11 Disney Characters In “Descendants” Movies Vs. Animated Movies

If you somehow don’t know the basic premise of the Descendants franchise, here’s what you really need to know to appreciate this post: It’s about the children of Disney villains — and even some heroes.


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You should watch them because they are fun and cute and I’m not ashamed that I, a nearly 30-year-old woman, have watched them all without any children around.

Anyway, all of the leads in the movies are new characters, since they’re children of the Disney characters we love and love to hate. But that means that some classics show up.


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And in Descendants 3, we see even more familiar faces than in the first two. So here are some fun side-by-sides of the characters in Descendants vs. their original animated form:

Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty:


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Played in Descendants by: Kristin Chenoweth

Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves:


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Played in Descendants by: Kathy Najimy

Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians:


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Played in Descendants by: Wendy Raquel Robinson

Jafar from Aladdin:


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Played in Descendants by: Maz Jobrani

Belle and Beast (aka Prince Adam) from Beauty and the Beast:


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Played in all three Descendants movies by: Keegan Connor Tracy (Belle) and Dan Payne (Beast)

Fairy Godmother from Cinderella:


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Played in all three Descendants movies by: Melanie Paxson

Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves:


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Played in Descendants by: Stephanie Bennett

Hades from Hercules:


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Played in Descendants 3 by: Cheyenne Jackson

Smee from Peter Pan:


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Played in Descendants 3 by: Faustino Di Bauda

Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog:


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Played in Descendants 3 by: Jamal Sims

Lady Tremaine from Cinderella:


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Played in Descendants 3 by: Linda Ko