The Magical Riddle/Trivia


 * This is the first and only Fox Animation Studios film to be composed by James Horner.
 * The second Fox Animation Studios film to be rated G by the MPAA, after Anastasia.
 * The only Fox Animation Studios film to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
 * While most scenes are fully hand-drawn animated, some scenes also incorporate cel-shaded 3D computer animation.
 * This is the first 20th Century Fox animated film to be released in October.
 * The third Fox animated musical film after Anastasia and Ferngully: The Last Rainforest.
 * The Magical Riddle is one of the few animated films that achieved the same level of musical and filmmaking quality as Walt Disney Animation Studios films; others include Anastasia, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, The Prince of Egypt, and South Park: Bigger, Longer &amp; Uncut.
 * Wayne Knight and Jodi Benson would later co-star in Pixar's Toy Story 2, which was released in theaters a month after The Magical Riddle.
 * Christina Ricci and Patrick Stewart previously starred in the 1997 Universal animated film Ama and the Mysterious Crystal.