I read the piece again and became even more disappointed.

2026: "Docter said Pixar found some parents didn’t want entertainment to force them to have a conversation they weren’t ready for with their children. “We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy,” he said."

2009:

Disney Needs Its Next Hit Franchise. Can Pixar’s Reluctant Leader Deliver? — The Wall Street Journal

The ‘Toy Story’ studio used to print money for Disney but hasn’t made an original blockbuster in nearly a decade. Its top creative executive admits he’s made mistakes.