5. The Jungle Book was the last animated film Walt Disney personally supervised; it was released 10 months after his death.

6. John Lennon turned down Walt Disney Studios' request for the Beatles to provide the voices of the vultures in The Jungle Book.

7. Walt Disney planned a short film sequel to Snow White, titled "Snow White Returns." The film was even storyboarded, but it never left the preproduction stage and no reason is known why the studio decided against making it.

8. Sleeping Beauty's Prince Phillip was named after Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

9. In 1989, Ariel became Disney's first new princess in 30 years, the last princess film had been Sleeping Beauty, which was released in 1959.

10. The Black Cauldron was Disney's first animated film to get a PG rating.

11. Contrary to popular belief, Tinkerbell is not based on Marilyn Monroe, but on reference model Margaret Kerry.