As a massive crossover Mascot Racer featuring many Disney and Pixar franchises, Gameloft has crammed as many references as possible in Disney Speedstorm.
Racers
- Several of the Racers' racing numbers reference many things:
- Most of them reference the dates or years of their debuts or other events:
- Mickey and Minnie Mouse: 28 — Plane Crazy and Steamboat Willie (both 1928)
- Donald Duck: 34 — The Wise Little Hen (1934)
- Goofy: 32 — Mickey's Revue (1932)
- Steamboat Pete and Steamboat Mickey: 11 and 18, respectively — Steamboat Willie premiered on November 18, 1928 (11/18/28).
- Daisy Duck: 40 — Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
- Jack Sparrow: 28 — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl premiered in Disneyland on June 28, 2003.
- Mulan: 98 — Mulan (1998)
- Shang: 05 — Mulan premiered at the Hollywood Bowl on June 5, 1998.
- Hercules: 97 — Hercules (1997)
- Meg and Hans: 13 — For Meg, Hercules was released on June 13, 1997. For Hans, Frozen was released in 2013 and it also refers to him being thirteenth prince in line for the throne of his kingdom, the Southern Isles.
- Mowgli: 67 — The Jungle Book (1967)
- Baloo: 18 — The Jungle Book was released on October 18, 1967.
- Beast: 22 — Beauty and the Beast was released to theaters on November 22, 1991.
- Belle: 91 — Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Figment: 83 — Journey into Imagination (1983)
- Mike Wazowski: 02 — Monsters, Inc. was released in theaters on November 2, 2001.
- Sulley: 01 — Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Woody: 95 — Toy Story (1995), which is rendered in the same typeface as the 95 found on Lightning McQueen. The McQueen 95 is also on the Pizza Planet kart liveries for all Toy Story Racers.
- Buzz Lightyear: 22 (a double reference; Toy Story was released in theaters on November 22, 1995, and Lightyear was released in 2022.)
- Bo Peep: 93 — The year of the "Black Friday Incident" on November 19, 1993, when Pixar screened an early version of the original film's first half that was meddled with by Jeffrey Katzenberg to Disney executives that infamously got such a poor response that production was shut down, necessitating a revision of the script that was completed two weeks later.
- Lilo: 02 — Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Aladdin is a near-miss; he was given the number 93 instead of 92 for 1992, which was the year Aladdin came out. It was, however, released in Gameloft Barcelona's native Spain on November 18, 1993, according to IMDb, and the year of the film's home video release.
- Jasmine: 25 — Aladdin received its wide American theatrical release on November 25, 1992.note
- Anna: 27 — Frozen (2013) was released on November 27, 2013.
- Oswald and Ortensia: 27 — Trolley Troubles (1927) and The Banker's Daughter (1927), respectively.
- Prince Eric: 89 — The Little Mermaid (1989)
- EVE: 08 — WALL•E (2008)
- King Candy: 12 — Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
- Stitch and Angel both have their experiment numbers (626 and 624) as their racing numbers.
- Elizabeth Swann's 08 refers to the Pieces of Eight.
- Celia Mae's 45 refers to the fact that Monsters, Inc. was Disney's forty-fifth released theatrical animated feature (between the Disney Animated Canon and Pixar's feature films).
- Likewise, Gantu's 47 likely refers to the fact that Lilo & Stitch was Disney's forty-seventh released theatrical animated feature (this time adding Disneytoon Studios' Return to Never Land—that studio's first theatrically released sequel to a DAC film—to the mix).
- Hades' 35 refers to Hercules being Disney Animation's thirty-fifth animated film.
- Jumba's 07 may refer to either his seven series of experiments (from the 0-Series to the 6-Series), or the fact that the Lilo & Stitch franchise has seen seven feature films and TV shows as of 2023.the films and shows
- The Genie's 03 references, of course, his three wishes.
- Jafar's 02 references how he was Always Second Best throughout the original film, first by being politically the second-most powerful man in Agrabah, only behind the Sultan, then later being the second-most powerful magic-using being in the world only behind the Genie until Aladdin tricks him into wishing to becoming an all-powerful genie, leading to his demise.Aladdin: The Genie has more power than you'll ever have! He gave you your power, he can take it away! Face it, Jafar, you're still just second best!
- Elsa's 05 references how she is the fifth spirit of the Enchanted Forest.
- Kristoff's 10 references the amount of money he was willing to give Oaken for the supplies and carrots in the first movie.
- Olaf's 78 references how Frozen is the 78th animated film released by Disney and Pixar.
- WALL•E's 700 references the fact that in the events of his film, it had been 700 years since the Axiom left Earth for its excessively prolonged voyage.
- Ariel's 07 references that she is the seventh daughter of King Triton.
- Ralph's number is 30. The plot of Wreck-It Ralph takes place around the 30th anniversary of the Fictional Video Game Fix-It Felix, Jr., where Ralph and Felix live.
- Most of them reference the dates or years of their debuts or other events:
- One of Figment's selection quotes is "If you can dream it, you can do it", the slogan of Epcot's former Horizons attraction famously misattributed to Walt Disney.
- One of Angel's animations involves her picking her nose with her tongue, a trait shared with Stitch and the other experiments. She first did this in her debut episode when Stitch subconsciously picked his nose with his tongue in front of her while they were on the Pelekais' hammock, getting self-conscious about it, only for Angel to be intrigued enough to do so herself.
Customization items
Many of the customization items' names and descriptions contain references to the people who worked on the Racers' original works, the titles of these works, or other elements related to their works and franchises.- The racing suits are usually based on the outfits worn by Racers in their native works, although some may be references to other things.
- Mickey and Friends Racers:
- Mickey's A True Classic suit has a black top and red bottom, resembling his usual Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal appearance.
- Mickey's Leader of the Band suit is based on the conductor uniform he wears in The Band Concert.
- Donald's Sailor suit has a blue top and white bottom, resembling his usual Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal appearance.
- Goofy's How to Ski and Football Referee suits are based on uniforms he's worn in some of his shorts; the former comes from "The Art of Skiing", and the latter comes from "How to Play Football".
- Monsters, Inc. Racers:
- The Screeaam!!! suits are based on the uniforms worn by the CDA agents in the original movie.
- Sulley, Mike, and Randall's School of Scaring suits are based on the uniforms for the universities shown in Monsters University. Sulley and Mike have blue suits based on the titular university, while Randall instead has a red suit based on their rival, Fear Tech.
- Sulley and Mike's Boo! suits have the same purple-scale pattern as Boo's monster disguise. The description says "Mary would be so proud", a nod to Boo's real name, Mary Gibbs, which is also her voice actress' real name.
- Randall and Celia's "We Scare Because We Care" suits are based on the color scheme and logo for the titular Monsters, Inc. factory. The title references the company's slogan for most of the movie, when they're still using children's screams as energy.
- Celia's Eyepetizer suit appears to be based on the color scheme for Harryhausen's, the fancy restaurant she and Mike went to for her birthday. The description says "The best birthday ever", which Celia called it before Sulley intruded on their date.
- Toy Story Racers:
- The OooOOooo! suits are based on the blue space suits worn by the Little Green Men. The title is a reference to their main Character Catchphrase, and the description reads "Await the mystic portal!", referencing a line one of the aliens said when he was being taken to Sid's house with Woody and Buzz in the first movie.
- The Cosmic Chrome suits appear to be based on the real-life chrome variants that have been released based on Buzz; particularly the Intergalactic Buzz Lightyear
variant, which featured a silver body and black trim with none of Buzz's usual colors. - Woody, Buzz, and Jessie's Pizza Planet suits are based on the titular restaurant from the first Toy Story, which prominently featured a red and white rocket on the exterior.
- Bo Peep's Shepherdess suit is based on her original pink and white dress from the first two movies.
- Lilo & Stitch Racers:
- The Ohana Means Family suits resemble the green and white muʻumuʻu Lilo wears in some episodes of Lilo & Stitch: The Series. The description reads "No one gets left behind", a common misquotation of "Nobody gets left behind", completing the Arc Words frequently said throughout the franchise.
- Lilo and Captain Gantu's Beach Day suits resemble the beach outfits they've worn at different points in the series. Lilo's resembles her swimsuit from the movie, while Gantu's resembles the Hawaiian shirt he wears in the episode "Shortstuff".
- Stitch's default suit resembles the red spacesuit he wore during the first act of the first movie.
- Stitch's Costume Day suit is based on the vampire outfit he wore on Halloween during the Good-Times Montage at the end of the first movie.
- Jumba's Exuberant Scientist suit is colored to resemble the lab coat he wore when creating Stitch in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. The description is "Muahahahaaaa!", referencing the Evil Laugh he did while doing so.
- Gantu's Fleet Insignia suit is based on the black and gold coloration of his ship as seen in the first movie.
- Aladdin Racers:
- Genie's Friend Like Me suit, apart from being obviously named after his song, appears to be based on the pink tone he gets when he shows his "PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS!" His Vacation Mode suit is based on his tourist outfit he puts on before leaving Agrabah after Aladdin sets him free.
- Mickey and Friends Racers:
- Victory animations:
- Buzz's Crowd Work animation has him doing a Fist Pump, as he did in Toy Story 4 when he got the idea to use the Slingshot ride to fly.
- Genie's Genie Cheer animation has him swinging his right fist in a circular motion like when he did after Aladdin used his first wish to make himself a prince. (The original animation itself being a reference to the famously rowdy crowds of The Arsenio Hall Show.)
- Colors and liveries:
- Toy Story Racers:
- The Cloud Mechanical Model Yo is based on the Pizza Planet restaurant seen in the first movie.
- Lilo & Stitch Racers:
- The Holo Autobody Police Cruiser livery is based on the Red One police cruiser spacecraft that Stitch stole and flew in his escape in the first film.
- The titular duo's Holo Autobody Adventurer livery is based on the Space Adventure kiddie ride that both of them ride on during a small scene in the first film.
- Jumba and Captain Gantu's Holo Autobody Federation livery is based on the United Galactic Federation's mothership seen in the first film.
- Stitch's Crimson Chaos ("The color of destruction") is based on the red color of his aforementioned spacesuit. His Blue Punch Racer ("The color of no punch-backs") is based on Nani's blue Volkswagen Beetle that Stitch uses in his fight against Jumba in the original film. Glitchy Gray ("The color of sometimes messing up") refers to his glitches in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.
- Toy Story Racers:
- Wings (kart spoilers):
- Various Racers: The Pure Spred wings all reference the installment numbers of the Racers' original films within their series, with each spoiler's name being a set of initials followed by a hyphen and the installment number in question.
- The Pure Spred DAC series uses the initials of the Disney Animated Canon, a Fan Nickname for the feature films of Walt Disney Animation Studios and its predecessors (thus also making this the closest thing to an Ascended Fanon we're going to get to that particular term, although "DAC" can also mean "Disney Animated Classics", which Disney themselves prefer). The numbers in this series are 19 (Baloo) for The Jungle Book, 28 (Prince Eric) for The Little Mermaid, 30 (Gaston) for Beauty and the Beast, 31 (Jafar) for Aladdin, 35 (Meg) for Hercules, 36 (Mulan) for Mulan, and 42 (Stitch) for Lilo & Stitch. There's even a DAC-00 wheel for Ortensia, who predates the Canon.
- The Pure Spred PIX series naturally takes its letters from Pixar. Bo Peep has the number 01 from this series for the first Toy Story, while Jessie has 03 for her debut in Toy Story 2. Celia Mae was erroneously given the number 05 when it should've been 04; Monsters Inc. is not fifth Pixar feature film, which is actually the following Pixar film, Finding Nemo (2003).note
- The Pure Spred MM series takes its MM initials from the Mickey Mouse film series. The numbers in this series are 01 (Steamboat Mickey) for Steamboat Willie (Mickey's official debut, natch) and 41 (Goofy) for Mickey's Revue (Goofy's debut).
- Surprisingly, Jack Sparrow has a Pure Spred wing, the JBF-11, which references Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl being the eleventh film that Jerry Bruckheimer produced under the Jerry Bruckheimer Films banner.
- Daisy Duck has a Pure Spred wing with a unique initial of its own, the DD-19, which references Mr. Duck Steps Out, the canonical nineteenth Donald Duck cartoon that she debuts in.
- Mickey and Friends Racers:
- Mickey Mouse: The Ipsum 7-46's name and description, "A standard spoiler for those who value the simple things", refer to the 1953note Mickey Mouse cartoon The Simple Things. The GT87 Silverlake takes its name from the Los Angeles neighborhood where Walt Disney set up his first studio. Its description, "A performance spoiler that's a truly modern invention", references the Donald Duck cartoon Modern Inventions.
- Donald Duck: The SR2 MacNash is taken from voice actors Jimmy MacDonald and Clarence Nash, respectively the second official voice of Mickey and the original voice of Donald.
- Mickey Mouse: The Ipsum 7-46's name and description, "A standard spoiler for those who value the simple things", refer to the 1953note Mickey Mouse cartoon The Simple Things
- Walt Disney World Racers:
- Figment: The GT87 Anaheim refers to the location of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
- Lilo & Stitch Racers:
- Lilo: The SR2 Rhamere takes its name from the voice actors of two characters closely affiliated with Lilo, Ving Rhames (Cobra Bubbles, Lilo's social worker) and Tia Carrere (Nani Pelekai, Lilo's older sister and legal guardian). The Volker Racing Kuperja gets its name from Alex Kupershmidt and Andreas Deja, the respective supervising animators for Stitch and Lilo in the original film.
- Stitch: The SR2 Chanders takes its name from Lilo & Stitch creator, co-writer, and co-director (and Stitch's Real Life creator and voice actor) Chris Sanders, while its description, "A standard spoiler built with the durability of a tank." references Stitch's famous Nigh-Invulnerability.
- Jumba: The Volker Racing Aquiba gets its name from Ruben A. Aquino and Bolhem Bouchiba, the respective supervising animators for Pleakley and Jumba in the original film. Its description, "A performance spoiler to cause a real snafu for your rivals", might refer to Experiment 120, a.k.a. Snafu, a genetic experiment created by Jumba designed to ruin enemy plans, though it's more likely referring to how Stitch's escape in the first film caused a real snafu for the United Galactic Federation.
- Captain Gantu: The GT87 Hanapepe takes its name from Hanapepe, Hawaii, the Real Life town on Kauaʻi that inspired Lilo and Nani's hometown, Kokaua Town. Its description, "A standard spoiler. Like a backhoe, you'll surely dig it!" might be a reference to Experiment 040, a.k.a. Backhoe, a genetic experiment designed to dig up vegetation.
- Aladdin Racers:
- Jasmine: The SR2 Laronga gets its name from Jasmine's respective speaking and singing voices Linda Larkin and Lea Salonga.
- Jafar: The Volker Racing Heane gets its name from Mark Henn and Glen Keane, the respective supervising animators of Jasmine and Aladdin.
- Genie: The SR2 Williger gets its name from Genie's original voice actor Robin Williams and Aladdin's voice actor Scott Weinger.
- The Little Mermaid Racers:
- Ariel: The SR2 Barson gets its name from Eric and Ariel's respective voice actors Christopher Daniel Barnes and Jodi Benson.
- Various Racers: The Pure Spred wings all reference the installment numbers of the Racers' original films within their series, with each spoiler's name being a set of initials followed by a hyphen and the installment number in question.
- Wheels:
- Mickey and Friends Racers:
- Mickey Mouse: The Good WD-UI Rim gets its name from the initials of Mickey's creators Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, while its description references the short film Mickey's Service Station. The Flying Weyhls Col P's description is a reference to the cartoon Mickey's Gala Premier (spelling "premier" as "premiere").
- Donald Duck: The Onwheels Mark 28's description references the Mickey Mouse cartoon Traffic Troubles. The Amethyst Leon's description, "Performance wheels that have been just about anywhere, from the Klondike to Down Under", references Donald's Uncle Scrooge McDuck, who is known to be a globe-trotting adventurer and has been in the Klondike and Australia.
- Pirates of the Caribbean Racers:
- Jack Sparrow: The Ginotyres WED takes its name from WED Enterprises, the design studio of the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction; the company is now known today as Walt Disney Imagineering. ("WED" comes from the initials of Walt Disney's full name, Walter Elias Disney.)
- Elizabeth Swann: The Good GV Rim contains the initials of Gore Verbinski, the director of the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films.
- Hercules Racers:
- Beauty and the Beast Racers:
- The Jungle Book Racers:
- Baloo: The Ginotyres Kip references Rudyard Kipling, the author of the original collection of stories that the film is loosely based on. The Amethyst Brumman references the film's composer George Bruns (whose surname was likely misread as "Brums" considering the double 'm') and Reitherman, the surname of director Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman and his son, the original voice of Mowgli, Bruce.
- Walt Disney World Racers:
- Figment: The HOK 1971 refers to the year that Walt Disney World was first opened to the public.
- Lilo & Stitch Racers:
- Lilo: The HOK 1985 references the year that Lilo & Stitch creator Chris Sanders created Stitch.
- Stitch: The Onwheels Mark 02's name references the year the original Lilo & Stitch was released, while its description, "Standard wheels for Racers with a sparky personality", refers to Stitch being a very hyperactive being and possibly also referring to Experiment 221, a.k.a. Sparky, one of Jumba's genetic experiments who is a literally sparky personality. The Ginotyres CMS gets its name from the initials of Christopher Michael Sanders,note while its (rather generic) description, "Performance wheels for ace Racers only" might subtly refer to Experiment 262, a.k.a. Ace, another one of Jumba's experiments.
- Jumba: The HOK 1997 references the year that Sanders pitched his story for Lilo & Stitch to Thomas Schumacher, the then-executive vice president of Walt Disney Feature Animation who approved the production of the film. Its description, "Performance wheels to speed down the track like a cannonball", might refer to Experiment 520, a.k.a. Cannonball, yet another one of Jumba's experiments.note
- Captain Gantu: The Flying Weyhls Ric KM comes from the name of Gantu's voice actor, Kevin Michael Richardson, and its description, "Standard wheels sure to shush hecklers for good", might be a reference to Experiment 322, a.k.a. Heckler, an experiment designed to insult others. The Amethyst Silvan references the original Lilo & Stitch film's composer Alan Silvestri.
- Aladdin Racers:
- Jasmine: The Onwheels 1992 references the year the original Aladdin film was released.
- Genie: The Onwheels 2019 references the year the Aladdin live-action remake was released. The Amethyst Rikenman references the film's songwriters Tim Rice, Alan Menken, and Howard Ashman.
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Racers:
- Ortensia: Amethyst Doojim references Jim Dooley, who composed the music for Epic Mickey.
- WALL•E Racers:
- WALL-E: The Good AS Rim contains the initials of the film's writer-director Andrew Stanton.
- The Little Mermaid Racers:
- Ariel: The Onwheels Mark 89 references her supervising animator Mark Henn and the year the original animated film was released. And like with Beast's Amethyst Ashken, the Amethyst Menan references this film's songwriters Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.
- Prince Eric: The HOK 1837 references when Hans Christian Andersen published the original "The Little Mermaid" fairy tale.
- Mickey and Friends Racers:
- License plates:
- Pirates of the Caribbean Racers:
- Jack Sparrow: "YO-HO" and its description, "Drink up, me hearties!" comes from an iconic line in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction's theme song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)".
- Monsters, Inc. Racers:
- All: The community limited event award plate "23-19" is based on the emergency code used when George Sanderson got a sock stuck to his back.
- Toy Story Racers:
- All: The community limited event award plate "LZTYBRN" is based on Al's Vanity License Plate from Toy Story 2 that references his toy store Al's Toy Barn, which Buzz used to figure out who kidnapped Woody.
- Bo Peep: "LAMPLYF" refers to Lamp Life, the short detailing what happened to Bo between the events of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4 and how she went from being a baby's lamp figure to a lost toy (the latter is also referenced in its own license plate, "LOSTTOY").
- Lilo & Stitch Racers:
- All: The community limited event award plate "BAD DOG" is taken from when Aloha Animal Rescue runner Susan Hegarty (who is a Crew Member in this game) called Stitch a "bad dog" when he started barking in the original film. It could also reference the Working Title of the film's live-action adaptation (which is still in production as of the season three update, albeit suspended by the SAG-AFTRA strike).
- Lilo: "PLKAI" means "Pelekai", Lilo and Nani's rarely-acknowledged surname.
- Jumba: As its description points out, "G D I" stands for "Galaxy Defense Industries" (though the description incorrectly changes the first word to Galactic), the name of the business front for Jumba's laboratory where he made most of his genetic experiments. Also, while "EVL GNS" ("Evil Genius") is an obvious reference to how Jumba likes to call himself one, its description, "And the degree to prove it", is likely a reference to his alma mater, Evil Genius University.
- Captain Gantu: The description for "C4PN" (captain), "Self-proclaimed, as of recently", references his forced retirement by the Grand Councilwoman in the original film (although he got his position back in Leroy & Stitch). "TROG!" (short for "troglodyte") is his go-to insult towards Stitch and the experiments.
- Aladdin Racers:
- All: The community limited event award plate "MGK CRPT" is based on the titular Magic Carpet that Aladdin and Abu used to escape the Cave of Wonders.
- Frozen Racers:
- All: The community limited event award plate "FRZN10" references the tenth anniversary of the original movie.
- The Little Mermaid Racers:
- All (and a tie-in bonus for Ariel): The community limited event award plate "DNGLHPR" references "Dinglehopper", which has what Scuttle and Ariel call human forks. Its description, "Win races aplenty – and cross the finish line galore", references an iconic line from "Part of Your World". And fittingly, for Ariel, this plate comes after her plate "GIZM0S", which has the description, "Or gadgets. Your call!" (The line is "I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty // I've got whozits and whatzits glore".)
- Pirates of the Caribbean Racers:
Maps and tracks
- Some of the road signs near Main Street and the House of Mouse in Toon Village are styled after the purple and red road signs found in Walt Disney World.note
Other
- Sponsors:
- Mickey and Friends Racers: ToonTech — A play on "ToonTown".
- Mulan Racers: Dragon Flame — Rerencing both Mushu and The Great Stone Dragon.
- Pirates of the Caribbean Racers: Sea Vandals — After an insult used by Lord Cuttler Beckett in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Hercules Racers: Olympus — After Mount Olympus, home of the Greek Gods.
- Beauty and the Beast Racers: ProRose — After the Beast's rose that signifies the time he has left to break his curse.
- Monsters, Inc. Racers: Fearless — Referencing the plot of the movie about Monster society moving from scaring kids to making them laugh.
- Walt Disney World Racers: OneSpark — Referencing Journey into Imagination's Signature Song, "One Little Spark"
- Toy Story Racers: Cloud Mechanical — Referring to Andy's iconic bedroom wallpaper.
- Lilo & Stitch Racers: Holo Autobody — "Holo" is a Hawaiian word that has multiple meanings but it's most likely used to mean "to run, sail, ride, go", tying in with these Hawaiian-affiliated Racers being in a racing game. There's also the word "holoholo", which can mean, "to take someone out for a drive or excursion."
- Aladdin Racers: Wish3 — References the Genie's three wishes that he can grant each master of his.
- Frozen Racers: PermaFrost — Referencing the explanation for Olaf not melting in sunlight in Frozen II; Elsa applied a "layer of permafrost" to him so he no longer needed his "personal flurry".
- WALL-E Racers: Axiom Autonomics — After the Axiom, the intergalactic cruise ship where the majority of the film takes place.
- The Little Mermaid Racers: Whatzits+ — The line from "Part of Your World" aforementioned for the "DNGLHPR" and "GIZM0S" plates above, which sounds befitting for a parts supplier.
- Wreck-It Ralph Racers: Nobikomi — The Nintendo Expy from the films that published both Fix-It Felix, Jr. and Sugar Rush Speedway In-Universe.
- Image renders:
- The renders used for the Lilo & Stitch Collection, especially the improved render that came partway in season three, show the titular duo standing next to each other with their arms crossed with Lilo openly smiling and Stitch leaning against her, replicating a pose seen in clip art of the two◊ originally made for Lilo & Stitch: The Series.
- Angel's character selection render, which shows her sitting down with her head tilted to her right with her right ear down, is both this and, in a way, Ascended Fanon. This pose was actually originally drawn circa 2018 by a Canadian artist known on DeviantArt as SoloSandwich (who has long since taken down the original drawing from her gallery, but a copy of it exists on Pinterest◊ with the DeviantArt watermark showing her account URL overlayed on it);note said pose was later copied by American artist Jim Shore for one of his officially Disney-licensed resin figures.note
- The renders used for the Lilo & Stitch Collection, especially the improved render that came partway in season three, show the titular duo standing next to each other with their arms crossed with Lilo openly smiling and Stitch leaning against her, replicating a pose seen in clip art of the two
- The Season Tour chapters are references to their focused collections' original films with some notable exceptions:
- The final chapter of the Monsters, Inc. season, Unafraid, is named after the company's new slogan, "It's Laughter We're After", coined In-Universe by Tylor Tuskmon in Monsters at Work.
- The Lilo & Stitch season, ʻOhana, has two; chapter 7 is titled "Badness Coming On", which is a line that Stitch says in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch when he feels another one of his glitches coming on. Chapter 9, the last chapter, is much more subtle, being simply titled "Aloha!". While most fans assume that it's a simple obvious reference to the film and franchise's Hawaiian setting, it's actually the very last line spoken in the original animated continuity of the franchise,note shouted by the entire Pelekai ʻohana in the Group Picture Ending to Leroy & Stitch.
