Disney Facts

MICKEY AND PALS

Donald duck's middle name is Fauntleroy

Minnie is actually her nickname. Her full name is Minerva Mouse.

Daisy Duck's birthday is June 7, 1940

Before Goofy was Goofy, he was referred to as Dippy Dawg

Mickey Mouse was the first animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame






PRINCESSES

Snow White is the youngest princess at 14 years old.

It took more than 3 years for engineers to get Merida's hair just right

Aurora has only 18 lines of dialogue in Sleeping Beauty making her the most silent princess

Tiana is lefthanded

Pocahontas is the only princess based on an actual person.

Jasmine is the only princess that is not the main character in Aladdin




OTHER CHARACTERS

Bhalu's name in The Jungle Book is actually Hindi for "bear"

Rafiki isn't a baboon. He's actually a mix of a baboon and a mandrill

Ursula is based on the famous drag queen Divine

Pongo has 72 spots

The beast in Beauty in the Beast is a combination of several animals: the horns and head of a buffalo, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the mane of a lion, the tusks of a wild boar, the upper body of a bear, and the legs and tail of a wolf.

Pinocchio makes a surprise appearance in Aladdin

Prince Phillip was named after the real Prince Philip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II

Captain Hook and George Darling were both voiced by Hans Conried

Pumbaa was the first character to fart onscreen



DISNEY MOVIES

In Fantasia, the sorcerer is called Yen Sid, which is actually Disney spelled backwards.


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