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{{quote|''"I think Alice got what she deserved. I never wanted to make it in the first place, but everybody said I should. I tried to introduce a little sentiment into it by getting Alice involved with the White Knight, but they said we couldn't tamper with a classic. So we just kept moving it at circus pace."''|[[Walt Disney]]'s [[Creator Backlash|thoughts on the film]].}}
 
Number 13 in the [[Disney Animated Canon]], this [[The Golden Age of Animation|1951]] adaptation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' was a long time coming at Disney, seeing as [[Walt Disney]] had a longtime interest in the Wonderland books that was reflected in some of his earlier works. They wanted to make it a decade earlier, but another production of the story was being produced elsewhere at the time, prompting the studio to shelf it for a while. Then World War II happened and they lost a lot of their budget on war films. Some [[Development Hell|development hell]] turned the what-would-be horror flick into more of a wacky, comedic cartoon in the same vein as ''[[The EmperorsEmperor's New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'', making it probably the most surreal and ''very'' odd Disney film in memory!
 
It performed poorly in theaters initially (it made money in re-releases), but over time it grew into one of Disney's funniest films and inspired people to this day, including [[Tim Burton]]. If you're looking for the 2010 [[Tim Burton]] film, also by Disney, visit [[Alice in Wonderland (Film)|here]].
 
It also inspired at least two rides in the [[Disney Theme Parks]]. One is a conventional ride through the movie, while the other is the famous [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Spinning|spinning teacups]] ride.
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* [[Conspicuously Light Patch]]
* [[Crowd Song]]: "The Caucus Race", "All in the Golden Afternoon", "Painting the Roses Red" and "The Unbirthday Song Reprise". Man, they love to sing!
* [[Cut Song]]: Loads. One of them, an [["I Want" Song|"I Want" Ballad]] titled "Beyond the Laughing Sky", eventually received new lyrics and became "[[Peter Pan (Disney)|The Second Star to the Right]]."
* [[Dark Reprise]]: "Who's Been Painting My Roses Red?"
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: The whole film, naturally.
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* [[Fan Disservice]]: When the Queen of Hearts falls down in her croquet game.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The flowers are very nice and accommodating to Alice until they discover she is not a flower. Then they become hostile, having decided that if she is not a flower, she must be a weed.
* [[Finishing Each OthersOther's Sentences]]: Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
* [[Fungus Humongous]]: The Caterpillar's mushroom.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: In the flower garden scene, one of the flowers pulls up Alice's skirt to look at her "stems".
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'''Queen of Hearts:''' '''''[[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT!!!]]''''' }}
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: "All In The Golden Afternoon".
* [["I Am" Song]]: Does "I'm Late" count?
** "[[Cut Song|I'm Odd]]" is a closer example.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]:
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: The Cheshire cat sings the beginning of "The Jabberwock" poem ("'Twas Bril-lig/ And the sly-thy toves/ Did gyre and gim-ble in the wabe...").
* [[Negated Moment of Awesome]]: Alice uses the mushrooms during the trial so she could turn giant and give a speech about [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|the reasons the Queen of Hearts sucks]], but she shrinks while she says it. No one takes it seriously as a result.
* [[Oh No Not Again]]: After Alice eats a treat that says "Eat me", she starts growing again while searching for the White Rabbit's gloves and gets that reaction.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Not just Alice, but also the White Rabbit at some points.
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* [[Panty Shot]]: The Queen of Hearts' white, heart-printed, ankle-length bloomers are on display after the Cheshire Cat causes her to flip over and upside down, with a flamingo used as a croquet mallet or club to lift up her dress.
* [[Parachute Petticoat]]
* [[Pimped -Out Dress]]: The dress worn by the Queen of Hearts, with the [[High Collar of Doom]], underskirt with the black and gold chevron design, and the overskirt with the [[Pretty in Mink|ermine trim]] (although [[Detail -Hogging Cover|the animation limitations made it look like just a solid white trim in the film]]).
* [[Recitation Handclasp]]: Alice assumed this posture when she was reciting poetry.
* [[Scooby Dooby Doors]]: Predating even the trope namer.
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* [[Villain Song]]: "Who's Been Painting My Roses Red?"
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: The Queen of Hearts is perfectly willing to have a little girl beheaded.
* [[Yank the DogsDog's Chain]]: When Alice meets the mome raths, they help her find a path out of Wonderland. Unfortunately, as she runs down it and cheers that she will finally return home, a dog with broom bristles on its head and tail appears and sweeps the path away. It's hard not to share Alice's frustration afterward.
 
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