The TV special Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991) is integrated into this new movie. However, a new actor re-recorded Christopher Robin's voice and Rabbit's skin was re-animated to look like his regular modern appearance as opposed to his greenish look in the New Adventures series
The first and only time where Piglet's singing and speaking voice had been done separately. In this special, experienced voice actor Jeff Bennett did Piglet's singing voice.
This is the first Winnie the Pooh film where Owl is absent.
The scene of Pooh and his friends suddenly switching personalities has been done before in an episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
The first Winnie the Pooh film to feature Carly Simon in the soundtrack.