From Snow White to Star Wars: Disney reveals 30 locations that have inspired its movies

Disney has revealed 30 locations that have inspired some of its most famous stories over the years.

To mark The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary, the company has also recreated famous scenes with exclusive photos, including St Paul's Cathedral, which features several times in Mary Poppins, the Calanais Standing Stones which inspired Brave, and Great Fosters, whose topiary maze is said to have inspired a particularly memorable scene from Alice In Wonderland.

The list of landmarks incorporates 13 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Rebecca Cline, director of the Walt Disney Archives, said: “Towards the end of his life, Walt Disney was honoured as the 'Showman of the World'.

"It was a very apt honour, as he was fascinated and inspired by everything he experienced and saw, no matter where it was.

"As he once said himself, 'Always, as you travel, assimilate the sounds and sights of the world.'

"And we have all benefited from his love of cultures the world over.”

Research found that almost half of Brits would love to use a Disney location for a once-in-a-lifetime moment, with 41 per cent of 16- to 44-year-olds surveyed admitted they would select their dream wedding destination based on castles and locations that inspired Disney’s stories.

Two in five Brits were unaware many Disney films and park attractions were based on real locations, with 75 per cent admitting they didn't know the Sleeping Beauty Castle at California's Disneyland was based on Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, and less than 10 per cent realising Thor's home in Avengers: Endgame was St Abbs Village in Berwickshire, Scotland.

Encouraging fans to join in its celebration, Disney is offering one lucky winner a once-in-a-lifetime photoshoot with photographer, Linda Blacker, who will transform them to look like one of their favourite Disney characters.

Fans gain a chance to win by recreating their own favourite Disney scene or moment in the most creative way possible and uploading the photo with the hashtag #Disney100TheLandmarks to Instagram, or through Disney UK’s Facebook page.

DISNEY 100: THE LANDMARKS

In the UK and Ireland

1. Cruella (2021) / Liberty, London, England

2. One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961)/ Regent’s Park, London, England

3. Peter Pan (1953) / Big Ben, London, England

4. Mary Poppins (1964) / St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

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), East Sussex, England

8. Brave (2012) / Calanais Standing Stones, Stornoway, Scotland

9. Alice In Wonderland (1951)/ Great Fosters, UK

In France

10. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996) / Notre Dame Cathedral

11. Ratatouille (2007) / Le Train Bleu

12.Tangled (2010) / Mont Saint Michel

13. Beauty And The Beast (1991) / Chateau de Chambord

14. Sleeping Beauty (1959) / Chateau de Saumur

In Spain

15. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) / Alcazar de Segovia

In Croatia

16. The Little Mermaid (1989) / Dubrovnik

In Africa

17. Black Panther (2018) / Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, South Africa

18. The Lion King (1994) / Masai Mara, Kenya

In Germany

19. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) / The Black Forest

20. Captain America: Civil War (2016) / Leipzig/ Halle Airport

21. Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, California / Neuschwanstein Castle

22. Pinocchio (1940) / Rothenburg ob der Tauber

In Hungary

23. Black Widow (2021) / Budapest

In Iceland

24. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) / Reynisbara Black Sand Beach

In Italy

25. Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) / Forte di Bard

26. Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023) / Ear of Dionysius, Sicily

27. Luca (2021) / Cinque Terre

In Greece

28. Hercules (1997) / Mount Olympus

In Norway

29. Frozen (2013) /Akershus Fortress, Oslo

In Jordan

30. Aladdin (2019) / Wadi Rum