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If you are a Disney fan looking for new destinations to visit, today is your lucky day! To celebrate 100 years, The Walt Disney Company has shared secret locations that inspired 30 iconic Disney movies that range from animated The Little Mermaid to Avengers.
Down below, you will find 30 images comparing side-by-side the inspirational real-life pictures with the adaptations to see the resemblance. The locations are spread throughout 13 countries across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
So, without further ado, we invite you to explore these locations and create a travel wish list while you are at it!
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To learn more about this announcement from the perspective of a Disney fan, Bored Panda reached out to Brina, a personal blogger who shares all her adventures regarding Disney, travel, and magic on her Instagram account brina_and_the_wonderland.
First of all, we were curious about the inspiration behind Brina’s Disney-inspired account. She shared: “I know not everyone understands this passion. But for me, there are so many emotions behind Disney and especially behind the parks. So, I put this passion into my Instagram account.
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#2
Tangled (2010)
#3
Pinocchio (1940)
If you love Disney, besides being familiar with all of their iconic movies, you must have been to at least one of the amusement parks. In the case of Brina, she shared how many parks she has visited and which was her favorite.
“I have actually been to all the Disney parks worldwide. My home park is Paris, and my favorite is Hong Kong. This may surprise some, but I evaluate everything on such a trip... Price, performance, arrival, booking, and, of course, the experiences on site. In Hong Kong, everything has fit, small but perfect."
#4
Luca (2021)
#5
Brave (2012)
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
These are a wonderful site to see and it is really powerful to be able to walk between the stones and place your hands on them. The Calanais standing stones predate Stonehenge. If you are visiting the Isle of Lewis I also recommend Lews Castle, the Gearanna Blackhouse Village, and Rubha Rohanais (Butt of Lewis).
daniel lees 2 years ago
I love the isle of Lewis the standing stones are beautiful
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Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
In truth, overrun with tourists. I always wonder how the photographers find an opportunity for a people-free shot.
We asked Brina to share what is her favorite Disney movie within this list and why. Brina responded: “From the list, it is Beauty and the Beast. I still find this movie so beautiful and emotional after all these years.”
We were wondering if any of these locations got Brina's interest in visiting them.
“In general, I find all the locations impressive. I love to travel and if you can find a bit of Disney there, it’s even more impressive for me. From the list it is Neuschwanstein Castle, even though I live in Germany, I have unfortunately never made it there,” shared Brina.
#6
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Chad Butterbrodt 1 year ago
why can this location not inspire disney to film there
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
And lastly, Brina added: “I think we should all listen to our inner child more often and not always take everything so seriously. 100 years of Disney means 100 years of magic for big and small.”
#8
Winnie The Pooh (2011)
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
We used to play 'pooh sticks' on a bridge like this every time we went to our caravan
#10
The Lion King (1994)
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
Who would've guessed that the Lion King was inspired by Africa? Incredible...
Ben 2 years ago
I thought there would at least be a rock formation they used.
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Ima Manimal 2 years ago (edited)
Well, Africa is Africa ……….. Disney: Ok, let’s do a movie about a mermaid. Disney intern: oh, oh, oh, I know. Let’s start off the movie in the water. I guess it would kinda be weird if it wasn’t?!?
#11
Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
#12
Star Wars: Force Awakens (2015)
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
This is not an "inspiration", this is the actual place where the scenes were shot (Luke Skywalker's exile).
#13
Ratatouille (2007)
Jojo_hobkin 2 years ago (edited)
Funny thing is, as the name suggest, this two michelin star restaurant is located in a train station.
Ima Manimal 2 years ago
Ah. How clever- let’s take a movie that’s supposed to be about a restaurant and make it be a restaurant
#14
Cruella (2021)
#15
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)
Lene 2 years ago
Well, afaik there are several Notre Dame-churches all over Europe. In Denmark they are calles Vor Frue instead of Notre Dame. So... in theory the Notre Dame in the film could be any of the Notre Dames in France. But I do believe it does say what exact church it is in the original story (and perhaps the film? Never saw it).
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Linde Van Den Berg 2 years ago
The name of the movie is the name of the place the movie takes place in? Who would've guessed?
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Damn, and I though they were inspired by the cathedral in Cologne! /s
#16
Frozen (2013)
#17
Peter Pan (1953)
Andy-Pandy-Panda 2 years ago
Elizabeth Tower as it is known today. The Clock Tower/St. Stephen's Tower in 1953.
AltBren 2 years ago
Whatever you call it, it's the same tower in both pics! That's not inspiration, that's just setting the cartoon there!
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Mary Poppins (1964)
#19
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023)
#20
Aladdin (2019)
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
So a movie located in the desert was inspired by... the desert? What a surprise.
#21
Hercules (1997)
#22
One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961)
#23
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
... with definite shades of Neuschweiansdhetschetshein mixed in. (Did I spell that correctly?)
Wilhelm-Rafael Garth 2 years ago
haha had a laugh ^^ Neuschwanstein, rougly translated to New Swan Stone.
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#24
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I've been there and is is stunningly beautiful both inside and outside.
#25
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
RamiRudolph 2 years ago (edited)
Doesn't look the same at all. Where are the frolicking animals?
Ima Manimal 2 years ago
Oh look. The woods. Now let’s throw in seven pervish dwarfs and poison apples. That’ll sell.
cerinamroth 2 years ago
You should read the other classics in the German fairytale canon!
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Beauty And The Beast (1991)
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago (edited)
The architectural style is similar, but the structures don't look remotely alike.
#27
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Elsker 2 years ago
they don't appear that similar imo, but i DEFINITELY have to update my bucketlist to include visiting Iceland <3
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Or if Scotland or Ireland are easier, check out the Giant's Causeway.
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#28
Black Panther (2018)
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
Um....? So yes, it was shot in South Africa. American actors speak with Nelson Mandela accents, which I found rather strange. But why is this an "inspiration"?
#29
Black Widow (2021)
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
Again, not inspired, since Budapest is a real location. It was just the shooting location, nothing more.
#30
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
Are you kidding???? A small random airport was the inspiration for an airport shooting location?
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Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Some of these were quite a stretch and some could have been multiple places (but I didn't read the main article so maybe they were confirmed to be based on the places).
Wintermute 2 years ago
Jeez, y'all are the most whiny complaining s.o.b.s I've ever seen. Don't set so much of your world view on the generically generated title and just enjoy the material.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Some of these were quite a stretch and some could have been multiple places (but I didn't read the main article so maybe they were confirmed to be based on the places).
Wintermute 2 years ago
Jeez, y'all are the most whiny complaining s.o.b.s I've ever seen. Don't set so much of your world view on the generically generated title and just enjoy the material.
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