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The Great British Mousefact – Week 10, Edition 3 Frozen is the first animated Disney film to be co-directed by a woman, Jennifer Lee.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 10, Edition 2 Jackie Chan provided the speaking and singing voice for Beast in the Chinese version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 10, Edition 1 Alligators are everywhere in Florida – they’ve even been found in the waters of Splash Mountain and inside one of the toilet blocks at the Magic Kingdom.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 9, Edition 3 If sections of classic films give you a sense of dèjá vu, you're not alone. The company recycled much of its early animation in a technique called rotoscoping (see picture below), invented in 1915, to cut costs. Large parts of the 1973 film Robin Hood were taken from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Jungle Book (1967) and The Aristocats (1970).

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 9, Edition 2 There is a secret basketball court inside the Matterhorn at Disneyland in California.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 9, Edition 1 There are more Elvis Presley songs in Lilo and Stitch than in any Elvis Presley movie. Go figure.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 8, Edition 3 Any idea who the first animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was? Our very own Mickey Mouse of course!

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 8, Edition 1 Getting hitched any time soon? Rumour has it that if you send Mickey and Minnie Mouse an invitation to your wedding they'll send you back an autographed photo and a 'Just Married' badge.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 7, Edition 3 As we’re on the subject on names this week, do you know the real name of Prince Charming from Cinderella?

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 7, Edition 2 Ever wondered how the sorcerer in Fantasia, Yen Sid, got his name? Say it backwards…….

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 7, Edition 1 Wall-E was named after Walt Disney himself – Walter Elias Disney! Get it?!

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 6, Edition 3 There has only been one fatal incident on the WDW monorail system which was on July 5, 2009 when Monorail Pink and Monorail Purple crashed, killing one of the pilots.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 6, Edition 2 About 50 million park guests ride the WDW monorail system each year along its 14.7 miles of track. This includes the Express, Resort, and Epcot routes.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 6, Edition 1 Did you know the soundtrack on Splash Mountain varies depending on which park you’re in? Though they mostly use the same songs, the Disneyland and Disney World versions of Splash Mountain have different musical styles.

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The Great British Mousefact – Week 5, Edition 3 Epcot officially opened on October 01st 1982. It’s opening day attractions were: Spaceship Earth, Listen to the Land, Symbiosis, Kitchen Kabaret, Universe of Energy, World of Motion, Magic Journeys, El Rio del Tiempo, O Canada, American Adventure, Wonders of China, Impressions de France, and Communicore.