The particular melody that plays as Phillip and Aurora descend the stairs toward the film's end was a branle couppé (a short, vigorous country dance) entitled "Cassandre" written by Renaissance composer Thoinot Arbeau, adapted ca. 1590 as a march in honor of King Henri IV of France, and...
From 2012 to 2021, with the exception of those created after the Disney Renaissance, the Princesses were showcased in their enhanced and modified redesigned outfits instead of the ones that they wear in their own movies. The classic looks from their movies were brought back and enhanced for the...
debuted on April 28, 2011 and ended on February 28, 2020 at Tokyo DisneySea in Japan. It featured a new theme song and, being set in the Mediterranean Harbor area of the park, was done on a series of barges, with a central "hat" tower instead of a stage on which Mickey and other...
The Disney Renaissance neglected Mickey Mouse throughout most of the 90s, but executives on the merch side of the company were antsy to get Mickey out in the world in a "wacky and out-there" way, making it a priority for creative executive Kathleen Gavin. Developed around 1993, the time ...
On a grander scale, it was Ariel and "The Little Mermaid" that kicked off a renaissance for the House of Mouse, leading to an amazing period where Disney made some of the best movies in the studio's history. 39. Gaston Disney As unlikable and brutish as Gaston might be, he is ...
As Dumbo— the first of Disney’s four live-action theatrical remakes this year, not including the live-action, direct-to-Disney-Plus Lady and the Tramp— flies into theaters, I took it upon myself to revisit the much-overlooked Disney direct-to-video renaissance, lest it be forgotten —...
Today, the phrase, "Disneyowns everything" is more relevant than ever, with the massive company growing every day and even coming out with its own streaming site later this year. Back in the Disney Renaissance Era, however, the company had few offshoots,Pixarbeing the most prominent. ...
Kraków Old Town (Cracovia) is famous for its urban grid with the Main Market Square as well as for its fairy-like architecture (Fig. 2); Wawel Hill— for its monumental silhouette dominating the city skyline, Gothic cathedral and Renaissance courtyard (Fig. 3); Kazi- mierz—for its...
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The highlight of the renaissance shifted away from Disney’s traditional fairytales to tell the Hamlet-inspired story of an exiled lion cub returning to reclaim his throne. Packed with memorable songs, built around some stunning set-pieces, and impeccable cast – who’d have thought of casting ...