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Kung Fu Panda vs.Turning Red
Disney and Pixar copied Universal and DreamWorks' idea? Part of the company acquisition
Date	21 January 2022 – 11 March 2022
Location	Disney+ disneyplus.com
Caused by	Similar idea, which is panda.
Goals	To end the franchise of Turning Red from making the sequel.
Status	Joke
Parties
Universal Pictures DreamWorks Animation Disney Pixar
Lead figures
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris Bob Chapek Jim Morris Supported by: Domee Shi
What happened to Encanto after the releasing of Turning Red?
Death(s)	Pedro Madrigal
Injuries	Mirabel Madrigal Bruno Madrigal ...and others
What happened?	Turning Red became the most popular film on Disney+
Turning Red was originally to be rated as NC-17 but was lowered to PG-13.

Kung Fu Panda vs. Turning Red is a conflict between two companies, which is Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation and Disney/Pixar. The conflict was a joke where Meilin "Mei" Lee, transformed as red panda, which is similar to Kung Fu Panda.

Background

See also: Kung Fu Panda (film) and Turning Red

Kung Fu Panda was released on 6 June 2008 and produced by DreamWorks Animation while Turning Red was released on 11 March 2022, produced by Pixar and distributed by Disney.

Disney–DreamWorks Animation rivalry

Steven Spielberg, former Disney executive, left Disney for Universal Studios. After that, Steven founded DreamWorks SKG and three years later, DreamWorks SKG created DreamWorks Animation.

Timeline

Releasing of Encanto

Main article: Encanto (film)

Encanto became the most popular film ever that was made by Disney. With its popular song, We Don't Talk About Bruno, made this film more popular than Frozen, which is also produced by Disney.

Turning Red trailer

Pixar released Turning Red trailer on YouTube. The video itself became an Internet meme when Tyler bullied Meilin "Mei" Lee and called her "mama's girls".

Pixar's mom controversy

Pixar had many controversy on their film, such as "Pixar's mom". It is called as "Pixar's mom" because the character had a thicc ass.

Turning Red parodies

Many YouTubers made YTPs from Turning Red film or trailer. The videos are gaining more views, like and subscribers.

While, on Fandom, Turning Panda was a parody of Turning Red.

Turning Red controversy

Turning Red was originally to be released on theatre, but then it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it was released on Disney+, which is unfair for Disney's fans.

Aftermath

Turning Red was originally to be released on 21 January 2022 but it was postponed to 11 March 2022 due to Omicron variant on Disney+. Many peoples think that both Turning Red and Encanto will released its sequel or prequel.