These 10 Hardly Known Facts About Disney Movies Will Shock You!

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    John Lennon turned down Walt Disney Studios’ request for the Beatles to provide the voices of the vultures in The Jungle Book.
    2/11 John Lennon turned down Walt Disney Studios’ request for the Beatles to provide the voices of the vultures in The Jungle Book.
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    Walt Disney was presented with an honorary Oscar for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, presented in one normal-sized statuette and seven miniature Oscars.
    3/11 Walt Disney was presented with an honorary Oscar for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, presented in one normal-sized statuette and seven miniature Oscars.
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    Sleeping Beauty’s Prince Phillip was named after Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
    4/11 Sleeping Beauty’s Prince Phillip was named after Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
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    The people who voiced Minnie and Mickey Mouse were married in real life.
    5/11 The people who voiced Minnie and Mickey Mouse were married in real life.
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    “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” was also almost cut from The Lion King. Elton John, who saw the film with the song removed, told producers they needed to put it back in. Also, Pumbaa is the first Disney character to ever fart.
    6/11 “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” was also almost cut from The Lion King. Elton John, who saw the film with the song removed, told producers they needed to put it back in. Also, Pumbaa is the first Disney character to ever fart.
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    Contrary to popular belief, Tinkerbell is not based on Marilyn Monroe, but on reference model Margaret Kerry.
    7/11 Contrary to popular belief, Tinkerbell is not based on Marilyn Monroe, but on reference model Margaret Kerry.
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    One minute of The Nightmare Before Christmas required an entire week of filming. And more than 400 distinctly different Jack Skellington heads were used.
    8/11 One minute of The Nightmare Before Christmas required an entire week of filming. And more than 400 distinctly different Jack Skellington heads were used.
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    The penis on the cover of the original VHS release of The Little Mermaid was unintentional. According to the artist who drew it, he was just in a rush to finish.
    9/11 The penis on the cover of the original VHS release of The Little Mermaid was unintentional. According to the artist who drew it, he was just in a rush to finish.
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    The voice of Eeyore is also the voice of Transformers’ Optimus Prime.
    10/11 The voice of Eeyore is also the voice of Transformers’ Optimus Prime.
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    All Disney characters make surprise appearances in one another’s films. To name a few; In Hercules, Scar is the slain Nemean Lion (above). Belle, Aladdin’s Magic Carpet, and Pumbaa all make a cameo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Kermit the Frog, and Donald Duck all make cameos in The Little Mermaid.
    11/11 All Disney characters make surprise appearances in one another’s films. To name a few; In Hercules, Scar is the slain Nemean Lion (above). Belle, Aladdin’s Magic Carpet, and Pumbaa all make a cameo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Kermit the Frog, and Donald Duck all make cameos in The Little Mermaid.

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These facts might just change how you view these classics.