Famed Animator Quits Disney Over 'Loud' Conviction

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 13, 2025 Faithwire

"I honestly saw the direction Disney was going in all the way back in 2000. And I felt very uneasy about it and so, at that point, my faith was mature enough, I think, for me to go, 'OK, I don't need to stay here—even though this is my dream.' God gave me a new dream." -Tom Bancroft

[Faithwire.com] Prolific film animator Tom Bancroft, a son of California, had a fast pass to Disney—but it all came to a screeching halt in 2000. (Screengrab image: via CBN News)

While his name might be unfamiliar, his work has made its way into countless homes around the globe. He was the creator of Mushu in Disney's "Mulan," he designed young Simba in "The Lion King," and he worked on several other famed Disney classics, like "Tarzan," "Aladdin," and "Beauty and the Beast."

Bancroft was even offered the role of lead animator for 2002's "Lilo & Stitch," but he turned it down. He traded in his Mickey ears, he said, "to go work with vegetables."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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