54 Details From Animated Films You've Probably Never Noticed Before, Even If They're In Your Fave Movie

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1. Two characters from _Cinderella _took time out of their busy schedules to attend a wedding in an entirely different movie.

In The Little Mermaid (1989), you can see the king and his advisor from Cinderella (1950) at the wedding. from MovieDetails

2. The Little Mermaid's King Triton gets a Mardi Gras tribute in The Princess and the Frog.

In The Princess and the Frog (2009) King Triton from the Little Mermaid (1989) appears as a parade float at Mardi Gras. from MovieDetails

3. Dr. Facilier's shadow transforms the pattern of the wallpaper it touches into skulls. 

The Princess and the Frog: Dr. Facilier's shadow reveals skulls on the wallpaper in his shop. from MovieDetails

4. Just in case you were wondering if Gaston actually died after he fell off the castle in _Beauty and the Beast, _the animators added little skulls to his pupils. 

In Beauty and the Beast (1991), you can see little skulls in his eyes as he falls to his death. from MovieDetails

5. The streets of Paris in_ The Hunchback of Notre Dame _feature multiple Disney cameos, including the carpet from Aladdin, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and an animal on a spit that may or may not be The Lion King's Pumbaa. (If it is, RIP.)

In The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) a man can be seen shaking out the magic carpet from Aladdin, Belle from Beauty and the Beast walking down the street reading a book and a warthog that resembles Pumbaa from The Lion King being carried on a spit. from MovieDetails

6. The Beast makes a cameo appearance in Aladdin as one of the Sultan's beloved toys. 

In Aladdin, when the Sultan is stacking animals, he sneaks The Beast on to one of the levels. from MovieDetails

7. Here's a detail that makes The Hunchback of Notre Dame even darker than it already is: While Claude Frollo sings, "It's not my fault," in "Hellfire," the monks in the background sing, "Mea culpa," a phrase that basically means, "It is my fault."

During the song “Hellfire” in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Frollo sings the lyric “It’s not my fault” repeatedly. However the monks providing the backing vocals immediately respond with the Latin “mea culpa” which literally means ‘through my fault’ and as a phrase means an admission of guilt. from MovieDetails

8. A very brief moment in Hercules references the death of the mythic Greek hero Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who died when the mast of his ship hit him on the head.

In Hercules (1997) when Hercules first walks into Phil's cabin he hits his head on the mast of the Argo. In the original myth, Jason, the captain of the Argo, was killed when the mast hit his head. from MovieDetails

9. Scar is a rug by the time Hercules rolls around.

Disney follows through: In Lion King Zazu exclaims that Scar “would make a very handsome throw rug”. This is later fulfilled in Disney’s Hercules movie from MovieDetails

10. In Hercules, Hades quietly breaks the fourth wall and reassures both his minions and the audience that they're only at the halfway point of the movie.

In "Hercules" (1997) Hades says "Guys, relax. It's only half-time" exactly at the 46-minute mark, the halfway point of the 92-minute movie from MovieDetails

11. Nani from Lilo and Stitch is a big fan of Mulan.

Mulan (1998) reference in Lilo and Stitch (2002). from MovieDetails