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This is a list of Disney references made in the film Enchanted. Enchanted pays tribute to many of the classic Disney films, both animated and live-action, as well as other past and future works produced by Disney. In an interview, director Kevin Lima said that there are "thousands" of specific details, scenes, actions and lines of dialogue that were purposely included as allusions to classic Disney films. Several actors from past Disney films have also made contributions in the film through either voice narration or on-screen appearances.

General references that allude to more than one Disney film are:

The portal from Andalasia to New York – a reference to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Monsters, Inc., Tron, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and its sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

The storybook opening of Enchanted – a tribute to the openings of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Cinderella, The Sword in the Stone, Sleeping Beauty and others.

Giselle's initial personality – based on multiple Disney Princesses; director Kevin Lima describes her as "about 80% Snow White, with some traits borrowed from Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty... although her spunkiness comes from Ariel of "The Little Mermaid".

Giselle is accompanied by animal friends – Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, etc.
Prince Edward's character – based on Prince Charming, Prince Philip, the Prince from Cinderella and Prince Eric.

Queen Narissa's character – based on those of the Queen from Snow White, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty and The White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia She was also the stepmother of the prince making her a combination of the Queen and Lady Tremaine, not to mention Ursula and Morgana. She's also both a human and a toon, making her similar to Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Robert Phillip's character - based on Eddie Valiant from Who Framed Roger Rabbit

True love's kiss – a reference to the only way Snow White and Aurora could be awakened from the curses that were put upon them.

The troll's loincloth – consists of remnants of the Disney princesses' dresses, Snow White's rags, Belle's village dress, Aurora's peasant dress, and Cinderella's maid outfit. Also, his earrings are the shells from Ariel's bikini top.

Mary Ilene Caselotti, the name of the news reporter – a reference to Mary Costa (the voice of Aurora), Ilene Woods (the voice of Cinderella) and Adriana Caselotti (the voice of Snow White).

The final fight scene at the top of Woolworth Building – an homage to similar climaxes in Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Beauty and the Beast.

Giselle's fall into New York – a reference to The Nightmare Before Christmas and Alice in Wonderland.

Narissa's fatal plunge – "Sleeping Beauty", "Beauty and the Beast", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "The Great Mouse Detective", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

Roaches fly off Giselle's finger – imitating birds flying off the fingers of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle.

Giselle and Edward's duet – Snow White and Prince Charming, Cinderella and her prince, Aurora and Phillip, Belle and the Beast, Jasmine and Aladdin, Pocahontas and John Smith (extended version).

When Giselle returns to the apartment for help Morgan is dressed as a fairy – reference to the fairy from "Pinocchio" and three fairies in "Sleeping Beauty".

Wicked stepmother figures – from Snow White and Cinderella.


Specific references made to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs include:

Giselle's cottage – similar to the dwarfs' cottage.

Giselle's animal call – originated from the musical notes Snow White sings into the well.

The bluebirds are drawn in the same style as those in Snow White.

Both have a family of quail.

Giselle holds up two blue diamonds to her eyes – just as Dopey does.

Prince Edward and Giselle riding off into the sunset at the end of "True Love's Kiss" – a tribute to the ending of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Narissa disguises herself as a hag – just as the Queen does.

Magic Wishing Well – a reference to the wishing well that Snow White sings into during "I'm Wishing".

"True Love's Kiss", a song sung by Prince Edward and Giselle – similar to "I'm Wishing/One Song" and "Some Day My Prince Will Come".

Narissa spies on Edward and Giselle - similar to the Magic Mirror.

Giselle mistakes a little person in New York City for the dwarf Grumpy.

When Giselle talks about the kinds of place where she could stay the night, she mentions "a house full of dwarfs, I hear they're very hospitable", referring to the house of the seven dwarfs who host Snow White.

"Happy Working Song" – a homage to "Whistle While You Work".

Pigeon sweeping table with tail – imitating squirrels sweeping dirt with their tails.

Flies squeezing out cloth - imitation of birds wringing out a shirt during the clean-up.

Prince Edward calls the television set "Magic Mirror" – a reference to the Queen's Magic Mirror.

Narissa's poisoned apples – a reference to the Queen's poisoned apple.

Churchill, Harline and Smith, the law firm Robert works at – a reference to the songwriters for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith.

The poisoned caramel apple shows the same skull-shaped appearance as the poisoned apple from the movie when it first came out of the potion before it turned red.

Like Snow White's poisoned apple, the Sleeping Death will wear off with true love's kiss.

When Giselle takes a bite out of the poisoned apple, she falls on to the ground like Snow White does. Also, the only shot of her hitting the ground is her hand falling and releasing the apple as it touches the floor.

At the end of "That's How You Know" a little girl beside Giselle is dressed as an ugly witch and on her other side a little boy is dressed as a dwarf.

The Latin words Narissa says to change form are all synonyms of the word "beauty" – the evil queen is obsessed with beauty.

Narissa references Giselle as "the one that started it all" - same nickname as Snow White because she was the first Disney princess.


Specific references made to Cinderella include:

The carriage Giselle rides to the castle – based on Cinderella and Prince Charming's wedding coach.

When Giselle runs up the stairs from her coach, two rabbits tie a ribbon around her - a reference to the "Work song" scene.

Giselle wraps herself in a towel with the help of two birds - a reference to the bathing scene in Cinderella (After "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes").

The "Happy Working Song" sequence, in which Giselle scrubs the floor of Robert's apartment and her reflection is seen in each of the bubbles floating around the room – a tribute to the "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" sequence in Cinderella.

Giselle uses Robert's curtains and Morgan's rug to make her dresses – a reference to the dress that Cinderella's mice friends make for her, from things that her stepsisters weren't using.

Robert and Giselle gaze into each other's eyes in their dance – just as Prince Charming and Cinderella did.

The poison apple's spell takes effect when the clock strikes midnight – a reference to the spell wearing off at midnight in Cinderella. It's also a reference to The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Giselle loses her transparent slipper, which Prince Edward puts on Nancy's foot and happens to be the perfect fit – a tribute to the ending of Cinderella.

The Grand Duke, the hotel Edward stays at – a reference to a character in Cinderella.

The surname of Robert's girlfriend Nancy Tremaine – a reference to Cinderella's stepmother, Lady Tremaine. Narissa was also Prince Edward's stepmother.

The scene at the end with the rats making the dress and where the shoe is being utilized as a lift is taken directly from Cinderella.

Nathaniel traps Pip in a miniature glass pumpkin, similar to the glass pumpkin carriage Cinderella goes to the ball in.

Giselle's line "I don't know where to find a fairy godmother at this late hour."

Two birds pull back Nancy's wedding veil – birds trail after Cinderella holding her veil.


Specific references made to Sleeping Beauty include:

Edward's animated appearance was modeled on Prince Phillip's.

Narissa transforms into a dragon – just as Maleficent does at the end of Sleeping Beauty; neither villainess lives to become human again.

Giselle recreates the prince from her dream with her animal friends – a reference to the scene where Princess Aurora's forest friends use Prince
Phillip's clothes to pretend to be the prince from her dreams.

The dance that Edward does with Nathaniel – a tribute to Prince Phillip and King Hubert's.

Robert and Morgan's last name is Philip – a reference to Prince Phillip.

Robert's secretary, Sam, is named after Prince Philip's horse, Samson.

Edward goes looking for the girl with a beautiful voice, like Prince Phillip, Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid), and Snow White's prince did.

Giselle's animated character goes barefoot in the woods just like Aurora.

In the dance before the credits, Giselle's dress puffs out and then wraps around her in the same way that Aurora's does when she dances in the woods with the owl.


Specific references made to Mary Poppins include:

Julie Andrews provides the voice narration – Andrews played the title role of Mary Poppins.

The Banks, the divorcing couple – a reference to the parents.

The birdseed woman from the bus (and later in the park) – a tribute to the birdseed woman seen during the song "Feed the Birds".

Broadway veteran Harvey Evans, the elderly yellow-jacketed man who dances during "That's How You Know" – previously danced as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.


Specific references made to The Little Mermaid include:

Jodi Benson plays Robert's secretary, Sam – Benson voiced Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

Giselle sings to her dream prince – just as Ariel does with the statue of Eric.

Giselle's dream prince statue's posture is similar to that of prince Eric's statue.

The Troll's earrings are made of the shells Ariel wears

Giselle's wedding dress, with its humongous puffed sleeves, is similar to Ariel's wedding dress.

As Giselle studies the fish tank at Robert's office, an instrumental version of "Part of Your World" is played in the background.

"That's How You Know" – a homage to "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl" through its calypso beat.

When Giselle brushes her hair in the beginning of the animated part of the movie, she does it the same way as Ariel did in The Little Mermaid.

Giselle's hair in her second day in New York, when she sang "That's How You Know", is a replica of Ariel's hairdo when she was human and living in Prince Eric's castle.

During "That's How You Know", Giselle and Robert are in a boat like Ariel and Eric were during "Kiss the Girl".

A stuffed plushie of a sheep dog is found on the couch of Roberts apartment, a reference to Eric's dog Max.

When Prince Edward and Giselle are reunited in Robert's apartment he twirls her in the air, the same way Prince Eric twirls Ariel after King Triton turns her to human permanently.

Giselle's second hand-made dress, which she wears during breakfast with Robert and Morgan, is a pink and white off-the-shoulder dress, resembling Ariel's dress in the dinner scene with Prince Eric.

In Morgan's bedroom (in the first scene it appears)there is a small Ariel figurine on her top shelf, depicting Ariel sitting on a pink shell.

In the beginning the flowers in Giselle's hair are the same as Ariel's during "Under the Sea".

When Giselle calls the doves in the park the scene is set up to resemble the meeting between Eric and Ariel when she tries mutely to explain that she lost her voice.


Specific references made to Beauty and the Beast include:

A bell jar with a rose is seen in Giselle's cottage – a reference to the one in Beauty and the Beast.

Edward and Nathaniel's first conversation is very much like Gaston and Le Fou's – hunting and girls.

Giselle runs up a grassy hill with her arms outstretched during "That's How You Know" – a reference to a similar shot of Belle in Beauty and the Beast.

Nathaniel watches a soap opera that features the musical theme of Beauty and the Beast and actress Paige O'Hara portraying a woman named Angela – O'Hara provided the speaking and singing voice of Belle.

The set design of the soap opera scene – a reference to the bandaging scene in Beauty and the Beast.

The soap opera's characters: Angela, Jerry and Ogden – a reference to Angela Lansbury (the voice of Mrs. Potts), Jerry Orbach (the voice of Lumière) and David Ogden Stiers (the voice of Cogsworth).

The King's and Queen's ball – an homage to the ballroom scene in Beauty and the Beast, which also feature a couple dancing under a chandelier, to a song sung from the perspective of an observer (in Beauty and the Beast, it is the title song by Mrs. Potts; in Enchanted, it is "So Close" by Jon McLaughlin). The camera angles are also very similar to the scene it references.

Robert's costume at the ball – resembles the clothes that the Beast wore during the ballroom scene.

As Giselle lies dying in Robert's arms, he whispers, "Please don't leave me." Belle said the same thing to the Beast as he was dying.

As Giselle and Robert say their goodbyes, Prince Edward checks his reflection in his sword, a reference to Gaston during his attempt to propose to Belle.

The climactic, rain-lashed chase on the roof of the castle is referenced in Enchanted's finale.

During the song "That's How You Know" a woman is shown with a candelabra headdress, a reference to Lumière

At the end as the storybook closes, the shop is called Epstein's Books. A reference to Alvin Epstein who provided the voice of the Bookseller in the 1991 Disney film.

In the little girl's room, there is a chair full of stuffed animals and a doll with sunglasses. The doll is Belle (Disney Princess Tea Time With Me Doll). Later the doll is in the corner of the room.

In Morgan's room, on the mantle, there's a Belle figurine.

Edward's line "Thinking?" is similar to Gaston's.


Specific references made to Mulan include:

Giselle takes a sword and battles Narissa's dragon form on the roof, a tribute to Mulan fighting the villain on the palace roof.

Pip helps Giselle defeat Narissa like Mushu helps defeat Shan-Yu.

The way the animals help Giselle dress up is similar to the Chinese women dressing up Mulan.

Morgan is wearing a Karate uniform, similar to when Mulan is in training to fight the Huns.


References made to other Disney films and characters include:

Judy Kuhn makes a cameo appearance as one of the residents in Robert's building – Kuhn provided the singing voice of Pocahontas.

The troll, while being flung into the next kingdom, does the Goofy holler, heard in many other Disney films and shorts – a reference to Goofy.

The bus driver's hair is shaped like the ears of Mickey Mouse.

Television clips watched by Prince Edward and Nathaniel in their hotel room – according to director Kevin Lima, "Everything on the television comes from a Disney film. Every image: Disney's Robin Hood; there's an image of Mortimer Snerd, a ventriloquist's dummy that comes from Fun and Fancy Free. There's a lot of dialogue that plays in the background that is all Disney referenced as well. The Spanish dialogues were from the Latin American version of Mickey and the Beanstalk, specifically the part where Mickey tries to coerce the giant into turning into a fly."

In addition, while channel surfing, a portion of the music from the Pink Elephant scene in Dumbo can be heard before switching back to the soap opera at Nathaniel's request.

Bella Notte, the Italian restaurant that Giselle, Robert and Morgan eat at – a tribute to the song from Lady and the Tramp.

Giselle goes down a hole like Alice does in Alice in Wonderland

Giselle pulls Edward's sword from the ballroom floor – a reference to The Sword in the Stone.

Giselle's gradual transformation throughout the movie from cartoonish to "real woman" – a tribute to Pinocchio.

Giselle says that she made her dress by spinning silk into thread on her spinning wheel. This makes a reference to the spinning wheel in Sleeping Beauty, and she also says the mice and rabbits helped with the sewing, a reference to when the mice made Cinderella's first ball gown in Cinderella.

Giselle, Narrissa, Nathaniel and Edward have live action and animated forms – a reference to James and the Giant Peach when James climbs into the peach.

When Nathaniel comes up with his plan to try to stop Edward from finding Giselle by letting the troll chase him, he closes the locket with Narissa's picture the same way Professor Ratigan did in one scene of The Great Mouse Detective.

In the True Love's Kiss musical number, a frog falls into a sink full of soapy water and reappears with a soapy crown on its head, foreshadowing Disney's The Princess and the Frog movie.

While Giselle is looking for an appropriate mouth for her Prince mannequin, she places a caterpillar where the mouth should be. The caterpillar has a beard. A reference to The Sword in the Stone.

Susan Sarandon, who plays Queen Narissa was the voice of Miss Spider in James and the Giant Peach.

The way the troll finishes "True Love's Kiss" is like how Shere Khan finishes "That's what friends are for."

Edward springs out from a manhole into New York. This is a reference to Who Framed Roger Rabbit when Roger Rabbit and Toon Patrol member Greasy are jettisoned from a manhole into the ACME factory.

The way Pip hang glides across the wire is like how the boys slide across the vine in Peter Pan.

Near the beginning, when Queen Narissa sees who Edward's betrothed is, she calls her a "little forest rat," a reference to Aladdin where the titular character is often called a street rat.

Nemo can be found on Morgan's backpack

During "That's How You Know" a girl acting the part of Rapunzel in a play foreshadows Disney's later film Tangled

A girl dressed as Tinkerbelle is in the background at the end of "That's How You Know"

The German dancers in "That's How You Know" are a reference to Pinocchio.

The owl Giselle wakes up is Archimedes from "The Sword in the Stone".

Morgan says "I'm only 6" and her father replies "You won't always be." – a reference to "Peter Pan".

Nathaniel congratulates Edward on capturing trolls – similar to Zazu's ditty "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" in "The Lion King".