Moana - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Moana or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Moana

[javier]

The beach scene where toddler Moana escorts a baby turtle across the beach with a palm leaf is a direct reference to Lilo and Stitch. During the credits of Lilo and Stitch, we see a photograph of Stitch escorting two turtles in a similar fashion on the beach.

[edgar]

According to archaeological evidence, the exploration of Western Polynesia proceeded rapidly until about 900 BCE, stopped suddenly for over 1,000 years, then resumed just as suddenly, with all of Eastern Polynesia colonized within a few centuries. Several plausible explanations exist, but the exact cause of the "Long Pause"remains a mystery.

[chad]

Walt Disney Animation Studios' first film to be scored by Mark Mancina since Brother Bear (2003) released 13 years prior.

[gabriel]

When Maui transforms into shark head Maui, his stomach tattoo changes to him with his shark head holding his hook.

[lonnie]

Many of the characters are Pacific island language names or words. Moana means "ocean" and "blue" in both Hawaiian and Maori. Vaiana, the title of the Asian and most of the European releases, means "fresh water". Heihei, Moana's pet rooster, means "chicken" in Maori. Pua, Moana's pet pig, means "offspring" or "flower," and may be short for "pua'a" meaning "pig." Maui is the name of a Polynesian demigod and the second largest Hawaiian island. Tui, Moana's father, is the name of a bird native to New Zealand, home of Temuera Morrison. Tala, Moana's grandmother, who tells the legend of Maui, Te Fiti and Te Ka at the beginning of the movie, means "story" in Samoan, and is the name of the goddess of the stars in Tagalog mythology. Tamatoa, the giant crab, means "trophies" in Maori.

[wallace]

John Musker and Ron Clements' first directorial effort since Hercules (1997) to take the name of the protagonist(s).

[sylvia]

Moana is the fourth Disney Princess to be barefoot throughout her film, after Aurora, Pocahontas and Rapunzel.

[michele]

Walt Disney Animation Studios' third film to have a pig as one of the main characters after The Black Cauldron (1985) and The Lion King (1994).

[nicholas]

The manner in which Te Ka crawls towards Moana before she restores the heart resembles the movements of Ursula in The Little Mermaid (1989), when she is crawling towards Ariel on the deck of the ship in the finale.

[oscar]

One of the Kakamora has face-paint very similar to Baymax from Big Hero 6 (2014).