The act of making a bad/shitty/cop-out-of-a-sequel or prequel to an originally good movie.
Sarah: Dude, I heard they were making a sequel to jaws.

Steve: I hope they don't apply the Disney effect to it.
by wolf15668 November 3, 2013
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The act of making a bad/horrendous/cop-out-of-a-sequel or prequel to an originally good movie.
Dave: Dude, I heard they were making a sequel to Boondock Saints.

Steve: I hope they don't apply the Disney effect to it.
by Ryanson April 17, 2007
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When a former Disney star (usually female) becomes a slut and/or frequent drug user.
Person 1: Damn, did you see miley Cyrus's salvia pics?
Person 2: yeah, that's the Disney effect.
by The Super eye July 13, 2013
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Disease contracted by mostly women (and some men) who ingest too many Disney princess movies. Evidenced by being in love.. with being in love. They are always looking for their "Flynn Ryder", never happy until they are in a relationship. They break up at the drop of a pin when they find out their "true love" is human.
Facebook post, "Dear People, *happy squeak* my hearts tune has changed from "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" to "I'm Yours" I'm sooooooo happpy! I finally found my Flynn Ryder!"

Followed, two weeks later, by a noticeable silence on their Facebook page- which everyone naturally assumes is because they broke up.

She may of contracted the Disney Effect.
by AQuix January 11, 2014
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When a company pushes out a movie, video game, etc that is either a direct sequel, remake, reboot, or an amazing brand new fully restored with 1,000 hours of extra bonus features platinum diamond edition of an older title; with the primary purpose of earning that much more cash, instead of letting it be or making another installment only because you actually have a good story worth telling.

commonly happens when another company takes over a popular franchise after it has run its course, and often times involves recasting roles instead of using the tried and true original cast, further reducing any credibility.
Most Disney sequels, The Force Unleashed 2, Evan Almighty, and recent installments from the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series plus many more suffer from the Disney effect.

The new Red Dawn and upcoming Halo sequels will most likely suffer the same tragic fate.
by WhitePigeonUp June 8, 2011
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When someone who is a Disney channel star is instantly a TV actor, movie actor, singer, and song writer.
Girl: Hey did you get Ashley Tisdale's new album?

Guy: Ashley Tisdale is and actress not a singer

Girl: Well because of the Disney channel effect she is also a singer/ songwriter.

Guy: Well that's a bunch of bull...
by gmazz92 September 13, 2010
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