Sleeping Beauty
noun
: a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince
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Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, which famously served as Walt Disney's inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's palace, is one of several new additions to UNESCO's prestigious World Heritage List.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Located in southern Germany near the Austrian border and completed in 1886, Neuschwanstein Castle famously served as the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Flames licked at Sleeping Beauty Castle because of a gas leak.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
From Tchaikovsky’s elegant Waltz from Sleeping Beauty to the iconic themes of Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, The Hobbit, Hook, and Frozen, the concert presents a journey through some of the most enchanting stories ever told.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Located in southern Germany near the Austrian border and completed in 1886, Neuschwanstein Castle famously served as the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Flames licked at Sleeping Beauty Castle because of a gas leak.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
From Tchaikovsky’s elegant Waltz from Sleeping Beauty to the iconic themes of Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, The Hobbit, Hook, and Frozen, the concert presents a journey through some of the most enchanting stories ever told.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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