Disney Facts!

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It's a bright and sunny day, and March Break is just two weeks away!

A whole week off from school, yay!

The downside is I may be working all week :(

But on the plus side, it's a job working at a daycare centre at my old elementary school :)

So I have received quite a few entries for the contest and I'm looking over them right now. I shall announce the winner as soon as possible!

Fact #2761

Gus, one of the mice from Cinderella is actually the short form of his full name, Octavuis.

Fact #2762

Rapunzel's parents never talk throughout the film.

Fact #2763

The second lantern that Rapunzel tosses into the sky while out on the boat with Flynn is actually her parents latern. You can tell, because is has the drawing of the sun on it.

Fact #2764

You know how Stan Lee makes cameo apperances in Marvel films? Well, since Big Hero 6 was based off of a Marvel comic book, he makes a cameo apperance as Fred's dad! You can see him in a giant painting of him in Fred's house, and he comes home to see him in the after credits scene.

Fact #2765

The Evil Queen from Snow White actually has a real name: QUEEN GRIMHILDE.

Fact #2766

The Queen was the first Disney character to ever speak in a feature-length animated movie.

Fact #2767

Lady Tremaine is drawn as more realistic than the other villains in Cinderella to give her a chilling effect.

Fact #2768

Gaston wasn't supposed to be the primary villain in the original version of Beauty and the Beast. That honor would have gone to a character named Marguerite, who was Belle's evil aunt. She didn't make the cut.

Fact #2769

Sterling Holloway, the voice of Kaa in The Jungle Book, also voiced the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland.

Fact #2770

Hades and Jafar are the only two Disney villains to meet in canon official to their movies; Jafar cameoed in an episode of the animated Hercules series.

Fact #2771

Tony Jay, the voice of Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, also voiced Monsieur D'Arque, the villainous asylum director in Beauty and the Beast.

Fact #2772

Yzma had her own song in The Emperor's New Groove called "Snuff Out The Light" but it was cut from the final version. However, it was featured on the film's soundtrack.

Fact #2773

Governor John Ratcliffe was actually a real person, not just a character in the movie Pochahontas.

Fact #2774

Almost every Pixar movie mentions Apple because the company was partially founded by Steve Jobs.

Fact #2775

The DJ at Fixit Felix Jr.'s 30th anniversary party bares a striking resemblance to Skrillex.

Fact #2776 

There are various backstage tours at Disney World that show you behind the scenes of the park. These include a tour of the Epcot Gardens, where the special hybrid fruits and vegetables are grown, like Mickey-shaped watermelon.

Fact #2777 

Of course we know that there are tons of hidden mickeys hiding all over the place in Disneyland and Disneyworld, but do we know how much exactly? The answer: 800.

Fact #2778 

When lost in the woods, Maurice and Felipe find road signs that lead to different routes. Two of which are special because one leads to where Disneyland is. While te other leads to where much of the Disney artists come from, the California Institute of the Arts.

Fact #2779 

One scene inside Charlotte’s room shows the copy of the book “Rapunzel” on top of the shelves.

Fact #2780 

In the beginning of the 2006 movie "Cars," the announcer says the entire town of Emeryville will be closed for the race; Pixar Studios is in Emeryville, California.

Fact #2781 

At the end of the movie, Russell and Carl can be seen eating an ice cream cone on the sidewalk in front of Fenton's Creamery. Fenton Creamery is a real ice cream parlor, located in Oakland, California.

Fact #2782 

During the credit sequence, we see a photo of Carl and Russell going to see "Star Wars." Many speculate that this was foreshadowing a new "Star Wars" film. In 2012, three years after "Up" came out, Disney announced it would release a new "Star Wars" movie in 2015.

Fact #2783 

Carl is forced by the court to move out of his house and into a retirement home. When he goes to court, he's holding a court summons. The number on the summons — 94070 — is the ZIP code for San Carlos, a town about 45 minutes away from Pixar Studios. 

Fact #2784 

Brad Lewis, who produced Pixar's "Ratatouille" and directed "Cars 2," was the mayor of San Carlos in 2007.

Fact #2785 

Pixar University is a development program for people who work at Pixar. It's not a real university, but tributes to it can be found in a few films. In "Toy Story 3," one of Andy's pennants says "P.U.," and an envelope on his bulletin board has the address for a college in Emeryville. And in the movie "Finding Nemo", one of the dentist's certificates was issued by the Pixar University School of Dentistry.

Fact #2786 

The castle in the film "Tangled" is based on various castle styles. It's not really a secret, but the thing that stands out is that it's on an island. That's because it's based on Mont Saint-Michel, which is also on an island, according to the film's supervising animator, Glen Keane. 

Fact #2787 

In "Toy Story 2," there's a commercial for Al's Toy Barn, on 1001 W. Cutting Blvd., in Richmond, which is where Pixar was headquartered before it moved to Emeryville. In "Toy Story 3" there's a sign above Andy's door that says "W. Cutting Blvd."

Fact #2788 

The cast members are trained and given specific guidelines on how to sign their character’s autograph, so that when compared with autographs from the same character from years earlier, played by a completely different actor or actress, they look identical.

Fact #2789 

Cast members who play characters at Disneyland and Walt Disney World aren’t allowed to talk about their roles on social media sites during their employment. Not only are they not allowed to post their specific character, but they aren’t supposed to discuss what the job entailed, either.

Fact #2790 

While in character, cast members are not allowed to discuss any brands or characters that are outside of the Disney catalog. Garfield doesn’t exist to Cinderella. Prince Eric has never heard of Looney Tunes. Cast members must commit fully to the brand and the magical experience that is the Disney realm.

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I hope you all enjoyed these facts as much as I did!