Saturday, November 9, 2013

20 Facts About Disney

So I'm sitting here thinking of topics for this post, and while trying to get some inspiration, I came across this...






Helllooo inspiration! 

But this is a Disney blog remember? So let's switch things up a little big. Since my intro post pretty much had Day 1 covered (Disney addiction=The Disney Addict just in case you didn't pick up on that), I'm going to start with Day 2.

I'm pretty sure nobody wants to read 20 boring facts about me, so here it is.



20 Facts About Disney

  1. The Little Mermaid has over one million hand drawn bubbles.
  2. Walt Disney did not graduate from high school.
  3. The Lion King was originally supposed to be called King of the Jungle.
  4. Although it is never mentioned in the movie, the Beast's name is Prince Adam.
  5. Alice in Wonderland has the most songs out of any Disney movie.
  6. Only 12 of Andy's toys made it to Toy Story 3.
  7. Wall-E is set in the year 2805.
  8. Walt Disney died from lung cancer.
  9. Disney Channel's first day of programming was on April 18, 1983
  10. There are 6 Elvis Presley songs used in Lilo and Stitch.
  11. Cinderella's Castle in Disney World is 189 Feet tall. 
  12. The voice of Mickey and Minnie were married in real life.
  13. Ducktales was the first half hour animated show to be created by Disney.
  14. Walt Disney played Peter Pan in a school play.
  15. Ursula from the Little Mermaid was Ariel's aunt.
  16. The voices of Ariel, Belle, and Pocahontas made cameos in Enchanted.
  17. Dopey was originally considered to be the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantasia.
  18. Cinderella actually loses a shoe 3 times throughout the movie.
  19. Dumbo is the only title character in a Disney film that never speaks.
  20. Pumbaa from the Lion King was the first character to fart in a Disney movie. 


 

 So there you have it! 20 interesting facts about Disney. Did you learn anything new?

Tomorrow we move on to Day 3. Some of my favorite Disney quotes! This time I'll find some pretty pictures to post too!



5 comments:

  1. Fun facts! I am a massive Disney fan as well (perhaps not quite as much as you!) so will definitely keep an eye out for your future posts. Good luck with your blog!

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  2. Actually, Beast's name isn't Adam at all! Check out: http://bit.ly/1ft1CZK

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    1. So much controversy regarding this! While Beast's name was never mentioned in any of the movies, the fact that Disney has approved the name on officially licensed merchandise made me choose to include it.

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    2. I agree, plenty of controversy! However, Disney has taken down the uses of "Adam" because they weren't properly authorized.

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    3. Thanks for your response! I'm almost positive I saw something in the store with Prince Adam on it recently. I'm definitely going to have to do some research :)

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