Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5205908-20150206194003/@comment-1916997-20150206201430

This show has always used lots of Disney references, all the way from Season 1. Here's some examples: The Dwarfs' names are the same as they are in the Disney movie, Maleficent's name is the same as the Disney movie, Martin and Myrah are styled after Honest John and Gideon from Disney's Pinoccio in both look and personality, The Genie comes from Agrabah which is where Disney's Alladin is set, Belle chips a teacup referencing Chip from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Snow hums "A Smile and A Song" from Disney's Snow White, and the pose Snow takes after she eats the posion apple is exactly the same as the Disney film. Additionally, Snow, Charming, Evil Queen (both queen and hag form), Cinderella, and Belle all wear clothes at some time in Season 1 that are definitly referencing there Disney counterparts. So while you may not have noticed all the Disney connections in earlier seasons, they were definitly there.