Aladdin originally had a mother. She was even supposed to sing the song ``Proud Of Your Boy.''
    Some of the Genie's imitations were cut from the film, including John Wayne, George Bush and Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
    Williams worked for ``scale'' ($485 per day, Screen Actors Guild minimum), plus a painting by Pablo Picasso.
    Bears a similar plot and characters to Thief of Bagdad, The (1940).
    The genie appears in the following guises: a nightclub entertainer, a Scotsman, a Scots dog, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senor Wences, Ed Sullivan (I), a slot machine, Groucho Marx, a boxing trainer, a fireworks rocket, a French ma?tre d', a roast turkey, a pink rabbit, a dragon, a certificate, a pair of lips, Robert De Niro, a flight attendant, Carol Channing, a sheep, a hammock, a muscle man, Pinocchio, a    magician, a Frenchman in a beret and striped shirt, a chef, Julius Caesar, Arsenio Hall, a tailor, a game-show host, a drum major, Walter Brennan, a little boy, a fat man, TV parade hosts, a tiger, a goat, a harem girl, Ethel Merman, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack Nicholson, a teacher, a talking lampshade, a bee, a submarine, a    one-man band, a script prompter, a ventriloquist, a Fantasia (1940)-like devil, William F. Buckley, Jafar, cheerleaders, a baseball pitcher, a tourist with a Goofy hat, and the moon. For release in India, Disney replaced the game show host with a cricket commentator.
    In early drawing, Aladdin resembled Michael J. Fox. As the story developed, Jeffrey Katzenberg didn't think Aladdin had enough appeal to women, so he asked Aladdin to be beefed up a bit to resemble Tom Cruise.
    Jasmine's appearance was influenced by Jennifer Connelly, as well as the sister of her animator, Mark Henn.
    The stack of blocks that Jasmine's father plays with is sitting on a toy of the Beast from Beauty and the Beast (1991), another Disney animated movie. Sebastian from Little Mermaid, The (1989) and Pinocchio (1940) can also be spotted.
    Aladdin's animator claimed she based his character on Tom Cruise.
    When the Genie changes Abu into a car, the license plate reads `ABU 1''.
    The lyrics of the opening song, ``Arabian Nights'', were changed for the video release due to pressure from groups who were offended by the original lyrics. The original lyrics were: ``Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face. It's barbaric, but hey it's home.'' The new lyrics are: ``Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense, it's barbaric, but hey it's home''.
    The two men in the crowd that Aladdin pushes through are caricatures of a couple of the animators (John Musker and Ron Clements); the original plan was to use film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, but they couldn't get permission.
    The rumour that after Aladdin climbs up the balcony and gets confronted by the    tiger he whispers ``Take off your clothes'' is false. He actually says ``Take off and go.''
    Early scripts included Aladdin's mother, who sang a song called ``Proud of Your Boy'', and another song for Jafar called `Humiliate the Boy''. Jafar's song was cut, as it was considered too cruel for Disney.