- Aladdin was the third movie in the three-movie deal Alan Menken and Howard Ashman were contracted to.
- Originally, Aladdin was supposed to have been produced before Beauty and the Beast, but was pushed back behind BatB when production slowed too much.
- An original score was completed, but as the writers decided to make changes in the story, the score was *completely* re-done. Only 'Friend Like Me' and the essentials of 'Arabian Nights' were preserved in the final draft.
- In the earlier drafts, Aladdin was supposed to have a mother in the movie, but eventually the writers took her out of the story when her role became less important.
- If you look carefully at the pyramid of miniature animal figurines that the Sultan is building, you will see one of the Beast from BatB.
- The two men whose shoulders Aladdin looks over when Prince Achmed parades through Agrabah are actually caricatures of directors and producers John Musker and Ron Clements, and they also provided their voices.