1. 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are among the only animated Disney films where both parents are present and don't die during the course of the movie.

2. Pixar credits its success to going against Disney's standard narrative elements: No songs, no "I want" moments, no happy village, no love story, no villain.

3. The words sung at the beginning of The Lion King are Zulu for "Here comes a lion, father" and "Oh, yes, it's a lion."

4. When it was released, The Lion King came under fire when people thought the word "SEX" could be read in a puff of dust during one scene. Animators claimed that the dust actually spells "SFX," which is a nod to the film's special effects team.