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Poster of Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009-1h 26min
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7.2 / 10 108

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.

Directed by Rob Minkoff Mike Gabriel Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Tim Burton Don Griffith

Writers Ron Clements John Musker Roger Allers Joe Ranft

Stars Roy Edward Disney Michael Eisner Peter Schneider

Videos

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Waking Sleeping Beauty Trailer

Cast

Roy Edward Disney's picture in the cast

Roy Edward Disney

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Michael Eisner's picture in the cast

Michael Eisner

Himself
Peter Schneider's picture in the cast

Peter Schneider

Himself
Mark Kimball's picture in the cast

Mark Kimball

Himself (voice)
Elton John's picture in the cast

Elton John

Himself (archive footage)
Lillian Disney's picture in the cast

Lillian Disney

Herself (archive footage)
Jeanette Thomas's picture in the cast

Jeanette Thomas

Herself (archive footage)
Marie E. Johnston's picture in the cast

Marie E. Johnston

Herself (archive footage)
Ron Hendren's picture in the cast

Ron Hendren

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Frank Wells's picture in the cast

Frank Wells

Himself (archive footage)
Connie Chung's picture in the cast

Connie Chung

Herself (archive footage)
Diane Sawyer's picture in the cast

Diane Sawyer

Herself (archive footage)

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