Nevertheless, if viewers play the film in other languages on Disney+, the dryer door creaking sound effect from the original version is left intact.

A Mulan poster appears in Nani's room. Also, at one point, Lilo, Nani, and Stitch pass by a restaurant called "Mulan Wok".To please her little sister, Nani decides that Lilo can choose a dog from the shelter. However, Lilo does not want a cute dog. She wants Stitch, an alien who has crash landed and been mistaken for an animal. Meanwhile, Stitch already has some hunters from space and even Dr. Jumba Jookiba on his heels. Christmas: A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas • Disney Christmas Stories • World of Color: Season of Light

After the house blows up, Lilo's picture of her family is shown with three burned corners in distant shots, but only two are close up. When Lilo, Stitch, and Nani are walking towards the electronics store, the Chinese place next to the electronics store is called Mulan Wok, a possible homage to Disney's Mulan. Video Games: Lilo & Stitch (GBA) • Lilo & Stitch Pinball • Lilo & Stitch: Hawaiian Adventure • Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise • Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 • Lilo & Stitch's Island of Adventures • Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc • Kingdom Hearts II • Stitch Jam • Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep • Motto! Stitch! DS • Stitch! Super Chef • Stitch!Now ( Stitch Cosplay) • Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition • Disney Magical World • Disney Infinity • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Disney Magical World 2 • Disney Magic Kingdoms • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Epic Quest • Disney Getaway Blast • Disney Dreamlight Valley Production of Lilo & Stitch began with then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner deciding that in the wake of a number of high-profile and large-budget Disney animated features during the mid- 1990s, the studio might try its hand at a smaller and less expensive film. The idea was inspired by the production of Dumbo, an economically-made 1941 Walt Disney film produced in the wake of the more expensive Pinocchio and Fantasia. Chris Sanders, a head storyboard artist at Disney Feature Animation, was approached to pitch an idea. Sanders had created the character of Stitch in 1985 for an unsuccessful children's book pitch and developed a treatment for an animated feature featuring the character. The movie was originally intended to take place in rural Kansas so that Stitch could interact with other characters while still being isolated from wreaking greater havoc. A decision to change the film's setting to the Hawaiian island of Kauai was an important choice in defining the plot more clearly. No other animated feature had ever taken place on any of the Hawaiian islands before as most of the past films took place in Europe (such as The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Robin Hood (1973), or The Little Mermaid (1989)), North America (such as Pocahontas (1995), Pete's Dragon (1977), or Dumbo (1941)), Africa (such as The Lion King (1994), or Tarzan (1999)), or Asia (such as The Jungle Book (1967) which took place in India, or Mulan (1998) which took place in China). In Sanders' words: An unruly, blue alien with big ears and a little girl who has just lost her parents meet by chance on a paradise island and become inseparable friends. That sounds pretty crazy at first? It is: but the mixture of Hawaiian culture, exciting space action and the collision of two worlds is what makes "Lilo and Stitch" so incredibly endearing and exciting.Mertle and Gigi's relationship mirrors Lilo and Stitch, where both of them adopted them at the animal shelter, but didn't know they are genetic experiments until they found out later. When Lilo stops Nani from sending Stitch away, Lilo is wearing her red flower dress with sandals. But when she goes to her bedroom, she is wearing her nightgown with no sandals. Evidently, she changed clothes before entering her room. While it may seem strange that her nightgown is not in her room, there is nothing that says it can't be. Halloween: Halloween Pop'n LIVE • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • Scream and Shout Halloween Parade Prior to the production of "Lilo and Stitch", long research was conducted on the mentality of the inhabitants of Hawaii. To this end, the director and a team of various animators travelled to the island to experience the way of life and traditions of the islanders at first hand. During their stay, the creative minds were particularly inspired by the Hawaiian proverb "Ohana", which stands for the bond and cohesion of the family. There was also a scene in which Lilo introduces Stitch to Pudge the fish, which ultimately leads to the fish's death. Lilo then takes Pudge's body to the same graveyard where her parents were buried, and thus Stitch learns the consequences of his actions and gains a better understanding of mortality.

Originally, "Lilo and Stitch" was to be set in Kansas, but after much deliberation, Chris Sanders, the film's initiator, decided on Hawaii. Until now, Disney had never dealt with the sunny Pacific island, but Sanders was convinced that the dreamy beaches and fantastic landscapes would guarantee a unique film experience. Nani's friend, David, invites Nani and Lilo to take a break and enjoy a day of surfing. While Nani, Lilo and Stitch ride on a huge wave, Jumba makes one final effort to capture Stitch from underwater knowing Stitch's biggest weakness is his inability to float in water, causing Nani to wipe out, and Stitch unintentionally pulls Lilo down with him. Although everyone gets safely to shore, Cobra witnesses this unfortunate event, telling Nani that although she means well, Lilo will have to be taken away. After seeing how much trouble he has caused, a remorseful Stitch runs off brokenhearted.

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Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023) Lilo's world is turned upside down when Stitch escapes from a space prison and, after a wild chase, more or less successfully crash lands in Hawaii in his spaceship. Stitch is a creation of the mad alien scientist Dr.Jumba Jookiba, who was arrested for illegal experiments and is also serving a prison sentence. No matter where we went, our tour guide seemed to know somebody. He was really the one who explained to us the Hawaiian concept of ohana, a sense of family that extends far beyond your immediate relatives. That idea so influenced the story that it became the foundation theme, the thing that causes Stitch to evolve despite what he was created to do, which is destroy.