23 Disney Facts That Will Make You Feel Hella Old (2024)

1. The actor who provided the voice of Prince Eric will turn 43 this year. 2. Hercules was still showing in theaters when Kylie Jenner was born. 3. Beauty and the Beast came out nearly 25 years ago. 4. Emma Watson, who will play Belle in the upcoming live adaptation, was just a year old when the animated film was originally released. 5. Raven-Symoné was just 13 when she shot Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, and over 16 years have passed since the movie first aired. 6. Anyone who becomes old enough to drive in 2016 will know only of a time when you could get FastPasses to avoid lines at Disneyland. 7. These Disney collector cups were sold at Burger King locations back in 1994, a full 21 years ago. 8. Christina Aguilera's single "Reflection" — from the Mulan soundtrack — was released in June 1998. Jaden Smith was born the following month (July 8, 1998). 9. Riley turned 12 at the end of Inside Out, meaning she ~theoretically~ wasn’t alive when Monsters, Inc. came out in 2001. 10. Most teens today won’t recognize these bulky VHS cases, as Disney has been releasing titles on DVD worldwide for over 15 years. 11. Disney’s California Adventure theme park opened in 2001 — two years before MySpace first launched in 2003. 12. It's been 20 years since A Goofy Movie was released. 13. And in case you missed the memo, Max became a total lumbersexual DILF. 14. The first Disney Store opened its doors 28 years ago. 15. It’s been 17 years since The Parent Trap introduced us to Lindsay Lohan, and a full decade since her last Disney film, Herbie: Fully Loaded. 16. Finding Nemo was released in 2003, over 12 years ago. Clownfish generally live between six and ten years in the wild, so… 17. If Princess Jasmine were a real person, she’d be turning 40 next year. 18. There hasn't been a new episode of Lizzie McGuire in over 11 years. 19. It’s been 16 years since the live-action Inspector Gadget movie was released. That’s roughly the same amount of time that passed between when the original cartoon first aired in 1983 and when the live-action version hit theaters in 1999. 20. Michelle Trachtenberg was 14 when she starred in Inspector Gadget. Here’s what she looked like then versus how she looks now (at almost 30). 21. Disney’s first 3D theatrical film came out almost a decade ago. 22. Jared Gilmore, who plays Henry Mills in Once Upon a Time, was born about a year AFTER Tarzan was released in theaters. 23. This photo was taken more than 20 years ago.