wannabeanimator:

Disney’s Mulan was first released on June 19, 1998.

This was originally planned as an animated short entitled “China Doll” about an oppressed and miserable Chinese girl who is whisked away by a British Prince Charming to happiness in the West. Then Disney consultant and children’s book writer Robert D. San Souci suggested making a movie of the Chinese poem, ‘The Song of Fa Mu Lan’, so the two projects were combined. (x)

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