25 Stunning Real Life Locations That Appear Disney Movies
The magical world, inhabited by characters from Disney's animated films, has inspired generations of children around the world. Perhaps any child has once wished to set foot in the locations in those movies. But did you know that Disney's creative team often draws inspiration to create fairy tale worlds from real-life scenes? True! Even though the beautiful locales in our favorite Disney films are works of fiction, they are based on real-life locations. These images, which compare some of Disney's most iconic sites with their real-life counterparts, will make you believe in magic!
From the studio’s most iconic films such as Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast to the recent Frozen, we’ve included some of the most magical real-life destinations that appeared in Disney movies. Amazing! We hope you will be interested.
#1 Tangled – Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Source: Tangled / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Mathias Neveling / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
#2 Frozen – Hotel De Glace, Quebec City, Canada
Source: Frozen / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Matias Garabedian / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
#3 Sleeping Beauty – Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
Source: Sleeping Beauty / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Thomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
#4 Aladdin – Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Source: Aladdin / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Yann / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
#5 The Black Forest In Beauty and the Beast – Germany
Source: Beauty and the Beast / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: LepoRello / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#6 Brave – Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland, UK
Source: Brave / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Eduardo Unda / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
#7 The Little Mermaid – Chateau De Chillon, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
Source: The Little Mermaid / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Bolla Ugo / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#8 Snow White – Segovia Castle, Spain
Source: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / RKO Radio Pictures
Source: Rafa Esteve / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
#9 Frozen – St. Olaf’s Church, Balestrand, Norway
Source: Frozen / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: 3s / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#10 Paradise Falls In 'Up' – Angel Falls In Venezuela
Source: Up / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Paulo Capiotto / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
#11 Beauty and the Beast – Chateau De Chambord, Loir-Et-Cher, France
Source: Beauty and the Beast / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#12 The Dwarfs' Cottage In 'Snow White' – The Storybook Cottages In Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Source: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / RKO Radio Pictures
Source: Joe Wolf / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0
#13 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame – Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Source: The Hunchback of Notre Dame / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Peter Haas / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#14 The Emperor’s New Groove – Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
Source: The Emperor's New Groove / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Martin St-Amant / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#15 Mulan – Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Source: Mulan / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Derzsi Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#16 The Cozy Cone Motel In 'Cars' – The Wigwam Motel In Arizona
Source: Cars / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Source: Raleigh Muns / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#17 Arendelle's Surroundings In 'Frozen' – Nærøyfjord, Norway
Source: Frozen / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Leif / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
#18 Wreck-It Ralph – Grand Central Terminal, New York City, USA
Source: Wreck-It Ralph / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: MTA / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
#19 Old New Orleans In 'The Princess and the Frog' – Modern New Orleans In Louisiana
Source: The Princess and the Frog / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: Chris Litherland / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#20 Pinocchio's Village – Collodi Village In Italy
Source: Pinocchio / RKO Radio Pictures
Source: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#21 The Darlings' Neighborhood In 'Peter Pan' – London's Bloomsbury Neighborhood
Source: Peter Pan / RKO Radio Pictures
Source: Chakchouka / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0
#22 Sherwood Forest In 'Robin Hood' – Sherwood Forest In Nottinghamshire, England
Source: Robin Hood / Buena Vista Distribution
Source: ntollervey / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
#23 Beauty and the Beast – Alsace, France
Source: Beauty and the Beast / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: --sinava-- / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
#24 Atlantis In 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' – Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Source: Atlantis: The Lost Empire / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Dennis Jarvis / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
#25 Hawaii In 'Lilo & Stitch' – Kauai, Hawaii
Source: Lilo & Stitch / Buena Vista Pictures
Source: Janine Sprout / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0