List of 59 Disney Villains starring in new show at Hollywood Studios

“Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” is a new live show debuting in summer 2025 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios near Orlando, Fla. As construction gets underway down the street for Villains Land at Magic Kingdom, Disney World guests can visit Sunset Showcase — the indoor venue next to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and previously home to Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy — to see nearly five dozen bad guys in a new show.

All the Disney Villains in ‘Unfairly Ever After’ at Hollywood Studios

Following the initial announcement of “Unfairly Ever After” last fall, Disney revealed new artwork on Jan. 18, 2025 showing which villains will be part of the show. Here’s a list of all 59 of them and which movie in which they debuted.

• Ursula | “The Little Mermaid” (1989)
• Long John Silver | “Treasure Planet” (2002)
• Chernabog | “Fantasia” (1940)

• Pain | “Hercules” (1997)
• Panic | “Hercules” (1997)
• Sheriff of Nottingham | “Robin Hood” (1973)
• Edgar Balthazar | “The Aristocats” (1970)
• Yokai | “Big Hero 6” (2014)
• Madame Medusa | “The Rescuers” (1977)

• Gantu | “Lilo & Stitch” (2002)
• Shenzi | “The Lion King” (1994)
• Bonzai | “The Lion King” (1994)
• Ed | “The Lion King” (1994)
• Prince John | “Robin Hood” (1973)
• Judge Claude Frollo | “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996)
• Tamatoa | “Moana” (2016)
• King Candy | “Wreck-It Ralph” (2012)

• Mother Gothel | “Tangled” (2010)
• Hades | “Hercules” (1997)
• Gaston | “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)
• Dr. Facilier | “The Princess and the Frog” (2009)
• Clayton | “Tarzan” (1999)

• Flostam | “The Little Mermaid” (1989)
• Jetsam | “The Little Mermaid” (1989)
• Kaa | “The Jungle Book” (1967)
• Duke of Weselton | “Frozen” (2013)
• Mr. Smee | “Peter Pan” (1953)

• Governor John Ratcliffe | “Pocahontas” (1995)
• Creeper | “The Black Cauldron” (1985)
• Lucifer | “Cinderella” (1950)
• Captain Hook | “Peter Pan” (1953)

• Magic Mirror | “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937)
• Cruella de Vil | “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961)
• Iago | “Aladdin” (1992)
• Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel | “Stitch! The Movie” (2003)
• Maleficent | “Sleeping Beauty” (1959)
• Helga Sinclair | “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” (2001)

• J. Worthington Foulfellow / Honest John | “Pinocchio” (1940)
• Lyle Tiberius Rourke | “Atlantis: the Lost Empire” (2001)
• Jafar | “Aladdin” (1992)

• Shere Khan | “The Jungle Book” (1967)
• Scar | “The Lion King” (1994)
• Lady Tremaine | “Cinderella” (1950)

• Prince Hans of the Southern Isles | “Frozen” (2013)
• Two of the Kakamora | “Moana” (2016)
• Joanna | “The Rescuers Down Under” (1990)
• Bowler Hat Guy | “Meet the Robinsons” (2007)
• Horned King | “The Black Cauldron” (1985)

• Queen of Hearts | “Alice in Wonderland” (1951)
• Yzma | “The Emperor’s New Groove” (2000)
• King Magnifico | “Wish” (2023)
• Horace | “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961)
• Jasper | “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961)
• Percival C. McLeach | “The Resucers Down Under” (1990)
• Le Fou | “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)
• Madame Mim | “The Sword in the Stone” (1963)
• Ratigan | “The Great Mouse Detective” (1986)
• Assistant Mayor Dawn Bellweather | “Zootopia” (2016)

The list of characters in “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” includes the deepest of deep cuts not only part of the mix, but prominent. Front and center in the artwork is Long John Silver from “Treasure Planet.” Other obscurities among the bunch include Percival C. McLeach from “The Rescuers Down Under” and Helga Sinclair from “Atlantis: The Lost Empire,” among many others.

The movie with the most villains represented is “The Lion King,” with four: Scar and all three hyenas, Shenzi, Bonzai, and Ed.

Notably, all of the villains in the show except one of them are from productions created by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The outlier is Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, who hails from “Lilo & Stitch” spin-offs created by Disney Television Animation. There are no villains in the show from movies developed by Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, or Lucasfilm.

Though it seems nitpicky to point out omissions in a cast this extensive, noticeably absent (at least in the artwork) is the Evil Queen from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” even though her Magic Mirror is the star of the show. Other reputable baddies seemingly not invited include Stromboli from “Pinocchio,” evil stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella from “Cinderella,” the Cheshire Cat from “Alice in Wonderland,” and Shan-Yu from “Mulan.”

The storyline

Disney also revealed the storyline for “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” on Jan. 18, 2025.

If you asked them, our villains would probably try to convince you that they’ve been treated pretty unfairly over the years. In this show, the Magic Mirror has summoned us to hear them out. Never ones to let a dramatic performance pass them by, fiendish foes Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, and Maleficent will break through the glass and take the stage to prove once and for all why they are the most misunderstood. In the end, it will be on you to make the final call in a delightfully wicked finale filled with dozens of the most infamous evildoers awaiting your decision from within the Mirror’s realm. 

Joey McElroy, communications manager at Disney Experiences

This narrative somewhat echoes “Golden Screams,” a Halloween-season replacement of the now-defunct Golden Dreams attraction at Disney California Adventure. “Golden Screams” involved live appearances by Disney Villains and the audience voting for their favorite.

“Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” will premiere in summer 2025 (exact opening date TBA) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

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