“The Little Mermaid” – Ursula Dies Hard
The climax to “The Little Mermaid” was a lot smaller in scale than the one in the finished film. In the original, Ursula grows a little in size and holds Eric underwater until he manages to spear her with a trident. Disney head Jeffery Katzenberg thought this ending was too small, and encouraged the team to do something more like “Die Hard,” hence the giant, overblown ending in the final film.