Once upon a time in a faraway land…

There was a tiny kingdom

Peaceful, prosperous, and rich in romance and tradition

Here in a stately chateau there lived a widowed gentleman

and his little daughter, Cinderella.

Disney’s Cinderella (1950)

Percussion
Strings
Winds
Words

There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don’t got a lot to say
But there’s something about her
And you don’t know why
But you’re dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl

~ The Little Mermaid, Kiss The Girl

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride

A Whole New World from Disney’s Aladdin (1992)

In a far away land, long ago, lived a king and his fair queen. Many years had they longed for a child and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born, and they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the kingdom, so that all of high or low estate might pay homage to the infant princess. And our story begins on that most joyful day.

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Tale as old as time

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Than somebody bends

Unexpectedly

Beauty and the Beast, Celine Dion

I’ll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue

And it’s hey to the starboard, heave ho

Look out, lad, a mermaid be waitin’ for you

In mysterious fathoms below.

The Little Mermaid (1989)

“Life’s not fair, is it? You see I, well, I shall never be king and you shall never see the light of another day.”

~ The Lion King

“Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! Let me see thy face.”

Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs