List of Disney References in Enchanted - Beauty and The Beast

Specific references made to Beauty and the Beast include:

  • A bell jar with a rose is seen in Giselle's cottage – a reference to the one in Beauty and the Beast.
  • Edward and Nathaniel's first conversation is very much like Gaston and Le Fou's – hunting and girls.
  • Giselle runs up a grassy hill with her arms outstretched during "That's How You Know" – a reference to a similar shot of Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
  • Nathaniel watches a soap opera that features the musical theme of Beauty and the Beast and actress Paige O'Hara portraying a woman named Angela – O'Hara provided the speaking and singing voice of Belle.
  • The set design of the soap opera scene – a reference to the bandaging scene in Beauty and the Beast.
  • The soap opera's characters: Angela, Jerry and Ogden – a reference to Angela Lansbury (the voice of Mrs. Potts), Jerry Orbach (the voice of Lumière) and David Ogden Stiers (the voice of Cogsworth).
  • The King's and Queen's ball – an homage to the ballroom scene in Beauty and the Beast, which also feature a couple dancing under a chandelier, to a song sung from the perspective of an observer (in Beauty and the Beast, it is the title song by Mrs. Potts; in Enchanted, it is "So Close" by Jon McLaughlin). The camera angles are also very similar to the scene it references.
  • Robert's costume at the ball – resembles the clothes that the Beast wore during the ballroom scene.
  • As Giselle lies dying in Robert's arms, he whispers, "Please don't leave me." Belle said the same thing to the Beast as he was dying.
  • As Giselle and Robert say their goodbyes, Prince Edward checks his reflection in his sword, a reference to Gaston during his attempt to propose to Belle.
  • The climactic, rain-lashed chase on the roof of the castle is referenced in Enchanted's finale.
  • During the song "That's How You Know" a woman is shown with a candelabra headdress, a reference to Lumière
  • At the end as the storybook closes, the shop is called Epstein's Books. A reference to Alvin Epstein who provided the voice of the Bookseller in the 1991 Disney film.
  • In Morgan's room, there is a chair full of stuffed animals and a doll with sunglasses. The doll is Belle (Disney Princess Tea Time with Me doll). Later the doll is in the corner of the room.
  • In Morgan's room, on the mantle, there's a Belle figurine.
  • Edward's line "Thinking?" is similar to Gaston's.

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