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  • For this week's episode of Disney Facts, we're listening to our YouTube commenters.

  • We've seen your feedback, and we know what you want.

  • We're diving into Disney Animation's most recently critically acclaimed film, Zootopia.

  • Zootopia includes several nods to previous films, with Disney's second-most recent film, Big Hero 6 getting most of the attention.

  • For starters, there's a Baymax antenna on the van that Nick Wilde runs his "pawpsicle"business out of.

  • [Hello, I am Baymax.]

  • Meanwhile in Chief Bogo's office, he sports a calendar that showcases the skyline of San Fransokyo.

  • There's one more Big Hero 6 reference we wanted to call out, and that's the Hamada's café.

  • The Lucky Cat Café appears in the Zootopia universe when Judy Hopps chases a weasel all throughout the city.

  • Another movie with a fair share of nods is Frozen.

  • [Let... it... go.]

  • Similar to the human world, it turns out Anna and Elsa have a prominent following in the animal world.

  • Two young, sibling elephants are wearing what appears to be Anna and Elsa costumes.

  • Let's go ahead and talk about the elephant in the room.

  • In the ice cream shop, we see two plates that feature the same pattern from the wallpaper in Anna's bedroom.

  • Next up, we have a weasel selling counterfeit copies of Disney-inspired movies.

  • From Pig Hero 6 to Meowana, the filmmakers very cleverly threw in nods to movies from the past and future.

  • Not to mention, the weasel is named Duke Weasleton, which is clearly related to the Duke of Weselton in Frozen, who was jokingly called Duke Weasleton all throughout the movie.

  • Byron Howard and Rich Moore co-directed the film, and they have gone on to say that it would be nearly impossible to count all of the hidden Mickey's in the film.

  • We'll take their word for it and only point out a couple here.

  • If you're feeling up for a challenge, feel free to find the others and let us know what we missed.

  • Another character from Disney's very early stages also shows up in Zootopia.

  • This subway train is covered in graffiti, and features a stenciled image of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

  • Zootopia animators drew inspiration from some of Walt Disney's earliest work.

  • When designing the look of Assistant Mayor Bellwether, they referred to the lambs from the 1940s films, Melody Time and Fun and Fancy Free.

  • Lastly, we wanted to draw attention to the abundance of puns and pop culture references that Zootopia features.

  • You could go frame-by-frame and discover a handful more that we haven't even found yet.

  • The blu-ray also features a special segment where the filmmakers reveal more Easter Eggs, whichis now available.

  • And there are 10 of our favorite Easter Eggs from Zootopia.

  • Let us know in the comments of which film you'd like us to dissect next.

For this week's episode of Disney Facts, we're listening to our YouTube commenters.

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