Some Awesome Easter Eggs and Hidden Details in Disney Animated Movies

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John Summers • Contributor
Sep 16, 2024 9:00 PM EDT

It amazes me how, even after watching a movie countless times, I can still find new hidden details that I've never noticed before. Many films are packed with Easter eggs and subtle details, just waiting for the keen-eyed viewer to discover, but animated movies really take the cake in that regard. Each animated film takes years to complete, with people laboring over every single frame, so it's no wonder they sneak in details that aren't meant to be noticed on the first viewing.

Sure, sometimes it's something cheeky, like a hidden naked lady in The Rescuers, but most of the time, it's simply a wonderful attention to detail or a cute callback to another movie. Disney loves referencing their other franchises, and Pixar, in particular, has a habit of inserting characters from their next film into the current one, so the audience almost never catches the reference, as they don't yet know the character.

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    catchymemes Details From Disney Movies In The Lion King, unlike the other lions, Scar's claws are always displayed throughout the movie. 9000
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    In Hercules (1997) the Fates tell Hades all the planets will align but only show 6 planets aligning. These are the 5 planets plus Earth that the ancient Greeks were aware of and could see with the naked eye. the planets will align ever so nicely.
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    In Zootopia, while Officer Judy Hopps is ticketing cars around the city, she never crosses the street illegally. She always uses a crosswalk and looks both ways before crossing.
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    In monsters inc, sully's chair has a hole in it to accommodate his tail.
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    In The Brave Little Toaster, all of the walls in the cottage are cleaned only as high as Blanky can reach.
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    In Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, during the food storm the president's of Mount Rushmore get pied in the face but Abe gets hit in the back just like his assassination.
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    The Magic Carpet from Aladdin makes an appearance in Moana.
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    In UP, there are craft supplies on the table by Ellie's hospital bed when she gives the Adventure Book to Carl.
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    bloodylian Thanks for the adventure. have a new one! go ha now go Love, Ellie
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    The hold up scene in the Incredibles is actually an homage to a similar scene from Die Hard with a Vengeance, which also starred Samuel L. Jackson. צה 1
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    In Toy Story 3 (2010) Buzz Lightyear's batteries are exposed showing the Buy In Large brand, the same company responsible for making WALL.E. PLAY DEMO BALKALINE
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    In Ratatouille (2007) Anton Ego's typewriter resembles a skull and his office a coffin.
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    In Monsters, Inc. (2001), there are multiple sizes of coffee cup for each of the different sized monsters.
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    In Toy Story 2 (1999), as the restorationist is going through his equipment, he opens a drawer filled with chess pieces. This is a reference to the Pixar short "Geri's Game" where a similar looking man plays a game of chess against himself.
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    In Inside Out (2015) while going through Imagination Land a game box can be seen in the background with Nemo on it called Find Me. H E LA
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    In Cars, you can spot Sully and Mike in cars form! 0:03
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    Insuricare, the company that offers "car life insurance" to the cars in Cars 2, is the same company Bob Parr works for in The Incredibles. CAR LIFE INSURANCE CRACKED WINDSHIELDS -TWISTED ENGINES DINTS AND BINDS OF ALL ANY SITUATION AT ALL INFAL INSURICARE musa AND COLLECT TODAY TKU DER HOLLOW-7011-855-0142 15
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    In Inside Out (2015) two of the memory orbs on the shelves contain scenes from Up (2009). One features Carl & Ellie's wedding, while the other shows their house.
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    In Toy Story Woody is trapped in a crate which is stuck under a 'Binford' tool-box. Binford is the fictional tool company in the TV show Home Improvement which starred Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Binford GAS 01 CINEM
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    In The Incredibles, in Bob Parr's home office, there's a photo from a fishing trip where it appears he caught Bruce from Finding Nemo.
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    In Cars 2 (2011) while in a pub in London there is a tapestry on the wall that is the DunBroch family tapestry from Brave (2012), except they are portrayed as cars.
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    In "Ratatouille" (2007), Linguini has to hide Remy before his second day of work. He offers to hide him in his pants, revealing his briefs covered in The Incredibles logo.
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    After the plane is blown up in The Incredible, Helen (Elastigirl) knows the plane debris is going to fall on them due to seeing the reflection in the water. #:0!!!!! #disney 163,322 notes D 13
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    In The Little Mermaid (1998) when King Triton is introduced, you can see Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Kermit the Frog in the crowd, underwater.
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    In Cars, the flies are actually tiny cars with wings.
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    In Cars the truck stop advertises "convertible waitresses" i.e., topless. TRUCKSTOP LAST TRUCK STOP FO CRCICI CONVERTIBLE WAITRESSES
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    In Finding Nemo, Bruce the shark starts crying when Marlin starts talking about Nemo, saying "I never knew my father". Male sharks mate with the female then leave, so baby sharks never actually meet their father.
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    In Coco we can see The Incredibles poster.
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    At the end of Ratatouille (2007) Anton Ego is a little bit fatter. This is especially poignant since he states, "I don't like food, I love it... if I don't love it I don't swallow."
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