cast a compelling actress/actor with a resemblance to the animated version, make the costume and that's all that is required.

I had assumed Winnie the Pooh is not included because of the complexity of rendering those characters in 3D. Look at how little we saw Pabbi (the Troll leader) for comparison. Or for that matter, Jiminy Cricket, who was written completely out of one scene in the twisted Storybrooke reality altered by Isaac.

Jungle Book might be a good one to explore, but I was never a fan of the Disney version, I preferred the original story. Mostly because Kaa (the python) goes from being this massive powerful and wise elder to a dimunitive lackey. Also, he was one of Mowgli's mentors/friends. And the book also established his hypnotic powers only work on animals, not humans. There is also the complication that most of the lead characters are animals, so have to be CGI.

I rather enjoyed the Frozen and Brave inclusions, so Moana being worked in would meet with my approval if they did it properly. My primary disappointment with Brave was that Merida wasn't shown enough, it felt like she was only there to move the plot along, aside from that one episode with her and Mulan.

Lion King on the other hand, no, just no. I resent that movie because it was just heavily overpromoted at the time. That resentment has not diminished with time and just increases each time it gets featured in something. I think it's not an exaggeration to say everyone who was a parent at the time that movie came out grew to loathe it! All I remember is they were playing the theme song from the movie so often on the radio I can't stand to hear it ever again! So if they ever included the Lion King in this show, all you'd get are episodes I would avoid watching!!!!