Aurora

And Pauline Claydon, from the opening night of Covent Garden and on the opening night in New York at the Met in 1949, danced the role of the fairy of the songbirds.

Princess Aurora has six fairy godmothers who come to her christening in the opening of the ballet.

Each one has a solo.

And Pauline grabbed that role and just made her interpretation definitive.

Put in the comments how you found them, and that's fantastic.

But yeah, the walkthrough is not an open day attraction.

I think a lot of people assumed that it was.

But again, it was just empty space.

In 2001, it was closed because what they said was, well, clearly that's where terrorism is going to happen.

A widespread narrative attributed the closure to post 9-11 security and safety concerns, citing the tight, unmonitored interior corridors of the upper castle.

But this theory was explicitly denied by Disney spokesman John McClintock later, who publicly clarified that the attraction simply was not resonating with modern park guests.

Barbie version.

Elsewhere in Hollywood, Holly is already much further along in the preparation process.

She arrives at Trashy Lingerie, sporting an elaborate renaissance hairstyle to pick up the finishing touches for a custom costume inspired by Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty.

Whee!

I love it! Only Holly could attend a renaissance fair and somehow still find a way to make Disney the central theme.

The original animated film Sleeping Beauty gives Aurora both a pink dress and a blue dress thanks to Flora and Meriwether's ongoing magical disagreement.

Holly solves the debate by simply designing her own version in pink.

Disney adults were absolutely thriving long before anybody invented the phrase Disney adult.

You're walking on dirt, tree roots, loose gravel, uneven pathways...

Yes.

And then last up in this category, we have Briar Rose slash Aurora, parentheses, peasant.

Yes.

Before Briar Rose discovers that she is in fact the Princess Aurora, she is in a kind of peasant separate ensemble.

And

on first glance, you would think this is a dress, but as a student of, you know, YouTube videos about historical clothing and someone who watches a lot of Instagram reels about people who do like historical clothing recreations I know that what we're actually seeing here is like she's definitely got a chemise on underneath she's wearing like a tunic over top of it she's got a corset slash I think probably because of where this would be it would be more of like a dirndl

Yeah.

Yeah.

Like, to me, she's such a princess.

I think she's kind of Princess Aurora as Lucrezia Borgia.

And,

like, I don't know.

Mm-hmm.

which in a way I thought was a bit of a shame because like one of the girls had to play three of the princesses, like some of the smaller roles, because it's headlined by Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Cinderella.

And then the other girls in the cast, which are, so Pocahontas and Mulan are played by the same performer.

Then Rapunzel, Belle and Ariel are all played by the same performer.

[audience laughing] I've just gotta figure out how to get them wet." [audience laughing] Elsa, maybe, in Frozen? Yeah.

Sleeping Beauty? Rapist.

[audience laughing] [audience clapping] Yeah, I like them when they're still.

[audience laughing] Dear Jimmy, Connie Searle is saving herself for you and can't wait for tonight.

Former Disney performers have described dealing with guests who cross boundaries.

Alyssa Klinzing, who portrayed characters including Elsa, Cinderella, Ariel and Sleeping Beauty, has previously described inappropriate physical behavior from adult guests.

Other performers have spoken about sexual questions, unwanted touching, and fans becoming fixated on specific performers.

And Peter Pan has had an unusually intense online fandom for years.

while? Not since I was like 12.

So there's this part where Princess Aurora comes back to the castle and this little green thing floats in front of her and she falls up the stairs and then this voice is like, touch the spindle, the spindle.

Anyway, and then she touches it and then Maleficent laughs and stuff.

And my kids also, I should say, my kids are always like, you're just like Maleficent.

The movie is a delightful blend of adventure, animation and family-friendly entertainment featuring the voices of Eleanor Audley, Bill Shirley and Mary Costa.

The plot revolves around the beautiful Princess Aurora, who is cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent to die by pricking her finger on a spinning wheel before sunset on her 16th birthday.

However, one of the good fairies, Meriwether, alters the curse so that Aurora will instead fall into a deep sleep, only to be awakened by true love's kiss.

The story unfolds with a mix of suspense and charm as the good fairies Flora, Fauna and Meriwether whisk Aurora away to a secluded cottage to protect her from Maleficent's wrath.

Sleeping Beauty is renowned for its breathtaking visuals and intricate animation.

The film was a labour of love for Disney, taking nearly a decade to complete and utilising the Super Technorama 70 process to create its widescreen format.

While the film is visually stunning, it is not without its criticisms.

Some reviewers note that the story is somewhat simplistic and lacks depth in character development.