The Disney Company has released many wonderful cartoons that both children and adults enjoy watching. We present you the top 7 most interesting facts about popular cartoons Disney Studios.
7. Vultures and The Beatles
Few viewers do not know about the cartoon “The Jungle Book” and its main characters - the “frog” Mowgli, who was raised by wolves, the cannibal tiger Sherkhan, the beautiful and cunning panther Bagira and the wise bear Balu. In one of the episodes, Mowgli meets a flock of vultures. Most people do not know that during the creation of the cartoon, Brian Epstein, the manager of The Beatles, asked Disney animators to create a vulture design based on the legendary Liverpool four. According to another version, Disney Studio first began negotiations with musicians. The original idea was that The Beatles would voice these characters. However, the idea failed because of John Lennon, who refused to sing for the Mickey Fucking mouse. And the song of the vultures, which was originally supposed to be a rock number, was redone and performed in the style of a cappella.
6. Characters without mom
Many Disney heroines and heroes, by the will of their creator, lost their mother at a young age. Examples of this are Bambi and Cinderella. In other cases, there is no mention of a mother from the very beginning to the end of the film. Examples are The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Belle from Beauty and the Beast. There was a grim circumstance that led Disney to the decision to make some characters exclusively "father's children." In the early 1940s, Walt Disney and his brother Roy bought a house for their parents. But there was a gas leak and Disney's mother, Flora, passed away. Producer Don Khan, who knew his boss well, explained that the incident haunted Walt Disney, so he left his princesses without a mother.
5. Fake growl of a lion
Everyone knows the famous lingering roar of the great lion Mufasa from the best cartoon of all time: "The Lion King." But most viewers do not even realize that the sounds flying out of the mouth of a royal animal are not really a lion's roar. This is a combination of the roar of a bear and a tiger, as well as the voice of actor Frank Welker, who, when voiced, growled into an iron bucket.
4. Name WALL-E
The name of the cute WALL-E robot from the eponymous cartoon is known as the acronym for the work it does - Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class. And here's a curious fact about the popular Disney cartoon: the name WALL-E is a hidden reference to the founder of Walt Disney Pictures, Walter Elias Disney. Some readers may object that the cartoon was released by Pixar. However, she is a Disney affiliate.
3. The genie and the merchant
In third place in the ranking of unusual facts related to Disney cartoons is the story of the genie reincarnation. In 1992, Disney released his world-famous cartoon Aladdin. And his fans broke many copies in the discussion of whether the itinerant merchant, whom viewers see at the very beginning of the film, is “masked” by Genie. This theory was based solely on the fact that both the merchant and the genie had 4 fingers, a black curled beard, and both of them are voiced by the famous actor Robin Williams. And two decades after the release of Aladdin, directors Ron Clements and John Masker confirmed that the crazy fan theory was true!
In an advertising interview, Clements said that the connection between the two characters was originally conceived. According to the plan, there should have been a scene at the end of the cartoon in which the merchant would show himself as a genie. However, due to the change in plot, this scene was not included in the final version of Aladdin.
2. "Looping animation"
Sometimes when watching Disney cartoons you get a sense of déjà vu. And all due to the fact that they have many similar scenes. Disney animators often redesign older animations. This saves a lot of time and money when working on the next masterpiece. A great example of this is the similarity between the scenes of ballroom dancing in Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty. The studio staff used this trick for many years before it was spotted.
1. Disclaimer for the words of the hero of Frozen
In 2013, Disney studio released the magnificent cartoon "Frozen" about Queen Elsa, who has ice magic, and her sister Anna.
The authors decided to have some fun in the final credits, as a bonus for those who are diligent enough to watch them to the end. The credits include a disclaimer that states: “The views and opinions expressed in the film by Kristoff that all men eat their boogers are solely his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of The Walt Disney Company or the directors.”
