I always figured she was sixteen! Oh well, it's just a year off, it's no big deal. Rapunzel is suppose to be seventeen.

It was mentioned in the book that I got for Christmas, quoted by one of the animators. Also, one of their original ideas for the movie was that Maurice gave Belle her mother's music box for her seventeenth birthday, but the idea was thrown away, and Chip took its place.

I had guessed she was around that age though. She seems more 18-19 to me, but 17 works.

How did Chip replace a music box? o_O

I just didn't know the exact age. But that's cool. And I was going to ask the same thing. "How did Chip replace a music box?"

The music box was supposed to serve the role of being Belle's companion, and for some reason, when she brings it to the castle with her, it becomes animated itself. It was supposed to talk in little chimes/rings like Tinkerbell does.

Chip was originally supposed to only have that one part telling Ms. Potts that Belle was in the castle, but the people working on the film loved him so much that they wanted to add him in more scenes. They got rid of the music box because it was harder to convey emotion for the music box with its lack of ability to speak, and it was too hard to plan out on story boards.

I had always thought she was 20.

I thought she was 18 or 19.

I've heard of it the last week.

I picked yes because I thought she is in this age... Beetween 16 and 19. Her exact age I didnt know.

I thought she was 18

That's interesting. The story wouldn't make sense with the music box though. How would it just come to life in the castle?

huh? i've always thought she was 19

a little bit older, I agree with pretty_angel92 she's 19....

@lepetitsouris: I have no idea. I guess that was another reason they got rid of it.

I thought she was 19

I thought she was 18 or 19 as well.

I would have guessed another couple years older.

@hindaa- you can't argue it. The animators said she was 17.