Picture Analysis

Figure 8 found in Folk and Fairy Tales is an illustration by Michael Foreman. He drew this to represent Sleeping Beauty and more specifically I believe it represents Italo Calvion's tale The Neapolitan Soldier. The Neapolitan Soldier describes the breaking of the spell to have taken place by 3 soldiers going through the woods killing giants and finally one lucky solider makes it to Sleeping Beauty's side and the curse was cured. The illustration is a solider peering through tall blueish purple weeds containing thorns and holding up his sword ready for something to come and attack. This showed that he was fearful of what was on the other side, but knew he must see and most likely kill whatever it was that was on the other side of the weeds.



This is not the exact same picture as the one found in Folk and Fairy Tales (figure 8), but it is by the same illustrator and portrays almost the same feeling as t hat of found in the book.

Fun Facts About Disney!

*Walt originally designed the park so when you pass from land to land, you don't see the others. If you where in Liberty Square, you can't see Fantasyland, trees, buildings and distractions like the water wheel, the noise keeps you from looking to your left and seeing the other lands.

*Back in the 60s, long hair and facial hair was considered to be a sign of hippies, which the empire could not afford to be associated with. Hence a policy was born requiring all male employees to have short hair and no facial hair at the theme parks. It took until 2000 for the theme parks to renege on the policy. Now male employees are allowed to have neatly trimmed moustaches.

*talk about keeping quiet. Disney employees are expressly prohibited from dating other Disney employees – hence Don’t Date Disney.

*Covering 40 square miles, Walt Disney World Resort is about the size of San Francisco or two Manhattan islands. Of the more than 25,000 acres, less than 35 percent has been developed with a quarter designated as a wilderness preserve.

*If you were to wash and dry one load of laundry every day for 52 years, you’d clean as much as the folks at Walt Disney World Laundry do in a single day. The cast members there launder an average of 285,000 pounds each day. In addition, between 30,000 and 32,000 garments are dry-cleaned daily.

*Every day an average of 210 pairs of sunglasses are turned in and, since 1971, an estimated 1.65 million pairs of glasses have found their way into the “lost” bin. On an annual basis, Lost and Found cast members collect more than 6,000 cell phones, 3,500 digital cameras, 18,000 hats and 7,500 autograph books.

*More than 30 tons of fruits and vegetables grown at The Land pavilion at Epcot are served in Walt Disney World restaurants

*If you wanted to stay in all the guestrooms in all of the hotels and resorts currently open on Walt Disney World property (at a rate of one per night) it would take more than 72 years.

*As a precaution against any Millennium glitches, Walt Disney World hid portable lights and generators all over the property to insure light and essential power when the Millennium arrives. They have been placed behind potted plants so they will not be obtrusive to guests.

*The names of 2 of the approach procedures that all aircraft follow into their arrival at Orlando International Airport are named GOOFY TWO and MINEE TWO.

*When Disney’s Magic Kingdom® Park first opened its doors on October 1, 1971, adult admission cost $3.50.

*The design of Main Street U.S.A. was loosely based on Walt Disney’s hometown of Marceline, Missouri

*Did you know that Disney World recycles all the human waste from the parks and hotels....

It's true, the solid and liquids are seperated and the solids are used as fertilizer on the tree farm, where all the trees for the parks are grown. The liquids are then cleaned naturally by growing hydrangas in them and then the water is sent off to the sprinkler system. 

*If a guest or Cast Member is hurt or needs medical attention, a Cast Member would request an Alpha Unit. This is so Guests are not alarmed

*Did you know that vomit is called a protein spill in disney world!

*Walt Disney World is home to Florida's two highest "mountains." In the Magic Kingdom, Big Thunder Mountain rises 197 feet above Frontierland. Space Mountain in Tomorrowland is 180 feet tall. 

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Magic Kingdom

So I did my research paper on Disney theme parks. Did you know that fantasy land in the Magic Kingdom is currently being expanded? In fact, this is the largest renovation of the Magic Kingdom in Disney's History. Almost all of the new attractions will be themed after popular fairy tales and Disney movies. For example, Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid and the Seven Dwarfs Mind Train are two new rides that will be added. Along with rides, Disney is also adding a new castle, Beast's Castle. Obviously themed after Beauty and the Beast. Here guests will be able to grab some food, buy gifts, hear tales read, and much more. Over all Disney is trying to incorporate more of the old tales and their characters into the park. This expansion is scheduled to be concluded by 2013.

Sneak Preview of the Park!

Disney Creating a New Hotel?

This is the lastest and greatest! Disney is set to open up a new resort in summer of 2012. There will be 864 traditional hotel rooms with the Little Mermaid theme and then 1120 family suits all themed after Cars, Lion King, and Finding Nemo. These family suits are basically like a condo. They include a master bed room, 2 bathrooms, and 3 sleeping areas. Disney's goal with this resort is to accommodate large families, that is why there are so many family suites which sleep up to 6 people.

This hotel will contain 4 court yards(one themed after each movie), 3 pools, food court, arcade, and a retail shop.  Shown in the picture above is the Finding Nemo court yard. According to online sources found with in the court yard will be sculptures, animations which children can play with, fountains, and much more.

Sleeping Beauty

After reading several different versions of "Sleeping Beauty" my mind is boggled. I am utterly confused as to how the original tales, that were written down, are so different than that of the modern tales. Don't let me get you wrong, the stories told in the original tales are disturbing at points. For example, in Basile's tale of "Sun, Moon, and Talia" the princess is curse with a sleeping spell. While she is asleep she becomes pregnant with twins and has the babies. It is not until one of her children sucks the splinter out of her finger that she finally wakes up. That right there is just MESSED up! But back to the point, after reading Calvino's tale, where did the three soldiers come from and what is their background information? In all of the original tales it was a prince that came and kissed the princess or a child that awoke her, but in Calvino's tale it was a soldier. Also, in the original tales the "prince" did not run away when he kissed the sleeping princess, but rather waited until she woke and spoke to her and they both fell in love. In Calvino's tale, as soon as he kissed the princess he ran off. I guess what I am getting at is how did these tales change so much with in just 300 years?

A couple ideas I have as to why they changed are:
       1-Readers preference has changed from the time of Perrault
          to Calvino
       2-The tales changed so that they could become movies
       3-To become more kid friendly

Here are some other people's options-
http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/topic/1079

Charles Perrault's Profile

      Have you ever wondered about the origin of popular fairy tales? Who were the creative master minds behind them? Well, look no further. Charles Perrault wrote many of the most well-known fairy tales which have been translated into books, and now movies. Perrault's involvement in the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns is what led him to become the renowned writer that he is today. 

      Perrault lived a rather eventful life full of many opportunities dealing with the arts. He was the seventh child born into a well to-do French family. Perrault went to school to become a lawyer but did not find that to be his calling in life; however, he was fortunate enough to have many connections to the royalty of France in the mid 1600's. This large network make it extremely easy for him to land himself yet another desirable job. For example, Perrault played a major role of the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns (Zarucchi 293). This was a highly regarded position at his time and he had the ability to make an impact on people through his ability to write.  

      The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns is where Perrault was able to express his modern thoughts. The quarrel began in the late 1600's and it was a "two front battle". According to Erin Daly the fronts were, "First was an argument over philosophical knowledge and the natural sciences: did the ancients know more than the moderns? The second debate involved literature and the arts: had the ancients perfected these areas?" (Daly). Obviously, Perrault was more concerned with the literature and the arts half of the quarrel and that is where he was able to make his first stance as a writer to the public. He had many people ridicule his view on how antiquity will not lead to enlightenment, but that did not stop him from preaching his word.

      The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns allowed Perrault to get his foot into the door of a whole new genre of writing. With the completion of the quarrel, Perrault was already a well-known name, so he began his adventure with fairy tales. Within just a few years Perrault wrote eight fairy tales, some of them including: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Little Red Riding Hood. These fairy tales are what he is most noted for, but if it had not been for the quarrel and the opportunity for him to spread his thoughts prior to the release of the fairy tales there is a chance Perrault would have never became the influential writer he is known as today. 

1.Daly, Erin Moore. "The Quarrel Between the Ancients and the Moderns." Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. University of  Northern Texas, n.d. Web. 3 Mar2011.<http://www.phil.unt.edu/resources/syllabi/fall05/ErinDaly.pdf>.

2 Zarucchi, Jeanne Morgan. "Charles Perrault."Dictionary of Literary Biography. 268. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Web. <https://blackboard.unh.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsptab_tab_group_id=noActiveTabGroup& url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackb

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Over the river and through the woods to grandma house we go!

After reading several different versions of Little Red Riding Hood(LRRH) it is very clear as to the moral that is portrayed. Never talk to strangers! Every story has the same general story and that being; a young girl is instructed by her mother to take her grandma something to eat due to the fact she is sickly. While the child is on her adventure through the woods she encounters a wolf who she proceeds to talk to. The wolf finds out what her destination is and beats her there so that in the eat her.  

LRRH is a story I can easily relate to my life because of the fact I visited my grandmother all the time. I lived out in the country therefore I would just hop on my ATV and drive through the woods and be at my grandmas in just a jiffy. It was always terrifying to make that journey alone and the last thing I would ever do is stop to talk to someone, let alone a wolf! My mom made it very clear to me that if I was ever to encounter danger I was to stay on the trail and speed away and seek safety. 

I have not read LRRH since I was a small child. I did not realize how much it actually related to my life, but now after reading it now I see why my mother read it to me as a child and stress the fact to never speak to strangers.