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For an added level of fun for fans, movies and television shows have been known to include easter eggs or subtle references that only the most eagle-eyed viewers will find. But, Disney and Pixar take easter eggs and hidden details to another level. Here are Screen Rant's 10 amazing hidden details in Disney films.
Frozen Figures
Frozen catapulted to massive popularity with help from the catchy and inspirational "Let It Go," but the film also features a handful of references to previous Disney and Pixar movies, like Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from Tangled attending Elsa's coronation. But you have to look a lot closer to catch some of Frozen’s other nods to Monsters Inc. and Mickey himself. At Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna, a wooden figurine of Mike Wazowski can be seen sitting on the store’s counter, while a Micky Mouse doll is hidden on another shelf. Anna only decides to buy winterwear – which was probably the right call.
King Triton's Guests
A lot of Disney’s references in animated classics or Pixar films, the studio will occasionally add in a nod to other characters under the Disney banner. In the scene in The Little Mermaid when King Triton makes his entrance in Atlantis to a room full of guests, many have spotted Goofy and Donald Duck sitting in the crowd. But, a second before they become visible, Kermit the Frog is shown seated farther back in the audience, recognizable by his green collar. We can only wonder why the Mickey and Muppets characters chose not to sit together…
Spinning Wheel
The folk tale Sleeping Beauty has been told and retold for centuries, but one element that never changes is princess pricking her finger on the spindle of her spinning wheel, sending her into a deep sleep. The spinning wheel played a big part in Disney's version too, with an evil witch behind the trap, before Prince Phillip saved her entire kingdom with true love's kiss. But the spinning wheel apparently survived, since it can be seen in Rapunzel's tower in the beginning of Tangled, connecting the two stories of a Disney princesses trapped by a witch.
Wreck-It Ralph Cameos
To populate the behind-the-scenes world of arcade games in Wreck-It Ralph, animators included tons of video game mascots and heroes. Bowser, Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Q*bert, and Frogger all make an appearance. But, in one wide shot of Game Central Station, two characters unrelated to video games can be seen: Vladimir, one of Tangled’s thugs in the Snuggly Duckling Pub, and Maximus, the proud palace horse are walking in opposite directions in the station. There's also a dinosaur that closely resembles Tiny the T-Rex from Meet the Robinsons, and those are only the easter eggs and cameos that fans have actually spotted.
Charlotte's Storybooks
It's established early on in The Princess and the Frog that southern belle Charlotte La Bouff has an obsession with storybook princesses, especially their dresses, which is how she comes to be friends with Tiana, the daughter of a seamstress. When Tiana kisses a frog claiming to be a prince, and breaking the spell accidentally makes a mess of Charlotte's room, you can get a good glimpse of Charlotte's book collection. If you look closely, one storybook on a shelf is revealed to be Rapunzel, the fairytale Disney's next princess film would focus on in Tangled, giving a nod to the following release.
Apple
In 1986, Steve Jobs purchased the Computer Graphics Division from George Lucas's Lucasfilm, establishing the independent company we now know as Pixar. In honor of the man who also founded Apple, Pixar has included nods to the tech company or Jobs himself in a number of films. Most notably, the titular robotic hero of Wall-E makes the recognizable Mac startup chime when he's done charging, and Apple products like computers and iPods are shown throughout Toy Story 3.Finally, after passing away in 2011, the end credits of Brave featured a dedication to Jobs in memory of his contribution to Pixar. That last one may not necessarily be hidden, but it's worth mentioning.
Kristoff's Boogers
It isn’t that often that filmmakers include messages in the credits, but aside from special thanks, sometimes credits can be used for one last joke. In the end credits of Frozen, the filmmakers included a message to assure audiences that Kristoff's assertion that “all men eat their own boogers” is his opinion only, and it does "not reflect the views or opinions of The Walt Disney Company or the filmmakers.” It seems Disney, like Kristoff, takes the issue of ingesting nose mucus very seriously.
Andy's Postcard
There are multiple theories circulating the web about all the connections between Disney and Pixar films, and certain easter eggs lend more credence to these theories than others. For instance, one shot from Toy Story 3 confirms that the series' main human character, Andy, exists in the same world as Carl and Ellie Fredricksen from Up. If you look closely at the bulletin board in Andy's room, there's a postcard from the couple that includes the address of their beloved yellow house, before it's transported to South America, of course (For some reason our version doesn’t have this but I added Stills clearly showing it).
Nemo Takes a Swim
Disney's Brother Bear may not be as popular or critically acclaimed as the studio's other movies, but the animated feature focused on the idea of family like many of Disney and Pixar's films. Plus, Brother Bear features a blink-and-you'll-miss-it nod to Pixar's notably more popular 2003 release, Finding Nemo, about a father searching for his son. If you don't look close enough at the group of salmon, it's easy to miss the clownfish hiding among them. It seems Nemo wasn't lost at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, Australia, but swimming with salmon on the other side of the world.
Tangled's Book Collection
Most of the hidden easter eggs inside Disney movies only manage to reference one movie at a time, but one shot in Tangled features nods to three other princess films. When Rapunzel and Flynn Rider are poring over an atlas while at the festival of lights in Corona, books referencing other films can be seen. One open book displays the story from the opening sequence of Sleeping Beauty, and two others are the storybooks containing the tales of Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. It's unclear if Rapunzel has read the fairytales of her fellow Disney princesses, but it's a nicely hidden reference to their films.
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