40 Tiny Details In Pixar Movies That Even Hardcore Disney Fans Probably Didn't Notice

Do you consider yourself a Disney mega-fan? Did you notice these tiny little details?

Ariana

• Published in Disney
• September 19, 2020

Hidden details in films and video games are known as 'Easter Eggs', and while they aren't as cool as chocolate, they're pretty sweet when you find them. Disney Pixar is notorious for the extra amount of details that they put into their films.

'Toy Story', 'Onward', 'Coco' and 'Wall-E' have all been incredibly popular Pixar films within the Disney franchise and are all FULL of Easter Eggs. These tiny details also often translate into pop culture and REAL LIFE, and they're super exciting to find!

A year ago I was in a Wal-Mart in Phoenix, Arizona and was checking out the clothes when I saw a white t-shirt with a red Pizza Planet logo. It looked so familiar, but I couldn't remember ever eating at a Pizza Planet or where I recognised the logo from.

It was in that moment that I realised Pizza Planet is the pizza store in 'Toy Story'. The imagery and logo sat in my subconscious for over 20 years and it was pretty awesome finding a real life Easter Egg!

If you're into this kind of stuff, keep scrolling. Below are 40 of the coolest hidden details in Disney Pixar films.

'When Mike Marks An X On The Calendar In Red Marker, It's Brighter And Fresher Than The Rest Of The Marks, Which Have Dried.'

'Whenever Characters Play Guitar In The Movie, Their Hands Form The Actual Chords Corresponding To The Music... Even Though It Would've Been Easy To Just Fake It.'

'In 'Toy Story 4', Mr Potato Head Is Voiced Posthumously By Don Rickles (Who Passed Away In 2017).'

'In "Up" (2009), Ellie's Things Are Rounded While Carl's Things Are Square, Matching Their Respective Character Designs.'

'In "Up" (2009), Dug Is The Only Dog To Successfully Track Down The Tropical Bird Because He Is The Only Hunting Dog (Golden Retriever). All The Others Are Guard Dog Breeds.'

'In The Pixar Logo After The Credits Of Wall-E, Wall-E Replaces Luxo Jr.’s Lightbulb With An Environmental Friendly Bulb After His “Round” Bulb Goes Out.'

'In "Up" (2009) The Town Buildings Develop Over The Years.'

'Incredibles (2004) Elastagirl’s Original Suit Was Red And Mr. Incredible’s Suit Was Blue, Their First Child’s Name? Violet.'

'In "Cars" The Canyons Are All Old Cars And Hood Ornaments.'

'In Inside Out (2015), Riley's Clothes Become More Muted As She Becomes More Depressed Throughout The Movie.'

'For Monsters Inc. (2001) Due To Mary Gibbs Who Played Boo Being So Young, It Was Difficult To Get Her To Stay In The Recording Booth To Perform Her Lines. So They Decided To Follow Her Around With A Microphone And Cut Her Lines Together Using The Random Things/Noises She Say Whilst Playing.'

'In Finding Dory, Jacques's Bag Is Cleaner Than All The Other Bags. This Is Because He's A Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Which Means He Eats Dead Tissue And Other Organisms.'

'In The Incredibles 2, The Painting In Helen’s Hotel Room Is An Illustration Of Her Seperation From The Family.'

'In Finding Nemo (2003), Gill Is A Moorish Idol. This Species Is Known To Not Handle Captivity Well, So Him Being The One Who Constantly Comes Up With Escape Plans Makes Sense.'

'In Ratatouille, The Dog Barking At Remy Is Doug From Up.'

'The Playing Cards In Riley's Imagination Feature Her Dad's Face As The King, Her Mom's Face As The Queen, And Her Face As The Jack (Except The J Is Changed To An R For "Riley").'

'In One Closeup Shot, You Can See That Andy Marked The Height Of His Various Toys Against The Door Jamb.'

'In Inside Out, The Pizza Toppings Were Changed From Broccolis To Bell Peppers In Japan, Since Kids In Japan Don’t Like Bell Peppers. Pixar Localised The Joke.'

'In Monsters U Power Comes From Screams Which Appear As A Gaseous State In The Scream Tanks. Because Power Here Is A Gas, Light Switches Are Valves And Instead Of Wires There Are Pipes.'

'Bob Par In The Incredibles (2004) Has Most Of His Cubical Taken Up By A Pillar Which Is Why It's So Cramped, I Can't Believe I Never Noticed This Before.'

'For Brave (2012), Pixar Developed Two New Software Programs Over Three Years To Allow Simulation Of Merida's 1,500 Strands Of Hair Curls To Move Together With Her Movements.'

'For A Scene In Ratatouille (2007) Where Linguini Is Wet From Jumping In The River, They Got A Member Of Crew (Kesten Migdal) To Jump In A Swimming Pool In A Chef's Uniform To See Where The Uniform Would Normally Stick To On The Body When Wet.'

'In The Incredibles (2004), Director Brad Bird Wanted To Give Dash A Realistic Out-Of-Breath Voice In Certain Scenes So He Made Actor Spencer Fox Run Four Laps Around The Pixar Studio Until He Got Tired.'

'Wall-E. My 8 Year Old Noticed Rex, While Wall-E Is Organizing His Findings In His Home.'

'In Coco (2017), A Collection Of Piñatas Of Other Pixar Characters Can Be Seen Hanging From A Building.'

'At The End Of Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille (2007) Anton Ego Is A Little Bit Fatter. This Is Especially Poignant Since He States, "I Don't Like Food, I Love It... If I Don't Love It I Don't Swallow".'

'The Name Of Pixar’s 2018 Short, Bao, Is A Play On Words. 包, Pronounced “Bao”, Is The Mandarin Chinese Word For “Dumpling”; However, This Pronunciation Is Shared By 宝, Meaning “Treasure” Or “Baby”, And 保, Meaning “Protect” Or “Defend”.'

'In Finding Nemo, Bruce The Shark Starts Crying When Marlin Starts Talking About Nemo, Saying “I Never Knew My Father”. Male Sharks Mate With The Female Then Leave, So Baby Sharks Never Actually Meet Their Father.'

'In Incredibles 2 (2018), Elastigirl’s New Super Suit Is Designed By Devtech. Her Suit Is The Only One To Be Damaged, Indicating Edna Mode’s Superior Designing Ability.'

'Sid Makes An Appearance In Toy Story 3, Showing That He Got A Job As A Garbage Collector.'

'After Cars (2006) Lost Out On The Oscar For Best Animated Movie To Happy Feet (2006), Which Utilized Motion Capture, Pixar Placed A "Quality Assurance Guarantee" At The End Of Their Next Movie Ratatouille (2007) To Remind The Academy They Animate Every Single Frame Of Their Movies Manually.'

'The Carpet At Sid’s House In Toy Story (1995) Was Intentionally Made The Same As The Carpet At The Overlook Hotel In The Shining (1980), One Of Many References To The Horror Film Throughout The Pixar Series.'

'In Toy Story 4, The Red Thread That Was Used To Sew Woody's Arm Back On Is Still Visible.'

'In The 2010 Film By Pixar “Toy Story 3,” One Of The Toys Featured Is A Stuffed Totoro Doll From The Studio Ghibli Film “My Neighbor Totoro”.'

'In Toy Story 2 (1999) , The American Flag Is Replaced By The Globe In Rest Of The World.'

'A Magazine In Riley's Living Room Features Colette From Ratatouille On The Cover.'

'In Incredibles 2 (2018), The Pilot's Uniform Has Ribbons/Bars That Represent The Color Schemes Of All The Other Pixar Movies To Date.'

'During The Opening Titles, The Windows On The Disney Castle Light Up To Make The Incredibles Logo.'

'Toy Story 4- On This Glue, It Is Written That It Was Manufactured In Emeryville, California, Which Is Where Pixar Studios Is Located.'

'If You Look Closely After The Lightning Strikes The Umbrella Wall-E Is Holding The Electricity From The Bolt Charges His Battery Back To Full.'

Ariana