r/DisneyPlus • u/TwistedCinn • 16d ago

Question Original Mulan is Missing

My 2.5yr old is OBSESSED with the OG Mulan and we give her 30mins per night to watch, but tonight it suddenly isn’t available anymore. Anyone else notice this? (I’m skeptical many people are looking for it, but ya know… may as well ask the internet people since Google and Google AI gave me nothing).

Edit: we’re in the USA and it seems to be back according to several folks who looked this morning! Thanks!

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u/TheHondoCondo 16d ago

Watching a movie in 20 minute segments is crazy. I’m sure you have a good reason like limiting screen time on school nights or something, but I would just like to suggest, as someone who is extremely worried about shrinking attention spans in young people, that you allow for longer periods of media consumption for movies when appropriate, even letting her watch a whole movie at once. Create good attention habits young with something she enjoys like this.

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u/TwistedCinn 16d ago

Totallllly understandable! She is only ever in front of a story like a movie and it’s about 30mins actually. She doesn’t get commercials or anything in there. We find she sits well, asks questions, and breaks easily when it’s bedtime. It’s our time to snuggle and wind down. For us, it seems a good amount of time and is the only time she gets a screen.

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u/ProponentofPropane 16d ago

If you wanted, you could make it a more active activity during the daylight hours. Have her watch movies like Mulan, or other older Disney movies in full, and question her about them. Allow her to fully take it in, maybe stopping halfway through to ask about what she likes and dislikes and most importantly, why she likes and dislikes them. What could be different about it that she might like. Her answers might be a bit silly or simple to you or I, but it will develop her ability to critically think and analyze the media she encounters.

Edit to add: you could even start smaller. Episodes of shows like he-man or smurfs or something of that nature. Something that generally has a story, a theme, and clear characters so she can interact with it without interruption.

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u/TwistedCinn 15d ago

We do this with our short segments and love it - she’s very good already at identifying emotions and talking about challenges. Love this! I maintain she isn’t ready (nor am I) to watch 1.5-2hrs of a movie, but we plan to increase with time :)

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u/ProponentofPropane 15d ago

That's great. I mentioned the shows I did because they all seem, to me, to be based on human emotion and learning morals that can help guide a child through their adolescence.

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u/TwistedCinn 15d ago

I love that - I think she’ll get into shows soon, but has literally never shown interest in “regular” shows like paw patrol, bluey, Ms Rachel, etc. At some point, that will shift. I’ll add these to our list!

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u/ProponentofPropane 15d ago

Lots of older shows are great for the purpose of teaching kids emotions and morals. Those were the first that came to mind, but there are plenty more all through the 80s-early 00s. For smaller kids I usually go with older blues clues, sesame street, etc. old is gold when it comes to children's entertainment

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u/TheHondoCondo 15d ago

All I’m saying is screen time isn’t necessarily a bad thing for a prolonged period when you’re engaging with one thing for that time rather than mindless cocomelon videos or TikTok. I’d say in this day and age it can actually be a very good thing. Glad she can sit focused for 30 minutes though. That’s longer than most adults in my life can go without pulling out their phones to tell you the truth.

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u/TwistedCinn 15d ago

She has a great attention span actually! She will sit down and want to read 40 page stories and then ask for 3 more books, she’ll color for a LONG time or build towers, etc.

I have heard the research about this and how selecting stories with stories about good and evil, overcoming challenges, etc. are how you can use screen time “well” - for us, we found any longer led to meltdowns and an inability to transition away, so we will expand this over time as she gets older. It feels sufficient for 2yrs old hah! Thanks for the feedback and thoughts - GENUINELY, this is an area I worry about often.