Kingdom Hearts likes to use Disney worlds to parallel its original characters - did you find these connections?

Kingdom Hearts II features new worlds based on Disney properties Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Mulan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Steamboat Willie, and Tron, as well as new characters such as ...

Beast’s Castle. This world, based on Beauty and the Beast, is one of the first you visit in Kingdom Hearts 2. It’s basically Beast’s massive castle, filled with dungeons to explore, ...

Beast's Castle: Beauty and the Beast (1991) ... Kingdom Hearts χ features levels from Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II and Birth by Sleep. All new characters are endemic to Kingdom Hearts.