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Fridge Brilliance

  • Dumbo's name in this movie comes from a sign that originally spells "Dear Baby Jumbo". After the D falls down and knocks off the J, the sign suddenly spells "ear Baby Dumbo" - and although the audience only cares about the "Dumbo" part, the "ear baby" part is very fitting due to Dumbo being a baby with big ears.
  • The original Dumbo film ended with Dumbo discovering his ability to fly and becoming the circus's star attraction. This film is a tale that focuses on what happens after Dumbo achieved success.
  • Dumbo and his mother return to the jungle in India. In Disney's 2016 Jungle Book adaptation, the elephants were described as being gods, so Dumbo's flight ability couldn't be a coincidence. The elephants in the India herd certainly react to Dumbo's zooming overhead with interest and approval, perhaps recognition.
  • If the people responsible for rehoming Mrs. Jumbo and Dumbo know where she was captured, they may have made an effort to release them in the same area. That may be her family down there.

Fridge Horror

  • Considering the fire that broke out in Dreamland, what became of the Werewolf of Central Park, Reptilla, and the other animals on Nightmare Island? Did they have families, too? We never see their fates, and they aren’t even mentioned again.


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