by Tim Foster | Jan 19, 2025 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Monsters, Inc. 1. Monsters In the Closet The concept for the film grew out of early story sessions for Toy Story. As everyone involved confided in believing they always thought their toys came to life, director Pete Docter hit upon the...
by Tim Foster | Dec 22, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About The Nightmare Before Christmas 1. Ominous Origins Directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton, the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Halloween Town’s Jack Skellington and his accidental...
by Tim Foster | Dec 15, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
7 Fun Facts About Mufasa 1. A Shakespearean Influence Part of the inspiration for Mufasa came from King Hamlet (father of Hamlet) from the famous Shakespeare play (which also served as inspiration for The Lion King). The two had many similarities, including the fact...
by Tim Foster | Nov 10, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About The Emperor’s New Groove 1. Heading South Initially, The Emperor’s New Groove was going to be called Kingdom of the Sun, and it would have been a retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper,” set in South America....
by Tim Foster | Oct 5, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Maleficent 1. The Fairy With No Name In the original tale of “Sleeping Beauty,” written by Charles Perrault and originally published in 1693, the character of Maleficent is simply referred to as an unnamed old fairy. It wasn’t until...
by Tim Foster | Sep 22, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts
A New Villains Show is Coming to Hollywood Studios! There were a lot of amazing announcements that came out of this year’s D23 event in Anaheim, from a Monsters Inc. roller coaster to an all-new Encanto-themed land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. (You...
