When Goofy is in a trance after getting a date with the librarian, Sylvia Marpole, he stumbles into a crowd of people watching Max skate. In the crowd is a student wearing Goofy's traditional clothing.
The poem the professor is reciting to the class before Goofy barges in is "Panthea" by Oscar Wilde, published in 1881.
ESPN, which is featured prominently, is owned by Disney.
During the breakfast scene before Max leaves for college, there is a teapot on the table that is meant as a nod to Mrs. Potts from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.