by Tim Foster | Jun 20, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Toy Story 3 1. The Toys Go To…Taiwan? In 2004, when tensions between Disney and Pixar were high, Michael Eisner gave the go-ahead to begin production of Toy Story 3 at a new Disney studio, Circle 7 Animation. The script began...
by Tim Foster | May 24, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About The Rescuers Down Under 1. Disney’s First Sequel The Rescuers Down Under marked the first time a sequel was produced for a full-length Disney animated feature film. Why did it take so long? Walt Disney was against creating sequels of any kind. This...
by Tim Foster | Mar 29, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Hercules 1. The Odyssey (No, Not the Restaurant!) The idea for a film based on Greek mythology first came about in early 1992, when a movie adaptation of “The Odyssey” was proposed. The film was put into production the following summer...
by Tim Foster | Mar 14, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
7 Fun Facts About Judy Hopps 1. When Zootopia was in development, the main character was going to be Nick Wilde, with Judy Hopps playing a secondary role. Eventually, though, director Byron Howard realized they had to make a switch. “We’re telling a story about bias,...
by Tim Foster | Mar 8, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Cars 1. Riding Down Route 66 Inspiration for the film came from a cross-country road trip that John Lasseter took with his family in 2000. Upon his return, he sought out Michael Wallis, a Route 66 historian, who took a team of eleven...
by Tim Foster | Feb 22, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
9 Fun Facts About Toy Story 2 1. He’s Famous! Thoughts of a sequel to Toy Story began around a month after the film’s opening in December 1995. A few days after Toy Story’s release, John Lasseter was traveling with his family and saw a young boy clutching a Sheriff...
