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Sleeping Beauty: A Moment to Remember

Sleeping Beauty is a well-known Disney Princess. She was pricked by a spindle and fell into a deep sleep. Only a kiss could wake her.

Sleeping Beauty, a Moment to Remember

This lovely lady has a castle named for her. Disneyland in California has Sleeping Beauty Castle as the visual center of the theme park.

What isn't often remembered is that Sleeping Beauty actually does have a name! She was born as Princess Aurora, to the delight of the entire kingdom.

Well, almost the entire kingdom. The evil fairy Maleficient places a curse on the baby Aurora that only a prince can break.

Aurora's good fairy protectors spirit her away, to live in the forest, under their protection. Alas, Aurora pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep. It's then that this Disney princess receives the name of Sleeping Beauty.

Prince Phillip is the one who awakes Sleeping Beauty with a kiss, but not before he must face a fire-breathing dragon. But he overcomes the dragon and awakes the sleeping Aurora with a kiss.

This lovely poster is entitled A Moment to Remember, and it celebrates the fact that even if Aurora (at that point called Briar Rose, as she's hiding in the forest) doesn't know she's royalty, the woodland creatures do.