YMMV / The Magic Voyage

• Accidental Aesop: The ending scene seems to imply that a big city with skyscrapers is a lot nicer to have than a peaceful-looking, natural forest area.
• Americans Hate Tingle: In Germany, this film was rather well-received. Western audiences were much less forgiving to it, though, in no small part thanks to its Deranged Animation and questionable English dub.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment:
  • There are several good examples, but especially the dream sequence and the song Columbus sings on the accordion.
  • The song from the beginning of the movie counts as well. It starts out as an average Power of Friendship song... until a woman selling pies, a random kid, and a horse get their own verses, too.
• Cult Classic: While it's generally seen as a bad film, at least in the Anglosphere, it has developed a significant enough cult following to warrant a DVD release.
• Fight Scene Failure: In the palace, there is a terrible fight scene where a few of the Swarm Lord's minions try to grab Princess Marilyn while Pico limply swings back and forth on a rope trying to swat at them.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • Some of the images in Columbus' dream are a little too bizarre for their own good. Including one part where he seemingly pulls a telescope out of his crotch, complete with it extending out like an erect penis.
  • The Swarm Lord can be pretty unsettling at times, especially when he's attacking the ship.
  • Marilyn drowning on-screen in real-time and in surprisingly graphic detail; complete with her blacking out, visibly inhaling a lungful of water, and sinking; her lifeless body eventually being found by a distraught Pico. Had it not been solely for her Sun-based revival out of nowhere, she legitimately would have died that way.
• So Bad, It's Good: Between the ludicrous historical inaccuracy, slapdash dub and clichéd characters, it loops back around and becomes a fun experiment in deciphering just who in their right mind thought any of this was a good idea. It does have positive reviews from some fond nostalgic viewers nonetheless. The original version was actually well-received in its native Germany, where its myriad flaws were evidently considered charming more than anything else.
• Tear Jerker: Marilyn's Disney Death, in which she drowns on-screen and comes within a hair's breadth of legitimately dying. Her first meeting with Pico when she reveals in length what the Swarm Lord has done to her and her people, Trying Not to Cry all the while, is also quite emotional.
• Values Dissonance: A meta-example. There aren't any offensive ideas promoted by the film or questionable deeds by the leads but rather the extent of the Historical Hero Upgrade that Christopher Columbus undergoes compared to his Real Life counterpart. Not only is Columbus portrayed as a goofy good guy with his Real Life counterpart's flaws downplayed or even outright excised, he plays a significant role in the defeat of the Swarm Lord, saving a Native American civilization in the process. In the 21st century, the awareness of Columbus' deeds in the Americas as a ruthless colonizer —- or even an outright genocidal monster — would become a lot more prevalent among the general public in America and elsewhere, which means his characterization and actions in this movie would be far more controversial if it came out today.
• What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: Aside from multiple instances of suggestive imagery and innuendos (most infamously the penis telescope), the film also contains an attempted hanging and a surprisingly graphic near-drowning, both entirely onscreen. Also, a possible attempt on Columbus' life that was suggested by the evil adviser when he comes back and a mutiny that is played seriously. Also there is a scene where it looks as if Christopher Columbus and the Queen are drunk.

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