Like most of my friends I have been a Disney fan since childhood. I remember watching the Lion King and Aladdin in the cinema, replaying the VHS of Aristocats until it neared breaking point and singing along to the Little Mermaid. The whole family would watch Christmas specials featuring snippets from all the classics, and I adored the Donald Duck & CO shorts (not to mention collected the magazines).
But then something happened. Since around Finding Nemo times (the Pixar + Disney into the sea epic of 2003) a change was evident. Great stories were still being told, and great success was had on the early teen front (I'm looking at you Hannah Montana and High School Musical) but it was a while ago since that magic took me away to another world and truly sparkled. So when Frozen came along I felt more hesitant then excited.
