Disney Unveils 30 Real-World Locations Inspiring Beloved Films in 100 Years

To mark its 100th anniversary, The Walt Disney Company has shared a list of 30 locations throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa that have served as inspiration and settings for its films and theme parks over the past century.

These locations and their Disney adaptations are showcased through paired photographs, allowing fans to compare the real-world destinations with their reinterpretations by Disney’s filmmakers and designers.

For instance, there’s the Norwegian fortress that partially influenced the design of the castle in Frozen, the Tudor estate that inspired Alice in Wonderland’s maze, and the enchanting forest that served as the backdrop for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Research commissioned by The Walt Disney Company revealed that 42 percent of Brits are unaware that many Disney films and park attractions are rooted in real-world locales.

The study also asked Brits which UK destinations they’d like to see featured in future Disney films, with the Lake District topping the list at 14 percent, followed by Loch Ness (10 percent) and Edinburgh Castle (10 percent).

Browse through all 30 images to discover how these extraordinary real-world places have played prominent roles in Disney productions and sparked the imagination of its creative teams… The castle of the Beast in Disney’s 1991 film Beauty and the Beast draws inspiration from Chateau de Chambord, an elegant landmark in France’s Centre-Val de Loire region celebrated for its Renaissance architecture.

The filmmakers of Disney’s 1994 movie The Lion King found inspiration in various African landscapes, particularly the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, which is part of the Serengeti National Park. While the iconic Pride Rock (pictured) in the animation doesn’t replicate a specific real-life location, it draws from geological formations across the continent, including those in the Masai Mara National Reserve.

During a visit to the UK in 1935, Walt Disney explored Great Fosters, a Tudor-era manor house in Surrey. It is likely that, many years later while working on Alice in Wonderland, Walt remembered the English manor’s topiary maze and incorporated it into the film, where Alice becomes lost within it, as revealed by Disney.

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