History Trivia / ThePrincessAndTheFrog

* DoingItForTheArt: Pick five minutes, and look at the animation quality. ''Any'' five minutes.

* ReferencedBy: ''VisualNovel/GhostTrick'' has a [[ItMakesSenseInContext desk lamp]] named [[NamesTheSame Ray]] who's called that for also being a 'ray of light in the darkness'.

* ActorAllusion:
** The weird psychedelic filter effect on Dr. Facilier's face as he sings ''"I hope you're satisfied"'' during his VillainSong makes him [[http://ibw.cwbuechler.com/newblog/wp-content/they-live-2.jpg look like one of the aliens from]] ''Film/TheyLive'', a horror movie in which Creator/KeithDavid, Dr. Faciler's voice actor, starred prominently. Actor and character also both share a gap in their front teeth. May or may not be intentional, but when you think about it, doesn't Dr. Facilier [[spoiler:end up as a kind of a [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} gargoyle]] at the end?]]
** Anika Noni Rose is left-handed as well, and specifically requested the animators to make Tiana left-handed.
** [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland This isn't the first time]] that Creator/JimCummings has voiced a Cajun-accented character in an animated film set in New Orleans [[spoiler: who winds up dying in the film's climax.]]

* UrbanLegends: That Disney made Tiana ButNotTooBlack by putting her curly hair in a top-knot. The supposed "concept art" is actually fanart by a French artist from before the film even came out.

* AcclaimedFlop: Not nearly as badly as many other examples, but despite its beautiful animation and well-received story and characters, the film only had middling success at the box office. This was partly due to poor marketing (Ed Catmull, Disney's president, admitted that putting "Princess" in the title made it seem as though the movie was only for young girls) and poor release timing (the film debuted just five days before the release of the box-office shattering ''Film/{{Avatar}}'').

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: That Disney made Tiana ButNotTooBlack by putting her curly hair in a top-knot. The supposed "concept art" is actually fanart by a French artist from before the film even came out.

* GenreKiller: Not in the literal sense, but Disney banked their interest in returning to do Traditional Animation films by how well ''Princess and the Frog'' performed at the box office. It did ''okay''. ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' came out the next year and gave Disney their highest numbers since ''Disney/TheLionKing.'' The next 2D animated film, ''Film/WinnieThePooh'', was the real last-ditch attempt before Disney finally gave up on 2D. [[HopeSpot For now]].

* GenreKiller: Not in the literal sense, but Disney banked their interest in returning to do Traditional Animation films by how well ''Princess and the Frog'' performed at the box office. It did ''ok.'' ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' came out the next year and gave Disney their highest numbers since ''Disney/TheLionKing.'' The next 2D animated film, ''Film/WinnieThePooh'', was the real last-ditch attempt before Disney finally gave up on 2D. [[HopeSpot For now]].

** Surprisingly averted for a Disney film with the cast mostly being made up of character actors and actual voice actors. A few cameos aside, the biggest names in the cast are John Goodman and Creator/OprahWinfrey. Emeril Lagasse is in there too, as a crocodile who yells "[[CatchPhrase Bam]]!" a lot.

* ProductionPosse: The movie was directed and co-written by Rob Clement and John Muskers, known for their work on movies like ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' and ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', both of which also have Corey Burton, Jim Cummings, and Frank Welker voicing major and supporting characters, just like this movie.

** The weird psychedelic filter effect on Dr. Facilier's face as he sings ''"I hope you're satisfied"'' during his VillainSong makes him [[http://ibw.cwbuechler.com/newblog/wp-content/they-live-2.jpg look like one of the aliens from]] ''Film/TheyLive'', a horror movie in which KeithDavid, Dr. Faciler's voice actor, starred prominently. Actor and character also both share a gap in their front teeth. May or may not be intentional, but when you think about it, doesn't Dr. Facilier [[spoiler:end up as a kind of a [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} gargoyle]] at the end?]]

** In early versions, Louis was a human who had been turned into an alligator by Dr. Facilier after wishing to be a better trumpet-player. They decided this made the plot too complicated, so they had him just be a regular alligator who played a trumpet.

* ProductionPosse: The movie was directed and co-written by Rob Clement and John Muskers, known for their work on movies like ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' and ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' , both of which also have Corey Burton, Jim Cummings, and Frank Welker voicing major and supporting characters, just like this movie.

* AcclaimedFlop: Not nearly as badly as many other examples, but despite its beautiful animation and well-recieved story and characters, the film only had middling success at the box office. This was partly due to poor marketing (Ed Catmull, Disney's president, admitted that putting "Princess" in the title made it seem as though the movie was only for young girls) and poor release timing (the film debuted just five days before the release of the box-office shattering ''Film/{{Avatar}}'').

* GenreKiller: Not in the literal sense, but Disney banked their interest in returning to do Traditional Animation films by how well ''Princess and the Frog'' performed at the box office. It did ''ok.'' ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' came out the next year and gave Disney their highest numbers since ''Disney/TheLionKing.'' After the next 2D animated film, ''Film/WinnieThePooh'' (released 2 years after this film), which is the actual GenreKiller, Disney would once more say they had no plans to do traditionally animated films in the foreseeable future.

* AcclaimedFlop: While it did not lose money, ''Princess and the Frog'' did not quite meet Disney's expectations. The revival of traditional animation was fully banking of ''[=PatF=]'s'' performance, and despite fantastic reviews, it only did ''okay'' (The actual "flop" being ''Disney/WinnieThePooh'', 2 years later, which didn't even make back its $30 million budget).

* ProductionPosse: The movie was directed and co-written by Rob Clement and John Muskers, known for their work on movies like ''Disney/Aladdin'' and ''Disney/Hercules'' , both of which also have Corey Burton, Jim Cummings, and Frank Welker voicing major and supporting characters, just like this movie.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Surprisingly averted for a Disney film with the cast mostly being made up of character actors and actual voice actors. A few cameos aside, the biggest names in the cast are John Goodman and Creator/OprahWinfrey. Emeril Lagasse is in there too, as a crocodile who yells "[[CatchPhrase Bam]]!" a lot.

** In the very first version of the story that was released online, the heroine was a chambermaid named Maddy (short for "Madeline") who worked for a SpoiledBrat rich woman. Groups complained both about the UnfortunateImplications of a black girl being a chambermaid, AND they complained about the name "Maddy", as it supposedly sounded like "mammy".

* AcclaimedFlop: While it did not lose money, ''Princess and the Frog'' did not quite meet Disney's expectations. The revival of traditional animation was fully banking of ''[=PatF=]'s'' performance, and despite fantastic reviews, it only did ''okay'' (The actual "flop" being ''Disney/WinnieThePooh'', 2 years later, although even that broke even).

** In the very first version of the story that was released online, the heroine was a chambermaid named Maddy (short for "Madeleine") who worked for a SpoiledBrat rich woman. Groups complained both about the UnfortunateImplications of a black girl being a chambermaid, AND they complained about the name "Maddy", as it supposedly sounded like "mammy".

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: That Disney made Tiana NotTooBlack by putting her curly hair in a top-knot. The supposed "concept art" is actually fanart by a French artist from before the film even came out.

** In the very first version of the story that was released online, the heroine was a chambermaid named Maddy. Groups complained both about the UnfortunateImplications of a black girl being a chambermaid, AND they complained about the name "Maddy", as it supposedly sounded like "mammy".