Disney is 100 years old: what places inspired the studio artists when they drew cartoons (20 photos)

Representatives of The Walt Disney Company released a series of collages, with the help of which they showed what places the studio's artists were inspired by when creating some cartoons.





On October 16, 2023, the legendary American company The Walt Disney Company, or simply the Disney studio, will celebrate its centenary. In honor of this event, all Disney films and cartoons this year will be released with a special Disney 100 screensaver, and the company itself does not forget to constantly remind you of its anniversary, including on the Internet.

Recently, Disney representatives released a series of collages, with the help of which they showed what real cities, buildings and landmarks the studio's artists were inspired by when creating famous cartoons - From Pinocchio to the most recent projects.

Alice in Wonderland (1951)



The garden at Great Fosters Hotel, UK was used as inspiration.

Luca (2021)





The main location of the cartoon is inspired by the Italian settlements of Cinque Terre on the coast of the Gulf of Genoa.

Rapunzel: Tangled (2010)



The castle in the cartoon is inspired by the famous fortress on the rocky island of Mont Saint-Michel, France.

Brave (2012)



One of the locations is inspired by the “stones of Callanish”, Scotland.

The Little Mermaid (1989)



The kingdom where Prince Eric lives is inspired by the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, located on the Adriatic coast.

Frozen (2013)



The castle in the cartoon is inspired by the Akershus Fortress in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

101 Dalmatians (1961)



One of the natural locations is inspired by London's Regent's Park.

Peter Pan (1953)



Guess what the artists were inspired by when drawing this mysterious building with a clock for the cartoon?

Pinocchio (1940)



The town where the characters live is inspired by the German city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Hercules (1997)



What inspired the artists when creating the cartoon Olympus? We were inspired by Olympus. That is, a mountain range in Greece, which was considered the very place where the gods lived in ancient Greek mythology.

Ratatouille (2007)



Gusteau's restaurant, where the characters worked, is inspired by the classic Parisian restaurant "Blue Express".

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)



And again. Guess! What building inspired the creators of the cartoon?

Sleeping Beauty (1959)



The cartoon castle is inspired by the castle of Saumur, France.

Beauty and the Beast (1991)



The Castle of the Beast, in turn, is copied from the Chateau de Chambord, which, like the previous one, is one of the castles of the Loire - they are all located in the valley of the French Loire River.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)



The castle from the cartoon was inspired by the Alcazar fortress in Segovia, Spain.

Forest from the same cartoon



Was inspired by the Black Forest or "black forest" in southern Germany.

The Lion King (1994)



The cartoon's landscapes were inspired by the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

Winnie the Bear and his friends (2011)



The forest from the adventures of the famous company of animals and Christopher Robin was inspired by Ashdown Forest, which is located in East Sussex, England.

Bonus: Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris



Inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany