Summary
- Disney movies are filled with clever homages to other films, interconnected through Easter eggs and cameos.
- Characters from different Disney movies are subtly linked through visual references, sparking fan theories.
- Disney's history of including hidden connections between films adds depth and richness to the cinematic universe.
Disney has a well-established history of creating countless childhood legends. These stories have stuck with viewers for d꧂ecades, and they've left echoes throughout time - and throughout other movies.
Disney loves to leave little homages to films in films🌟 being made. Be it references to classic works from the Walt era or movies yet to come, little tidbits of information are everywhere in Disney films. Get out the Easter Eggs and break out the cameos - these are some of the best references to other films in Disney movies.
Updated on December 24, 2024 by Emily McElroy: Disney is one of the masters of movies, but they're the undisputed Kings of Cameos. Disney animators love to put little homages to films past, present, and future. These are some of the best we've spotted - let us know if there's any we missed.
16 ꦏ Encanto & Frozen
We're Gonna Sing About Elsa, Oh, Woh, Oh
This cameo is one of the most clever of all the Easter eggs in the Disney universe. When Bruno of Encanto fame finally gets to return home, he gets to sing a ver🌳se of apology to his sister, Pepa. Pepa can control the weather, and can create pretty much any kind of sto𝓀rm she wants. Sound familiar to somebody?
When Bruno tells his si🤡ster to "let it snow, let it go", the famous Frozen piano section from 'Let It Go' briefly plays. You have to listen closely to catch it, but it's there. Maybe Bruno heard about another weather-magic user who worries too much.
15 🍸 Moana & Frozen ജ
It Happens To Everyone, Maui
It can be hard to be a demigod. Maui's arc in Moana revolves around him wanting toಞ get his magic fish hook back. However, when he finally gets it back, it doesn't go as he planned. Indeed, it gets far weirder...and familiar.
The first form Maui wants to take after getting the hook is a shark. However, he turns into a reindeer. Not just any reindeer - he turns into Sven from Frozen. He quickly tries to transform away, but the Easter Egg rem🦹ains. Moana may be set ꦗin the Pacific Ocean, but it seems even they can't escape Frozen.
14 💮 Tanged & Frozen
A Wedding To Remember
Fans of Frozen already know that the King and Queen of Arendelle met a presumably grisly fate when their boat capsized durinﷺg a powerful storm, but have you ever wondered where💙 this royal duo were heading in the first place? There's a tiny clue in one particular scene in Frozen that gives everything away.
Look carefully in the scene where Anna is opening her castle to royal guests, and you'll spy none other than Rapunzel and Eugene from Tangled among the masses. Fans have used this evidence to postulate that the King and Queen of Arendelle were on their ♒way to Rapunzel's royal wedding when their ship sank. While this was eventually debunked in Frozen II, the possibility of a tragic link between the royal families is still a juicy thought.
13 Hercules &ℱ The Little Mermaid
Greco-Roamin' For Love
One of the bi😼ggest 'hidden secrets' relates to the 1998 classic animated film, Hercules. The character of Hercules comes from an existing Greco-Roman myth about a demigod descended from the all-mighty Zeus. In the traditional canon of Greek Myths, Zeus' brother is Neptune, the Ruler of the Sea. Can you think of any other magical Sea Kings from Disney movies?
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Which of these princes live up to their duties𒉰, and which just lounge around looking pretty?
That's right: King Triton from The Little Mermaid is Zeus' brother, making Ariel and Hercules cousins. What's really interesting is that both 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:of these characters make the 🌺same choice to give up their magical powers in exchange for love. M🌠aybe it runs in the family.
12 ꧃The Little Mermaid & Frozen 🦩
A Frozen Mystery
One of the earliest scenes in The Little Mermaid features the film's protagonist, Ariel, exploring the ruins of a sunken ship in search of treasures for her hoarder-like and not-at-all creep﷽y grotto. One common theory is that the ship that Ariel swims aroun🌟d in is actually the very same ship that the King and Queen of Arendelle traveled on to reach Rapunzel's wedding.
It's been stated by the creato𝐆rs of Frozen t🙈hat the King and Queen of Arendelle did not have their lives come to an end aboard the sinking boat, but then... who did?
11 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame & 🦩Beauty And The Beast ✅
Guess She Got More Than Her Provincial Life
In the opening scene of The Hunchback of Notre Dame where Quasimodo looks out onto the streets of Paris, there's a quick shot where Belle from Beauty and the 𒁃Beast is seen walking through the town.
It's no secret that Belle was a highly-educated woman who had probably spent some time in urban environments, but a large portion of Belle's plot focuses ꦿon how much she hates the "poor, provincial town" she's stuck living in, so what's she doing in Paris, one of the largest (and oldest) met🤡ropolitan centers in the entire world?
10 ꦐ The Little Mermaid & Peter Pan ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ
From Neverland To Atlantica
It's well known that a key aspect of Disney movies is that one (or both) parents are usually missing from the lives of the protagonists. The Little Mermaid direct-to-DVD sequel Ariel's Beginning features Ariel's mother, Athena. Athena's life was ended by being run over by a large pirate ship. So who was responsibl🤡e💦 for this tragic accident?
In Peter Pan, a mermaid who looks very similar to a younger version🦄 of Ariel's mother appears, establishing that these two worlds have some kind of an existing connection. The pirate ship that at🥃tacks Athena is also incredibly similar to that of Captain Hook.
9 Tarzan & Beauty And 🍎The Beast
Tea Time For Cameos
In a scene in Tarzan, we can clearly see the enchantꦦed tea set from Beauty and the Beast featꦕured on a cart.
This begs the question: w🅘ho is so posh that they bring a tea set to a safari, and furthermore, why does Jane possess the🍰 tea set of a French royal family in the first place?
8 🧔 Aladd🍎in & The Princess And The Frog
Light The Way
There's also a connection between 1992's Aladdin and 2009's The Princess and the Frog. Aladdin's magic carpet makes a brief appearance towards the very beginning of this movie, but that's not the only visual connection between these two films.𝔍 The Genie's magic lamp also shows up as an object in Ma⛦ma Odie's bayou hideout.
This 🦋is actually part of a 💦larger theory that indicates these two items tend to appear as harbingers of magical elements in a Disney story. You can also see the lamp and rug in Disney's Celtic-inspired animated movie, Brave.
7 Big Hero 6 & Frozen ♚
We Gotta Hans It To Them
Big Hero 6 has several interesting clues that allude to yet another super complicated fan theory that combines Frozen, Big🧔 Hero 6, and WALL-E in an interesting way. In Big Hero 6, we can clearly see that there are statues of Hans, the evil prince who's after Anna's throne, as well as a historical boat built in the style of Arendelle's navy.
This film is set in the fictional futuristic city of San Fransokyo, which could very well be located on top of modern-day Denmark. This unusu🔯al historical footnote supports the theory that Big Hero 6 takes place at some point after the events of WALL-E, and that Big Hero's Baymax robot is just a highly-advanced update of WALL-E's EVE.
