- Did you know that Rapunzel's hair was 70 feet long
with over 100,000 strands?
- 70 feet!?
- Yup, the height of Rapunzel's tower was based
on the length of Rapunzel's hair, 70 feet.
(laughs)
(jovial music)
Hi, welcome to the Disney Princess club, I'm Ángela.
- And, I'm Nylah.
- Today We are going to share some super fun facts
about Disney's 10th princess character.
Can you guess who it is, Nyla?
- Hmm. Is it-
Rapunzel?
- You are correct!
- I really admire Rapunzel.
Even after being locked up in a tower
for most of her life, she had the courage to
leave the only place she's ever known,
but what makes it so cool is
that she quickly adapted to the outside world.
- Right! Oh, and you can't forget about her kindness.
She was able to make friends almost immediately
after she left the tower.
That's pretty impressive.
And I love that Flynn tried to scare her
with the people at the bar,
but she turned around
and had everyone singing about their dreams.
- Haven't any of you you ever had a dream?
- His plan backfire.
(laughs)
- You know, we actually can relate Rapunzel
not being to go outside.
We have to say inside ourselves.
- That's true.
We know what it's like to stare outside a window
and find fun things to do around the house every single day.
- The only thing they're missing is that cool chameleon
to keep us company
- Shall we get started in our Rapunzel fun facts?
- Let's get
to it.
- [Both] Fact number one.
- The movie tangled was Disney's 50th animated feature film.
- Is it really?
- Yup, It was also Disney's first ever
digital animated feature of Disney princess.
- Wow, so Rapunzel changed the game.
- Rapunzel is a game changer.
- [Both] Fact number two.
- The idea to create Rapunzel starting the late 1930s
Rapunzel was originally one of the stories to be considered
after the release of Snow White.
- Wait, so you're telling me Rapunzel's
almost Disney's second princess
but ended up being their 10th,
but also their first digital animated film,
but also their 50th animated film?
- Correct, correct and correct!
- Wow, they definitely made it up to her
since she had to wait almost a hundred years.
(laughs)
- [Both] Fact number three.
- Did you know that Rapunzel is the first Disney
princess to have magical powers?
Before our most recent princesses,
Disney princesses weren't typically born
with special abilities.
- In comes Rapunzel!
Right before she was born,
her mom consumed a magical golden flower.
The cells from the flower were passed
onto Rapunzel making her hair magical.
- If Rapunzel's hair is touched while it's glowing.
It can heal the sick or injured.
- What an amazing, magical power to have.
- What magic power would you want to have, Nyla?
- I would love the ability to fly.
That way I could travel anywhere.
- That's a cool one.
No need for transportation.
You've got it covered.
- Exactly. What about you?
- I'd like to be able to disappear, one minute.
I'm here the next minute I'm gone.
- I like that one.
I would always scare my mom.
(laughs)
- [Both] Fact number four.
- Speaking of hair,
did you that Rapunzel's hair was 70 feet long,
with over 100,000 strands?
- 70 feet!?
- Yup, The height of Rapunzel's tower was based
on the length of Rapunzel's hair, 70 feet.
Special software was created to help the movement
of Rapunzel's hair.
No one had ever animated that much hair
nor has any Disney character had that much hair before.
- [Both] Fact number 5.
- Originally Flynn's name was going to be Bastion.
And, he was going to be shaped
like the Stabbington Brothers.
- Flynn looks like he could be a Bastion.
- Does he?
- [Both] Nah.
- And if Flynn was shaped like a Stabbington Brother,
he wouldn't be scared of them.
He would just be able to defend himself
- Or would they just make the Stabbington Brothers bigger?
- [Both] Whoa.
- [Both] Fact number six.
- The original designs for Pascal
were going to be purple and blue,
but the animators decided to go with green
because it matched the best with
Rapunzel's hair and clothes.
- Yeah, Pascal would have blended
in with Rapunzel if he was purple.
- Oh, and did you know
that Pascal was almost a squirrel?
- Seriously!?
- Tangled's Animation Director,
Glenn Keane originally wanted a squirrel
because you could your cheeks on them.
But, head of story, Mark Kennedy
thought that Rapunzel needed something different
for a sidekick.
- Wow, I do like Pascal as a chameleon though.
He's able to do so much more.
- And besides from his hilarious facial expressions.
I love when he changes colors
- [Both] Fact number seven.
Rapunzel is the only Disney princess to have green eyes.
All the other princesses have brown or blue eyes.
- Aw, Pascal really matches her, now.
- [Both] Fact number eight.
- Let's talk fashion
- Let's.
- Rapunzel's outfit was inspired
by a number of European countries
from the medieval period to the early 19th century.
Her dress is the milkmaid style with a hint of whimsy.
- And the embroidery on her dress isn't perfect
which could imply that Rapunzel did it by herself.
- And Rapunzel's wearing purple.
which is the color of royalty.
Purple is a royal color
because it was extremely rare back in the Roman empire days.
A marine snail would secrete toxic mucus.
And that's how they got the Tyrian purple.
Cool, right?
- Very cool.
And since we're still on the topic of fashion
let's talk about Mother Gothel.
Mother Gothel dress is prior to Rapunzel's time.
If you notice she's the only woman wearing a bell sleeve,
loose fitted dress throughout the entire movie.
- Like Flynn said in the beginning,
Mother Gothel was around for hundreds of years before.
- Yeah. Her outfit definitely tells us so.
- [Both] Fact number nine.
Animation director Glenn Keane's daughter,
artist Claire Keane designed
and painted the art that's on Rapunzel's walls.
Glen drew inspiration for Rapunzel
when Claire was just a little girl.
He recalls her always having a desire to draw on walls.
- I love that.
You know, if you look closely, you can see the art starts
off childlike to portray when Rapunzel first started drawing
and then it progressed to some more detailed art.
It shows Rapunzel's growth.
- Yeah! Did you know that Rapunzel paints the
last available wall in the tower.
That's symbolize that there was nothing left for her there.
And it was time for her to step outside
and paint the whole town.
(laughs)
- [Both] Fact number 10.
- Alan Menken, the movies' music composer,
didn't want the music in tangled to sound like a musical.
He wanted it a hybrid between the classic Disney princess
and a reinvention of the princess story.
Were you able to hear the difference?
- I didn't!
And, since there wasn't a specific location where
Tangled takes place, he was able to have more flexibility.
He used electric guitars, basses
and musical instruments that didn't even exist
during that period.
He was inspired by folk rock.
- I love the music in this movie.
- So do I.
- [Both] Fact number 11.
Rapunzel has so many hobbies.
She plays the guitar, knits, reads, plays darts and chess
solves puzzles, makes candles and pottery,
she's a ventriloquist and she loves to paint.
- (claps) Wow. That was a lot.
I didn't realize she had that many hobbies.
She definitely made the most of her time in the tower.
- For sure.
Having hobbies are a good way to learn things you
never knew before and improve on the things you like doing.
- Yeah. After years of painting
Rapunzel kept getting better and better.
Imagine what her art will look like in the next few years
- It's going to be out of this world.
- You know, if there's a hobby you love stick to it
and learn all about it.
Not only is it going to be fun
but practice makes perfect.
- [Both] Fact number 12
- Tangled had the largest crowd that Walt Disney Studios
ever created for a CG feature.
The Disney effects team created a crowd
of nearly 3000 people.
- And the tangles animated cast includes a number
of five main characters, 21 people
from the bar scene and 38 townspeople.
- That's a lot of people.
- [Both] Fact number 13.
- Yay!
This is our last fact of the day, Nyla.
- Aw. I'm learning so much about Tangled.
Well, this fact isn't about the movie Tangled.
It's about Flynn and Rapunzel.
They weren't presented as Flynn and Rapunzel
but they were like a hidden Easter egg in the Frozen movie.
They shown the song For the First Time in Forever,
when Ana opens the doors to the palace.
- (gasps) No way
- Way.
- Unbelievable. Rapunzel, Ana and Elsa in one movie?
I wonder if that'll ever happen again.
- I guess we just have to wait and see.
- That is so cool.
I love the crossover.
- Hmm.
I wonder if there'll be any other
Disney princess crossovers.
- That would be a whole nother video.
- Today was so much fun Ángela,
I really enjoyed sharing my Tangled facts
and learning new ones from you.
- Same here.
You blew my mind with the 70 feet long hair fact.
I had no idea
- And I can't believe Pascal was almost a squirrel.
(laughs)
Well that's all the time we have for today.
Thank you so much for draining the Disney Princess Club.
Hopefully you learned something new.
I'm Nyla.
- I'm Ángela, and until next time.
- [Both] Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Bye!
(upbeat music)