Everyone’s beloved rubbish compacting robot Wall-E was actually named after Walter Elias Disney
Fact #2: Yen Sid spells “Disney” backwards
Yen Sid is the powerful sorcerer of Mickey Mouse in Fantasia. He appeared as an old man with a really long beard and robes extending to the floor. Clever Walt Disney fans figured out that Yen Sid is actually DISNEY spelled backward
Fact #3: Walt Disney’s famous dying words were “Kurt Russell”
Before dying, Walt Disney grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled the words “Kurt Russell”. Why he did that still remains a mystery until now. And even Kurt Russell, who was a child start of 15 at that time, has no idea.
Fact #4: Walt Disney drove a field ambulance in World War I
In the World War 1, Walter Disney wanted to enroll in the military. However, he was declined as he was too young. So Walter Disney decided to drive a field ambulance during this war.
Fact #5: Disney productions used to be sued by a biologist
After the famous animated epic musical movie The Lion King was released, a biologist sued the Disney Productions for portraying hyenas as villains
Fact #6 : The names of the main characters of Frozen sound out “Hans Christian Anderson”
Since Frozen was produced based on The Snow Queen, an original fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, Disney paid tribute to the author by naming the main characters of Frozen so that their names when spoken quickly sound like “Hans Christian Anderson”. You can try this yourself: “Hans, Kristof, Anna, and Sven”
Fact #7. Disneyland was the product of Walter Disney boredom.
The idea of building an amusement park for children and adults came up to the mind of Walter Disney when he sat on a bench and watched his children riding a merry-go-round in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. At that moment, he wished there were a place for both children and adults to enjoy together. That park bench is currently on display in Disneyland’s Opera House.
Fact #8: Pocahontas never got her pet turkey
Pocahontas was initially supposed to have a pet talking turkey called Readfeather . This pet talking turkey was going to be voiced by John Candy. However, Readfeather character had to be dropped due to the death of Candy in 1994.
Fact #9: Tangled was more expensive than Avatar
Believe it or not, Tangled is Disney’s most expensive animated films. Its budget stood at $260 million. And Avatar’s budget was $237 m.
Fact #10: Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs has brought to Walt Disney 8 Academy Awards
At the 11th Academy Awards, when Walt Disney got his Oscar for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, it was presented to him as one large Oscar and seven miniature ones attached.
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