"The Princess and the Frog" in New Orleans
Once upon a time in the 1920s in the lively city of New Orleans, there lived a girl who wanted to own her own restaurant and a prince who wanted to have fun. In the 2009 film "The Princess and the...
View Article"Cinderella" in Germany
Movie lovers can't begin a Disney movie without seeing the famed Cinderella Castle. And tourists can't step foot inside Walt Disney World without seeing it. Originally portrayed in the 1950's film,...
View Article"Up" in Venezuela
Carl Frederikson fills up thousands of helium balloons to float his way to adventure at Paradise Falls in the 2009 film "Up." The waterfall is based on the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls in...
View Article"Brave" in Scotland
The 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" not only takes in the culture of the Scottish people but also their homeland. The DunBroch family castle borrows from three Scottish strongholds: Urquhar on Loch...
View Article"Beauty and the Beast" in France
Belle escapes her provincial life by venturing into the dark forest to rescue her father. Suddenly, she comes upon a huge brooding castle, home to a monster, in the 1991 film "Beauty and the Beast."...
View Article"Tangled" in France
All of her life, Rapunzel dreams about traveling to the palace in the kingdom of Corona to see the "floating lights." One day, the theif Flynn Rider agrees to take her there in the 2010 film...
View Article"Mulan" in Beijing
The first time Mulan, a simple Chinese girl turned epic warrior, sees the Emperor's palace, she is trying to warn her fellow soldiers that the Huns are alive in the 1998 film. The palace is where she...
View Article"Wreck-It Ralph" in New York City
Wreck-It Ralph, Fix-It Felix and the other game characters of the arcade use Game Central Station to travel between games in the 2012 film "Wreck-It Ralph." The station is a spot-on replica of New...
View Article"Frozen" in Norway
After Queen Elsa sings her famous song "Let It Go," she has built herself her own ice castle to hide away from her sister Anna and the world that just doesn't understand her in the 2013 film "Frozen."...
View Article"Ratatouille" at French Laundry
When making the 2007 film "Ratatouille," the studio hired a culinary master to consult. Thomas Keller of the acclaimed French Laundry restaurant in California and Per Se in New York helped out with...
View Article"The Little Mermaid" in Switzerland
Prince Eric is kind enough to bring the stranded, and barely able to walk, Princess Ariel to stay at his seaside castle in the 1989 film "The Little Mermaid." The castle takes cues from the island...
View Article"Pinocchio" in Tuscany
The tale of a little wooden boy was written by Carlo "Colloci" Lorenzini in 1881. Lorenzini grew up in the rural Tuscan village of Collodi, the same town where he sets his tale. Fairytale enthusiasts...
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