The Disney Easter Eggs In ‘Aladdin’ Reference So Many Of Your Animated Faves
By Christopher Ramos
Right before Aladdin wishes Genie free, just like he does in the original, Genie proposes some new princely identities for Aladdin to wish for. One of them is a bow and arrow sporting charmer that looks a lot like Robin Hood, a story which Disney made into an animated feature starring a fox in 1973.
Also, Jafar's hypnotizing snake staff, which is a staple from the '92 film as well, resembles the Robin Hood character Sir Hiss, who uses his eyes to hypnotize other characters. Sir Hiss, in turn, is a reuse of Kaa, the hypnotizing snake from 1967's The Jungle Book.
In fact, Disney reused a lot of animation in its earlier films, which might explain the studio's love of hiding Easter eggs now. But instead of reusing animated sequences, the more recent films, both live-action and animated, have found a fun way to pay homage to the movies that came before.
