I disagree to a point but it's just my opinion, eh;Disney is not in the business of making stuff for grumpy old men.
The most popular kids movies are that popular because at least one parent shared in the enjoyment of that movie. My kids got into the Marvel movies because I was into them and that meant we were into them together. They could ask me about what certain things were about and I could go on about how this dude was gonna do this and the heroes were gonna have to do that and it was really cool and will be really in the theatre and they got excited. Disney, and a lot of others, are forgetting the audience that has to drive their target audience to the theatre, possibly pay for their ticket, and sometimes even sit in the theatre with that targeted audience member. That isn't to say there aren't franchises that found an audience in spite of parental involvement but the majority were shared between child and parent.
It also doesn't help that they keep making movies that are not fun to watch. Crazy how that is a priority in our Super Hero movies but hey, we're grumpy old men. I sure as fuck am.
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