There’s just something about Disney, a certain magic that is timeless. Heck, all you have to see is this…
… to bring back a wave of nostalgia. And if, like me, you grew up crushing on the princes (and maybe even villains – hello, don’t pretend Hades’ sassiness didn’t send you even as a kid), well, it’s only natural that these crushes have simmered down as the years go by. After all, they are only 2D drawings.
BUT! Do we have just the thing to reignite those childhood crushes!
This is Finnish graphic designer, art director and illustrator Jirka Vinse Jonatan Väätäinen (aka one of The Most talented individuals on this planet).
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Now, Väätäinen has blessed the rest of us with realistic reimaginings of some of the classic Disney characters. This includes villains…
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princesses and – you guessed it – princes. Are you ready for the #RealLifeDisneyGuys? (PSSST! There’s a little extra at the end: #RealLifeDisneyDads like you’ve never seen them before!)
‘The Little Mermaid’: Prince Eric
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‘Aladdin’: Aladdin
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‘Cinderella’: Prince Charming
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‘Mulan’: Captain Li Shang
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‘Sleeping Beauty’: Prince Phillip
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‘Princess and the Frog’: Prince Naveen
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‘Anastasia’: Dimitri
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‘Pocahontas’: Kocoum
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‘Tangled’: Eugene Fitzherbert aka Flynn Rider
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‘Frozen’: Kristoff
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And as promised… Disney dads –
‘Aladdin and The King of Thieves’: Cassim
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‘Hercules’: Zeus
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‘The Little Mermaid’: King Triton
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*Cover image credits: Disney / Jirka Vinse Jonatan Väätäinen
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