Iconic Objects in Disney Films (List)

[SWillie!]

Helloooo... so talking in the Cinderella thread about the Cinderella steelbook and how I think it would probably feature the iconic slipper on the front just like Snow White had the iconic apple got me thinking about all of the well-known, "iconic" objects in each of the films. Seeing as how I love lists, I think it'd be interesting to go through and list which objects from each film really embody that film. Something that isn't a character (in most cases)... The slipper, the apple, the magic feather, the rose, etc... In a situation where a movie doesn't necessarily have a "THE" object, then make one up that you think embodies that movie! Like a bow and arrow for Robin Hood, for example. So pick your favorite movie and why you think that image best represents that movie. I'll keep the list updated as we go.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Apple
Pinocchio - Wishing Star
Fantasia - Sorceror's Hat
Dumbo - Magic Feather
Bambi
Saludos Amigos
The Three Caballeros
Make Mine Music
Fun and Fancy Free
Melody Time
Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
Cinderella - Slipper
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp
Sleeping Beauty
101 Dalmatians
The Sword in the Stone
The Jungle Book
The Aristocats
Robin Hood
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Honey Pot
The Rescuers
The Fox and the Hound
The Black Cauldron
The Great Mouse Detective
Oliver & Company
The Little Mermaid
The Rescuers Down Under
Beauty and the Beast - The Rose
Aladdin
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
Tarzan
Fantasia 2000
Dinosaur
The Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Lilo & Stitch
Treasure Planet
Brother Bear
Home On The Range
Chicken Little
Meet The Robinsons
Bolt
The Princess And The Frog
Tangled
Winnie The Pooh

[blackcauldron85]

Neat idea for a thread! Some of these are tongue-in-cheek but most are legit

Winnie the Pooh- Eeyore's tail
Tangled- the Sun or a lantern
Meet the Robinsons- time machine
Brother Bear- Kenai's totem
Treasure Planet- solar surfer or RLS Legacy
Atlantis- crystal
Fantasia 2000- yo-yo
Tarzan- sketch pad
Mulan- lantern
Hercules or Bolt- lightning bolt
Pocahontas- biscuit
The Great Mouse Detective- Big Ben
The Black Cauldron- the Cauldron
The Sword in the Stone- the sword...in the stone
Sleeping Beauty- a spinning wheel
Peter Pan- pirate ship
Melody Time- an apple or a cigarette
Fun and Fancy Free- a bean
Make Mine Music- guns
Bambi- frozen pond

[Super Aurora]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Apple

Pinocchio - Wishing Star

Fantasia - Sorceror's Hat

Dumbo - Magic Feather

Bambi- Green. Lots and lots of Green.

Saludos Amigos-----------
l---------Latino objects (sombrero)
The Three Caballeros-----

Make Mine Music -dunno

Fun and Fancy Free- dunno

Melody Time- dunno

Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad - hard to say

Cinderella - Slipper

Alice in Wonderland- Alice's dress (the blue color became very iconic now)

Peter Pan- Neverland island

Lady and the Tramp- probably the collar with name tag

Sleeping Beauty- spinning wheel or Dragon

101 Dalmatians- dog's spots

The Sword in the Stone- the sword

The Jungle Book- fire?

The Aristocats -dunno

Robin Hood- bow and arrows

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Honey Pot

The Rescuers- dunno

The Fox and the Hound- dunno

The Black Cauldron- cauldron

The Great Mouse Detective- dunno

Oliver & Company- dunno

The Little Mermaid- dinglehopper??

The Rescuers Down Under -eagle

Beauty and the Beast - The Rose

Aladdin-lamp

The Lion King-either pride rock or the simba painting by rafiki

Pocahontas- wind and colorful leaves

The Hunchback of Notre Dame- the bells

Hercules- Greek lettering or the Medellin with thunder symbol

Mulan- red dragon

Tarzan- dunno

Fantasia 2000- the celebrities lol

Dinosaur- dinosaurs lol

The Emperor's New Groove- llama?

Atlantis: The Lost Empire- the crystal

Lilo & Stitch- surf board

Treasure Planet- dunno

Brother Bear- dunno

Home On The Range- dunno

Chicken Little- dunno

Meet The Robinsons - the time ship

Bolt- the thunder bolt symbol

The Princess And The Frog- dunno

Tangled- either the tower or the sun symbol.

Winnie The Pooh- honey pot again lol





That's my guesses.

[Disney's Divinity]

The Little Mermaid - The trident? Maybe that dancing figurine in Ariel's grotto?
Pocahontas - The spinning compass.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - The map of Paris?
Hercules ~ That lightning bolt medallion that Hercules wears?
Mulan ~ The little girl's doll?
Treasure Planet ~ Treasure Planet
The Princess and the Frog ~ The menu for her restaurant (the one she and her father look at in the intro.)?

[Cheshire_Cat]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Besides the apple, I would also consider the magic mirror to be an iconic item from the movie. It represents an inward reflection on one's soul, particularly accentuating that beauty is only skin deep.

The Little Mermaid

I think Ariel's voice is an iconic item. Much of the story revolves around her ability to sing beautifully, as well as her desire to give up one of her greatest talents for something she cares deeply about.

Mulan

The sword. Since the sword is universally seen as a phallic symbol, it portrays Mulan giving up traditional femininity and embracing something traditionally out of her reach because of her gender.

[Chernabog_Rocks]

Bambi - The butterfly that landed on his tail? It's a fairly common thing to see for some Bambi merchandise.

Alice In Wonderland - The 'Drink Me' bottle? A White Rose with dripping red paint?

Peter Pan - Captain Hook's hook?

Sleeping Beauty - Spinning wheel

The Rescuers - The diamond?

Black Cauldron - The cauldron?

Little Mermaid - The seashell with Ariel's voice in it.

Rescuers Down Under - Eagle's feather?

Aladdin - The lamp

Emperors New Groove - Llama potion

Atlantis - Atlantean crystal


That's all I can think of at the moment.

[milojthatch]

Mulan

The sword. Since the sword is universally seen as a phallic symbol, it portrays Mulan giving up traditional femininity and embracing something traditionally out of her reach because of her gender.

Along those same line, you could say her Geisha fan is very symbolic. She rejects it early on in the film, but yet, it ends up being the weapon she ultimately defeats Shun Yu with.

[Flanger-Hanger]

Ichabod and Mr. Toad - pumpkin head and/or motorcar

Great Mouse Detective - magnifying glass or Big Ben

Aristocats - musical instruments

Rescuers - bottle with message in it

[FigmentJedi]

Memory Scanner would be a better Meet the Robinsons object. It's the core of the entire plot.

[Cheshire_Cat]

Mulan

The sword. Since the sword is universally seen as a phallic symbol, it portrays Mulan giving up traditional femininity and embracing something traditionally out of her reach because of her gender.

Along those same line, you could say her Geisha fan is very symbolic. She rejects it early on in the film, but yet, it ends up being the weapon she ultimately defeats Shun Yu with.

Not to mention the fact that the men were able to defeat the Huns while being dressed up as women. It's one of those movies which shows how femininity can itself be very empowering.

[slave2moonlight]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Yes, the apple, for Disney's Snow White I think the heart box almost seems more iconic to me.
Pinocchio - the star (I guess... I don't love that choice, but I can't think of anything else)
Fantasia - Sorceror's Hat (it's gotta bit this one)
Dumbo - Magic Feather or Casey Jr. the Circus Train
Bambi - Not really any objects in this movie, but whenever I was growing up, Bambi was always pictured looking at the butterfly on his tail. Even toys came with that Butterfly on his tail. Besides that, I would think somehow the unseen gun or the gunshot are very iconic...
Saludos Amigos - I would pick Pedro the airplane's mail bag or the letters within
The Three Caballeros - Sombreros or the big birthday present? Or probably that magic carpet sarape the most.
Make Mine Music - Peter's pop gun, or music notes/pages...
Fun and Fancy Free - A Unicycle or the Harp, or the key. Even party hats.
Melody Time - I would expect Johnny Appleseed's pot hat, bible, and sack, or music notes again, or anything cowboy related for Pecos Bill.
Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad - The books with the title characters, or the motor car and pumpkin head.
Cinderella - Slipper ('nuff said)
Alice in Wonderland - Hatter's hat, though almost anything from this movie is so unusual that it could work. Bread and Butterflies? Little bottles that say "Drink Me". You know what you're gonna see with any clues like that.
Peter Pan - I always think of Peter's hat.
Lady and the Tramp - a plate of spaghetti? Or Scamp, ha. Oh, the hat box lady was in as a pup.
Sleeping Beauty - The Spinning Wheel
101 Dalmatians - Kanine Krunchies, Cruella's cig and holder, a fur coat... spots.
The Sword in the Stone - The Sword in the Stone
The Jungle Book - bananas? Coconuts? Fire? Jungle trees/plants? The book itself
The Aristocats - Musical instruments? Scat Cat's hat? A basket? I haven't seen this one recently enough.
Robin Hood - An arrow, Robin's hat, gold coins or a sack of them.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Honey Pot
The Rescuers - A message in a bottle
The Fox and the Hound - a shotgun, a barrel dog house, Amos's hat
The Black Cauldron - the cauldron
The Great Mouse Detective - a magnifying glass, basil's hat
Oliver & Company - the 5th avenue collar, sunglasses, Sausages linked together
The Little Mermaid - the dinglehopper (fork)
The Rescuers Down Under - a golden feather
Beauty and the Beast - The Rose
Aladdin - the lamp
The Lion King - Rafiki's staff... or edible bugs, also the Simba painting Rafiki did
Pocahontas - Haven't seen this in a while. She had a special necklace, right? A compass could work too? Leaves blowing
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - the king of fools crown and scepter
Hercules - Any Herc merchandise (wasn't there a water bottle or something?)
Mulan - her fan, or her helmet
Tarzan - a spear or the baboon sketch
Fantasia 2000 - Maybe the toy soldier and ballerina...
The Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - barely remember, was there a crystal necklace?
Lilo & Stitch - surf board or anything Hawaiian or Elvis related, or one of their space guns, which were very unique
Treasure Planet - the map

Skipped the other stuff because I haven't seen it ENOUGH, and also, I'm tired.

[PixarFan2006]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Poison Apple
Pinocchio - The Star in the Sky
Fantasia - The Sorcerer's Hat
Dumbo - The Magic Feather
Bambi - The Butterfly
Saludos Amigos - ???
The Three Caballeros - ???
The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad - ???
Cinderella - The Glass Slipper
Alice in Wonderland - A teacup
Lady and the Tramp - The plate of spaghetti
Peter Pan - Crocodile
Sleeping Beauty - Spinning Wheel
One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Snow
The Sword in the Stone - The Said Sword

[milojthatch]

Along those same line, you could say her Geisha fan is very symbolic. She rejects it early on in the film, but yet, it ends up being the weapon she ultimately defeats Shun Yu with.

Not to mention the fact that the men were able to defeat the Huns while being dressed up as women. It's one of those movies which shows how femininity can itself be very empowering.

Exactly! Boy, talking about all of this almost makes me want to right an essay about it! "Mulan" has so many themes and sub-themes to it. Such a great film.

[Dr Frankenollie]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Magic Mirror
Pinocchio - Geppetto's clocks
Fantasia - Broomstick
Dumbo - Magic Feather
Bambi - Woodlands
Saludos Amigos - Bananas/toucans (from the 'Aquarelo Do Brasil' sequence)
The Three Caballeros - Donald's present
Make Mine Music - Alice Bluebonnet
Fun and Fancy Free - Beanstalk
Melody Time - Musical notes
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad - Flaming Jack-o-lantern (or the stain glass image of a candle at the beginning and end)

Cinderella - The slipper
Alice in Wonderland - Teapot
Peter Pan - Captain Hook's, er, hook
Lady and the Tramp - Spaghetti dinner
Sleeping Beauty - The Fairies' Cottage
One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Cruella's car
The Sword in the Stone - The titular sword in the stone
The Jungle Book - Mowgli's crib, or the ruins of King Louie's home
The Aristocats - Paint (possibly)
Robin Hood - Bow and arrow
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - 'Hunny' Pot
The Rescuers - The Devil's Eye Diamond, Medusa's swampmobile or the river boat

[Christopher_TCUIH]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - shiny miney jewels
Pinocchio - woodworks
Fantasia - earth
Dumbo - ears
Bambi - trees
Saludos Amigos - guacamole 
The Three Caballeros - salsa
Make Mine Music - flutes
Fun and Fancy Free - beans
Melody Time - music notes
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - turkey legs
Cinderella - pumpkins
Alice in Wonderland - mushrooms
Peter Pan - dust
Lady and the Tramp - fleas
Sleeping Beauty - raven
101 Dalmatians - kanine krunchies
The Sword in the Stone - magic wand
The Jungle Book - fetched water
The Aristocats - creme de la creme a la Edgar
Robin Hood - gold
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - bees
The Rescuers - rats
The Fox and the Hound - Abigail's milk
The Black Cauldron - pigs
The Great Mouse Detective - magnifying glass
Oliver and Company - new york city
The Little Mermaid - Ursula's body language
The Rescuers Down Under - Australia
Beauty and the Beast - tea sets
Aladdin - hookah/fry maker
The Lion King - pride rock
Pocahontas - colors of the wind
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - hellfire
Hercules - thunderclouds
Mulan - rice
Tarzan - sketch book
Fantasia 2000 - mars
Dinosaur - lemurs
The Emperor's New Groove - beetle dish
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - scrolls
Lilo and Stitch - coffee, skrump
Treasure Planet - moons
Brother Bear - salmon
Home on the Range - canyons
Chicken Little - falling skies
Meet the Robinsons - bowler hats
Bolt - boredom
The Princess and the Frog - gumbo
Tangled - comb
Winnie the Pooh - honey

[Heartless]

My only suggestion that I haven't seen yet is Evangeline for The Princess and the Frog..

[Disney Duster]

Okay, places, animals, and elements (wind, fire, earth, water) are not OBJECTS people...

I came here to pick either objects that I think are better because they're actual objects or ones that tell the story more. That means some of these may not exactly be about memorability.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The magic mirror. Why: Because not only did it start the whole story, it continued to move the story forward, and lead to that apple.

Pinocchio: I might choose the Blue Fairy's wand over the wishing star because I think it's more of an object and because stars are in so many Disney movies. But if not, then the star. The wand represents the same thing though.

Bambi: Stop choosing animals and locations! It should be a drop of rain. If you want, it can be a leaf with a drop of rain on it/falling from it. Why: "Little April Showers", and the rain stops the climactic fire.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: the flaming pumpkin. Why: Because that is the most iconic thing out of the whole movie, no matter how fun Mr. Toad's story was.

Cinderella: The magic wand. Why: Oh, the slipper's the best choice and has more to do with the story, I'm just on a magic wand kick and I like uniformity and it is very important to the story and there is even a focus on it being lost and Cinderella knowing her fairy godmother by it.

Alice in Wonderland: the door and doorknob. Why: Your entry into the story, your entry out. And yes, I know this time its a character but also an object at the same time! But the door part isn't a character...

Peter Pan: The ship cloud. Why: clouds are everywhere in this film, and this particular object kind of represents what the story's about when you see the ending.

Lady and the Tramp: Lady's collar. Why: Besides making you know its about dogs, it's extremely important, it stands for what her owners give her, what she loses, what Tramp gets later. But the spaghetti dinner is a perfect other choice because it represents the love that is central to the story and the most iconic scene.

Sleeping Beauty: The spinning wheel may be the best choice but my other pick is Aurora's cradle. Why: it starts the story and all its problems, and represents sleeping.

101 Dalmatians: Either the basket of puppies or the newspaper about them. Why: represents what happens in the story. More memorable one: Cruella's car. Why: At least it has to do with finding the puppies.

The Sword in the Stone: Merlin's wand. Why: It's so important to the story about teaching Arthur...and it's less obvious.

The Jungle Book: A BRANCH with fire on it. Why: It specifically what Mowgli used, and it was what the animals wanted, were afraid of, what made him a man to return to his village.

The AristoCats: Probably has to be that basket. Why: No other memorable object that really has to do with the main point of the story.

Robin Hood: The bullseye with the arrow splitting the other arrow. Why: More specific than just a bow and arrow, how amazing this chaarcter is, wins Maid Marian's kiss, but it's also his entrapment, pretty climactic.

The Fox and the Hound: Yes the gun. Why: It is what connects yet divides the characters.

The Black Cauldron: Haha, the sword! Why: Important to the main character, and less obvious.

The Great Mouse Detective: Please stop picking Big Ben which was a place and was also kinda iconic in Peter Pan. A magnifying glass or...the queen robot? Wish I remembered more.

Oliver & Company: Oliver's collar or the box he came from. Why: Fairly important or having to do with the story, and nothing better I remember.

The Little Mermaid: A fork doesn't evoke enough of this film. Either the shell with Ariel's voice or Eric's statue. Runner-up is that dancing music box. Or the dinglehopper with the knife and spoon in the candelabra.

Beauty and the Beast: Yea the rose is the best choice but to be less obvious I would pick the painting of the prince that is ripped. Yes. Awesome choice I know. Runner-up is the magic mirror. All are really important and have to do with the story, including a whole reflection on oneself metaphor.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: The figure of Esmeralda. Or of Quasimodo. Why: It has more to do with what the main character wants, and he makes it himself.

Fantasia 2000: The circular steps that the conductor goes on. Why: They were in the first film just like the hat, but the hat went first. It unifies all the segments.

Dinasaur: Wasn't there some drawing or marking of some sort that had some special signifigance...can't remember...soooo boring...

The Emporer's New Groove: A potion bottle that could be any potion. Why: If it could be any potion it has to do with the ending, the whole conflict, and the resolution.

Lilo & Stitch: Elvis record in record player. Why: I think it has more special signifigance than the surf board from a non-main character.

Princess and the Frog: The AMULET that causes the bigger aspect of the story. Or just a lily pad. Hey, they used just lily pads a lot in advertising.

Rapunzel: THE MAGIC FLOWER. How did any of you forget? Why: I do NOT need to explain why.

Winnie the Pooh: The LETTER from Christopher Robin which is more specific to this movie than a honey pot which has more to do with the first movie.

[Christopher_TCUIH]

If the elements can't be objects, shouldn't that cloud ship not count either?

[SWillie!]

Good picks everybody! I'll be updating the list when I get a chance.

Duster, just because they aren't "objects" that doesn't mean they shouldn't be picked. I really just meant an image that isn't a character that represents the film. You have some good picks though too.

[Dr Frankenollie]

The Fox and the Hound - Amos Slade's gun
The Black Cauldron - Either the cauldron itself (obviously) or Gurgi's apple
The Great Mouse Detective - Basil's Magnifying Glass
Oliver & Company - Hot dog sausages
The Little Mermaid - The shell
The Rescuers Down Under - Marahute the Golden Eagle

Beauty and the Beast - The rose or the mirror
Aladdin - Magic Lamp
The Lion King - Rafiki's staff
Pocahontas - John Smith's compass
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Esmeralda's map of the city
Hercules - Hercules action figure
Mulan - Mulan's sword
Tarzan - Sketchy Portrait of Tarzan
Fantasia 2000 - Flamingoes' yo-yo