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1. Legend has it that Snow White's cheeks have real blush on them that female ink and paint artists applied to give realism to her face
2. Cinderella was originally meant to be a short film, like "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.Toad", and would have focused more on the comedic elements of the story.
3. Legend also says that the fight about the color of Aurora's dress (pink or blue) that Flora and Merryweather have was inspired by a fight the animators actually had about the color of her gown.
4. "Part of your World" was dubbed by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman as "Part of somewhere that's green" due to its similarity to their song "Somewhere That's Green" from the musical "Little Shop of Horrors"
5. Belle can be found in the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" walking through the streets of Paris, with her nose stuck in a book.
6. Princess Jasmine's hair was actually inspired by a patron of the Disney parks, who animators spotted while designing the character
7. Pocahontas' animal friends were originally supposed to speak, but the directors did not find that it fit the serious tone of the movie
8. In Mulan, multiple singing voices of main characters were performed by different actors than the actors who performed the speaking role of the character
9. Beyonce was in talks to play Tiana in "Princess and the Frog", but was not chosen as she refused to audition for the role
10. The character pascal was inspired by the pet chameleon of "Tangled" animator Kellie Lewis
11. The MacIntosh clan seen in "Brave" is a reference to apple, as Steve Jobs was a long time supporter of Pixar from their beginning
12. The names of the butler and maid who are closest to Anna and Elsa are named Gerda and Kai. These are the original names of the main characters in the original "Snow Queen" story by Hans Christian Anderson
13. The name of "Moana" was changed to "Vaiana" in European releases of the movie due to the names similarity to a popular Italian adult film star.
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