Disney Princess a man that viewers may see the need to perpetuate. Disney, however, cites Cinderella as a persistent princess in the light of injustice, believing she sends the message to "never give up." Aurora, originally voiced by Mary Costa, is the third Disney Princess. She first appeared in Disney's 16th animated feature film "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). The motion picture is adapted from the French fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault (1697), from the German fairy tale "Little Briar Rose" (1812) by The Brothers Grimm and from "The Sleeping Beauty" ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1890). Aurora is a princess
Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) 70mm prints. The Super Technirama 70 prints were equipped with six-track stereophonic sound; some CinemaScope-compatible 35mm Technirama prints were released in four-track stereo, and others had monaural soundtracks. On the initial run, "Sleeping Beauty" was paired with the short musical/documentary film "Grand Canyon" which won an Academy Award. During its original release in January 1959, "Sleeping Beauty" grossed approximately $5.3 million in theater rentals (the distributor's share of the box office gross). "Sleeping Beauty's" production costs, which totaled $6 million, made it the most expensive Disney film up to that point, and over twice as expensive as each of the