54 Surprising Facts About Disney's Animated Features

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Look back at all of Disney's animated films and find out something new about each one.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Production Stills Walt Disney 1937
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937) - Walt Disney and his creative team came up with over 50 different names for dwarves before settling on the seven in the movie. Some other options included Jumpy, Hungry, Weepy, Tubby, Helpful, Awful, Blabby, Gabby, Crabby, and Flabby.
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50 years of Disney Pinocchio
PINOCCHIO (1940) - Cliff Edwards was a popular jazz singer known as "Ukelele Ike" before voicing the character of Jiminy Cricket. He later provided the voice of the lead crow and sang "When I See an Elephant Fly" in Disney's "Dumbo."
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50 Years of Disney Fantasia
FANTASIA (1940) - The story team originally suggested that Dopey from "Snow White" should be the Sorcerer's Apprentice, but Walt Disney insisted that it be Mickey Mouse, whose popularity had actually been waning with audiences at the time.
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50 Years of Disney Dumbo
DUMBO (1941) - Elizabeth "Betty" Noyes Hand was the uncredited voice of Dumbo's mother, Jumbo, and sang the Oscar-nominated song "Baby Mine." Later, she dubbed the singing for Debbie Reynolds for two songs in "Singin' in the Rain."
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50 Years of Disney Bambi
BAMBI (1942) - To properly capture the movement of real deer, a pair of live fawns were shipped from Maine to Disney's studio in California so animators could watch them up close.
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50 Years of Disney Saludos Amigos
SALUDOS AMIGOS (1943) - The U.S. State Department enlisted Walt Disney to be a goodwill ambassador to South America to help sway several governments away from their ties with Nazi Germany. He brought a team of animators on tour with him who then developed this film.
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50 Years of Disney The Three Caballeros
THE THREE CABALLEROS (1944) - Clarence "Ducky" Nash -- who provided the voice of Donald Duck for nearly 50 years -- also did the Spanish, Portugese and Italian versions of Donald's dialogue, which he learned phonetically.
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50 Years of Disney Make Mine Music
MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946) - With much of Disney's staff either serving in WWII or working on films for the war effort, the studio had to release a series of compilation films made up of short subjects. The first segment in this, "The Martins and the Coys," was cut from the video release for being too violent.
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50 Years of Disney Fun and Fancy Free
FUN AND FANCY FREE (1947) - "Mickey and the Beanstalk" was originally going to be it's own feature, but the story was trimmed and paired with the short "Bongo." Originally, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his puppet Charlie McCarthy narrated the story, but was later replaced with animated segments featuring Ludwig Von Drake.
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50 Years of Disney Melody Time
MELODY TIME (1948) - When the film was released on video in 1998, the "Pecos Bill" segment was re-edited to take out any reference to Bill smoking. His cigarette was digitally removed from shots, and lyrics were cut from the music. The DVD release restored the original elements.
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50 Years of Disney The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD (1949) - Basil Rathbone narrates the story of "The Wind in the Willows." His voice can also be heard as Sherlock Holmes in 1986's "The Great Mouse Detective," even though it was released nearly 20 years after he died (they used an audiobook recording from just before he passed away).
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50 Years of Disney Cinderella
CINDERELLA (1950) - Ilene Woods was friends with the songwriters of "Cinderella," who asked her to record demo versions of their songs without telling her what they were for. When they gave the recordings to Walt Disney, he picked Woods to voice the character over 400 other actresses who had auditioned for the part.
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50 Years of Disney Alice in Wonderland
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951) - A song was written for Alice called "Beyond the Laughing Sky" that was cut from the film. But the same melody was given new lyrics for Disney's next film, "Peter Pan," and it became the song "The Second Star to the Right" (which still does include the phrase "beyond the laughing sky").
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50 Years of Disney Peter Pan
PETER PAN (1953) - While legend states that the look of Tinker Bell was based on Marilyn Monroe, she was really designed after actress Margaret Kerry, who was the live-action model for the tiny fairy. Kerry said she spent over six months on a cold, bare soundstage in her bathing suit filming all the character's motions, which served as a guide to the animators.
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50 Years of Disney Lady and the Tramp
LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955) - The opening scene where Darling receives Lady as a Christmas gift is based on the time Walt Disney actually gave his wife Lily a puppy wrapped up in a hat box.
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50 Years of Disney Sleeping Beauty
SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) - Although she is the title character, Princess Aurora has only 18 minutes of screen time in the film, and she only speaks about 18 lines of dialogue (not counting her two songs).
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50 Years of Disney 101 Dalmations
101 DALMATIANS (1961) - Pongo, the male Dalmatian, has 72 spots, the female Perdita has 68, and every one of the puppies has 32 spots.
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50 Years of Disney The Sword in the Stone
THE SWORD IN THE THE STONE (1963) - This was the first Disney film with songs composed by the Oscar-winning team of Robert and Richard Sherman. The brothers went on to write songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "The Aristocats," along with the theme for the ride "It's a Small World."
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50 Years of Disney Jungle Book
THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967) - This was the last animated feature to be personally supervised by Walt Disney, who died in December 1966, 10 months before the film was released.
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50 Years of Disney The Aristocats
THE ARISTOCATS (1970) - Jazz bandleader Phil Harris provided the voice for lead characters in three straight Disney films: Baloo in "The Jungle Book," Thomas O'Malley in "The Aristocats" and Little John in "Robin Hood."
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50 Years of Disney Robin Hood
ROBIN HOOD (1973) - Originally, Disney considered doing a feature based on the French folk tale of Reynard, the red fox. That story was abandoned, but the character design was adapted for the character of Robin Hood.
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50 Years of Disney The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH (1977) - The feature is made up of three shorts that had been released over the span of a decade, so a different young actor provided the voice for Pooh's human friend Christopher Robin in each installment.
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50 Years of Disney The Rescuers
THE RESCUERS (1977) - The villain was originally going to be Cruella De Vil from "101 Dalmatians," but the character was changed because at the time it was against studio policy to do sequels (of course, there was a "Rescuers" sequel 13 years later).
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50 Years of Disney The Fox and the Hound
THE FOX AND THE HOUND (1981) - Future directors Don Bluth ("The Secret of NIMH"), John Lasseter ("Toy Story"), Brad Bird ("Ratatouille"), Henry Selick ("Coraline") and Tim Burton ("Batman") all worked as uncredited animators on this feature.
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50 Years of Disney The Black Cauldron
THE BLACK CAULDRON (1985) - The first Disney animated film to earn a PG rating (for its dark and scary images), the film was a financial disaster, earning only $21 million on a estimated budget of over $40 million.
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50 Years of Disney The Great Mouse Detective
THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (1986) - The gears inside Big Ben are one of the first uses of computer animation in a feature film. The gears were designed on the computer, printed out, then transferred onto animations cels and painted.
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50 Years of Disney Oliver and Company
OLIVER & COMPANY (1988) - This New York City-set kitten-and-dog movie was the first Disney film to create a department specifically for computer animation, using CGI effects for skyscrapers, cars, trains, and for a scooter-cart in the film's big subway chase.
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50 Years of Disney The Little Mermaid
THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989) - There are so many little known facts around this film we don't know where to begin! For one, Sebastian the crab was originally supposed to have an English accent. Thankfully, he wound up with a zesty Jamaican accent as his song "Under the Sea" went on to win an Oscar.
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50 Years of Disney The Rescuers Down Under
THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER (1990) - Before "Finding Nemo," Disney sent its "Rescuers" crew to explore Australia. The film marks the studio's initial collaboration with Pixar and was the first Disney film to utilize a special computer animation process called CAPS. Several collaborations and more than 15 years later Disney would finally acquire Pixar.
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50 Years of Disney Beauty and the Beast
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991) - Belle was meant to have moxie and an independent flair. Naturally, filmmakers drew inspiration from the late Katharine Hepburn — specifically her performance in the 1933 film adaptation of "Little Women" as Jo March.
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50 Years of Disney Aladdin
ALADDIN (1992) - Several comedians, including Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, and John Candy, were considered for the role of the Genie, made famous by Robin Williams. Encouraged to stray from the script, Williams owned the role as animators tailored the character around his improvised lines. Unfortunately, Williams and Disney couldn't agree over the terms of his employment and Dan Castellaneta ("The Simpsons") voiced the Genie for the follow-up film.
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50 Years of Disney The Lion King
THE LION KING (1994) - Best known as the voice of Darth Vader in the first "Star Wars" trilogy, James Earl Jones partnered with one actress all over again for his role as Mufasa in "The Lion King." Jones and Madge Sinclair (the voice of Sarabi) played the King and Queen in the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy "Coming to America."
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50 Years of Disney Pocahontas
POCAHONTAS (1995) - The film took five – count 'em! – five years to make due to ultra complicated animation techniques used. Sadly, John Candy, who signed on to play Pochahontas's talking turkey sidekick, died during the production. His part was cut from the final film as a result.
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50 Years of Disney The Hunchback of Notre Dame
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1996) - Turning the story's dark subject matter into a family-friendly Disney movie proved to be an ultimate challenge. While the creative team clashed often with the studio over the direction of the film, it did ultimately manage to avoid box office and critical disaster.
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50 Years of Disney Hercules
HERCULES (1997) - Trippy! The characters in "Hercules" were fashioned after the animation seen in "Pink Floyd The Wall" — that and Greek statues.
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50 Years of Disney Mulan
MULAN (1998) - The story of Hua Mulan, a young woman who pretends to be a man to take her father's place in the army, has been told in China for nearly 2000 years. While a few different versions of the tale have evolved over time, Mulan is thought to have been a real person.
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50 Years of Disney Tarzan
TARZAN (1999) - A new animation technique called Deep Canvas was created on this film to form its sweeping 3D backgrounds that look more like traditional paintings.
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50 Years of Disney Fantasia 2000
FANTASIA 2000 (2000) - This sequel to the 1940 "Fantasia" was originally conceived by Roy E. Disney in 1974.
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50 Years of Disney Dinosaur
DINOSAUR (2000) - Like "Mary Poppins," it combines live-action with animation. Overall, critics gave "Dinosaur" marginal praise, though it wasn't one of Disney's highest performers at the box office.
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50 Years of Disney The Emperor's New Groove
THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (2000) - This film was completely gutted an overhauled halfway through its production after it initially tested extremely poorly with audiences. Its original title was "Kingdom of the Sun."
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50 Years of Disney Atlantis The Lost Empire
ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001) - During the making of the film, the production crew wore t-shirts that read "ATLANTIS - Fewer songs, more explosions" — you know, because it had more of an action-adventure focus.
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50 Years of Disney Lilo & Stitch
LILO & STITCH (2002) - Since cast members Tia Carrere ("Wayne's World") and Jason Scott Lee ("Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story") were born in Hawaii, they helped script writers with dialog and accents.
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50 Years of Disney Treasure Planet
TREASURE PLANET (2002) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who voiced the role of alienated teen Jim Hawkins, sprinkled some James Dean inspiration into his part.
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50 Years of Disney Brother Bear
BROTHER BEAR (2003) - Joaquin Phoenix (as Kenai) messed up his line when he said: "I don't care that you and Binky found the world's biggest pine cone ever." Jeremy Suarez (as Koda) corrected him with: "First of all, it's not Binky, it's Bucky, and it wasn't a pine cone it was a pine nut." The accidental improvisation was kept in the final film.
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50 Years of Disney Home on the Range
HOME ON THE RANGE (2004) - It would have been rated G if Maggie (Roseanne Barr) hadn't said the line, "Yeah, they're real. Quit staring." For that, it got knocked over to PG territory.
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50 Years of Disney Chicken Little
CHICKEN LITTLE (2005) - Animators fit Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) with 250,000 feathers.
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50 Years of Disney Meet the Robinsons
MEET THE ROBINSONS (2007) - A certain former "Magnum P.I." actor voices a cameo in the film as Wilbur's dad. While he's not seen, Wilbur does say his dad looks like Tom Selleck. That's because he IS Tom Selleck.
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50 Years of Disney Bolt
BOLT (2008) - Miley Cyrus, who was the voice of Penny, wasn't Disney's first choice. Chloë Grace Moretz recorded all of Penny's lines before they pulled her for Cyrus.
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50 Years of Disney Princess and the Frog
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009) - Disney proved self-referential as the look of "The Princess and the Frog" was fashioned after "Lady and the Tramp" in the city scenes and "Bambi" for the exteriors.
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50 Years of Disney Tangled
TANGLED (2010) - A scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is very briefly referenced when Rapunzel looks at the mosaic of herself and the camera cuts from her eyes to the tile eyes — like when the camera cuts from Cameron's eyes to a child's eyes in a pointillist painting in the 1986 comedy adventure.
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WINNIE THE POOH (2011) - Lots of Disney films contain a hidden Mickey Mouse. In this one, you see Mickey after Tigger makes a first step from the mud as he goes looking for Eeyore.
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Wreck-It Ralph
WRECK-IT RALPH (2012) - Filmmakers built a real-life version of the imagined '80s retro arcade game depicted in "Wreck-It Ralph." Called Fix-It Felix, it actually works!
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FROZEN (2013) - Broadway star Idina Menzel, who plays Elsa, got filmmakers agree to raise the key of the film's big song "Let it Go" so she could really belt it out.
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D23 Big Hero 6
BIG HERO 6 (2014) - Set for release next November, "Big Hero 6" marks Disney's first animated feature based on a Marvel comic.

Look back at all of Disney's animated films and find out something new about each one.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804094938/info" data-ylk="slk:SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS</a> (1937) - Walt Disney and his creative team came up with over 50 different names for dwarves before settling on the seven in the movie. Some other options included Jumpy, Hungry, Weepy, Tubby, Helpful, Awful, Blabby, Gabby, Crabby, and Flabby.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800106376/info" data-ylk="slk:PINOCCHIO;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">PINOCCHIO</a> (1940) - Cliff Edwards was a popular jazz singer known as "Ukelele Ike" before voicing the character of Jiminy Cricket. He later provided the voice of the lead crow and sang "When I See an Elephant Fly" in Disney's "Dumbo."

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800156847/info" data-ylk="slk:FANTASIA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">FANTASIA</a> (1940) - The story team originally suggested that Dopey from "Snow White" should be the Sorcerer's Apprentice, but Walt Disney insisted that it be Mickey Mouse, whose popularity had actually been waning with audiences at the time.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800060243/info" data-ylk="slk:DUMBO;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">DUMBO</a> (1941) - Elizabeth "Betty" Noyes Hand was the uncredited voice of Dumbo's mother, Jumbo, and sang the Oscar-nominated song "Baby Mine." Later, she dubbed the singing for Debbie Reynolds for two songs in "Singin' in the Rain."

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1802837507/info" data-ylk="slk:BAMBI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">BAMBI</a> (1942) - To properly capture the movement of real deer, a pair of live fawns were shipped from Maine to Disney's studio in California so animators could watch them up close.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800413370/info" data-ylk="slk:SALUDOS AMIGOS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">SALUDOS AMIGOS</a> (1943) - The U.S. State Department enlisted Walt Disney to be a goodwill ambassador to South America to help sway several governments away from their ties with Nazi Germany. He brought a team of animators on tour with him who then developed this film.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800127070/info" data-ylk="slk:THE THREE CABALLEROS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE THREE CABALLEROS</a> (1944) - Clarence "Ducky" Nash -- who provided the voice of Donald Duck for nearly 50 years -- also did the Spanish, Portugese and Italian versions of Donald's dialogue, which he learned phonetically.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800413379/info" data-ylk="slk:MAKE MINE MUSIC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">MAKE MINE MUSIC</a> (1946) - With much of Disney's staff either serving in WWII or working on films for the war effort, the studio had to release a series of compilation films made up of short subjects. The first segment in this, "The Martins and the Coys," was cut from the video release for being too violent.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800068554/info" data-ylk="slk:FUN AND FANCY FREE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">FUN AND FANCY FREE</a> (1947) - "Mickey and the Beanstalk" was originally going to be it's own feature, but the story was trimmed and paired with the short "Bongo." Originally, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his puppet Charlie McCarthy narrated the story, but was later replaced with animated segments featuring Ludwig Von Drake.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800300953/info" data-ylk="slk:MELODY TIME;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">MELODY TIME</a> (1948) - When the film was released on video in 1998, the "Pecos Bill" segment was re-edited to take out any reference to Bill smoking. His cigarette was digitally removed from shots, and lyrics were cut from the music. The DVD release restored the original elements.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800326750/info" data-ylk="slk:THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD</a> (1949) - Basil Rathbone narrates the story of "The Wind in the Willows." His voice can also be heard as Sherlock Holmes in 1986's "The Great Mouse Detective," even though it was released nearly 20 years after he died (they used an audiobook recording from just before he passed away).

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800047766/info" data-ylk="slk:CINDERELLA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">CINDERELLA</a> (1950) - Ilene Woods was friends with the songwriters of "Cinderella," who asked her to record demo versions of their songs without telling her what they were for. When they gave the recordings to Walt Disney, he picked Woods to voice the character over 400 other actresses who had auditioned for the part.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800341479/info" data-ylk="slk:ALICE IN WONDERLAND;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">ALICE IN WONDERLAND</a> (1951) - A song was written for Alice called "Beyond the Laughing Sky" that was cut from the film. But the same melody was given new lyrics for Disney's next film, "Peter Pan," and it became the song "The Second Star to the Right" (which still does include the phrase "beyond the laughing sky").

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800105827/info" data-ylk="slk:PETER PAN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">PETER PAN</a> (1953) - While legend states that the look of Tinker Bell was based on Marilyn Monroe, she was really designed after actress Margaret Kerry, who was the live-action model for the tiny fairy. Kerry said she spent over six months on a cold, bare soundstage in her bathing suit filming all the character's motions, which served as a guide to the animators.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800086295/info" data-ylk="slk:LADY AND THE TRAMP;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">LADY AND THE TRAMP</a> (1955) - The opening scene where Darling receives Lady as a Christmas gift is based on the time Walt Disney actually gave his wife Lily a puppy wrapped up in a hat box.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800118520/info" data-ylk="slk:SLEEPING BEAUTY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">SLEEPING BEAUTY</a> (1959) - Although she is the title character, Princess Aurora has only 18 minutes of screen time in the film, and she only speaks about 18 lines of dialogue (not counting her two songs).

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800165349/info" data-ylk="slk:101 DALMATIANS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">101 DALMATIANS</a> (1961) - Pongo, the male Dalmatian, has 72 spots, the female Perdita has 68, and every one of the puppies has 32 spots.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800124781/info" data-ylk="slk:THE SWORD IN THE THE STONE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE SWORD IN THE THE STONE</a> (1963) - This was the first Disney film with songs composed by the Oscar-winning team of Robert and Richard Sherman. The brothers went on to write songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "The Aristocats," along with the theme for the ride "It's a Small World."

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800148506/info" data-ylk="slk:THE JUNGLE BOOK;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE JUNGLE BOOK</a> (1967) - This was the last animated feature to be personally supervised by Walt Disney, who died in December 1966, 10 months before the film was released.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800245006/info" data-ylk="slk:THE ARISTOCATS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE ARISTOCATS</a> (1970) - Jazz bandleader Phil Harris provided the voice for lead characters in three straight Disney films: Baloo in "The Jungle Book," Thomas O'Malley in "The Aristocats" and Little John in "Robin Hood."

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800341333/info" data-ylk="slk:ROBIN HOOD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">ROBIN HOOD</a> (1973) - Originally, Disney considered doing a feature based on the French folk tale of Reynard, the red fox. That story was abandoned, but the character design was adapted for the character of Robin Hood.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800242945/info" data-ylk="slk:THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH</a> (1977) - The feature is made up of three shorts that had been released over the span of a decade, so a different young actor provided the voice for Pooh's human friend Christopher Robin in each installment.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800172396/info" data-ylk="slk:THE RESCUERS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE RESCUERS</a> (1977) - The villain was originally going to be Cruella De Vil from "101 Dalmatians," but the character was changed because at the time it was against studio policy to do sequels (of course, there was a "Rescuers" sequel 13 years later).

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800193940/info" data-ylk="slk:THE FOX AND THE HOUND;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE FOX AND THE HOUND</a> (1981) - Future directors Don Bluth ("The Secret of NIMH"), John Lasseter ("Toy Story"), Brad Bird ("Ratatouille"), Henry Selick ("Coraline") and Tim Burton ("Batman") all worked as uncredited animators on this feature.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800308320/info" data-ylk="slk:THE BLACK CAULDRON;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE BLACK CAULDRON</a> (1985) - The first Disney animated film to earn a PG rating (for its dark and scary images), the film was a financial disaster, earning only $21 million on a estimated budget of over $40 million.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800245796/info" data-ylk="slk:THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE</a> (1986) - The gears inside Big Ben are one of the first uses of computer animation in a feature film. The gears were designed on the computer, printed out, then transferred onto animations cels and painted.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800252195/info" data-ylk="slk:OLIVER & COMPANY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">OLIVER & COMPANY</a> (1988) - This New York City-set kitten-and-dog movie was the first Disney film to create a department specifically for computer animation, using CGI effects for skyscrapers, cars, trains, and for a scooter-cart in the film's big subway chase.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800025762/info" data-ylk="slk:THE LITTLE MERMAID;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE LITTLE MERMAID</a> (1989) - There are so many little known facts around this film we don't know where to begin! For one, Sebastian the crab was originally supposed to have an English accent. Thankfully, he wound up with a zesty Jamaican accent as his song "Under the Sea" went on to win an Oscar.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800155924/info" data-ylk="slk:THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER</a> (1990) - Before "Finding Nemo," Disney sent its "Rescuers" crew to explore Australia. The film marks the studio's initial collaboration with Pixar and was the first Disney film to utilize a special computer animation process called CAPS. Several collaborations and more than 15 years later Disney would finally acquire Pixar.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800341693/info" data-ylk="slk:BEAUTY AND THE BEAST;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">BEAUTY AND THE BEAST</a> (1991) - Belle was meant to have moxie and an independent flair. Naturally, filmmakers drew inspiration from the late Katharine Hepburn — specifically her performance in the 1933 film adaptation of "Little Women" as Jo March.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800341783/info" data-ylk="slk:ALADDIN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">ALADDIN</a> (1992) - Several comedians, including Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, and John Candy, were considered for the role of the Genie, made famous by Robin Williams. Encouraged to stray from the script, Williams owned the role as animators tailored the character around his improvised lines. Unfortunately, Williams and Disney couldn't agree over the terms of his employment and Dan Castellaneta ("The Simpsons") voiced the Genie for the follow-up film.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800216534/info" data-ylk="slk:THE LION KING;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE LION KING</a> (1994) - Best known as the voice of Darth Vader in the first "Star Wars" trilogy, James Earl Jones partnered with one actress all over again for his role as Mufasa in "The Lion King." Jones and Madge Sinclair (the voice of Sarabi) played the King and Queen in the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy "Coming to America."

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800240415/info" data-ylk="slk:POCAHONTAS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">POCAHONTAS</a> (1995) - The film took five – count 'em! – five years to make due to ultra complicated animation techniques used. Sadly, John Candy, who signed on to play Pochahontas's talking turkey sidekick, died during the production. His part was cut from the final film as a result.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800342627/info" data-ylk="slk:THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME</a> (1996) - Turning the story's dark subject matter into a family-friendly Disney movie proved to be an ultimate challenge. While the creative team clashed often with the studio over the direction of the film, it did ultimately manage to avoid box office and critical disaster.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800022278/info" data-ylk="slk:HERCULES;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">HERCULES</a> (1997) - Trippy! The characters in "Hercules" were fashioned after the animation seen in "Pink Floyd The Wall" — that and Greek statues.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800023559/info" data-ylk="slk:MULAN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">MULAN</a> (1998) - The story of Hua Mulan, a young woman who pretends to be a man to take her father's place in the army, has been told in China for nearly 2000 years. While a few different versions of the tale have evolved over time, Mulan is thought to have been a real person.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800019431/info" data-ylk="slk:TARZAN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">TARZAN</a> (1999) - A new animation technique called Deep Canvas was created on this film to form its sweeping 3D backgrounds that look more like traditional paintings.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800021642/info" data-ylk="slk:FANTASIA 2000;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">FANTASIA 2000</a> (2000) - This sequel to the 1940 "Fantasia" was originally conceived by Roy E. Disney in 1974.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800359660/info" data-ylk="slk:DINOSAUR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">DINOSAUR</a> (2000) - Like "Mary Poppins," it combines live-action with animation. Overall, critics gave "Dinosaur" marginal praise, though it wasn't one of Disney's highest performers at the box office.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1802443561/info" data-ylk="slk:THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE</a> (2000) - This film was completely gutted an overhauled halfway through its production after it initially tested extremely poorly with audiences. Its original title was "Kingdom of the Sun."

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1803471095/info" data-ylk="slk:ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE</a> (2001) - During the making of the film, the production crew wore t-shirts that read "ATLANTIS - Fewer songs, more explosions" — you know, because it had more of an action-adventure focus.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807776058/info" data-ylk="slk:LILO & STITCH;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">LILO & STITCH</a> (2002) - Since cast members Tia Carrere ("Wayne's World") and Jason Scott Lee ("Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story") were born in Hawaii, they helped script writers with dialog and accents.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807776063/info" data-ylk="slk:TREASURE PLANET;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">TREASURE PLANET</a> (2002) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who voiced the role of alienated teen Jim Hawkins, sprinkled some James Dean inspiration into his part.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808409320/info" data-ylk="slk:BROTHER BEAR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">BROTHER BEAR</a> (2003) - Joaquin Phoenix (as Kenai) messed up his line when he said: "I don't care that you and Binky found the world's biggest pine cone ever." Jeremy Suarez (as Koda) corrected him with: "First of all, it's not Binky, it's Bucky, and it wasn't a pine cone it was a pine nut." The accidental improvisation was kept in the final film.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808406138/info" data-ylk="slk:HOME ON THE RANGE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">HOME ON THE RANGE</a> (2004) - It would have been rated G if Maggie (Roseanne Barr) hadn't said the line, "Yeah, they're real. Quit staring." For that, it got knocked over to PG territory.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808610262/info" data-ylk="slk:CHICKEN LITTLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">CHICKEN LITTLE</a> (2005) - Animators fit Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) with 250,000 feathers.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809417093/info" data-ylk="slk:MEET THE ROBINSONS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">MEET THE ROBINSONS</a> (2007) - A certain former "Magnum P.I." actor voices a cameo in the film as Wilbur's dad. While he's not seen, Wilbur does say his dad looks like Tom Selleck. That's because he IS Tom Selleck.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809812763/info" data-ylk="slk:BOLT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">BOLT</a> (2008) - Miley Cyrus, who was the voice of Penny, wasn't Disney's first choice. Chloë Grace Moretz recorded all of Penny's lines before they pulled her for Cyrus.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809838280/info" data-ylk="slk:THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG</a> (2009) - Disney proved self-referential as the look of "The Princess and the Frog" was fashioned after "Lady and the Tramp" in the city scenes and "Bambi" for the exteriors.

<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810121160/info" data-ylk="slk:TANGLED;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">TANGLED</a> (2010) - A scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is very briefly referenced when Rapunzel looks at the mosaic of herself and the camera cuts from her eyes to the tile eyes — like when the camera cuts from Cameron's eyes to a child's eyes in a pointillist painting in the 1986 comedy adventure.

WRECK-IT RALPH (2012) - Filmmakers built a real-life version of the imagined '80s retro arcade game depicted in "Wreck-It Ralph." Called Fix-It Felix, it actually works!

FROZEN (2013) - Broadway star Idina Menzel, who plays Elsa, got filmmakers agree to raise the key of the film's big song "Let it Go" so she could really belt it out.

BIG HERO 6 (2014) - Set for release next November, "Big Hero 6" marks Disney's first animated feature based on a Marvel comic.

Updated November 28, 2013 at 7:53 a.m.

Critics are calling "Frozen" -- the 53rd animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures -- the studio's best animated feature since the Oscar-nominated "Beauty and the Beast." After being overshadowed for years by the films of Pixar, which Disney acquired in 2006, the studio is in the midst of another creative renaissance. With that in mind, take a look back at all the previous features along with stories you might not know about each classic. -- by Meriah Doty and Matt McDaniel

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