History Heartwarming / AtlantisTheLostEmpire

* A subtle one but Audrey is shown with Milo's cat at the end. She's taking care of it for him since he's too busy being the prince consort to Kida.

* Just after to this, Sweet's speech to Milo.
--> '''Sweet:''' It's been my experience that when you hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up.

* That Sweet is the first one of the team to turn on Rourke after he fatally injures the King. Even though he joined the expedition for the money like everyone else, he proves that being a good doctor and a good person is more important to him, and his speech to Milo indicates that he is more loyal to him and Thaddeus than he ever was to Rourke.

* Kida becoming [[TheHighQueen a Queen.]] And we see her wearing a dress for the first time...
* In a meta example, despite the film's polarizing reception, Creator/CreeSummer has said that Kida is her favorite role - and she considers her an official Franchise/DisneyPrincess even if she isn't in the line.
** Cree also said she was amazed that the Disney animators were in the studio sketching her as she recorded her lines - having not been used to that in most of her voice-over work - and that is one of the reasons Kida is her favorite role.

--> '''Whitmore:''' [[TearJerker "If I could bring back just one shred of proof, that'd be enough for me."]]

--> '''Whitmore:''' [[{{Tearjerker}} "If I could bring back just one shred of proof, that'd be enough for me."]]

* Milo looks at a picture of a young him with his grandfather and has a flashback of trying on Thaddeus's helmet, but it's too big for his head and makes a thump noise as it falls over his eyes.

** Just prior to the above, when Audrey tell Whitmore that Milo [[BlatantLies 'went down with the sub']], he sadly [[ExactWords hopes that he's in a better place]], whilst looking at a picture of Milo and Kida holding hands.

--> '''Sweet:''' It's been my experience that when you hit bottom, there's nowhere to go but up.

** The bangle she discovers in her hand after she returns.
* When the crystal chooses Kida as a host, she smiles and says a word, "Mahtim." Which sounds awfully a lot like the word she used for 'mother' back when she was a child.

* In hindsight, Roarke bothering to have a small memorial for the lost crew members is this (and a TearJerker). Despite that he turns out to be the BigBad, he still [[EvenEvilHasStandards pays his respects to the 200 men and women who died.]]

-->'''Milo:''' Me? \\

-->'''King:''' The love for my daughter is all I have left. My burden would have become hers when the time is right. (''takes his crystal off and gives it to Milo'') But now, it falls to ''you''. \\
'''Milo:''' Me? \\
'''King:''' (''pleading'') Return the crystal. Save Atlantis. Save my daughter.

* The crystal speaking through Kida and telling him that all will be well suggests it's aware that he's not a plunderer like Rourke and Helga, despite having led them there.

--> '''Whitmore''': [[{{Tearjerker}} "If I could bring back just one shred of proof, that'd be enough for me."]]

* In hindsight, [[spoiler: Roarke bothering to have a small memorial for the lost crew members is this (and a TearJerker). Despite that he turns out to be the BigBad, he still [[EvenEvilHasStandards pays his respects to the 200 men and women who died.]]]]

* When everyone joins Milo to stand with the Atlanteans against [[spoiler:Rourke. Audrey kicks the car door open, marches over to Milo, helps him onto his feet, and then glares at Vinny as if to say, "Get your ass over here or by God I will make you." Vinny nods, walks over, and wraps an arm around Milo, and suddenly the others gain their resolve and go to stand with them]].

--> '''Sweet''': It's been my experience that when you hit bottom, there's nowhere to go but up.
--> '''Milo''': Who told you that?
--> '''Sweet''': A fellow by the name of [[TheGhost Thaddeus Thatch]].
* That Sweet is the first one of the team to turn on [[spoiler: Rourke after he fatally injures the King]]. Even though he joined the expedition for the money like everyone else, he proves that being a good doctor and a good person is more important to him, and his speech to Milo indicates that he is more loyal to him and Thaddeus than he ever was to [[spoiler: Rourke]].
--> '''Sweet''': I followed you in, and I'll follow you out.

** [[spoiler:Especially Audrey's. She straight-up kisses Milo on the cheek, and even playfully tells him "Two for flinching."]]
* A subtle one but Audrey is shown with Milo's cat at the end. She's taking care of it for him since [[spoiler: he's too busy being the prince consort to Kida.]]

* Kida [[spoiler:becoming [[TheHighQueen a Queen.]] And we see her wearing a dress for the first time...]]

* It's very, very minor and put into a very mean-spirited statement, but after Milo chases down Mr. Harcourt after he's essentially refused his expedition and told him to stay in the boiler room, Milo is driven to threatening to resign. Harcourt then actually stops his car and gives Milo some genuine if harsh advice not to turn out like his grandfather, as it's implied that Thaddeus's insistence on the existence of Atlantis is what drove the other board members to marginalize him. Harcourt does turn out to be wrong, but he didn't have to give Milo that advice and for even admits that Milo has a lot of potential.