Disney's Sleeping Beauty
Original workSleeping Beauty (1959)
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
Based onLa Belle au bois dormant
by Charles Perrault
Films and television
Film(s)
Animated series
Television film(s)Descendants (2015)*
Direct-to-videoDisney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007; Keys to the Kingdom segment)
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Original music"Once Upon a Dream"
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)
* Characters and/or settings from this franchise appear as part of a crossover

Sleeping Beauty is a Disney media franchise that began in 1959 with the theatrical release of the animated film Sleeping Beauty, based on the homonymous fairy tale.

Feature films

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney based on The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault. In 2019, Sleeping Beauty was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1]

Maleficent (live-action) films

Maleficent (2014)

Maleficent is a live-action spin-off film based in 1959's animated film, focused on the eponymous antagonist portrayed by Angelina Jolie.[2]

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is the sequel of the 2014 film Maleficent, continuing the story of the first film.[3] The film was released on October 18, 2019.[4]

Untitled third Maleficent film (TBA)

In September 2021, a third Maleficent film was confirmed to be in early development, with Angelina Jolie expected to return.[5][6]

Direct-to-video and television films

Keys to the Kingdom (2007)

As a segment of Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, "Keys to the Kingdom" focuses on Princess Aurora, who reigns the kingdom in the absence of her parents, and Merryweather gives Aurora her wand in case she needs any assistance and warns her to be very careful with it.

Descendants series

Descendants (2015)

Descendants is a live-action Disney Channel Original Movie based on the lives of the children of various Disney heroes and villains when they attend the same prep school. The film focused mainly on Mal, daughter of Maleficent, who is the main antagonist of the movie. The film also includes Audrey, Aurora and Phillip's daughter, and Queen Leah also makes a minor appearance.

Descendants 2 (2017)

Descendants 2 is the sequel to the 2015 film Descendants. The film again focuses on Mal, however Maleficent only appears briefly transformed into a lizard (staying in this form in the previous movie). Audrey, Aurora and Prince Phillip's daughter, being only mentioned in the film.

Descendants 3 (2019)

A third film in the Descendants franchise was released in mid 2019.[7] It featured Mal and Audrey, the daughters of Maleficent and Aurora respectively, with Queen Leah returning in a supporting role.

Television series

House of Mouse (2001–2003)

Disney's animated television series House of Mouse included many Disney animated character cameos, including the Sleeping Beauty characters. Characters from Sleeping Beauty also make minor appearances in the direct-to-video films based in the show, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse and Mickey's House of Villains.

Sofia the First (2012–2018)

Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather appear as recurring characters in the American animated television series Sofia the First, as the headmistresses of Royal Prep.

Aurora appeared in the 24th episode of the series, "Holiday in Enchancia". The series features characters from the Disney Princess franchise.

Theme park attractions

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Sleeping Beauty Castle is a fairy tale castle at the center of Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris) and formerly at Hong Kong Disneyland. It is based on the late-19th century Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.

Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant

Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (English: The Castle of the Sleeping Beauty) is the fairy tale castle at the centre of Disneyland Paris and is a continuation of Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Video games

Kingdom Hearts series (2002–present)

Maleficent is one of the main antagonists in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, appearing in most entries in the series. Aurora appears for first time in Kingdom Hearts as one of the Seven Princesses of Heart. Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, as well as Maleficent's raven, appear for the first time in Kingdom Hearts II. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep include a world based on the animation film, Enchanted Dominion, which includes for the first time in the games to Prince Phillip and Maleficent's goons.

Disney Princess: Magical Jewels (2007)

Aurora appears in Disney Princess: Magical Jewels as a playable character.[8]

Disney Infinity (2014–2016)

The 2014 live-action version of Maleficent is a playable character in the Disney Infinity video game series, beginning with Disney Infinity 2.0 (2015).[9] As with the other playable characters in the game, a tie-in figure for Maleficent was also released.

Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016)

Maleficent appears as a non-player character and the main antagonist in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms, where she casts a curse on the titular Kingdom.[10] Aurora, Prince Phillip, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather appear as playable characters in the main storyline of the game.[11]

Cast and characters

List indicator(s)

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  O indicates an older version of the character.
  •  V indicates a voice-only role.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
  •  D indicates an appearance as a character's voice in a deleted song.
Characters Animated films Live-action films
Sleeping Beauty Keys to the Kingdom Maleficent Maleficent:
Mistress of Evil
1959 2007 2014 2019
Aurora Mary Costa Erin Torpey
Cassidy Ladden (singing)		 Elle Fanning
Vivienne Jolie-PittY
Eleanor Worthington CoxY
Janet McTeerOV		 Elle Fanning
Maleficent Eleanor Audley Angelina Jolie
Isobelle MolloyY
Ella PurnellY		 Angelina Jolie
Flora
Knotgrass in Maleficent		 Verna Felton Barbara Dirikson Imelda Staunton
Fauna
Flittle in Maleficent		 Barbara Jo Allen Russi Taylor Lesley Manville
Merryweather
Thistlewit in Maleficent		 Barbara Luddy
Colleen CollinsD		 Tress MacNeille Juno Temple
Prince Phillip Bill Shirley Roger Craig Smith Brenton Thwaites Harris Dickinson
King Stefan Taylor Holmes
Hans ConriedD		 Corey Burton Sharlto Copley
Michael HigginsY
Jackson BewsY
Queen Leah
Queen Leila in Maleficent		 Verna Felton Barbara Dirikson Hannah New
King Hubert
King John in Maleficent		 Bill Thompson Jeff Bennett Robert Lindsay
Diablo the Raven
Diaval in Maleficent		 Candy Candido Sam Riley

References

  1. ↑ Itzoff, Dave (December 11, 2019). "'She's Gotta Have It' and 'Purple Rain' Join National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Maleficent: Press Kit" (PDF). The Walt Disney Studios. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Burke, Carolyn (January 5, 2018). "Maleficent 2 Sets Spring Filming Start Date". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Disney Movie Release Dates: Poppins Moves Up, Jungle Cruise Delayed". ComingSoon.net. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  5. ↑ Mckay, Faith. "Angelina Jolie is expected to return in Maleficent 3". Giant Freakin Robot. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Scott. "Angelina Jolie is reportedly returning for Maleficent 3". We Got This Covered. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ Brockington, Ariana (2018-02-17). "Disney Announces 'Descendants 3' for 2019". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  8. ↑ Disney Princess: Magical Jewels game manual, Disneyinteractivestudios.com.
  9. ↑ "Merida and Maleficent Are Coming to Disney Infinity". Disney Blogs.
  10. ↑ "Disney Magic Kingdoms - Official Launch Trailer". YouTube. March 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Update 1: Sleeping Beauty | Trailer". YouTube. May 6, 2016.
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