Why is Narnia Okay, But Not Princess and the Frog?

My sister asked this question over the weekend—and it's a good one. Why are we okay with allowing our kids to watch The Chronicles of Narnia, but not okay with The Princess and the Frog? In her mind it seems strange and understandably so. On the surface, it might seem inconsistent, given that both have magical elements and a basic "redemptive" storyline and both have some scary elements. So why do we let our oldest watch the former and not the latter?

Outside of personal experiences that play ...