98 Fun Facts About Disney Baby

In Inside Out, which emotion is the first to appear in newborn Riley's mind?

Joy: she spends the film trying to keep Sadness away from Riley, until she realizes that Riley's sadness is what brings her parents to comfort her.

In Brother Bear, which cub befriends Kenai after the Spirits turn him into a bear?

Koda: the cub's story of his mother fighting hunters on a glacier makes Kenai realize that she was the very bear he had hunted down and killed.

Which song from Dumbo earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song?

'Baby Mine': the song lost that race, but Dumbo still took home an Academy Award for its score by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace.

Which friend teaches the newborn fawn Bambi to walk and speak?

Thumper the rabbit: he began as a minor character, but Disney expanded the part after hearing the boy who voiced him, Peter Behn.

What species is Bambi in the Disney film?

A white-tailed deer: Felix Salten's novel had made him a European roe deer, but Disney switched to the species American audiences knew best.

Who presents newborn Simba to the animals of the Pride Lands?

Rafiki: years later the mandrill tracks down the exiled Simba and urges him to learn from the past instead of running from it.

What is the name of Simba and Nala's cub, presented at the start of The Lion King II?

Kiara: she falls for Kovu, whom his mother Zira had trained to kill Simba, and their love ends up uniting the two rival prides.

Which gorilla finds and adopts the shipwrecked human infant Tarzan?

Kala: her mate Kerchak, the troop's leader, refused to accept the human boy as his son until he lay dying, when he made Tarzan leader.

In Hercules, why does the baby keep his godlike strength after Pain and Panic's potion?

He didn't drink the very last drop: he lost his immortality but kept his strength, and Pain and Panic decided not to tell Hades they had failed.

In Hercules, which companion does Zeus create out of clouds as a gift for his newborn son?

Pegasus: in Greek myth, though, the winged horse belonged not to Hercules but to the hero Bellerophon, who rode him to defeat the Chimera.

In Tangled, why does Gothel kidnap baby Rapunzel?

Her hair holds the magic of a healing flower: Gothel first cut off a single lock, but the cut hair turned brown and lost its power, so she took the whole child.

What do Rapunzel's parents release every year on her birthday, hoping to guide her home?

Sky lanterns: to see them up close, Rapunzel hides the tiara that the thief Flynn Rider stole and makes him take her to the kingdom to earn it back.

At baby Aurora's christening, what gifts do Flora and Fauna give her before Maleficent arrives?

Beauty and song: Merryweather's gift was still to come when Maleficent cursed the baby, so she used it to soften death into a deep sleep broken by true love's kiss.

What name do the three good fairies give Aurora while raising her in hiding?

Briar Rose: on her sixteenth birthday, Flora and Merryweather's magic duel over the color of her dress drew Maleficent's raven to the cottage.

To whom is baby Aurora betrothed at her christening?

Prince Phillip: years later he met her in the forest and vowed to marry that peasant girl instead, unaware that she was the very princess he was promised to.

In The Jungle Book, who discovers the orphaned baby Mowgli and brings him to the wolves?

Bagheera: ten years later the panther set out to take Mowgli to the Man-Village for his safety, but the boy refused to go, and Bagheera left him in the jungle.

In Monsters, Inc., what do Sulley and Mike discover about Boo's laughter?

It outpowers screams: laughter proves ten times more powerful, so Sulley later retools the factory to collect laughs instead of screams.

What does Boo call Sulley?

'Kitty': she treats the huge monster like a pet cat, until a scare demonstration shows her Sulley roaring and she becomes frightened of him.

In Toy Story, what is the name of Andy's baby sister?

Molly: Bo Peep was really hers, a piece of her bedside lamp, which is why Bo could be given away once Molly no longer wanted the lamp.

What is the name of the Parr baby's babysitter in the first Incredibles film?

Kari: worn out by the baby's powers, she handed him to Syndrome, believing the villain was her relief sitter, and a government agent later erased her memory of the night.

In Finding Nemo, what does Marlin warn Nemo's teacher about?

His smaller fin: Nemo was the only egg to survive the barracuda attack that killed his mother, which is why Marlin is so protective of him.

In Lady and the Tramp, what does Tramp warn Lady that babies often do?

Replace household pets: Lady's fears ease once she meets the baby, and later she and Tramp save him from a rat that sneaks into his room.

In Encanto, which Madrigal grandchild never received a magical gift?

Mirabel: yet when the family's magic begins to fade, the one Madrigal without a gift is the one who sets out to save it.

In Encanto, Alma Madrigal flees home carrying which infants?

Triplets Julieta, Pepa and Bruno: Alma's husband Pedro was killed as they fled, and the candle she carried gained the magic that created their house.

In Frozen, why do Anna's parents take her to the trolls?

Elsa accidentally injured her with magic: Grand Pabbie healed Anna but erased her memories of Elsa's powers, so the sisters grew apart behind closed castle gates.

In Moana, who chooses the toddler Moana to one day return the heart of Te Fiti?

The ocean: yet her parents try to keep her away from the water, and her father Tui forbids anyone to sail beyond the reef.

How old is Grogu, the 'Baby Yoda' of The Mandalorian, in the show's first episode?

50: the Mandalorian hands the fifty-year-old child to the Client for his bounty, then turns back to rescue him and defies his own Guild.

In The Mandalorian, which Jedi first learns Grogu's name by communicating with him through the Force?

Ahsoka Tano: she also learns he was raised at the Jedi Temple, yet refuses to train him because of his strong attachment to the Mandalorian.

Who voices Baby Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2?

Vin Diesel: star voices are usually dubbed over abroad, but he recorded Groot's lines himself in several other languages for the films' foreign releases.

What did James Gunn reveal Baby Groot is to the Groot who died in the first Guardians film?

His son: many fans had assumed the baby was simply the original Groot growing back, but Gunn made that Groot's sacrifice in the first film permanent.

Which cigar-chomping cartoon infant is Roger Rabbit's co-star in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Baby Herman: in his cartoons with Roger he plays a sweet, wandering infant, but off the set he is really a middle-aged man with a gruff voice.

Which infant-video company did Disney own from November 2001 until 2013?

Baby Einstein: after complaints that its videos weren't truly educational, Disney offered parents refunds, and in 2013 it sold the brand to Kids II.

In Peter Pan, which of the Darling children is the youngest, still clutching a teddy bear?

Michael: in Never Land he and John set off with the Lost Boys to find the island's tribe, which captures them all, blaming them for Tiger Lily's disappearance.

At the end of Disney's Peter Pan, what do the Lost Boys choose to do?

Stay in Neverland: they had agreed to go, but in the end they stayed with Peter while he flew Wendy, John and Michael home aboard Hook's ship.

Which sequel follows Ariel and Eric's daughter, Melody?

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea: to protect Melody from Ursula's sister Morgana, Ariel hides her mermaid heritage and a wall cuts the castle off from the sea.

Disney kept Dumbo short and cheap to recoup the losses of Pinocchio and which other feature?

Fantasia: the war had shut Disney out of its European markets, and the thrifty Dumbo went on to turn a welcome profit for the studio.

Which 2006 direct-to-video film follows the young fawn and his father after his mother's death?

Bambi II: his father arranges for a doe named Mena to raise him, but after Bambi saves her from Man's hunting dogs, father and son reconcile.

Which Pixar short, made for The Incredibles DVD, shows the babysitter's chaotic night with the Parr baby?

Jack-Jack Attack: it grew from a scene cut from The Incredibles, and shows how the baby's powers surfaced, which the film only hinted at through the sitter's frantic phone messages.

In Disney's Tarzan, which predator kills baby Tarzan's parents?

A leopard: years later the same leopard, Sabor, ambushed the gorilla troop, and the grown Tarzan killed her with a spear he had made himself.

In Finding Dory, what finally leads Dory back to the parents she lost as a child?

A trail of shells: her parents had taught her to follow shell paths home, and for years they had kept laying new trails in case she ever came back.

What is the name of the circus train that carries baby Dumbo and the other animals?

Casey Jr.: once Dumbo becomes a star, the train that had carried him as an outcast gets a private silver coach just for him and his mother.

Which actor, later the voice of Winnie the Pooh, played Mr. Stork who delivers Dumbo?

Sterling Holloway: Walt Disney invited him in to voice Mr. Stork, his first Disney part, and it led to the Cheshire Cat and a Disney Legend award.

In Dumbo, why is his mother locked away as a 'mad elephant'?

She spanked a boy teasing him: with his mother caged, the other elephants disowned Dumbo, and the circus turned him into a clown.

Apart from his mother, who is baby Dumbo's only true friend at the circus?

Timothy the mouse: he scares off the elephants who bully Dumbo, and later helps him fly with a 'magic' feather that turns out to be only a confidence trick.

In Meet the Robinsons, orphan Lewis builds a Memory Scanner hoping to find whom?

His birth mother: yet when Wilbur takes him back to the night she left him at the orphanage, Lewis decides not to meet her, content with the family he will have.

What are the names of Merida's mischievous triplet little brothers in Brave?

Hamish, Hubert and Harris: their sweet tooth turns them into bear cubs when they eat the enchanted cake, and as cubs they free Merida from the locked castle.

In Disney's Peter Pan, why does Mr. Darling chain Nana outside?

She is a dog, not a nurse: but after the children's night in Never Land, a softened Mr. Darling relents and brings Nana back inside.

In Lilo & Stitch, what does Lilo adopt the alien Experiment 626 as at the animal shelter?

Her dog: at first the escaped experiment was only using Lilo as a shield against recapture, but the two grow close through the Hawaiian idea of 'ohana.

Whose own daughter played young Aurora in Maleficent because other children feared the costume?

Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne was the only child on set who was not scared of her mother in full Maleficent costume, so she got the part.

In The Lion King, which lioness is the newborn Simba's mother and Mufasa's queen?

Sarabi was voiced by Madge Sinclair, who had already played a queen beside James Earl Jones's king in the comedy Coming to America.

In Disney's Pinocchio, which woodcarver wishes on a star for a wooden puppet to become a real boy?

Geppetto shares his workshop with a cat called Figaro and a fish called Cleo, and the Blue Fairy answers his wish that same night.

In Sleeping Beauty, which fairy softens Maleficent's curse on the baby princess from death to sleep?

Merryweather had not yet given her gift when the curse fell, so she used it to change death into a sleep that true love's kiss can break.

In Finding Nemo, what is the name of Nemo's mother, who is lost before her eggs can hatch?

Coral's fate was first meant to be revealed in flashbacks, but director Andrew Stanton decided to show it at the very start of the film instead.

In Disney's The Parent Trap, where do identical twins separated as babies first meet by chance?

At summer camp the girls work out they are sisters and swap places; Lindsay Lohan played both twins in the 1998 remake, her film debut.

In Disney's Moana, which character was abandoned as a baby by human parents, then given powers by the gods?

Maui wears that story as his first tattoo, and his moving tattoos are the only hand-drawn animation in the finished film.

In Pixar's Incredibles 2, who agrees to babysit the Parr baby overnight?

Edna Mode is voiced by Brad Bird, the writer and director of both Incredibles films, who took the part himself.

In Disney's Hercules, which goddess is the baby's loving mother, reversing her role in Greek myth?

Hera dotes on her son in the film, but in Greek myth she sent two giant snakes to kill the infant Heracles.

Which pop star wrote and sang the Oscar-winning lullaby You'll Be in My Heart for Disney's Tarzan?

Phil Collins first wrote the song for his own daughter Lily under the working title Lullaby.

In Pixar's Coco, which song did Héctor write as a lullaby for his young daughter?

Remember Me is first heard in a showy mariachi arrangement, and its Oscar win made co-writer Robert Lopez the first double EGOT winner.

Which Oscar-winning Pixar short follows a lonely empty-nest mother given a second chance at motherhood?

Bao follows a mother whose steamed bun comes to life as a baby. It made Domee Shi the first woman to direct a Pixar short and played in cinemas before Incredibles 2.

In The Aristocats, what is the name of the mother cat raising three kittens in Paris?

Duchess was voiced by Eva Gabor, who went on to play another Disney heroine, Miss Bianca in The Rescuers.

In Lady and the Tramp, which relative arrives with two Siamese cats to look after the new baby?

Aunt Sarah arrives with Si and Am, a pair with a knack for mischief, and soon takes Lady to have a muzzle fitted.

In The Fox and the Hound, which hound puppy becomes best friends with the orphaned fox cub Tod?

Copper is brought home by the hunter Amos Slade, so the two childhood friends are raised to be enemies; Kurt Russell voiced the grown hound.

In Disney's Peter Pan, which storyteller do Peter and the Lost Boys want to be their mother?

Wendy was nearly kidnapped for the job: Walt Disney considered opening the film that way, then judged the idea too dark.

In Lilo & Stitch, who is Lilo's older sister and guardian after their parents die in a car crash?

Nani is only a teenager herself, and a social worker called Cobra Bubbles gives her three days to prove she can cope.

In Bambi, what name does the young fawn mistakenly give a shy skunk, who likes it and keeps it?

Flower is so flattered by the mistake that he keeps the name, and he hibernates through Bambi's first winter while his friends play in the snow.

In Beauty and the Beast, which young boy has been turned into a teacup alongside his teapot mother?

Chip was written with a single line, but the filmmakers liked young Bradley Pierce's performance so much that they greatly expanded the part.

Which Star Trek actor directed Three Men and a Baby, the comedy about bachelors left holding an infant?

Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock, made it the first Disney studio release to gross more than $100 million in America on its first run.

In Disney's Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, through which city does the giant toddler Adam wander, causing panic?

Las Vegas meets a two-year-old more than a hundred feet tall after Adam is caught in his inventor father's growth machine.

Which director remade Disney's baby elephant classic Dumbo as a live-action film with Colin Farrell?

Tim Burton began his career with an animator's apprenticeship at Disney, working on The Fox and the Hound decades before the remake.

In Monsters, Inc., at whose station does Sulley find the active door that lets Boo in?

Randall can change his skin colour to blend in with any background, like a chameleon, and is voiced by Steve Buscemi.

In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish attacks the family's home, leaving Nemo as the only surviving egg?

A barracuda knocks Marlin unconscious, and waking to a single egg is what turns him into such an overprotective father.

In One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which father sets out cross-country to rescue his stolen puppies?

Pongo also starts the story as a matchmaker, watching the street from his window to pick out a mate for himself and a partner for his owner Roger.

Which stage star made her feature film debut as Disney's magical nanny Mary Poppins?

Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for the part, one of five Academy Awards the film collected from thirteen nominations.

Before the name Grogu was revealed, what official name did The Mandalorian's captions give 'Baby Yoda'?

The Child went without a proper name until the show's thirteenth chapter, while its villains called him the asset or the bounty.

Which son of Lady and the Tramp runs away to join a junkyard gang in a 2001 sequel?

Scamp had already starred in his own newspaper comic strip for more than 30 years before the film made him a runaway.

Which song opens The Lion King as the newborn Simba is held up before the animals of the Pride Lands?

Circle of Life opens with a Zulu chant by South African composer Lebo M, and it lost the Best Song Oscar to another tune from the same film.

In Lilo & Stitch, which Hawaiian word for family does Lilo teach the alien Stitch?

Ohana covers the whole extended family, a meaning the filmmakers picked up from their tour guide while researching on Kauai.

In Dumbo, what do the crows hand over to convince the baby elephant that he can fly?

A magic feather is only a confidence trick: when Dumbo drops it in mid-air, he learns that he could fly without it all along.

What is the name of Goofy's son, who first appeared in 1951 and later starred in A Goofy Movie?

Max was simply Goofy Junior in the 1950s shorts and only received his own name with the 1992 series Goof Troop.

In Encanto, which magical gift does little Antonio Madrigal receive on his fifth birthday?

Talking to animals arrives on the same night that the family's magical house is first seen cracking, the start of all the trouble.

Which sea king, ruler of Atlantica, is the father of Disney's mermaid Ariel and her six older sisters?

Triton forbids all contact between merpeople and humans, the very rule that his seventh and youngest daughter goes on to break.

In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, who reluctantly raises baby Quasimodo in the bell tower?

Frollo agrees only out of fear for his own soul after the archdeacon steps in, and he is the one who names the boy Quasimodo.

In The Emperor's New Groove, which villager is expecting a third child with his partner, Chicha?

Pacha was voiced by John Goodman, the same actor behind the big blue monster Sulley in Monsters, Inc.

In Pixar's Soul, what is the name of the realm where new souls are given personalities for life on Earth?

The Great Before, also branded the You Seminar, is staffed by otherworldly counsellors who are all called Jerry.

What kind of fish is Dory, who is separated from her parents as a child in Finding Dory?

Blue tang is short for regal blue tang, and young Dory was voiced by Sloane Murray while Ellen DeGeneres played the forgetful adult.

Which Pixar short, shown in cinemas before Up, reveals where storks collect the babies they deliver?

Partly Cloudy began with director Peter Sohn watching Dumbo as a child and wondering where the storks got their babies from.

Which Pixar short, about a one-man band escaping a baby called Billy, won the studio's first Oscar?

Tin Toy was the first computer-animated film to win an Academy Award, and Disney's interest in it led directly to Toy Story.

In Frozen II, which queen sings All Is Found, a song its writers modelled on Norwegian lullabies?

Iduna is sung by Evan Rachel Wood, and All Is Found was the first song written for the film, with Rock-a-bye Baby as another inspiration.

In Disney's 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, which mother wolf has raised the orphan Mowgli as her own?

Raksha is voiced by Lupita Nyong'o, and the filmmakers deliberately gave her a bigger role, closer to Kipling's original stories.

Which ABC sitcom from Jim Henson's company and Disney featured a puppet infant known as Baby Sinclair?

Dinosaurs followed a whole prehistoric family, and its youngest member's legal name really was Baby Sinclair, bestowed by the Chief Elder.

In Disney Junior's T.O.T.S., where birds deliver baby animals to their families, what kind of bird is Pip?

A penguin is an odd recruit for a flying delivery service, so Pip works as a team with his best friend Freddy, who is a flamingo.

Donald Duck's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie are the sons of which twin sister of his?

Della was created for a 1937 comic strip and finally became a main character in the DuckTales reboot, voiced by Paget Brewster.

Walt Disney traced the idea for Disneyland to watching his young daughters on which ride in Griffith Park?

A merry-go-round kept Diane and Sharon busy while their father watched and imagined a place where adults and children could have fun together.

In Father of the Bride Part II, who turns out to be pregnant at the same time as George's daughter Annie?

His wife Nina had put her symptoms down to the menopause, so one doctor's visit leaves George expecting a child and a grandchild at once.

Which singer co-wrote the songs for Lady and the Tramp and sang La La Lu as the new mother Darling?

Peggy Lee voiced four characters in the film: Darling, the stray Peg and both of the troublemaking cats, Si and Am.

In Beauty and the Beast, which eccentric inventor is Belle's father, found locked in the castle dungeon?

Maurice was on his way to a fair to show off a wood-chopping machine when he lost his way in the forest, and Belle takes his place as prisoner.

In Pixar's Brave, which queen is turned into a bear after a quarrel with her daughter Merida?

Elinor had thrown her daughter's bow on the fire during the row, and she was voiced by Emma Thompson.