History Fridge / DisneyThemeParks

* The framing device of ''Happily Ever After'' is [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Mrs. Potts]] telling Chip various fairy tales. The last one she tells is... WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast, including the scene where the spell is broken. The problem is that Mrs. Potts and Chip are still a teapot and teacup, despite the spell supposedly already being broken.

* Bringing James Cameron's ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' to Disney's Animal Kingdom may seem unusual for Disney to do until you realize that the movie actually fits with the park's theme of conservation. In the movie, the Na'vi were fighting to protect their home from being destroyed by the invading humans who had come to do mine for unobtanium. And even though Pandora doesn't have any fire-breathing dragons, unicorns, or even sea monsters, it's still as mythical as it gets with its share of creatures. Furthermore, the Banshees and Great Leonopteryx are [[OurDragonsAreDifferent are very dragon-like in appearance]]. So Pandora will still fulfill the original vision of Animal Kingdom as being a home for all kinds of animals, living, extinct, and imaginary (be they alien or otherwise). And of course, as of 2019, Disney actually ''does'' own ''Avatar''.

* The presence of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Arendelle]] in World Showcase seems odd until you remember that Epcot was originally conceived as a permanent World's Fair. Back in the twentieth century, World's Fairs were encouraged as a means of not only sharing technological innovations with the world, but also providing for intercultural communication. Therefore, Arendelle did exist, then it, under Elsa's leadership, would take the opportunity to be represented in a World's Fair-like setting so that it could not only share its own cultural practices with the world, but also learn about the practices of the world's other nations and share in the technologies they have to offer.

* The decision to redo Splash Mountain to [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana's Bayou Adventure]] at Disneyland makes perfect sense given that their version of Splash Mountain is directly right next to New Orleans Square and ''The Princess and the Frog'' actually takes place in New Orleans and Louisiana, making the redo a great way to tie the ride into New Orleans Square's theming. The film and the ride also has a lot of critters to boot, meaning it also fits well into Critter Country's theming.

* The decision to retheme Splash Mountain to [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana's Bayou Adventure]] at Disneyland makes perfect sense given that Splash Mountain is right next to New Orleans Square and ''The Princess and the Frog'' actually takes place in New Orleans for a good portion of the film, making the retheme a natural decision that ties into New Orleans Square's theming. Unfortunately, this doesn't apply to Walt Disney World's version, which is placed right on Frontierland.

* The presence of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Arendelle]] in World Showcase seems odd until you remember that Epcot was originally conceived as a permanent World's Fair. Back in the twentieth century, World's Fairs were encouraged as a means of not only sharing technological innovations with the world, but also providing for intercultural communication. Therefore, Arendelle did exist, then it, under Elsa's leadership, would take the opportunity to be represented in a World's Fair-like setting so that it could not only share its own cultural practices with the world, but also learn about the practices of the world's other nations and share in the technologies they have to offer.

* The ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' characters used to drop down whenever somebody shouted, "Andy's coming!" But they've stopped doing that because guests caught up on it and began doing it way too often for them to continue. Aside from this, it actually makes sense that they don't do that anymore. As of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' they are no longer Andy's toys. In fact, if you say that now, a cast member will often reply with something like, "Andy is away at college."

* The ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' characters used to drop down whenever somebody shouted, "Andy's coming!" But they've stopped doing that because guests caught up on it and began doing it way too often for them to continue. Aside from this, it actually makes sense that they don't do that anymore. As of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' they are no longer Andy's toys.

* It's a little strange that Anna would wear her Queenly raiment and Elsa her spirit dress from ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' rather than their adventure dresses, given how many spoilers the two outfits have for the movie. But from a storytelling standpoint, it actually does make sense, as this is them '''after''' the events of the movie. After the movie, the two of them have now returned to share the stories of their adventures will all who will listen.

* Bringing James Cameron's ''Avatar'' to Disney's Animal Kingdom may seem unusual for Disney to do until you realize that the movie actually fits with the park's theme of conservation. In the movie, the Na'vi were fighting to protect their home from being destroyed by the invading humans who had come to do mine for unobtanium. And even though Pandora doesn't have any fire-breathing dragons, unicorns, or even sea monsters, it's still as mythical as it gets with its share of creatures. Furthermore, the Banshees and Great Leonopteryx are [[OurDragonsAreDifferent are very dragon-like in appearance]]. So Pandora will still fulfill the original vision of Animal Kingdom as being a home for all kinds of animals, living, extinct, and imaginary (be they alien or otherwise). And of course, as of 2019, Disney actually ''does'' own ''Avatar''.

* It's a little strange that Anna would wear her Queenly raiment and Elsa her spirit dress from ''[[WesternAnimation/FrozenII]]'' rather than their adventure dresses, given how many spoilers the two outfits have for the movie. But from a storytelling standpoint, it actually does make sense, as this is them '''after''' the events of the movie. After the movie, the two of them have now returned to share the stories of their adventures will all who will listen.

* It's a little strange that Anna would wear her Queenly raiment and Elsa her spirit dress from ''[[WesternAnimation/Frozen II]]'' rather than their adventure dresses, given how many spoilers the two outfits have for the movie. But from a storytelling standpoint, it actually does make sense, as this is them '''after''' the events of the movie. After the movie, the two of them have now returned to share the stories of their adventures will all who will listen.

* It's a little strange that Anna would wear her Queenly raiment and Elsa her spirit dress from ''Frozen II'' rather than their adventure dresses, given how many spoilers the two outfits have for the movie. But from a storytelling standpoint, it actually does make sense, as this is them '''after''' the events of the movie. After the movie, the two of them have now returned to share the stories of their adventures will all who will listen.

* In the Florida ''Fantasmic!'' show, while most of the other villains talk, [[Disney/TheLionKing Scar]] just makes roaring noises. This is because he's a lion, and the other villains are human - his roars only sounded like English in his movie because he was talking to other lions, and the reason we could hear him speak there was because we were watching it from the lions' perspective.

* The inclusion of "[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} A Whole New World]]" in ''Epcot Forever'' is a bit unusual until you realize that it's actually speaking about the impending future for the park. In the context of the show, the song speaks of the overhauled Epcot that guests will experience and how Disney wants to share with guests the "whole new world" that will be Epcot. And the new lyrics of "One Little Spark" that segue into "A Whole New World" speak of how the dreams and hopes of today will help transform Epcot.

* The presence of [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Arendelle]] in World Showcase seems odd until you remember that Epcot was originally conceived as a permanent World's Fair. Back in the twentieth century, World's Fairs were encouraged as a means of not only sharing technological innovations with the world, but also providing for intercultural communication. Therefore, Arendelle did exist, then it, under Elsa's leadership, would take the opportunity to be represented in a World's Fair-like setting so that it could not only share its own cultural practices with the world, but also learn about the practices of the world's other nations and share in the technologies they have to offer.

* The framing device of ''Happily Ever After'' is [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Mrs. Potts]] telling Chip various fairy tales. The last one she tells is... Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast, including the scene where the spell is broken. The problem is that Mrs. Potts and Chip are still a teapot and teacup, despite the spell supposedly already being broken.

* The ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' characters used to drop down whenever somebody shouted, "Andy's coming!" But they've stopped doing that because guests caught up on it and began doing it way too often for them to continue. Aside from this, it actually makes sense that they don't do that anymore. As of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' Andy no longer owns them.

* It also seems unusual that Anna would wear her Queenly raiment and Elsa her spirit dress from ''Frozen II'' rather than their adventure dresses. But from a storytelling standpoint, it actually does make sense, as this is them after the events of the movie. Now, after having returned from their adventure, the royal sisters are willing to share the next chapter of their story with you.

* It also seems unusual that Anna would wear her Queenly raiment and Elsa her spirit dress from ''Frozen II'' rather than their adventure dresses. But from a storytelling standpoint, it actually does make sense. After all, when you meet the sisters, this is supposed to be them '''after''' the movie. After everything that has happened, they've now returned so that they can share the story of their newest adventure with the guests.