11. The Coppertone Girl in Frozen
Who knew that the 1959 advertisement for Coppertone sunscreen would become such an iconic part of Americana that it’s still alluded to in films over fifty years later. Although the children who enjoyed Disney’s 2013 instant-classic Frozen wouldn’t have caught this hidden secret, it’s possible that most of the parents or grandparents watching did notice this one. When Olaf is singing in Summer he encounters a sand girl who’s having her towel pulled on by a bird. The image is an adorable allusion to the Coppertone ad that leaves most adults feeling nostalgic about their youthful days at the beach. See, some of these hidden secrets aren’t perverted, right?
10. Toy Story’s “Pizza Planet Truck”
If you aren’t already privy to the truth about the Pizza Planet Truck from Toy Story this just might blow your mind. You may not have noticed, but in the film WALL-E the Pizza Planet Truck makes a cameo when WALL-E’s love interest EVE find it and scans it for life. But WALL-E is only one of many films in which the Pizza Planet truck is hidden. The truck appears in over a dozen Disney and Pixar films, including A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Ratatouille, Up, and Brave. Have fun looking for it!
9. Goofy, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse in The Little Mermaid
It can be very disconcerting to read about too many sexually charged hidden messages in Disney films all at once (don’t worry, there’s more coming), so let’s take it down a notch to reveal a more innocent hidden secret. In The Little Mermaid during the King Triton’s return, hidden among the mermaids and mermen are Goofy, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse looking goofy underwater in a film that doesn’t even star them. This is one that you’d have to really look for as they’re just wee little guy’s in the corner of the frame. We see you Goofy, we recognize. And thank you to The Little Mermaid for keeping this G-rated film so innocent. Wait…
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