5. Rapunzel Loves The Little Mermaid
The second of the Easter Eggs devoted to The Little Mermaid from other Disney films, this Tangled nod (which also features a knowing reference to Beauty & The Beast) reinforced Ariel's position as one of Disney's beloved Princesses. In amongst Rapunzel's various daily activities that are designed to stop her from going stir crazy or imagining a life beyond her castle, including her well-thumbed library of books, is a blink and you'll miss it shot of The Little Mermaid book (as well as a copy of Beauty & The Beast) as shown above. Despite being half a fish, this reaffirms that Ariel deals with exactly the same issues that both Rapunzel and Belle are faced with - they are all captive in one way or another, unhappy with their lot in life and driven by dreams of freedom and romance that they supplement with fantasies - Belle and Rapunzel in the form of books, and Ariel with her collection of human artefacts.