but u see the mash-up is done in a way to be stereotypical rather than the fantastical settings of europe they adapted. i rewatch clips of aladdin, little mermaid, and beauty and the beast just to be sure again.

aladdin’s entire city is just plain what seem to be big mud and clay houses, sometimes having a brick or two visible at most. there’s some wood detail sometimes in windows but thats about it. it lacks any rich texture any of the architetures in the area in a city would’ve had, maybe not every house but none? there’s no roads whatsover, its dirt or sand with visible steps u get so it cant be paved or built in any way. they just lack any infrastructure in the city except a wall, which also has unguarded big opening with just sand. there’s scaffolds everywhere for some reason too. they didnt put effort into making this a real city, just a vague assortment of elements taken from various places around the region.

mud and brick houses with carved windows and some wood windows exist but in a major trade city as aladdin suggests it doesnt. esp not without roads, infrastructure, or just anything more than homes & carts.

the castle itself is plucked from india. but taj mahal isnt a castle. still it transposes european idea of how royalty rule onto there with secluded royalty in a big place.

comparing that to little mermaid or beauty and the beast is night and day. both having towns with infrastructure, detailed buildings, greenery and lived in areas. environmental aspects that arent just tradeshops and cops. diversity in architecture and design, not just one type of building and ‘road’. aladdin’s city feels barren and poor. other cities by disney dont. its not just creative freedom its lack of care