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Fact #2521

Mickey's Christmas Carol was filmed in 1983.

Fact #2522

The movie marked the return of Mickey Mouse and friends in their first film after almost 30 years.

Fact #2523

(Just putting this fact out there since Frozen was released during the Holiday season) Idena Menzel herself confirmed that Frozen 2 is indeed happening!

Fact #2524

Star Wars Episode 7 will be released in theatres Christmas of next year.

Fact #2525

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color went behind the scenes for Babes In Toyland movie's wrap party... except since the whole wrap party was scripted and choreographed, it wasn't really "behind the scenes," exactly. Annette Funicello co-hosted it with Walt and it featured performances by many cast members.

Fact #2526

A bunch of the pieces from the movie - Mary's garden, the shoe house, the pumpkin house and the trees - were an attraction at Disneyland's Opera House for about a year following the release of the movie.

Fact #2527

Polar Express author Chris Van Allsburg gets a reference to his hometown in the movie. When Hero Boy looks at a picture of himself on Santa's lap, you can see that it was taken at Herpolsheimer's. That was a real department store in Allsburg's hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which is also where the movie premiere was held.

Fact #2528

When the conductor says "11344 Edbrooke" near the beginning of the film, he's referring to director Robert Zemeckis' actual childhood home in Chicago.

Fact #2529

There's a scene in The Santa Clause where Tim Allen makes a little joke about a number his ex-wife should call: 1-800-SPANK-ME. It should come as a surprise to no one that bored kids actually called this number. Parents were scandalized when they discovered they were paying for "hot, wild phone fun" at $2.50 to $4.99 a minute. Apparently one man's 10-year-old daughter racked up more than $250 in phone bills. Disney removed the scene from post-1997 VHS copies; it has also been removed for television broadcast.

Fact #2530

Mickey's Christmas Carol was the last time the voice of Donald Duck was provided by Clarence Nash, the original voice of Donald Duck.

Fact #2531

The film also marked was the first time that Scrooge McDuck was voiced by Alan Young, who then went on to voice Scrooge for other Disney projects, including DuckTales.

Fact #2532

Vincent Price was slated to do the voice of Santa Claus in Nightmare Before Christmas, but when recording started, his wife had recently passed away. Price's despondency came through in his voiceover, and a local actor was used instead.

Fact #2533

The toy soldiers from 1961's Babes in Toyland also have a cameo in Mary Poppins, which was released three years later.

Fact #2534

Tim Allen has a criminal record and Disney has a no hiring of ex-cons policy. An exception was made for the Santa Claus movie.

Fact #2535

When Scott and Charlie are leaving the North Pole in the sleigh and pass by the moon, the moon has a distinct Mickey Mouse logo on it.

Fact #2536

The movie reveals that Santa Clause's favorite snack is cookies, and favorite drink is hot chocolate. The DVD released bonus material contains 3 recipes on how to make Santa's favorite pizza, cookies, and hot chocolate, and short videos demonstrating the cooking procedures.

Fact #2537

When the kids scream, "Let him go! Let Santa go!" that is a reference to Miracle on 34th Street, released in 1947.

Fact #2538

When Laura looks at the Mystery Date game the music we hear is the jingle the old television commercials for the board game.

Fact #2539

The first move of the Santa Clause was the only Santa Clause movie that didn't feature a villain.

Fact #2540

The scene where Tim Allen takes his son to the Denny's on Christmas Eve is filmed at a Denny's location in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Just minutes away from my home town!). The restaurant shown in the scene was one of the few Denny's in Canada at the time and was located at Ellesmere Road & Markham Road. The location is no longer a Denny's restaurant, although as of 2014 the building is still standing. The driveway entrance that Tim Allen turns into is on Ellesmere Road. The apartments that can be seen in the distant background are on Markham Road. "The Beer Store" in the near background is located in the same plaza as the restaurant, but is no longer a beer outlet. This scene has often been mistakenly thought to have been recorded at a Swiss chalet restaurant in Oakville that had to be altered to reflect the Denny's chain.

Fact #2541

The zoo where Scott talks to Charlie is actually the Toronto Zoo in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

Fact #2542

At the soccer game, Neal hands Scott his card and places his wallet in his back pocket. When Neal and Laura are walking back to the car with Charlie, Neal places his wallet in his back pocket again.

Fact #2543

During Scott Calvin's first year as Santa, he visits Sarah, the little girl. She is clearly missing her two front teeth. She wants him to drink the milk but he says he is lactose intolerant. The next year she leaves him soy milk, and when she speaks she is still missing her two front teeth.

Fact #2544

When Scott Calvin runs outside in his pajamas when Charlie's Mom picks up Charlie, the car they pull away in has Alberta plates.

Fact #2545

When Scott/Santa is arrested, he leaves Charlie and the reindeer waiting on the roof of the Miller house. When the E.L.F.S. squad comes to the house, they find Charlie alone. The reindeer and sleigh have disappeared with no explanation whatsoever.

Fact #2546

Towards the end of the movie, when Scott Calvin has fully become Santa, he begins to make his rounds during the following Christmas. Legend has it that Santa only comes in the middle of the night after children are asleep, with references made alluding to this early in the movie. However, at the time Santa is arrested, he is shown delivering presents in what appears to be early to mid evening, with adults and children milling around the streets, still dressed and not in pajamas, and a fair amount of traffic on the streets.

Fact #2547

Toy Santa's line, "You are a sad, strange little man," is also used by Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, released in 1995. Also when the Toy Santa says "I think Santa feels a little Buzz!" is from him being "Buzz Lightyear" in Toy Story.

Fact #2548

In the opening credits, several Jack-in-the-Boxes pop open. The last one to open is the same type of Jack-in-the-Box that is seen numerous times in Elf.

Fact #2549

Jack Frost is seen wearing a black and white outfit with a pale and white look, referring to Jack Skellington from the The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Fact #2550

Peter Boyle played Mr. Whittle, Scott Calvin's supervisor in the first movie, then was recast as Father Time in the latter movies. You may remember him as Raymond's dad from the TV show "Everybody Loves Ramond". This was also Peter Boyle's final film before he passed away.

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Happy Holidays!