Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

Aurora is a beautiful young princess with a glorious singing voice, lavender eyes and a rosy smile. She is gentle, loving, thoughtful and admired by those who know her.

She lives in a cottage in a forest with three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, all sworn to raise Aurora and protect her from an evil curse placed upon her as a newborn by the bad fairy Maleficent. Maleficent curses Aurora to fall into deep sleep if she touches a spinning wheel's spindle before the sunset of her sixteenth birthday, if this happens only a kiss from her true love will break the curse and awaken her.

Lovingly raised under the protective care of the three good fairies, who she believes to be her aunts, Aurora lives a happy if sheltered life amongst the animals of the forest.

One day, while out picking berries in the woods, Aurora's beautiful singing voice captivates the heart of a handsome young prince who is riding in the woods. They instantly fall in love but are separated when Aurora must return home to the fairies.

As it nears her sixteenth birthday the fairies decide to throw a celebration for Aurora, using their magical wands to conjure up a magnificent cake and a beautiful dress. They all have great fun with much dancing and merry-making. Yet, despite all the dancing and fun, the fairies, with a heavy heart, know that they must also reveal to Aurora the truth about her past.

They leave the forest to return to the castle where Aurora was born. The fiendish Maleficent is there in waiting and uses her wicked magic to lure Aurora away from the safety of the good fairies. She tricks Aurora into touching the spindle of a spinning wheel and the curse takes hold; Aurora falls into a deep sleep.

The good fairies realize that the prince is the only person that can save Aurora. They find him and with their help he defeats Maleficent and breaks the curse with a kiss. Aurora awakes and is thrilled to discover he true love at her side. The good fairies are overjoyed, as they know that Aurora and the Prince will live happily ever after.

Aurora's wardrobe

Princess Aurora's favourite outfit is an enchanting long-sleeved pink dress with a lavender front (to match her eyes) and a white shawl collar. For the elegant look of a fairy tale princess she finishes this outfit off with a dazzling tiara. Aurora also has a blue version of this outfit, which she likes to wear on different occasions.

Aurora's music

The story of Aurora features magical, fairy tale music, such as:

Hail to the Princess Aurora
An Unusual Prince/Once Upon a Dream
A Fairy Tale come True

In the Disney Princess adventures you can join Aurora and the other Disney Princesses singing songs such as:

Waiting for My Prince
If You Can Dream
The Beauty of the Season

The origins of Princess Aurora

Sleeping Beauty, which is the story of Aurora, is a classic fairy tale. The best known version of the story was published by Charles Perrault in 1697. Perrault's tale has two halves, the second of which is often regarded as a separate story and is generally omitted from modern interpretations of the Sleeping Beauty story. The Brother's Grimm, were the first to add a 'happily ever after' ending to the tale; which has continued to be used up until today.