Waking Sleeping Beauty - 2009

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.

86min
2009
PG
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

Where to Watch Waking Sleeping Beauty

You can watch Waking Sleeping Beauty on Disney Plus

Cast

Rob Minkoff profile pictureRob MinkoffSelf / Pumbaa (voice)
Roger Allers profile pictureRoger AllersSelf / Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)
Elton John profile pictureElton JohnSelf (archive footage)
Tim Burton profile pictureTim BurtonSelf (archive footage)
Wolfgang Reitherman profile pictureWolfgang ReithermanSelf (archive footage)
Frank Thomas profile pictureFrank ThomasSelf (archive footage)
Ollie Johnston profile pictureOllie JohnstonSelf (archive footage)
Eric Larson profile pictureEric LarsonSelf (archive footage)
Joe Ranft profile pictureJoe RanftSelf (archive footage)
Les Clark profile pictureLes ClarkSelf (archive footage)
John Lasseter profile pictureJohn LasseterSelf (archive footage)
Walt Disney profile pictureWalt DisneySelf (archive footage)
Connie Chung profile pictureConnie ChungSelf (archive footage)
Diane Sawyer profile pictureDiane SawyerSelf (archive footage)
Shirley Temple profile pictureShirley TempleSelf (archive footage)
Alex Trebek profile pictureAlex TrebekSelf (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg profile pictureSteven SpielbergSelf (archive footage)
Richard Rich profile pictureRichard RichSelf (archive footage)
George Lucas profile pictureGeorge LucasSelf (archive footage)
Robert Zemeckis profile pictureRobert ZemeckisSelf (archive footage)
Richard Williams profile pictureRichard WilliamsSelf (archive footage)
Dean Cundey profile pictureDean CundeySelf (archive footage)
Roger Ebert profile pictureRoger EbertSelf (archive footage)
Paula Abdul profile picturePaula AbdulSelf (archive footage)
Dudley Moore profile pictureDudley MooreSelf (archive footage)
Jerry Orbach profile pictureJerry OrbachSelf (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury profile pictureAngela LansburySelf (archive footage)
Gene Siskel profile pictureGene SiskelSelf (archive footage)
Kathleen Turner profile pictureKathleen TurnerSelf (archive footage)
Paul Newman profile picturePaul NewmanSelf (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor profile pictureElizabeth TaylorSelf (archive footage)
Henry Selick profile pictureHenry SelickSelf (archive footage)
Ed Catmull profile pictureEd CatmullSelf (archive footage)
Andrew Stanton profile pictureAndrew StantonSelf (archive footage)
Pete Docter profile picturePete DocterSelf (archive footage)
Ralph Eggleston profile pictureRalph EgglestonSelf (archive footage)
Brenda Chapman profile pictureBrenda ChapmanSelf (archive footage)
Jeremy Irons profile pictureJeremy IronsSelf (archive footage)
Nathan Lane profile pictureNathan LaneSelf (archive footage)
Ernie Sabella profile pictureErnie SabellaSelf (archive footage)
Sarah Jessica Parker profile pictureSarah Jessica ParkerSelf (archive footage)
Matthew Broderick profile pictureMatthew BroderickSelf (archive footage)
James Earl Jones profile pictureJames Earl JonesSelf (archive footage)
Robert Guillaume profile pictureRobert GuillaumeSelf (archive footage)
Chris Sanders profile pictureChris SandersSelf (archive footage)
Marc Davis profile pictureMarc DavisSelf (archive footage)
Milt Kahl profile pictureMilt KahlSelf (archive footage)
John Lounsbery profile pictureJohn LounsberySelf (archive footage)
Brad Bird profile pictureBrad BirdSelf (archive footage)
Doug Lefler profile pictureDoug LeflerSelf (archive footage)
Eddie Fisher profile pictureEddie FisherSelf (archive footage)
Doris Day profile pictureDoris DaySelf (archive footage)
Don Bluth profile pictureDon BluthSelf (archive footage)
Gary Goldman profile pictureGary GoldmanSelf (archive footage)
Lorna Cook profile pictureLorna CookSelf (archive footage)
Linda Miller profile pictureLinda MillerSelf (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay profile pictureJohn V. LindsaySelf (archive footage)
Tim Rice profile pictureTim RiceSelf (archive footage)
Howard Ashman profile pictureHoward AshmanSelf / Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage)
Alan Menken profile pictureAlan MenkenSelf / Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)
Jodi Benson profile pictureJodi BensonSelf / Ariel (voice) (archive footage)
Bette Midler profile pictureBette MidlerSelf / Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)
Richard Dreyfuss profile pictureRichard DreyfussDavid 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)
Julie Andrews profile pictureJulie AndrewsMary Poppins (archive footage)
Tom Hanks profile pictureTom HanksAllen Bauer (archive footage)
Daryl Hannah profile pictureDaryl HannahMadison (archive footage)
Tom Selleck profile pictureTom SelleckPeter Mitchell (archive footage)
Steve Guttenberg profile pictureSteve GuttenbergMichael Kellam (archive footage)
Ted Danson profile pictureTed DansonJack Holden (archive footage)
John Hurt profile pictureJohn HurtThe Horned King (voice) (archive footage)
Pat Fraley profile picturePat FraleyThe Gwythaint (voice) (archive footage)
Janet-Laine Green profile pictureJanet-Laine GreenWish Bear (voice) (archive footage)
Cree Summer profile pictureCree SummerKim (voice) (archive footage)
Judge Reinhold profile pictureJudge ReinholdKen Kessler (archive footage)
Bob Hoskins profile pictureBob HoskinsEddie Valiant (archive footage)
Charles Fleischer profile pictureCharles FleischerRoger Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)
Mel Blanc profile pictureMel BlancBugs Bunny (voice) (archive footage)
Cheech Marin profile pictureCheech MarinTito (voice) (archive footage)
Pat Carroll profile picturePat CarrollUrsula (voice) (archive footage)
Butch Patrick profile pictureButch PatrickEddie Munster (archive footage)
Fred Gwynne profile pictureFred GwynneHerman Munster (archive footage)
Wayne Allwine profile pictureWayne AllwineMickey Mouse (voice) (archive footage)
Susan Egan profile pictureSusan EganBelle (archive footage)
Terrence Mann profile pictureTerrence MannBeast (archive footage)
Frank Welker profile pictureFrank WelkerAbu (voice) / Lion roars (voice) (archive footage)
Stubby Kaye profile pictureStubby KayeMarvin Acme (archive footage)

About Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty Overview

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.

Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 86min

Extra details

Original Title: Waking Sleeping Beauty
Original Language: English
Revenue: $80.00
Directed By: Don Hahn
Production Companies
Red Shoes / Some ShoesStone Circle Pictures
Available to Watch

You can watch Waking Sleeping Beauty online on Disney Plus