If you can get past the costumes that, IMO, make them look mechanical, try the "Notre Dame de Paris" musical. Much more faithful to the book, and I love the songs. :)

I think it's completely against the Disney paradigm to have an unhappy ending. Yes, it'd be nice for Disney women to not have to end up with a guy at the end and toss out their independence, but that seemed a bit extra jump for Disney to make. If she had to end up with someone, I would have preferred Quasimodo. But I felt sorry for him from the beginning.