The version of Lilo and Stitch that's streaming on Disney+ has changed in a major way, apparently. The editors at Disney decided to secretly alter a scene - the one in which Lilo is hiding from Nani in a dryer - and changed the dryer into a regular cabinet. But why did the editors change the scene? For safety concerns, Walt Disney Animation did, in fact, change an early scene in its classic film "Lilo & Stitch" after the first edition DVD was released.
Instead of hiding in the dryer, Lilo now hides in a pizza box, next to the washing machine. It's a subtle change, but not enough to not be caught by viewers. The pizza box is not a recent change nor one exclusive to Disney+ - the dryer was changed shortly after the film was released on DVD, and it was specifically the UK version.
A few years back, Lilo & Stitch made its debut on Disney+, and fans noticed an odd change in a scene featuring young Lilo hiding inside of a dryer. Instead of the original dryer, the updated scene featured the character hiding in a commode behind a pizza box. Following the release of Lilo & Stitch 's first edition DVD, it was decided to remove the dryer and change Lilo's hiding space to ensure that little kids didn't follow in her footsteps and.
It just looks weird that they don't have a dryer in their laundry room any more. Lilo and Stitch was made in 2001 and had to make some changes after the 9/11 attacks during production. Because they had to change it because they didn't want kids trying to hide in dryers," PeakBoat said.
The dryer edit isn't the biggest change the film went through, however. The Disney Plus version of 'Lilo & Stitch' has one big difference compared to the original. One of the most significant changes involves a scene in which Lilo hides from her older sister, Nani, in a dryer.
Based on the comparison of the two clips in the tweet above, it seems that Disney has changed Stitch's hiding place in the scene from a tumble dryer to a pizza box. Presumably, the decision was taken after someone realised that climbing inside a tumble dryer isn't a great idea and could be dangerous if kids decide to copy what they see on the screen. But the change has triggered a debate about.
When Lilo and Stitch was originally released on DVD, Disney authorized the change. The primary reason was to make sure that kids didn't copy her actions and hide in dryers which could obviously be dangerous. Lilo and Stitch which was released in 2002 and became one of Disney's most.