Hope you all enjoy these facts as much as I do!
Fact #211
Ariel was originally supposed to have blonde hair.
Fact #212
The opening scene in Aladdin with the street merchant was completely unscripted. Robin Williams was brought into the sound stage and was asked to stand behind a table that had several objects on it and a bed sheet covering them all. The animators asked him to lift the sheet, and without looking take an object from the table and describe it in character. Much of the material in that recording session was not appropriate for a Disney film.
Fact #213
Disney had its own line of Tamagachi.
Fact #214
In the climax of the picture, Lady & The Tramp, Trusty was originally killed when hit by the wagon. That is why Jock nudges him and he does not rouse. When Walt Disney viewed this scene, he was shocked. Walt did not want a repeat of the traumatic scene in Bambi. He thought it was too intense. Walt then made the animators put Trusty into the end Christmas scene to reassure the audience that Trusty was simply knocked out and injured in the previous scene.
Fact #215
Mickey and Minni Mouse both have the same birthday, November 18th.
Fact #216
For six years, a clever sign at the gate recruited ghosts to move into the Haunted Mansion. For the first three years, if anyone asked when it would open, the answer was that Walt Disney was out collecting ghosts. Some things have changed over 45 years!
Fact #217
Minnie Mouse's full name is Minerva.
Fact #218
The rocking chair ghost in the Haunted Mansion is the deceased grandmother from the Carousel of Progress.
Fact #219
When ‘it’s a small world’ opened at Disneyland, Walt Disney poured water from each of the seven seas into the ride’s water channels.
Fact #220
The small animation house Walt Disney founded on October 16, 1923 is now valued at more than $42 billion.
Fact #221
Expedition Everest represents the 16th man-made mountain Disney has built in a theme park since 1955.
Fact #222
Lilo means "Generous One" in Hawaiian.
Fact #223
Characters can never say no, break character, sit down or point to a direction with a single finger.
Fact #224
When the park opened, people with facial hair weren't admitted.
Fact #225
It took 12 hours to animate each frame Sully from Monsters Inc. appeared in. That's because he had more than 2.3 million hairs and each was produced individually.
Fact #226
In 1957 Democrat Harry Truman visited Disneyland. He reportedly refused to ride the Dumbo ride because the elephant is the symbol for the Republican party.
Fact #227
The queen in Sleeping Beauty was never given actually given a name in the film.
Fact #228
Tramp was almost named Homer, Rags, or Bozo.
Fact #229
Lilo and Stitch and Princess and the Frog were the only Disney films in the Aughties to both be critical and commercial successes.
Fact #230
In Sleeping Beauty there were originally seven fairies instead of three, and at one point, the fairies were all supposed to look alike, which would have been incredibly confusing.
Fact #231
Mulan was instrumental in launching the career of Christina Aguilera. Her song for the film, “Reflection,” made for her first major American release as a recording artist.
Fact #232
Tangled was originally conceived as a semi-sequel to Enchanted.
Fact #233
Peter Pan was Michael Jacksons favourite movie.
Fact #234
Mel Blanc, the voice actor for Bugs Bunny, provided the voice for Dopey.
Fact #235
Cinderella’s last name is Tremaine. when her stepmother married her father, she became Lady Tremaine.
Fact #236
Flower from Bambi and Piglet from Winnie The Pooh are both boys.
Fact #237
Woody probably had a previous owner before Andy because he is a toy from an older show.
Fact #238
The Grand Councilwoman and alien crew from Lilo & Stitch have been to Earth at least once before.
Fact #239
Vanellope’s skirt is an upside down peanut butter cup wrapper.
Fact #240
Walt Disney knew that Karen Dotrice (Jane in Mary Poppins) was afraid of flying, so he turned the back of his plane into a candy store so she could play while the seatbelt sign was off.
Hope you all enjoyed this set of Disney Facts!
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