ORLANDO, Fla.—It was an experience straight out of a fairy tale: the chance to meet a dragon. One by one, visitors walked up to an inky black creature named Toothless. When a visitor stroked the top ...

Amid the tidal wave of criticisms both aesthetic and politicized that got lobbed at Disney’s recent live-action “Snow White,” one cry notably unheard was “Needs more gore, nudity and F-bombs.” Yet ...