Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

FROZEN

HOTEL DE GLACE, QUEBEC, CANADA

The Hotel de Glace on the outskirts of Quebec City in Canada provided the inspiration for Elsa's Ice Palace in Disney's Frozen
Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Queen Elsa of Arendelle, voiced by Broadway star Idina Menzel in the film; and the ornate 36-room Hotel de Glace which is rebuilt monthly

Do you want to build an ice castle... every month? That's what the 60-strong building team at Quebec City's Hotel de Glace have to do to keep their unique accommodation running. 

The magic of Disney means Queen Elsa of Arendelle, from the enormously successful feature film Frozen, means such a fate doesn't befall her beautiful structure. 
Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

The animated ice palace from Disney's Frozen is clearly unrestricted by unforgiving nature of ice but still looks remarkably real
Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Princess Anna marvels at Elsa's castle in the film which is based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen

TANGLED

MONT SAINT-MICHEL, NORMANDY, FRANCE 

For the updated version of the story of Rapunzel, Disney used the fortified island village and castle of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, as inspiration for its castle. 

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Disney used the fortified island village and castle of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, as inspiration for Rapunzel's castle

The towers and Italian Romanesque style abbey were transformed to be the rather elaborate home of Rapunzel's parents from which the heroine is taken

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons
FINDING NEMO

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA 

Finding Nemo is Marlin the clown fish's journey from the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site in the Coral Sea off Queensland, to Sydney. 

The reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, are made up of 2,900 individual reefs, 900 islands across across 344,400 square km and should be seen to be believed and enjoyed before they're gone.

The adorable fish in water comedy-adventure finding Nemo begins in the Great Barrier Reef but the wildlife starkly resembles reality

Marlin's adventure from the reef to Sydney, away from the safety of the sea anemones (real version right), was a worldwide blockbuster
Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

 Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 

CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 

The Renaissance-style Chateau de Chambord in France's Loire Valley was the basis for The Beast's palace in this classic Disney film.

Renaissance-style Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley in France (left) was the basis for The Beast's palace in this classic Disney film
Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

The building was constructed by King Francis I of France, and although never finished remains a hugely popular tourist destination.

INTO THE WOODS 

WINDSOR GREAT PARK, ENGLAND 

The pine forest of Windsor Great Park features prominently in Into The Woods, which was mostly filmed in London's Shepperton Studios with scenes also shot at Dover Castle, Waverley Abbey and Richmond Park. 

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

The ancient pine forest of Windsor Great Park outside London features prominently in the feature film Into The Woods

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

The pine trees of Great Windsor Park look beautiful in autumn and proved a perfect backdrop for the dark live action fairytale.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, GERMANY 

Bavaria's Neuschwanstein Castle has become so much more than Sleeping Beauty's castle, it is now the symbol of Disney itself along with a common thread in the company's biggest theme parks. 

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

 Bavaria's Neuschwanstein Castle has become so much more than Sleeping Beauty's castle, it is now the symbol of Disney itself along with a common thread in the company's biggest theme parks.

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons
BRAVE

EILEAN DONAN CASTLE, SCOTLAND  

Scotland should be in the credits among the star voices Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson - it plays that big a part. In places it offers inspiration, in others it provides a total carbon print for a part of the animated set. 

This is the case for the Eilean Donan Castle in the Highlands. Brave tells the tale of a rebellious young Scottish girl named Merida (voiced by Macdonald) and prominently features the colours and contours of the country. 

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highlands formed the basis of the castle in Brave, the story of rebellious young Scottish girl Merida

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons

Brave prominently features the colours and contours of Scotland along with the distinctive voices of Kelly Macdonald and Billy Connolly.

Real Life Locations that Inspired Disney Cartoons
ALADDIN

TAJ MAHAL, INDIA 

Unmistakable Indian landmark the Taj Mahal may be a tomb but there's nothing morbid about Aladdin, the film which decided it would provide the perfect basis for the title character's elaborate home. 

The Taj Mahal, finished in 1648 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in tribute to his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, was the basis for Aladdin's castle.

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