Nomovieuniversehasshapedyoungmindsorfound a placeinkids' heartslikethedecadesofDisney's animatedadventures.
Soit's nosurprisethatfanshavespenttimeandenergytryingtoprovethateveryfilmconnectstothosearoundit, sometimeslooking a bittoocloseat a randomEasteregg.
WiththesurprisesuccessofDisney's Frozen, fanshavecomeupwith a theorythatisoutofthisworld, claiminganotherDisneyherois a longlostsiblingofthestarringsisters.
WithDisneykeepingquietonanyofficialcanon, thetheoriesareallinthenameoffun, andusing a bitmoreimaginationinbetweenreleases.
Well, noDisneymovieisexplicitlysetin a Danishkingdom, butoneofthestudio's mostbelovedclassicswaswrittenby a Danishcitizen, a factthattakesthistheoryintotime-bending, shareduniverseterritory.
TheLittleMermaid.
ThewriterinquestionisHansChristianAndersen, whoseversionofTheLittleMermaidwas a bitdarkerthanDisney's version.
Tosummarizeeverything, thetheoryclaimsthatElsaandAnnaareactuallythesistersofTarzan, sincetheirparentslivedlongenoughtodeliverhimas a babytothegorillaswhoraisedhim.
A partoftheirshipkeptondriftinguntilitcametorestontheoceanfloor, whereArieleventuallyexploreditfortrinkets.
Therestwouldbeusedtobuild a treehouse.
ShewouldmarryPrinceEricnotlongafter, a princewhowasapparentlycloseenoughtoCinderella's familytohaveherfather-in-law, theKing, andhisrighthandmantheGrandDukeatthewedding.
Disneyroyaltyapparentlymake a pointofattendingotherroyalweddings,