A Disney enthusiast claims to have evidence that the iconic introduction some remember is not merely a Mandela Effect.
As we age, details can often become blurry. Even if you were an avid Disney movie watcher, would you confidently bet on your memory being accurate regarding certain films and songs?
Many of us recall things inaccurately, whether it’s the Seven Dwarves’ work song from Snow White or Mickey Mouse’s attire. However, one Disney fan argues that the introduction to the classic DVDs is actually what many of us remember.
According to Medical News Today, the Mandela Effect is “a type of false memory that occurs when many different people incorrectly remember the same thing.”
It further explains: “Memories are not always precise recordings of events. They can change with time, and people may have different memories in different contexts.
“Memory is also highly suggestible, which means that other people’s opinions and memories may influence what a person remembers.”
But what exactly is the Mandela Effect that has Disney fans puzzled?
Disney enthusiasts have been taking to social media to question whether their recollection of the start of Disney DVDs is accurate.
Did it always feature a castle? Or was there an intro with Tinkerbell flying over, sprinkling fairy dust, and dotting the ‘i’ in Disney with her wand?
A TikTok video previously dismissed the Tinkerbell version as ‘fake,’ stating it ‘never actually happened’ and suggesting people might be merging several memories into one.
However, one Disney fan now claims to have found proof that it wasn’t just a Mandela Effect, asserting that the Tinker Bell intro did exist.
On the Reddit thread r/MandelaEffect, user u/AFUniversCat discussed the Mandela Effect involving Tinkerbell at the start of Disney DVDs. They noted they always believed they saw a Tinkerbell logo in the Little Einstein videos.
“As a kid, I was OBSESSED with little Einstein: mission celebration and watched the DVD of it we had pretty much everyday at some point. And the Tinker Bell logo WAS there.” they stated.
“I remembered it so vividly, probably thanks to the fact kid me watched this DVD so much. I basically knew I was right. It had happened, at least in that one little Einstein DVD. If it was only this one.”
Determined to prove it wasn’t just the Mandela Effect, the user searched for the Little Einstein DVD and indeed ‘FOUND IT.’
“We had a reason to believe this mandela effect,” they argued.
By sharing a link to a YouTube video of the DVD’s introduction, one can see Tinkerbell waving her magic wand at the start.
The user added: “Now for people that remember it differently, with the castle for example, this is probably just because of association with disney and because of actual false memory/mandela effect.
“After all, it was probably veryyy long ago for all of us we saw this thing play. Even I, who was assured I had seen it, didn’t exactly remember every movement of Tinker Bell for example, and the exact shape of the DVD logo. So in that regard, there is still mandela effect/false memory at play.
“Personally I didn’t remember it with the castle tho, but since some did, it counts. Mandela effect is false memories by a bunch of people, not EVERY person ever. And I watched this thing probably too much, leading me to remember details such as not having a castle better ig X)
“So there is mandela effect, but it comes from memories remembering this fast play DVD screen wrongly and not it coming out of literally no where.
“Thank god. I knew it existed.”
It’s a relief to have this cleared up.