https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:14:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2712147 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:04:24 +0000 PinkElephant 2712147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update for anyone who finds this with a similar question:</p> <p>We watched Moana this afternoon. Overall, I think my girls had a little bit of a hard time really following the story line - it's a bit more complex than Frozen, IMO. They were 100% fine with the lava monster scenes, but didn't like some of the more perilous shipwreck parts, and my nearly-5-year old hid behind the sofa while the sparkly crab was singing. Not sure why he was scary - it was kind of like the Ursula scene in TLM, I guess!</p> <p>Anyway, they're finishing the movie, but I think we'll just stick to watching the video for the theme song for now. I'm glad we didn't buy it! Thanks to all who offered their feedback! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708723 Sat, 11 Mar 2017 05:37:54 +0000 FannyMae 2708723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my 4 year old was pretty scared during Moana. part of it was she was worried about how dark/loud the cinema was, and the other part was the realm of monsters/lava monster (I think she got rather emotional about the story line too).</p> <p>she did love the movie though, and wants to read the book often as well as role play. she refuses to watch it again though :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708697 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:53:43 +0000 PinkElephant 2708697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: funny you should mention Bolt - I was thinking of getting it for DD1 b/c she loves dogs, but was reminded although it ends happily, there's a lot of stress along the way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708691 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:35:46 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2708691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've not seen Moana, but I'm with your niece, Wall-E is heartbreaking. And I absolutely cannot watch Bolt 😂😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708681 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:13:38 +0000 bookwormmama 2708681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: it's definitely not a huge part of the movie, and there is some comic relief afterwards, but I know some kids are really sensitive to that kind of imagery. It is kind of surprising how many Disney movies are missing one or both parent when you stop and think about it!!</p> <p>My son is OBSESSED with Maui. He has the fish hook, tattoos, and pjs featuring Maui. He has pretended to be Maui almost daily since we first saw it in November! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708651 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:11:41 +0000 PinkElephant 2708651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, all! It sounds like I just need to plan to watch it with them (which I would have done, anyway) so I can provide explanations/skip through scenes as needed.</p> <p>@bookwormmama: I'll watch out for the nightmare part - what's with dead/disappearing parents in Disney movies?!?! :) The part in Frozen where Elsa &amp; Anna's parents die in a shipwreck pretty much goes over my kids' heads though - DD1, who is nearly 5, FINALLY asked a bit more about it recently when watching for the billionth time. I also actually wondered if Maui himself might be a little scary, but I showed him to DD2 today in one of the music video clips, and she was fine with him . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708610 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:01:20 +0000 bookwormmama 2708610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: you should show your LO the after credits scene and Frozen Fever if you haven't seen those...he calms down and seems pretty friendly and happy in those scenes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708596 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:31:21 +0000 808love 2708596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO said Frozen is scarier because lava lady turned good. Marshmallow man was just wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708558 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:26:13 +0000 dagret 2708558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: I wouldn't say it's scarier in monster-terms, but there are quite a few tense, scary moments (My son was jumping up and down, shaking his hands in nervousness, basically acting like me when I watch a tense scene ever since I was a kid.) but my 2 yr old was totally unfazed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708537 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:48:29 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2708537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's first movie at the theaters was Moana. She loved it and didn't think it was scary. She's 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708498 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:51:34 +0000 Jess1483 2708498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4yo won't rewatch frozen because of the snow monster (he's watched it many times, but then declared it was too scary) but didn't mind Moana. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708494 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:48:33 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2708494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: God its so beautiful. I get chills every time we listen to the soundtrack and that part comes on. Nerd alert! Thank god my 2yo son loves the movie. I could seriously watch it everyday, I have to stop myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708484 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:28:52 +0000 bookwormmama 2708484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say it's scarier than Frozen. The snow monster is in such a small part of the movie, but there are a lot more potentially scare parts in Moana. My son (almost 3) loved it and did not get scared. I have a hard time judging scare factor because my son doesn't get scared in movies. We saw it twice in the theaters and have watched it 3 times since Tuesday. We love it, but it's definitely older/more mature than Frozen.</p> <p>The lava monster parts are kinda scary, but I also think the realm of monsters scene could be scary too. There's a lot of weird monsters and the color scheme is very psychedelic which could make it seem scarier. Moana also has a nightmare that her island/parents disappear. Also, Maui is a jerk to Moana for the first half or so of the movie. It's pretty lighthearted IMO, but if your kids don't like mean characters they might not like him or a lot of the scenes he is in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708475 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:15:53 +0000 rattles 2708475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid doesn't usually scare easily, but she left the theater during Moana. My MIL was the one who had taken her, so I don't know how nervous vs scared she was, but DD reported it being "really scary" and hadn't even made it to the lava monster I don't think. She's 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708466 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:08:12 +0000 Andrea 2708466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't really any scarier, but it didn't keep the attention of my 4 year old. She got bored pretty quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708462 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:04:55 +0000 nana87 2708462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We saw it in the theater with my nieces, and a 2.5, 3.5, and 7 yo all loved it and weren't scared! Lo1 was the youngest and I think knowing her big cousins were there made there be some peer pressure to enjoy it/not get restless or scared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708402 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:36:52 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2708402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are younger and are obsessed with it. It's probably my two year olds favorite movie.</p> <p>The lava Monster is scary but the last scene with her is beautiful and redeems the other scarier bits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708379 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:37:20 +0000 PinkElephant 2708379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: Thanks for that! Totally looks to me like a fire version of the snow monster :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708364 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:09:25 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2708364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's in 3 scenes. I think you could skip the first two easily but might miss part of the story skipping the third. Your LOs probably won't mind but you might want to go back and watch it yourself later. Here's a picture: </p> [attach=1198/17/omlwvp.544x599.IMG_6860.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708363 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:09:15 +0000 StrawberryBee 2708363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We saw Moana twice in the theater. E, who is three, really likes the movie, but told me in the second viewing that she was scared of the lava monster. I told her she could hide her eyes during that part (couldn't skip forward since we were in a theater ;)), and she was fine with that. I personally find when they go into the underworld to be creepier (glowing eyes/teeth) but none of the kids seemed to be phased.</p> <p>Just want to say, I love Moana :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708360 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:08:05 +0000 lawbee11 2708360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do think the lava monster is sorta freaky, but I don't know if I'd say it's scarier than Frozen. I feel like there are more intense scenes in Moana? My LO is 3.5 and doesn't really get scared during movies...she's been fine with both Frozen and Moana. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708358 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:06:27 +0000 Mamaof2 2708358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: yeah the lava monster doesn't talk but throws fire at them when they are trying to cross and just looks scary to me. Again, kids didn't mind! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708352 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:01:07 +0000 PinkElephant 2708352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Yes, the snow monster doesn't bother them as much as when "people" or main characters are actively being mean. Maybe b/c the snow monster doesn't really talk/have a role other than to be nasty, they don't feel duped by thinking it's nice, then having it act mean? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708350 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:58:17 +0000 Mamaof2 2708350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought the lava monster was pretty freaky but the kids all around me didn't seem phased! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708343 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:41:43 +0000 PinkElephant 2708343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: Thanks - is it a scene that is skippable if they get freaked out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708337 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:35:26 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2708337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a lava "demon" but I don't think it is any scarier than the ice monster in Frozen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-scary-is-moana-compared-to-frozen#post-2708334 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:32:37 +0000 PinkElephant 2708334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My thirteen year old niece is coming to visit my little girls, and I thought that one afternoon we might have a girlie movie night (popcorn, pedicures, etc.) and watch Moana, which the (girls almost 3 &amp; 5) haven't seen yet, because they're loving dancing to the soundtrack at ballet class. However, my niece said she thought it might be too scary. I'm taking it with a grain of salt, because she is a sensitive girl and also claims she was traumatized by Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and a few other Disney titles :) :)</p> <p>So, in comparison to Frozen (which my girls have seen a million times and are generally ok with) and Finding Dory (which they've seen once, and said was a little mean/scary)...how scary is Moana? I'm looking at Common Sense Media to get an idea of what exactly is scary... but generally feel like that site is a little conservative for our family.</p> <p>Thanks!!! </p>