Putting one reasonable and intelligent character into every thoroughly bad movie, then relegating said character to being the first to be removed from the plot.
(Looking at you, whichever screenwriter made Captain Phasma die before we learn anything about her.)
Kung Fu Panda was one of the inspirations behind Ninjago (and probably Chima). It is the worst fad and the reason why ninjago continues to eat up original themes over a decade later.
Animated movies featuring adult jokes. Why must people flaunt their own advanced knowledge when the target audience is too young to care or understand?
I think the point is to cater to multiple audiences. Idk. I think they’re more or less dumb too, kids aren’t stupid. If those kinds of jokes are perceived as inappropriate anyways, exposing the youngest generation to them in the kind of medium that’s consumed daily isn’t helping your case.