Fun facts about Disney that you probably didn't know
Mickey and Minnie in real life! - The actors that did the original voices of Mickey and Minnie were a couple in real life, just like the characters.
Daring! -
Pocahontas is the only Disney princess with a tattoo.
Powerful! -
Snow White is the only Disney princess who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This recognition happened in 1987.
Tarzan is Anna and Elsa's brother! -
According to Chris Buck (co-director of 'Frozen' and the director of 'Tarzan'), the King and Queen of Arendelle didn't die in the shipwreck.
Famous guests -
Rapunzel went to Elsa's coronation. In 'Frozen,' the moment that they open the doors for Elsa's coronation, you can see Rapunzel and Eugene among the guests for the ceremony.
Similar, but not -
The roars in 'The Lion King,' actually came from tigers. According to the producers, lions don't roar loud enough.
First Oscar nomination - 'Beauty and the Beast' was the first animated film in history to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Film. It's a pity they didn't take home the prize.
Disney prosecuted -
Disney has been sued various times. One of the most notorious was when a biologist didn't approve of the fact that the hyenas were portrayed as villains in 'The Lion King.'
The preference -
Cinderella was Walt Disney's favorite princess. The creator of the Disney universe also picked Cinderella's transformation into a princess scene as one of his favorite animations.
Germans! -
Rapunzel and Snow White were born in Bavaria, Germany.
Disney Princesses -
Merida is the only princess with brothers.
Blue - Belle is the only person in her city that dresses in blue, which symbolizes the fact that she's an outsider. Later, the Beast appears in blue.
Inspirations -
A Disney intern, Jaimie Milner, and Anika Noni Rose, that voices the character, were the inspiration for Disney's first black princess: Tiana.