20 Surprising Facts You Never Knew About Your Favorite Disney Movies
Ariel wasn’t always a redhead
Before settling on her bright red hair, The Little Mermaids creators initially envisioned Ariel as a blonde, which would see her fitting in more with some of her predecessors (mainly Cinderella and Aurora). Both the fact that she was originally going to be blonde and that she ended up being a redhead is interesting, especially when you think about how her design and mannerisms were based off of actress Alyssa Milano, who has always very much been a brunette.
‘Snow White’ paved the way for film soundtracks
Not only was Snow White Disney’s first full-length animated feature, but it also holds the distinction of producing the first of commercially-available soundtracks as we know them. Until Songs from Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (with the Same Characters and Sound Effects as in the Film of That Title) was released in January 1938, no other film had ever put out a soundtrack of songs used specifically in the film.
Pinocchio’s nose grows only *once* during the movie
Though it’s his most identifiable trait, Pinocchio’s nose doesn’t grow nearly as many times during the classic Disney film as you think it does. In fact, his nose is only shown growing as a result of a lie once during the film when he lies about meeting “two big monsters with big green eyes” on the way to school. Looks like Pinocchio learned his lesson almost immediately, whether or not we remember him doing so.