Yes, I fear I didn't make myself clear in 
mentioning the word "original."  Some of the best 
stories known to man are the oldest.  I did not 
mean to imply that Disney needs to INVENT new 
stories, just that they need to cease and desist 
with plugging characters from different tales 
into the same cookie-cutter plot outline every 
time.  For that matter, it's beginning to feel 
like "where will we plug Eddie Murphy into THIS 
plot?"  It's just disappointing.  

And I'd be willing to bet my income tax return 
(HAHAHAHAHA! oh, sorry) that I've been a Disney 
fan longer than you, Drac... given that the very 
first movie I saw in a theatre was Bambi and I 
was about 4 at the time...  I think it was its 
15th anniversary gala re-release.  (I'm OLD, 
dudes and dudettes)

Bambi was SCARY.  So was Spirited Away, if you 
were 4 at the time...I have it on the highest 
authority.  I agree with you 100% about the bland 
messages we tend to want to show our kids.  
Grimm's Fairy Tales are GRUESOME.  They're also 
the stuff of civilization!  

Why do we like our Akira cels, after all? :)