Back in August, Disney announced an exciting original animated movie coming in 2026. Hexed looked magical and intriguingly different, with the initial artwork showing a vibrant 2D fantasy world with a painterly aesthetic. Compared to recent Disney animations, the concept art looked like a Marc Chagall.

Now the animation giant has revealed a first glimpse of the actual character designs from the upcoming movie, and, well, they're not quite what some people had hoped for.

Design changes during production aren't uncommon – just check out how different some of the original Disney character designs were for some of its biggest movies.…