15 Disney Movie Secrets You Don’t Know

7.Sweet Mother of Abraham Lincoln

If you have seen Toy Story 2, you would remember Jessie (cowgirl) cry out ‘sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln’, when she first met Woody. Nancy Hanks is the name of Abraham Lincoln’s mother, who is a blood relative to Tom Hanks. As you already know, Tom Hanks has given voice to the Woody character in the movie.




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8.Jafar is Old Prisoner in Hunchback of Notre Dame

Do you remember a scene in Disney’s 1992 Aladdin move, where Jafar dresses as a beggar? You will find more or less the same looking character in Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame movie. The old prisoner in the Hunchback of Notre Dame looks so much like Jafar’s character that was disguised as a beggar.




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9.Aladdin Character was Modeled after Tom Cruise

Disney has asked its animation team to beautify Aladdin more so he will be appealing to women. Throughout the character development, animators have borrowed some ‘looks’ from many popular men. The final Aladdin character was modeled on Tom Cruise. 




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