'Moana' trivia and fun facts
Avoiding misunderstandings
In Italy the Princess Moana had to change her name to Vaiana not only for copyright reasons, but because the original name could easily be associate with the porn star Moana Pozzi.
Not european
Moana is the fifth Disney Princess that has no European ancestry behind Mulan, Jasmine, Pocahontas and Tiana.
Fauna
The characters Pua the Pig and Hei Hei the Rooster are based on the looks of film directors John Musker and Ron Clements.
Technologic progress
'Moana' is the first full-length computer animated feature film written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, directors of traditional animation classics such as 'The Little Mermaid', 'Aladdin' and 'Hercules'.
Copyright
The original name of the protagonist has had to change to Vaiana in Spain because in our country the name Moana is registered to a firm of cosmetics.
Voices
Auli'i Cravalho is the youngest voice in the history of Disney Princesses as she worked in 'Moana' when she was only 14 years old.