‘Aladdin’: 15 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know (Photos)

Disney’s “Aladdin” first flew into theaters on Nov. 25, 1992. Now, 25 years later, it still looms large as a defining animated film. TheWrap takes a look back at the classic as it celebrates the quarter-century mark.

Though based on the same-titled tale from “One Thousand and One Nights,” “Aladdin” borrowed a number of elements from the 1940 fantasy adventure “The Thief of Baghdad.” Examples include a princess on the run, a flying carpet, and an evil vizier named Jaffar.

Directors John Musker and Ron Clements were set on Robin Williams playing the Genie from the start, but Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg wasn’t sure.