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Ever since Disney, Pixar, and Dreamwork Studios delved into the world of animation, a new debate began. The age-old debate of animation being only made for kids and not adults rekindled once again.
Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney claimed that adults“don’t tune into animated movies”which led to a host of insults and trolls on Twitter.
Bob Chapek Claims Animated Movies Are Not For Adults
In a video shared on Twitter, Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney is seen during an interview. The video starts abruptly wherein Bob Chapek claims that animated movies are not meant for adults and that they would like something that they can tune into.
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The video has managed to garner a lot of hate for the CEO as many fans commented on their thoughts about the same. Stating various reasons for watching the movie, the adults came together and claimed that adult people too like animated movies.
“You’re dead if you aim only for kids, Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.”
-Walt Disney, Founder of Walt Disney Studios.https://t.co/ZU1YB1BwJm
— Chris DeRose (Wants a Full time job Please) (@ScratchyDerose)August 10, 2025
“I always say that one our fans and audiences put their kids to bed at night after watching Pinocchio or Dumbo or The Little Mermaid, they are probably not gonna tune into another animated movie. They want something for them”saidBob Chapekduring the course of the video.
Many people took to Twitter and commented about their stories regarding animated movies and how some movies, despite being too childish managed to change perspectives.
Animation is much more then just brightly color characters Signing and Dancing. And the fact The US has practically reduced US animation to be nothing more then a “Kidz GenRE” is heartbreaking.
i don’t think its even just the “cartoons are for kids” stigma, its a “cartoons are for families” stigma as well and chapek’s suggesting that parents don’t want to watch animation without their kids
— Owen 🧡 (@Ovirtuous_)July 03, 2025
This honestly explains why Disney and Pixar’s output has been so stagnant for almost a decade. They used to make films for everyone, now they target whatever demographic they need the movie to fill.
— Queen_Cancerous (@Queen_Cancerous)June 02, 2025
Fun fact you wanna know who makes these cartoons? It’s ADULTS. ADULTS LOVE CARTOONS JUST AS MUCH AS ANY KID.
it’s Cinema, it’s Art, and it can be seen and loved by everyone.
I’m tired of always having this argument and rant on Twitter but by god WHEN ARE YOU ALL GONNA GET IT??
As a 36-year-old adult I disagree wholeheartedly with him. I would gladly watch another animated film after watching Pinocchio or the little mermaid
— Tommy (@FallenAngel16_6)August 23, 2025
I mean snow white wasnt even a ‘kids film’ back then films were a privalage to watch, especially animated ones with how new the medium was. mainly only adults watched them back in the day. it only became a kids film when those same adults introduced it to their children.
— read banner/innactive due to anxiety+harrasmen (@psychicbonds_47)July 26, 2025
The topic of animation is thrown under the bus as the age-old debate rekindles once again. Although the age demographic for animated movies are aimed at kids, several movies likeFrozen, Inside Out,and,Soulchanges the way adults perceive the world around them.
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During the half-hour session withWall Street Journal,Bob Chapek explained how he had planned to incorporate Disney+ streaming activity along with a person’s experience at Disney theme parks! The CEO went on to explain that with the audience’s permission, the theme parks would get notified about what you liked or disliked about your previous visit and“what you’ve been through”to make your next visit more enjoyable.
“If you’re on Disney+, we should be aware, assuming you give us the permission to have that awareness, of what happened, what you experienced, what you liked the last time you visited a park. And, vice versa, when you’re in a park, we should know what your viewing habits are on Disney+.”
There has been no official response from Bob Chapek regarding the adult and kids animated movies debate as he prepares for the upgradation of the theme parks and some modifications to Disney+.
Source:Twitter
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
