Like pretty much everyone, I am a massive Disney fan. From their animated movies to their TV shows on the Disney Channel, all of the Disney stories were a part of my childhood. Recently, with the upswing in Disney live-action remakes such as "Cinderella" and "Beauty and the Beast," or the sequels such as "Finding Dory" or the newly-released "Incredibles 2," it feels as though Disney is running out of new ideas.

Don't get me wrong, I love these remakes and sequels just as much as the next 90s kid. There is something undeniably special about getting transported back to your childhood as a college student. As a "grown-up," life inevitably becomes more stressful with the realization that you're going to have to get a job, make money and take care of yourself. What adult wouldn't want to escape all of that to feel like a kid without a care in the world?

As a child, Disney characters were like friends. They were always there for us when we needed them. I remember one of the first movies I ever watched was "Monsters Inc." We had a bright blue VHS tape that I would watch all the time as a toddler. When "Monsters University" came out, I realized how long those characters had been a part of my life, and I felt a nostalgia as intense as seeing a childhood best friend or family member. These movies are extremely powerful, and Disney knows it.

With all of that being said, I don't like the way that Disney is banking on these emotions to make money. It seems like Disney is losing the roots that made it so special in the first place. When Walt Disney started the company, it was in the spirit of creativity and taking risks. When the first Disney movies were made, they were all outside of the box for their time and pushed the boundaries of film. They never "played it safe," which is exactly what Disney seems to be doing with their most recent films.

Everyone knows that "Incredibles 2" is going to be a massive commercial success, similar to all of the other Disney/Pixar sequels. It looks like it is going to reverse the roles of Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, with Elastigirl getting called to save the world while Bob Parr has to rise to the challenges of being a stay-at-home parent. It is socially progressive, but creatively stagnant.

Again, it isn't that I'm not excited for the movie, because I am. I will be in line to see it just like every other college-aged kid in the country. But it just seems like Disney is getting lazy. Where are the new ideas, the new stories? Where are the animated films that are pushing the envelope and creating something new? Yes, Disney should want to generate a profit, but they should want to further their art form too!

With issues at Disney such as workers living in poverty with 80% of Disneyland workers making less than $12 an hour, sometimes Disney can seem more like a cold-hearted business than the Happiest Place on Earth.

These remakes and sequels are not creative, noteworthy or new, they are just very commercially successful. In my opinion, Disney needs to remember that their empire was built on creativity and risks. During the days of the Disney Renaissance in the 80s and 90s, when classics such as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin," were made, each film was original, aesthetically stunning and unique. We need to bring this back for the next generation of kiddos, but to do that, Disney needs to stop relying on the ideas of its past, and start coming up with newer and better ideas for the future.