Wishful Thinking: The 30th Anniversary of Disney’s “Aladdin”
Three decades later, it’s easy to forget just how unique Disney’s Aladdin was when it debut. It was, in fact, a game-changer.
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Disney’s Earlier Productions of “Aladdin” and “Rapunzel”
Decades before the big-screen Aladdin and Tangled, there were six different Disneyland LP adaptations of these stories, some with ties to Willy Wonka, Doctor Who and The Incredibles.
Animation Anecdotes #368
With the popularity of Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair videogame, plans were made for a sequel involving time travel and a possible feature length animated film entitled Dragon’s Lair: The Legend.
Animation Anecdotes #331
The soundtrack of Jafar’s song “Why Me?”, a campy and dramatic exploration of the character’s past failure, almost derailed Disney’s animated feature, Aladdin.
Animation Anecdotes #323
Did Miss X ever get a name? As part of the promotion for a 1944 cartoon, Walter Lantz offered a reward to name Pat Matthew’s sexy dancing girl.
Animation Anecdotes #312
The lady of the house in the classic MGM Tom & Jerry cartoons — did you ever want to see her face? Well now you can!
Animation Anecdotes #216
Peter Peagsus. The Art of Disney Galleries was selling a limited edition Armani figurine of the little black baby flying pony from Fantasia (1940) and the base proclaims it to…
Animation Anecdotes #189
The Animated Hair. In the cartoon “Magical Maestro” (1952), an annoying hair pops up at the bottom of the frame which was common when films were projected. However, this was…
Animation Anecdotes #117
Candice Bergen. Candice Bergen is the daughter of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen who was a good friend of Walt Disney. Candice has always claimed that Walt Disney was her godfather. As…
Animation Anecdotes #109
Two Thumbs Up. In the Disney animated feature, “Aladdin” (1992), when Aladdin pushes through the crowd to see Prince Achmed, he stands between caricatures of producers-directors Ron Clements and John…
