Who doesn't love an Easter egg?
No, we're not talking about the egg-shaped shells of chocolate goodness that have somehow
come to be a part of celebrating the resurrection of Christ, we're talking about the unexpected
features and references in movies that eagle-eyed viewers enjoy hunting for.Disney definitely
love Easter eggs.
Their movies are littered with countless examples for audiences to spot - and, in this video,
we're going to run you through some of the better examples in your favourite Disney offerings.
So sit back and relax, because you don't even need to try when it comes to finding these
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Here are ten Easter eggs hidden in your favourite Disney movies.
The Little Mermaid Let's start with a real classic - in every
sense of the word.
1989's The Little Mermaid is a quintessential Disney movie - and it features cameos from
some of Walt Disney's utmost classic Disney mascots.When King Triton assembles a large
crowd of sea-dwelling beings in the movie's opening scenes, none other than Mickey Mouse
himself, Donald Duck and Goofy can be seen amongst the crowd.
But there's also a fun non-Disney cameo in the same scene; Kermit the Frog can be seen
loitering a few rows behind the iconic Disney trio.
The Incredibles One of the best known and most regularly occurring
Disney Pixar Easter eggs is the mentioning of "A113" - whether it be spoken or written
down somewhere within a movie.
It's the number of the classroom at the California Institute of Arts where many of Pixar’s
earlier animators learned their trade.A prime example is in 2004's The Incredibles (in which
it is actually mentioned on more than one occasion).
Mirage says to Mr. Incredible "you'll be briefed on your assignment in the conference room
at two.
D Wing, room A-113."
Toy Story 2 Another recurring Easter egg in Disney Pixar
movies is the inclusion of the Pixar corporate mascot, Luxo Jr. - the little desk lamp that
appears on the production logo of every Pixar movie.It has appeared in a number of movies
in various forms, but none were more imaginative than its appearance in 1999's Toy Story 2.
It appears in a scene in which Buzz Lightyear flies back down to Earth.
Luxo J. can be seen in the night sky as a constellation in the vast sea of stars.
Toy Story 3 Ready for some trainspotting?
Good.In the opening sequence of 2010's Toy Story 3, there's a runaway train that can
be seen bearing the number "95".
That number is a reference to the number on Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise which
is, in turn, a reference to 1995 - the year that the first Toy Story movie was released.
Two Easter eggs for the price of one!
We're spoiling you here!
Cars Having just mentioned the Cars franchise in
a Toy Story entry, it's now time to do the reverse.
In 2006's Cars, there's a race called the Piston Cup - and all of the cars taking part
in said race have tyres of a brand that is a clear reference to a certain Toy Story character.Instead
of being "Goodyear" - like a lot of real world tyres - these tyres are all of the fictional
brand "Lightyear".
This is, of course, taken from the name of Buzz Lightyear - one of the heroes from the
aforementioned Toy Story movies.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Back to another Disney animated classic now
- it's 1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The majority of the movie takes place in a single cathedral, which you'd imagine would
restrict the number of cameos Disney could squeeze in - but that's not actually the case
at all!The opening scene alone sneaks in a vendor selling Aladdin’s magic carpet, as
well as Belle from Beauty and the Beast out for a walk.
And Pumbaa from The Lion King franchise even makes an appearance in the movie - standing
guard as a stone gargoyle on a Paris building.
Finding Nemo Most of Finding Nemo takes place under the
sea, but there are also some scenes in a dentist's office where the titular fish finds himself
- and there are a couple of Easter eggs in there.
For one, there's a young boy waiting in said dentist's office, and he's reading a comic
with a picture of Mr. Incredible on it.Moreover, as Nemo is looking around said dentist's office
for a way to escape the fish tank he's being kept in, a Buzz Lightyear figure can be seen
lying on the floor in the corner.
Lilo & Stitch Fa Mulan - star of Disney's 1998 movie Mulan
- disguised herself as a man in order to go to war in place of her aging war veteran father.
As a result, she clearly made an impression on the cast of characters in the world of
Lilo & Stitch!The 2002 Disney movie has a couple of Easter eggs, both of which honour
the brave girl.
For one, a poster of Mulan hangs on Lilo’s sister Nani’s wall.
Second, the family in the movie even walk past a restaurant called “Mulan Wok”,
which appears to be quite clearly named after her.
References to a Film That Never Was This one's a little bit different.
Pixar are known for their foreshadowing Easter eggs - by which we mean they like to include
Easter eggs that make reference to their movies that haven't actually been released yet.
In this case, it's a movie that didn't actually end up getting released at all.A shelved production
called Newt was referenced by way of a "Newt Crossing" sign on Andy's door in Toy Story
3, and the witch in 2012's Brave can also be seen holding a newt up when she's concocting
a spell.
Every Pixar Film For our final entry, we get less specific,
as this Easter egg applies to every single Disney Pixar film that was ever made.John
Ratzenberger - yeah, the guy from Cheers and the Coors commercials - has voiced a character
in every Pixar film to date (and will no doubt continue to do so going forward, because Pixar
consider him to be their good luck charm).
His characters have included the likes of Toy Story's Hamm, A Bug's Life's P.T.
Flea, The Incredibles' Underminer and Mack from Cars.
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