Rapunzel (Disney)
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Princess Rapunzel is the heroine of the Disney's
50th animated film Tangled. She is adapted from the original Rapunzel
tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm
. She is voiced by Mandy Moore
and is the 10th princess in the Disney Princess franchise. Rapunzel is also the first CGI Princess and the first Princess to appear in a PG-rated film.
, clever, kind and playful young woman, though a bit naive, but not afraid to stand up for herself or others. Having spent all of her life isolated
in a tower with little else to do, she is very well read and talented in almost all areas such as music and baking, and even more advanced subjects like astronomy
, having charted star patterns, but her greatest passion
is in art, turning her entire tower into a giant painting. While she longs to see the world beyond her window, she is very obedient to Mother Gothel, having major conflicting feelings after leaving her tower of excitement to finally see the world and guilt for disobeying her mother's orders, yet due to her experiences grows a strong sense of independence, refusing when Mother Gothel orders her to come home.
She is quite daring
, leaping from tall cliffs and swinging great lengths with her hair. She is completely immune to Flynn's so-called "charms" and has little tolerance for his antics. She also seems to be very charismatic
, able to get a group of hardened thugs to confess their dreams and convince Maximus, the captain of the guards horse, to postpone his pursuit of Flynn until the end of the festival.
She has great determination to live out her dream of seeing the floating lanterns, ignoring all plots by Flynn to get her to return to her tower, but shows a little regret before actually fulfilling it, in fear of either it not living up to her expectations or losing the one thing she's yearned for all of her life. But with help from Flynn she realizes that once one dream is fulfilled, another one will take its place.
with pink sleeves. young Rapunzel wears a pink nightie. She remains barefoot
for most of the film. In most of the movie, her hair is loose and long. When she and Eugene are in the Kingdom, her hair is in a doubled-up braid with flowers that little girls braided for her. At the end, her hair is cut short by Eugene and turns brown. After reclaiming her right as Princess she wears her tiara
and a pink gown
more fitting for royalty.
was originally called upon to voice Rapunzel before it was announced by John Lasseter
, among other big news, that the cast would include singer and actress Mandy Moore
as Rapunzel. As a child she is voiced by Delanay Rose Stein.
with a flower grown from a drop of sunlight. The medicine restores the queen's health and bestows magical healing powers to the unborn child. However, an evil and jealous woman named Mother Gothel kidnaps the little princess, Rapunzel, soon after birth, as she had originally hoarded the flower's special abilities to keep herself young and beautiful for hundreds of years. Mother Gothel locks Rapunzel in a tower away from the outside world and tells Rapunzel that the world is dangerous and full of horrible, selfish people.
Rapunzel, believing her mother's lies, stays within her tower, yet every year on her birthday, Rapunzel witnesses a festival of floating lights in a nearby kingdom, unaware that it is in remembrance of the night she was stolen and the hope that she will one day return. She dreams of one day going to the kingdom to see the festival. Finally on her eighteenth birthday, she gathers the courage to ask Mother Gothel to take her to the festival, yet Mother Gothel bluntly refuses, and orders Rapunzel never to ask to leave the tower again. That same day, Flynn Rider, a charming and handsome thief, decides to use Rapunzel's tower as a hiding place after stealing the crown jewels. Rapunzel captures him, takes the satchel containing the jewels, and holds Flynn hostage until he agrees to help her escape the tower and escort her to the festival in exchange for the satchel. To distract her mother, Rapunzel asks for a special paint made from seashells for her birthday, which would take three days to retrieve.
Rapunzel and Flynn leave the tower, and end up involved in several mishaps, and grow to respect and depend upon each other. At one point, Rapunzel reveals her backstory to Flynn. According to Mother Gothel, people wanted Rapunzel because of her magic hair, and so she was locked in the tower for her safety. However, if her hair is ever cut, it would lose its power and turn brown. Mother Gothel, having learned of Rapunzel's escape, follows and confronts Rapunzel. When Rapunzel refuses to go back home, Mother Gothel gives her the satchel telling her that it is the only reason Flynn agreed to take her to the Festival. Mother Gothel also hires two thugs for a larger scheme.
During the festival Rapunzel and Flynn grow closer and begin to fall in love, before he takes her out on a boat to finally see the floating lights. Now sure that Flynn's feelings for her are genuine, Rapunzel gives back his Satchel. After returning to the shore, Mother Gothel enacts her plan, and the thugs attempt to kidnap Rapunzel for her hair, and frame Flynn as having abandoned her and running off with the satchel. Mother Gothel fakes Rapunzel's rescue and takes Rapunzel back to the tower.
Rapunzel, heartbroken over Flynn's betrayal, agrees with Mother Gothel to never leave the tower again. However, after examining the kingdom's emblem
on a flag from the festival she realizes that the same design, a sunburst
, is embedded
in everything she has painted. This awakens Rapunzel's early memories, and she realizes that she is the kingdom's lost Princess. She confronts Mother Gothel, and after learning the truth she swears that she will no longer be used by her "Mother" anymore.
Flynn soon arrives, and attempts to rescue Rapunzel. However, he finds her bound and gagged and is fatally stabbed by Mother Gothel in the process. Rapunzel, hoping to use her hair to heal him, bargains with Mother Gothel that should she let her help Flynn, she will go with her willingly. Mother Gothel agrees, yet Flynn would rather die than let Rapunzel sacrifice her freedom and cuts her hair, causing it to lose its power and turn brown. As the hair's magic disappears, Mother Gothel rapidly ages and her body crumbles into dust. Now with no way to heal him, Rapunzel helplessly holds Flynn as he dies from his wounds shortly afterwards, but not before confirming his love for her. However, in her sorrow Rapunzel is able to finish her healing incantation and a single tear drop revives him.
Flynn reunites Rapunzel with her parents and among a kingdom wide celebration she takes her rightful place as Princess. Flynn informs the audience that Rapunzel ruled the kingdom fairly and wisely for many years and was beloved by the people. He also reveals that some years later after the celebration, he proposed and the two were married and are living happily ever after.
Rapunzel's singing voice is provided by Anne Hathaway
.
on January 13, 2012, and is also set to air in Spring 2012 on Disney Channel
. It is being directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, the directors of Tangled, and it will show Rapunzel marrying Eugene Fitzherbert.
. Rapunzel will also be part of the new Fantasyland Expansion Princess Fairytale Hall, featuring other princess's like Cinderella, Tiana and Aurora. Rapunzel and Flynn will also be updating The Golden Mickeys
on the Disney Dream
, adding their signature lantern scene to the show.
, for both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS
by Disney Interactive Studios, where she is a playable character. As with most of its films, Disney has released various other merchandise based on Tangled featuring Rapunzel.
She and Flynn have also made their debut appearances in Disney on Ice
show Dare to Dream and will make an appearance in Treasure Trove.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
50th animated film Tangled. She is adapted from the original Rapunzel
Rapunzel
"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force originally published in 1698...
tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
. She is voiced by Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
and is the 10th princess in the Disney Princess franchise. Rapunzel is also the first CGI Princess and the first Princess to appear in a PG-rated film.
Biography
Rapunzel's long hair, supposedly 70 feet long, has magical healing powers. She had been locked away in a tower her entire life. However, still loves her overprotective mother, Mother Gothel, who has devoted herself to Rapunzel's--or rather her hair's--protection. Rapunzel initially enjoys life in the tower, spending large portions of her days expressing herself creatively by painting the walls which line the tower. Later on, because of this creativity and curiosity, Rapunzel begins to question what else is out there, and has a hunch that there is something more inside of her.Personality
Rapunzel is a spiritedMotivation
Motivation is the driving force by which humans achieve their goals. Motivation is said to be intrinsic or extrinsic. The term is generally used for humans but it can also be used to describe the causes for animal behavior as well. This article refers to human motivation...
, clever, kind and playful young woman, though a bit naive, but not afraid to stand up for herself or others. Having spent all of her life isolated
Solitary confinement
Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes employed as a form of punishment beyond incarceration for a prisoner, and has been cited as an additional...
in a tower with little else to do, she is very well read and talented in almost all areas such as music and baking, and even more advanced subjects like astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, having charted star patterns, but her greatest passion
Passion
-Emotion:* Passion * Passions , emotional states as used in philosophical discussions* Stoic Passions, various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism-Crucifixion of Jesus Christ:...
is in art, turning her entire tower into a giant painting. While she longs to see the world beyond her window, she is very obedient to Mother Gothel, having major conflicting feelings after leaving her tower of excitement to finally see the world and guilt for disobeying her mother's orders, yet due to her experiences grows a strong sense of independence, refusing when Mother Gothel orders her to come home.
She is quite daring
Courage
Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...
, leaping from tall cliffs and swinging great lengths with her hair. She is completely immune to Flynn's so-called "charms" and has little tolerance for his antics. She also seems to be very charismatic
Charisma
The term charisma has two senses: 1) compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others, 2) a divinely conferred power or talent. For some theological usages the term is rendered charism, with a meaning the same as sense 2...
, able to get a group of hardened thugs to confess their dreams and convince Maximus, the captain of the guards horse, to postpone his pursuit of Flynn until the end of the festival.
She has great determination to live out her dream of seeing the floating lanterns, ignoring all plots by Flynn to get her to return to her tower, but shows a little regret before actually fulfilling it, in fear of either it not living up to her expectations or losing the one thing she's yearned for all of her life. But with help from Flynn she realizes that once one dream is fulfilled, another one will take its place.
Physical appearance
Rapunzel is a very beautiful, 18 year old, teenage girl, with large, expressive emerald-green eyes, fair skin, rosy cheeks and a sprinkle of freckles across her nose. She has a very slender physique,but her defining feature is her long, magical, golden hair. Eugene later cuts it pixie short and it turns a more natural brown.Wardrobe
Rapunzel's wardrobe throughout most of the movie is a lavender-purple and pink dressDress
A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.Dress may also refer to:*Clothing in general*Costume, fancy dress...
with pink sleeves. young Rapunzel wears a pink nightie. She remains barefoot
Barefoot
Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. Being barefoot is regarded as a human's natural state, though for functional, fashion and social reasons footwear is worn, at least on some occasions...
for most of the film. In most of the movie, her hair is loose and long. When she and Eugene are in the Kingdom, her hair is in a doubled-up braid with flowers that little girls braided for her. At the end, her hair is cut short by Eugene and turns brown. After reclaiming her right as Princess she wears her tiara
Tiara
A tiara is a form of crown. There are two possible types of crown that this word can refer to.Traditionally, the word "tiara" refers to a high crown, often with the shape of a cylinder narrowed at its top, made of fabric or leather, and richly ornamented. It was used by the kings and emperors of...
and a pink gown
Gown
A gown is a loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the 17th century ; later, gown was applied to any woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt.A long, loosely-fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the 18th...
more fitting for royalty.
Development
Broadway and Television star Kristin ChenowethKristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
was originally called upon to voice Rapunzel before it was announced by John Lasseter
John Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter is an American animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering....
, among other big news, that the cast would include singer and actress Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
as Rapunzel. As a child she is voiced by Delanay Rose Stein.
Tangled
When the very pregnant queen falls ill, her subjects concoct an elixirElixir
An elixir is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid used for medicinal purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's ills. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally....
with a flower grown from a drop of sunlight. The medicine restores the queen's health and bestows magical healing powers to the unborn child. However, an evil and jealous woman named Mother Gothel kidnaps the little princess, Rapunzel, soon after birth, as she had originally hoarded the flower's special abilities to keep herself young and beautiful for hundreds of years. Mother Gothel locks Rapunzel in a tower away from the outside world and tells Rapunzel that the world is dangerous and full of horrible, selfish people.
Rapunzel, believing her mother's lies, stays within her tower, yet every year on her birthday, Rapunzel witnesses a festival of floating lights in a nearby kingdom, unaware that it is in remembrance of the night she was stolen and the hope that she will one day return. She dreams of one day going to the kingdom to see the festival. Finally on her eighteenth birthday, she gathers the courage to ask Mother Gothel to take her to the festival, yet Mother Gothel bluntly refuses, and orders Rapunzel never to ask to leave the tower again. That same day, Flynn Rider, a charming and handsome thief, decides to use Rapunzel's tower as a hiding place after stealing the crown jewels. Rapunzel captures him, takes the satchel containing the jewels, and holds Flynn hostage until he agrees to help her escape the tower and escort her to the festival in exchange for the satchel. To distract her mother, Rapunzel asks for a special paint made from seashells for her birthday, which would take three days to retrieve.
Rapunzel and Flynn leave the tower, and end up involved in several mishaps, and grow to respect and depend upon each other. At one point, Rapunzel reveals her backstory to Flynn. According to Mother Gothel, people wanted Rapunzel because of her magic hair, and so she was locked in the tower for her safety. However, if her hair is ever cut, it would lose its power and turn brown. Mother Gothel, having learned of Rapunzel's escape, follows and confronts Rapunzel. When Rapunzel refuses to go back home, Mother Gothel gives her the satchel telling her that it is the only reason Flynn agreed to take her to the Festival. Mother Gothel also hires two thugs for a larger scheme.
During the festival Rapunzel and Flynn grow closer and begin to fall in love, before he takes her out on a boat to finally see the floating lights. Now sure that Flynn's feelings for her are genuine, Rapunzel gives back his Satchel. After returning to the shore, Mother Gothel enacts her plan, and the thugs attempt to kidnap Rapunzel for her hair, and frame Flynn as having abandoned her and running off with the satchel. Mother Gothel fakes Rapunzel's rescue and takes Rapunzel back to the tower.
Rapunzel, heartbroken over Flynn's betrayal, agrees with Mother Gothel to never leave the tower again. However, after examining the kingdom's emblem
Emblem
An emblem is a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept — e.g., a moral truth, or an allegory — or that represents a person, such as a king or saint.-Distinction: emblem and symbol:...
on a flag from the festival she realizes that the same design, a sunburst
Sunburst
Sunburst is a type of finish for musical instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars and electric basses. At the center of a sunburst-finished surface is an area of lighter color that darkens gradually towards the edges before hitting a dark rim...
, is embedded
Embedded
- In science :* In mathematics, embedding is one instance of some mathematical object contained within another instance** Graph embedding* In computing, an embedded system is a special-purpose system in which the computer is completely encapsulated by the device it controls* In computing, embedding...
in everything she has painted. This awakens Rapunzel's early memories, and she realizes that she is the kingdom's lost Princess. She confronts Mother Gothel, and after learning the truth she swears that she will no longer be used by her "Mother" anymore.
Flynn soon arrives, and attempts to rescue Rapunzel. However, he finds her bound and gagged and is fatally stabbed by Mother Gothel in the process. Rapunzel, hoping to use her hair to heal him, bargains with Mother Gothel that should she let her help Flynn, she will go with her willingly. Mother Gothel agrees, yet Flynn would rather die than let Rapunzel sacrifice her freedom and cuts her hair, causing it to lose its power and turn brown. As the hair's magic disappears, Mother Gothel rapidly ages and her body crumbles into dust. Now with no way to heal him, Rapunzel helplessly holds Flynn as he dies from his wounds shortly afterwards, but not before confirming his love for her. However, in her sorrow Rapunzel is able to finish her healing incantation and a single tear drop revives him.
Flynn reunites Rapunzel with her parents and among a kingdom wide celebration she takes her rightful place as Princess. Flynn informs the audience that Rapunzel ruled the kingdom fairly and wisely for many years and was beloved by the people. He also reveals that some years later after the celebration, he proposed and the two were married and are living happily ever after.
Rapunzel's singing voice is provided by Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (actress)
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries...
.
Tangled Ever After
Tangled Ever After is an upcoming short animated film, which will debut in theaters before showings of Beauty and the Beast 3DBeauty and the Beast (1991 film)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third film of the Disney Renaissance period...
on January 13, 2012, and is also set to air in Spring 2012 on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
. It is being directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, the directors of Tangled, and it will show Rapunzel marrying Eugene Fitzherbert.
Disney parks
She, along with Flynn Ryder, have made appearances at Disney theme parks worldwide. At Disneyland, both Rapunzel and Flynn are in the Fantasyland section in their own little chalet. At Disney World, they can be found in the former "Belle's Storytime" stage in the Magic KingdomMagic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
. Rapunzel will also be part of the new Fantasyland Expansion Princess Fairytale Hall, featuring other princess's like Cinderella, Tiana and Aurora. Rapunzel and Flynn will also be updating The Golden Mickeys
The Golden Mickeys
The Golden Mickeys is a musical revue-style stage show presented in the style of an awards ceremony with characters from Disney films being nominated for awards including heroism, symphony, villains, friendship, and romance. The show originated on the Disney Cruise Line as a replacement for Morty...
on the Disney Dream
Disney Dream
Disney Dream is the third cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company, which entered service in 2011. The Disney Dream currently sails 3-, 4-, and 5-day itineraries to The Bahamas. The Captain of Disney Dream is Tom Forberg...
, adding their signature lantern scene to the show.
Disney Princess franchise
Rapunzel has appeared in some Disney Princess books and doll sets, and as of now is featured in the Official Disney Princess Web Page. She was inducted into the franchise on 2 October 2011. In turn, she was rendered in a traditional-animated style for the franchise as opposed to being CGI as she normally is.Other appearances
Along with her ties to the Disney Princesses, She and Flynn appear in Tangled: The Video GameTangled: The Video Game
Tangled: The Video Game is a video game based on the 2010 film Tangled. The game was developed exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS, as well as for Microsoft Windows.The video game is developed and published by Disney Interactive Studios...
, for both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
by Disney Interactive Studios, where she is a playable character. As with most of its films, Disney has released various other merchandise based on Tangled featuring Rapunzel.
She and Flynn have also made their debut appearances in Disney on Ice
Disney on Ice
Disney On Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances that each derive their music and plot from elements collected from...
show Dare to Dream and will make an appearance in Treasure Trove.