(I don't know why but the scene in the gif makes me laugh so much every time I watch Aladdin).

1. Originally, Aladdin was not an orphan. He had a mother, to whom he sang the touching song "Proud of Your Boy." Eventually, both she and the song were cut.

2. Aladdin was modelled after Tom Cruise.

3. In the original story draft, there were two genies. One was the genie of the lamp, and the other was the genie of the ring.

4. Patrick Stewart was forced to turn down the role of Jafar due to scheduling conflicts with Star Trek: The Next Generation.

5. Robin Williams was the first major celebrity to be cast in an animated movie.

6. The character design for Jafar is based on Maleficent.

7. Whenever Aladdin tells a lie, the feather on his hat falls forward.

8. Robin Williams improvised much of the dialogue used in the film. He recorded almost 16 hours of ad-libbed dialogue.

9. It was originally going to be revealed that the street merchant (seen at the beginning of the film) was really the genie in disguise. Robin Williams also voiced this merchant.

10. Frank Welker, who voiced Abu, is also the voice of Megatron, Fred Jones and Hefty Smurf.

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Hope you enjoyed these facts! Next movie I'm doing facts for is Dumbo!
Which movie should I do facts for after that?
Lady and the Tramp or Oliver and Company?