It was my favourite of the "new Disney cartoons" too! The level of invention and energy just felt so much higher. Also I much prefer 2-D hand-drawn animation to the three-D Pixar style that came in afterwards. I switched to watching Studio Ghibli at that point.

I would adore having the Beast's household staff. Though if I had to choose just one I would take the wardrobe, after suggesting that she shift her aesthetic forwards a bit to Vionnet, Poiret, Callot Soeurs, Lucille and Issey Miyake...