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25 Types of Fairy Tale Creatures found in Disney Movies

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25 Types of Fairy Tale Creatures found in Disney Movies
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Disney is well known for their fantastical film adaptions of classic fairytale stories.

They vividly bring to life worlds of fantasy, imagination and the heart-warming importance of family/friendships.

A massive part of the fairytale charm of Disney films is the magical creatures that exist within these fictional worlds.

But just how many different types of magical & mythical creatures have been brought to life in typical Disney fashion?

Below is a full breakdown of ALL the different types of fairytale creatures found in Disney movies, including the characters/films they appear in...

1) Fairy

TinkerBell

  • Appeared in: Peter Pan, Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland, TinkerBell, TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure, TinkerBell and the Great Fairy Rescue, TinkerBell and the Secret of the Wings, TinkerBell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, TinkerBell and the Pirate Fairy

Various types of talent Fairies from Pixie Hollow, e.g. Tinker, Water, Garden, Animal, Fast-flying, Light, Healing, Baking, etc.

  • Appeared in: TinkerBell, TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure, TinkerBell and the Great Fairy Rescue, TinkerBell and the Secret of the Wings, TinkerBell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, TinkerBell and the Pirate Fairy

The Fairy Folk

  • Appeared in: the Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite segment in 'Fantasia'

Maleficent & the Fae Folk

  • Appeared in: Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Conall, the Dark Fae, Jungle Fae, Tundra Fae & Desert Fae

  • Appeared in: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

King Eidilleg & the Fair Folk

  • Appeared in: The Black Cauldron
Featuring Disney images of TinkerBell (upper left) in Peter Pan, and Maleficent (lower right) in Maleficent | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

2) Fairy Godmother

The Blue Fairy

  • Appeared in: Pinocchio

The Fairy Godmother

  • Appeared in: Cinderella, Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True, Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time, Cinderella (live action remake)

Flora, Fauna & Merryweather

  • Appeared in: Sleeping Beauty
Featuring Disney images of The Fairy Godmother (upper left) in Cinderella, The Blue Fairy (upper right) in Pinocchio, and Flora, Fauna & Merryweather (lower central) in Sleeping Beauty | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

3) Pixie

Knotgrass, Thistlewit, & Flittle

  • Appeared in: Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Pixie Biker Gang

  • Appeared in: Onward
Featuring Disney/Pixar images of the Pixie Biker Gang (lower left) in Onward, and Knotgrass, Thistlewit, and Flittle (upper right) in Maleficent | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

4) Elf

Ian and Barley, as well as general population

  • Appeared in: Onward
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of Laurel, Ian, and Barley (left to right) in Onward | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

5) Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp

  • Appeared in: Brave
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of Merida and a Will-o'-the-Wisp (left to right) in Brave | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

6) Dwarf (or Knocker)

Happy, Doc, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful, Sleepy, and Sneezy

  • Appeared in: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Featuring Disney image of Dopey, Sneezy, Bashful, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy, and Doc (left to right) in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

7) Troll

Grand Pabbie, Bulda, Cliff, and the Troll folk

  • Appeared in: Frozen and Frozen 2
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of Bulda, Cliff, and the Troll Folk (left to right) in Frozen | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

8) Leshy

Tree Warriors of the Moors

  • Appeared in: Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Featuring Disney image of a Tree Warrior of the Moors in Maleficent | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

9) Giant

Jรถtunn / Earth Giant elemental beings

  • Appeared in: Frozen 2

Willie the Giant

  • Appeared in: the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment in 'Fun and Fancy Free'

Giants at the top of Jack's beanstalk

  • Appeared in: Into the Woods
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of an Earth Giant in Frozen | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

10) Abominable Snowman

Marshmallow

  • Appeared in: Frozen and Frozen 2
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of an Marshmallow in Frozen | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

11) Goblin

Maleficent's goons

  • Appeared in: Sleeping Beauty

The Horned King's goons

  • Appeared in: The Black Cauldron

General population

  • Appeared in: Onward
Featuring Disney images of Creeper (upper left) in The Black Cauldron, and Maleficent's goons (lower right) in Sleeping Beauty | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

12) Gremlin

Grecklin

  • Appeared in: Onward
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of Grecklin in Onward | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

13) Lich

The Horned King

  • Appeared in: The Black Cauldron
Featuring Disney image of The Horned King in The Black Cauldron | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

14) Wizard

Merlin

  • Appeared in: The Sword in the Stone

Mickey Mouse

  • Appeared in: The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in 'Fantasia' and again in Fantasia 2000

Yen Sid the Sorcerer

  • Appeared in: The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in 'Fantasia' and again in 'Fantasia 2000'

Jafar

  • Appeared in: Aladdin

Dr. Facilier the Voodoo Witch Doctor

  • Appeared in: The Princess and the Frog

General population in ancient times

  • Appeared in: Onward
Featuring Disney images of Merlin (upper left) in The Sword in the Stone, Mickey Mouse (upper right) in The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in Fantasia 2000, and Jafar (lower right) in Aladdin | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

15) Witch

The Evil Queen (a.k.a Queen Grimhilde)

  • Appeared in: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The Enchantress

  • Appeared in: Beauty and the Beast

Mama Odie the Voodoo Swamp Witch

  • Appeared in: The Princess and the Frog

Madam Mim

  • Appeared in: The Sword in the Stone

The Sanderson Sisters (Winifred, Mary, and Sarah)

  • Appeared in: Hocus Pocus

The Witches of Morva (Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch)

  • Appeared in: The Black Cauldron

The Witch

  • Appeared in: Brave

The Witch (different from the above)

  • Appeared in: Into the Woods

Miss Eglantine Price

  • Appeared in: Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Queen Narissa

  • Appeared in: Enchanted
Featuring Disney images of The Evil Queen (upper left) in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mama Odie (lower left) in The Princess and the Frog, The Sanderson Sisters (upper right) in Hocus Pocus, and The Witches of Morva (lower right) in The Black Cauldron | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

16) Flaga

Magic mirror on the wall

  • Appeared in: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Featuring Disney image of the Magic Mirror in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

17) Djinn (or Genie)

Genie

  • Appeared in: Aladdin

Jafar

  • Appeared in: Aladdin

Gene the Genie

  • Appeared in: DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Featuring Disney images of Genie (upper right) and Jafar after his genie transformation, both in Aladdin | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

18) Spirits

Elsa (the fifth elemental spirit of Ice)

  • Appeared in: Frozen, Frozen 2, and Ralph Breaks the Internet

Bruni the Fire Salamander elemental spirit

  • Appeared in: Frozen 2

Gale the Wind elemental spirit

  • Appeared in: Frozen 2

The Spring Sprite

  • Appeared in: the Firebird Suite segment in 'Fantasia 2000'

The Great Spirits

  • Appeared in: Brother Bear

The Voodoo Spirits and Shadow Demons

  • Appeared in: The Princess and the Frog

Spirits of the Dead

  • Appeared in: Coco

Sun Yee

  • Appeared in: Turning Red

The Druun

  • Appeared in: Raya and the Last Dragon
Featuring Disney/Pixar images of The Spring Sprite (upper left) in the Firebird Suite segment in Fantasia 2000, The Great Spirits (lower left) in Brother Bear, Sun Yee (lower central) in Turning Red, the spirits of the dead (upper right) in Coco, Elsa and Bruni the fire salamander (lower right) in Frozen 2 | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

19) Spirit Guides

Grandmother Willow

  • Appeared in: Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

Mulan's Ancestral Spirits

  • Appeared in: Mulan and Mulan II

'Aumakua ancestral spirit of Gramma Tala

  • Appeared in: Moana
Featuring Disney/Pixar images of Grandmother Willow (upper left) in Pocahontas, Mulan's ancestral spirits (lower left) in Mulan, and the spirit of Gramma Tala (upper right) in Moana | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

20) Unicorn

General population

  • Appeared in: Onward
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of racoon-like Unicorns in Onward | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

21) Kelpie

Nokk the Water Elemental Spirit

  • Appeared in: Frozen 2
Featuring Disney/Pixar image of Nokk the Water Elemental Spirit in Frozen 2 | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

22) Mermaid

Ariel

  • Appeared in: The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, and Ralph Breaks the Internet

Triton, Melody, and merfolk from the Kingdom of Atlantis

  • Appeared in: The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

Neverland Mermaids

  • Appeared in: Peter Pan, and Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland

General population

  • Appeared in: Onward

Luca, Alberto and the sea monster population

  • Appeared in: Luca
Featuring Disney/Pixar images of Ariel (upper left) in The Little Mermaid, Atlantean merfolk, King Triton, Princess Ariel, Princess Melody, and Prince Eric (left to right, in lower central) in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, and Alberto and Luca (left to right, in upper right) in Luca | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

23) Cecaelia (or Octomaid)

Ursula the Sea Witch

  • Appeared in: The Little Mermaid

Morgana the Sea Witch

  • Appeared in: The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Featuring Disney images of Ursula (upper left) in The Little Mermaid, and Morgana (lower right) in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

24) Firebird

The Firebird

  • Appeared in: the Firebird Suite segment in 'Fantasia 2000'
Featuring Disney/Pixar images of the Firebird in the Firebird Suite segment in Fantasia 2000 | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

25) Dragon

Maleficent

  • Appeared in: Sleeping Beauty

Diaval

  • Appeared in: Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Mushu

  • Appeared in: Mulan and Mulan II

Elliot

  • Appeared in: Pete's Dragon

Sisu, Pengu, Pranee, Jagan, and Amba (based on Phaya Nฤgas)

  • Appeared in: Raya and the Last Dragon

Pet dragons and the Curse Dragon

  • Appeared in: Onward

Madam Mim

  • Appeared in: The Sword in the Stone
Featuring Disney/Pixar images of Maleficent (upper left) in Sleeping Beauty, Mushu (lower left) in Mulan, Raya and Sisu (left to right, in upper right) in Raya and the Last Dragon, and Diaval in his Dragon form (lower right) in Maleficent | Edited by Maddie's Mythical Tales

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