As part of its 100th anniversary, Disney has announced its top 30 locations that have inspired its various movies over the last century.
It’s a list of thirty real-world places from everywhere from Africa, the Middle East and Europe that have informed a century’s worth of movie magic. The list is based on research done into Disney’s archive, examining quotes from filmmakers and transcripts dating back to the 1940s.
The full list, including the location and the movie it inspired, is below.
UK and Ireland
1. Cruella (2021) / Liberty London
2. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)/Regent’s Park, London
3. Peter Pan (1953) / Big Ben, London
4. Mary Poppins (1964) / St Paul’s Cathedral, London
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) / Skellig Michael, Ireland
6. Avengers: Endgame (2019) / St. Abbs Village, Berwickshire, Scotland
7. Winnie the Pooh (2011) / Ashdown Forest (Hundred Acre Wood), UK
8. Brave (2012)/ Calanais Standing Stones, Stornoway, Scotland
9. Alice in Wonderland (1951)/ Great Fosters, UK
France
10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) / Notre Dame Cathedral, France
11. Ratatouille (2007) / Le Train Bleu, France
12. Tangled (2010) / Mont Saint-Michel, France
13. Beauty and the Beast (1991) / Chateau de Chambord, France
14. Sleeping Beauty (1959) / Château de Saumur, France
Spain
15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) / Alcázar de Segovia, Spain Croatia
16. The Little Mermaid (1989) / Dubrovnik, Croatia
Africa
17. Black Panther (2018) / Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, South Africa
18. The Lion King (1994) / Masai Mara, Kenya
Germany
19. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) / The Black Forest, Germany
20. Pinocchio (1940)/ Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
21. Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland, California / Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
22. Captain America: Civil War (2016) / Leipzig/ Halle Airport, Germany
Hungary
23. Black Widow (2021) / Budapest, Hungary
Iceland
24. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) / Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland
Italy
25. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) / Forte di Bard, Italy
26. Disney and Pixar’s Luca (2021) / Cinque Terre, Italy
27. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) / Ear of Dionysius, Sicily, Italy
Greece
28. Hercules (1997)/ Mount Olympus, Greece
Norway
29. Frozen (2013) / Akershus Fortress, Norway
Jordan
30. Aladdin (2019)/ Wadi Rum, Jordan
