Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is all about villains, and since I just got back from visiting Disneyland during Halloweentime this past weekend, I thought it was the perfect time to focus on my favorite Disney baddies!
Ursula is the original bad b. I was apparently obsessed with The Little Mermaid movie when I was little and my favorite character was apparently Ursula soooo…
I also LOVED The Lion King when I was little (my favorite character was Simba though, so I don’t ALWAYS love the villains). However, Scar’s character is so calculating and chilling you can’t help but grudginginly admire him as one of the most memorable villains (the “Dad? Dad!” part of the movie gets me EVERY time, especially when they play it during World of Color…)
Gaston is a TOTAL troll but I have to love him because I met the BEST face character in the Disney parks who went ALL OUT in his acting of him. We argued for about 10 minutes straight about why I loved to read.
Though there are a lot of issues with the way vodoo is portrayed in The Princess and the Frog, Dr. Facilier is a villain who you can’t deny really sets the stage and creates an atmosphere. Plus he has his super catchy theme song.
Arguably the wittiest of all Disney villains, he often gets forgotten in this totally underrated Disney movie!
They were total trolls but there song is SO catchy. Also, I am an unapologetic hardcore cat person so I can’t help but be amused by them.
Maleficent is SUCH an elusive Disney villain to meet in the parks! She is one of my total #Disneygoals to find one day. She’s also arguably the head of the Disney villain clan.
Yzma (and this whole movie) is so totally laugh out loud funny. I love all of her quotes and her continual and comical failed attempts to overthrow the emperor. Another highly underrated Disney movie!
My favorite Disney princess is Snow White (I love all of the imagery and colors associated with her and the classic/gothic/victorian feel) and it’s no surprise that I love the dark glamour that surrounds the Evil Queen!
Is this slightly because I am currently obsessed with Heartless by Marissa Meyer? Possibly. Also, she went out of her way to jump in a picture with me when I was randomly sitting in Disneyland so that’s total points in my book for creating a magical Disney moment!
Yay for Disney villans!! I am going back to Disney World with my kids and I love it. We had a fun run in with Lady Tremaine (sp) – Cinderella’s evil stepmother. She was a blast and my kids loved her. Great list!
Yes she is great! Did you see the evil stepsisters when you saw her as well? We saw a lot of fantastic characters in Disney World last year as well, especially in Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom!
Hades is definitely a favorite of mine. He’s soo witty and sassy xD Other villains I love are Scar (The Lion King is my childhood), The Evil Queen (especially when she became the old woman… I used to hide when she appeared!) and The Evil Stepmother!
OMG the old woman version of the evil queen was so scary!!! It’s the reason I saw Snow White for the first time when I was about 3 and was never able to watch it again until I was 20!
My 3 year old just watched The Lion King for the first time last weekend and I was reminded of how vile Scar is. He also asked if Simba’s dad was sleeping. Heart = shattered. 🙁 He liked the movie, though. Great list!
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That is SO sad!! Yes, that scene in the movie still gives me the ~feels~ especially since it’s integrated into Disney’s World of Color show in California Adventure!
Love your choice! Hades is one of my favorites – Hercules definitely deserves more attention! 🙂
I love that picture of you with Gaston – those guys so such a great job!
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Thank you! Gaston was the most COMMITTED character I’ve ever come across in a Disney park, it was so cool to see an actor who took his role so seriously!
Wonderful list and great pictures. I can tell you certainly are a Disney fan. I recently watched the new Jungle Book movie and just LOVED it!
I haven’t seen the new Jungle Book movie but I LOVED the trailer, it was so beautiful and unsettling at the same time!
Such good, I mean evil, choices!
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Ursula also made my list. She was my favorite thing about The Little Mermaid! The only real reason I watched it 😉 Great Top Ten 😀 My Top Ten Tuesday!
Ugh right? She is so fabulous I love it! The villain in the Little Mermaid 2 DEFINITELY didn’t live up to her!
I love your photos in this post! They are SO adorable, and it makes me look forward to my own Disney trip (which is coming up next week, and hopefully will not get affected by bad weather) 😉 Of all the ones on your list, I think Hades is my favorite! I just find him so likable in spite of the evil choices he makes!
Why thank you! I can’t wait to see all of your pics from your trip, I’m loving everything I’ve seen on Snapchat so far!
Disney does make some really good villains. I think Ursula might be my favorite, although I will say that there was something kind of charming about Scar. Is that weird? Great list!
No you’re totally right about Scar! He definitely has a bit of (evil) swagger about him that makes him such a great villain!
I actually hate that they made Hades a bad guy, people just assume, God of the Underworld= the devil= bad guy. But I do love the blue haired Disney version- he’s so funny!
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You’re totally right, especially with the greek pantheon of Gods, there are a LOT of other gods who do questionable/evil things, and I feel like the underworld doesn’t have the same connotation necessarily as it does now.
Great list!
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Si and Am! YES THAT SONG IS SO CATCHY. Now it’ll be stuck in my head again…And I definitely agree with Ursula. Great list!
YES they are so terrible but hilarious at the same time! Some of the more forgotten Disney “villains” perhaps but good ones still!
Gorgeous photos of the Disney Park villains! ♥ I adore Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Queen of Hearts! Long live the awesome villains 😀
Thank you! I love meeting the characters, it’s one of my favorite parts about visiting the Disney parks!